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Why Own
Gold?
There are six primary reasons why investors
own gold:
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As a hedge against inflation.
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As a hedge against a declining dollar.
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As a safe haven in times of geopolitical and financial market
instability.
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As a commodity, based on gold's supply and demand fundamentals.
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As a store of value.
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As a portfolio diversifier.
Gold is a monetary metal whose price is
determined by inflation, by fluctuations in the dollar and U.S.
stocks, by currency-related crises, interest rate volatility and
international tensions, and by increases or decreases in the prices
of other commodities. The price of gold reacts to supply and demand
changes and can be influenced by consumer spending and overall levels
of affluence.
Gold is different from other precious metals
such as platinum, palladium and silver because the demand for these
precious metals arises principally from their industrial
applications. Gold is produced primarily for accumulation; other
commodities are produced primarily for consumption. Gold's value does
not arise from its usefulness in industrial or consumable
applications. It arises from its use and worldwide acceptance as a
store of value. Gold is money.
In contrast to other commodities, gold does
not perish, tarnish or corrode, nor does gold have quality grades .
Gold mined thousands of years ago is no different from gold mined
today. Therefore, gold existing in the aboveground gold stock is
interchangeable with newly mined gold.
The early 1980s presented an
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to buy stocks. Today, economic and
political conditions appear to offer a similar opportunity in
tangible assets. The macroeconomic and political landscape has not
looked like this since the hard asset bull markets of the 1970s. The
problems plaguing your stock portfolio are jet fuel for hard
assets.
"A RECIPE FOR DISASTER? The global economic
and financial market climate looks increasingly precarious. Financial
imbalances have never been greater following an extraordinary period
of easy money. Many countries have experienced housing bubbles and
massive increases in leverage, and global trade imbalances are at
unprecedented levels. RisingU.S. interest rates and high oil prices
now threaten to push the system to a breaking point." (BCA
Research)
Like today, the 1970s were a time of huge
budget deficits, loose monetary policy, soaring oil prices and the
open-ended costs of war. Today, the combined costs of fighting the
war in Iraq and fighting terrorism at home could match the 12 percent
of GDP that the Viet Nam War cost.
In the coming decade, as the dollar suffers
one of the great meltdowns in monetary history, gold will reclaim its
place at the center of the global financial system. Gold's value,
relative to most national currencies, will soar. "When East Central
Bank buying outstrips West Central Bank selling, and it will in the
not-too-distant future, the other remarkably bullish fundamentals for
gold will take over and drive the gold price to levels that most
people can scarcely imagine today." (John Embry, Investor's Digest,
March 4, 2005)
Take a look at the following summary of the
six primary reasons for investors to own gold. They may never be more
relevant than they are today.
I. HEDGE AGAINST
INFLATION
Gold is renowned as a hedge against
inflation. The most consistent factor determining the price of gold
has been inflation - as inflation goes up, the price of gold goes up
along with it. Since the end of World War II, the five years in which
U.S. inflation was at its highest were 1946, 1974, 1975, 1979, and
1980. During those five years, the average real return on stocks, as
measured by the Dow, was -12.33%; the average real return on gold was
130.4%.
Today, a number of factors are conspiring to
create the perfect inflationary storm: extremely stimulative monetary
policy, a major tax cut, a long term decline in the dollar, a spike
in oil prices, a mammoth trade deficit, and America's status as the
world's biggest debtor nation. Almost across the board, commodity
prices are up despite the short-term absence of a weakening dollar
which is often viewed as the principal reason for stronger commodity
prices.
Oil, Inflation and Gold
Although the prices of gold and oil don't
exactly mirror one another, there is no question that oil prices do
affect gold prices. If oil prices rise or fall sharply, investors can
expect a corresponding reaction in gold prices, often with a lag.
There have been two major upward moves in
the price of gold since it was freed to float in 1968. The first
occurred between 1972 and 1974 when oil prices climbed 325%, from
$2.44 to $10.36. During the same period, gold prices rose 268% (on a
quarterly average basis) from $47.45 to $174.76.
The second major price move occurred between
1978 and 1980, when oil prices increased 105%, from $12.70 to $26.00.
Over the same period, quarterly average gold prices rose 254% from
$178.33 to $631.40.
II. GOLD - HEDGE
AGAINST A DECLINING DOLLAR
Gold is bought and sold in U.S. dollars, so
any decline in the value of the dollar causes the price of gold to
rise. The U.S. dollar is the world's reserve currency - the primary
medium for international transactions, the principal store of value
for savings, the currency in which the worth of commodities and
equities are calculated, and the currency primarily held as reserves
by the world's central banks. However, now that it has been stripped
of its gold backing, the dollar is nothing more than a fancy piece of
paper.
III. GOLD AS A SAFE
HAVEN
Despite the fact that the United States is
the world's only remaining superpower, there are a myriad of problems
festering around the world, any one of which could erupt with little
warning. Gold has often been called the "crisis commodity" because it
tends to outperform other investments during periods of world
tensions. The very same factors that cause other investments to
suffer cause the price of gold to rise. A bad economy can sink poorly
run banks. Bad banks can sink an entire economy. And, perhaps most
importantly to the rest of the world, the integration of the global
economy has made it possible for banking and economic failures to
destabilize the world economy.
As banking crises occur, the public begins
to distrust paper assets and turns to gold for a safe haven.
When all else fails, governments rescue
themselves with the printing press, making their currency worth less
and gold worth more. Gold has always risen the most when confidence
in government is at its lowest.
IV. GOLD - SUPPLY
AND DEMAND
First, demand is outpacing supply across the
board. Gold production is declining; copper production is declining;
the production of lead and other metals is declining. It is very
difficult to open new mines when the whole process takes about seven
years on average, making it hard to address the supply issue quickly.
Gold output in South Africa, the world's largest gold producer, fell
to its lowest level since 1931 this past year as the rand's gains
prompted Harmony Gold Mining Co. and rivals to close mines despite 16
year highs in the gold price.
Growing Demand - China, India and Gold
India is the largest gold-consuming nation
in the world. China, on the other hand, has the fastest-growing
economy in modern history. Both India and China are in the process of
liberalizing laws relating to the import and sale of gold in ways
that will facilitate gold purchases on a mammoth scale.
China is teaching the West something new.
Its economy, growing at 9 percent per year, is expected to become the
second largest in the world by 2020, behind only the United States.
Last year Americans spent $162 billion more on Chinese goods than the
Chinese spent on U.S. products. That gap has been growing by more
than 25 percent per year. China 's consumer class, meanwhile, is
spending on everything from bagels to Bentleys - and will soon
outnumber the entire U.S. population. China's explosive growth "could
be the dominant event of this century," says Stapleton Roy, former
U.S. ambassador to China. "Never before has a country risen as fast
as China is doing."
China recently passed legislation that will
allow the country's four major commercial banks to sell gold bars to
their customers in the near future. Currently, individuals in China
are only allowed to buy gold-backed certificates from the Bank of
China and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China.
V. GOLD - STORE OF
VALUE
One major reason investors
look to gold as an asset class is because it will always maintain an
intrinsic value. Gold will not get lost in an accounting scandal or a
market collapse. Economist Stephen Harmston of Bannock Consulting had
this to say in a 1998 report for the World Gold
Council, " ... although the gold price
may fluctuate, over the very long run gold has consistently reverted
to its historic purchasing power parity against other commodities and
intermediate products. Historically, gold has proved to be an
effective preserver of wealth. It has also proved to be a safe haven
in times of economic and social instability. In a period of a long
bull run in equities, with low inflation and relative stability in
foreign exchange markets, it is tempting for investors to expect
continual high rates of return on investments. It sometimes takes a
period of falling stock prices and market turmoil to focus the mind
on the fact that it may be important to invest part of one's
portfolio in an asset that will, at least, hold its
value."
Today is the scenario that the World Gold
Council report was referring to in 1998.
VI. GOLD -
PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFIER
The most effective way to diversify your
portfolio and protect the wealth created in the stock and financial
markets is to invest in assets that are negatively correlated with
those markets. Gold is the ideal diversifier for a stock portfolio,
simply because it is among the most negatively correlated assets to
stocks.
Investment advisors recognize that
diversification of investments can improve overall portfolio
performance. The key to diversification is finding investments that
are not closely correlated to one another. Because most stocks are
relatively closely correlated and most bonds are relatively closely
correlated with each other and with stocks, many investors combine
tangible assets such as gold with their stock and bond portfolios in
order to reduce risk. Gold and other tangible assets have
historically had a very low correlation to stocks and bonds.
Although the price of gold can be volatile
in the short-term, gold has maintained its value over the long-term,
serving as a hedge against the erosion of the purchasing power of
paper money. Gold is an important part of a diversified investment
portfolio because its price increases in response to events that
erode the value of traditional paper investments like stocks and
bonds.
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50 Random Facts About . . .
Gold
- The term "gold" is the from the Proto-Indo-European base
*ghel / *ghol meaning "yellow," "green," or possibly
"bright."
- Gold is so rare that the world pours more steel in an hour than
it has poured gold since the beginning of recorded history.
- Gold has been discovered on every continent on earth.
- Gold melts at 1064.43 degrees Centigrade. It can conduct both
heat and electricity and it never rusts.
- Due to its high value, most gold discovered throughout history
is still in circulation. However, it is thought that 80% of the
world's gold is still in the ground.
- Seventy-five percent of all gold in circulation has been
extracted since 1910.
- A medical study in France during the early twentieth century
suggests that gold is an effective treatment for rheumatoid
arthritis.
- Gold is so pliable that it can be made into sewing thread. An
ounce of gold can be stretched over 50 miles.
- Gold is edible. Some Asian countries put gold in fruit, jelly
snacks, coffee, and tea. Since at least the 1500s, Europeans have
been putting gold leaf in bottles of liquor, such as Danziger
Goldwasser and Goldschlager. Some Native American tribes believed
consuming gold could allow humans to levitate.
- The largest gold nugget ever found is the "Welcome Stranger"
discovered by John Deason and Richard Oates in Australia on
February 5, 1869. The nugget is 10 by 25 inches and yielded 2,248
ounces of pure gold. It was found just two inches below the ground
surface.
- Amid recession fears in March 2008, the price of gold topped
$1,000 an ounce for the first time in history.
- Traditionally, investors try to preserve their assets during
hard economic times by investing in precious metals, such as gold
and silver. The World Gold Council released a report in February
2009 that indicated the demand for gold rose sharply in the last
half of 2008.
- The Dow/Gold ratio, which shows how much gold it would take to
buy one share of the Dow, is a good indicator of how bad a
recession is. In early 2009, the Dow/Gold ratio appeared to be
heading toward the same low ratios that occurred during the 1930s
and 1980s.
- Gold is chemically inert, which also explains why it never
rusts and does not cause skin irritation. If gold jewelry irritates
the skin, it is likely that the gold was mixed with some other
metal.
- One cubic foot of gold weighs half a ton. The world's largest
gold bar weighs 200 kg (440 lb).
- In 2005, Rick Munarriz queried whether Google or gold was a
better investment when both seemed to have equal value on the stock
market.h By the end of 2008, Google closed at $307.65 a
share, while gold closed the year at $866 an ounce.
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Olympic gold medals were entirely of gold was in
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- The Olympic
gold medals awarded in 1912 were made entirely from gold.
Currently, the gold medals just must be covered in six grams of
gold.
- The Incas thought gold represented the glory of their sun god
and referred to the precious metal as "tears of the Sun." Because
gold was not yet used for money, the Inca's love of gold was purely
aesthetic and religious.
- Around 1200 B.C., the Egyptians used unshorn sheepskin to mine
for gold dust from the sands of the Black Sea. This practice is
most likely the inspiration for the "Golden Fleece."
- In ancient Egypt, gold was considered the skin or flesh of the
gods, particularly the Egyptian sun god Ra. Consequently, gold was
unavailable to anyone but the pharaohs, and only later to priests
and other members of the royal court. The chambers that held the
king's sarcophagus was known as the "house of gold."
- The Turin Papyrus shows the first map of a gold mine in Nubia,
a major gold producer in antiquity. Indeed, the Egyptian word for
gold was "nub," from gold-rich Nubia. While Egyptian slaves often
suffered terribly in gold mines, Egyptian artisans who made gold
jewelry for the nobles enjoyed a high, almost priestly status.
- Though the ancient Jews apparently had enough gold to create
and dance around a golden calf while Moses was talking to God on
Mt. Sinai, scholars speculate that it never occurred to the Jews to
bribe themselves out of captivity because gold was not yet
associated with money.
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- There are more than 400 references to gold in the Bible,
including specific instructions from God to cover furniture in the
tabernacle with "pure gold." Gold is also mentioned as one of the
gifts of the Magi.
- The Greeks thought that gold was a dense combination of water
and sunlight.
- In 560 B.C., the Lydians introduced the first gold coin, which
was actually a naturally occurring amalgam of gold and silver
called electrum. Herodotus criticizes the materialism of
the Lydians, who also were the first to open permanent retail
shops. When the Lydians were captured by the Persians in 546 B.C.,
the use of gold coins began to spread.
- Before gold coins were used as money, various types of
livestock, particularly cattle, and plant products were used as
currency. Additionally, large government construction projects were
completed by slave labor due to the limited range of money
uses.
- The chemical symbol for gold is AU, from the Latin word
aurum meaning "shining dawn" and from Aurora, the Roman
goddess of the dawn. In 50 B.C., Romans began issuing gold coins
called the Aureus and the smaller solidus.
- When honking geese alerted the Romans that the Gauls were about
to attack the temple where the Romans stored their treasure, the
grateful Roman citizens built a shrine to Moneta, the goddess of
warning. The link between rescued treasure and Moneta led many
centuries later to the English words "money" and "mint."
- Between A.D. 307 and 324, the worth of one pound of gold in
Rome rose
from 100,000 denarii (a Roman coin) to 300,000 denarii. By the
middle of the fourth century, a pound of gold was worth
2,120,000,000 denarii-an early example of runaway inflation, which
was partly responsible for the collapse of the Roman Empire.
- The Trial of the Pyx (a public test of the quality of gold)
began in England in 1282 and continues to this day. The term "pyx"
refers to a Greek boxwood chest in which coins are placed to be
presented to a jury for testing. Coins are currently tested for
diameter, chemical composition, and weight.
- During the fourteenth century, drinking molten gold and crushed
emeralds was used as a treatment for the bubonic plaque.
- In 1511, King Ferdinand of Spain coined the immortal phrase:
"Get gold, humanely if possible-but at all hazards, get gold."
- Both Greeks and Jews begin to practice alchemy in 300 B.C. The
search to turn base metals into gold would reach its pinnacle in
the late Middle Ages and Renaissance.
- In 1599, a Spanish governor in Ecuador taxed the Jivaro tribe
so excessively that they executed him by pouring molten gold down
his throat. This form of execution was also practiced by the Romans
and the Spanish Inquisition.
- Venice introduced the gold ducat in 1284 and it became the most
popular gold coin in the world for the next 500 years.
Ducat is Latin for "duke." It is the currency used in
Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and is referenced in
The Merchant of Venice. In his song "I Ain't the One,"
rapper Ice Cube sings that "he's getting juiced for his ducats."
The ducat is also used in the "Babylon 5" sci-fi series as the name
of the Centauri race's money.
- Originally the U.S. mint made $2.50, $10, and $15 coins of
solid gold. Minting of gold stopped in 1933, during the Great
Depression.
- The San Francisco 49ers are named after the 1849 Gold Rush
miners.
- Gold and copper were the first metals to be discovered by
humans around 5000 B.C. and are the only two non-white-colored
metals.
- The value of gold has been used as the standard for many
currencies. After WWII, the United States created the Bretton Woods
System, which set the value of the U.S. dollar to 1/35th of a troy
ounce (888.671 mg) of gold. This system was abandoned in 1971 when
there was no longer enough gold to cover all the paper money in
circulation.
- The world's largest stockpile of gold can be found five stories
underground inside the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's vault and
it holds 25% of the world's gold reserve (540,000 gold bars). While
it contains more gold than Fort Knox, most of it belongs to foreign
governments.
- The "troy ounce" of gold comes from the French town of Troyes,
which first created a system of weights in the Middle Ages used for
precious metals and gems. One troy ounce is 480 grains. A grain is
exactly 64.79892 mg.
- The gold standard has been replaced by most governments by the
fiat (Latin for "let it be done") standard. Both Thomas Jefferson
and Andrew Jackson strongly opposed fiat currency. Several
contemporary economists argue that fiat currency increases the rate
of boom-bust cycles and causes inflation.
- The Mines of South Africa can descend as far as 12,000 feet and
reach temperatures of 130 degrees F. To produce an ounce of gold
requires 38 man hours, 1400 gallons of water, enough electricity to
run a large house for ten days, and chemicals such as cyanide,
acids, lead, borax, and lime. In order to extract South Africa's
yearly output of 500 tons of gold, nearly 70 million tons of earth
are raised and milled.
- Only approximately 142,000 tons of gold have mined throughout
history. Assuming the price of gold is $1,000 per ounce, the total
amount of gold that has been mined would equal roughly $4.5
trillion. The United States alone circulates or deposits over $7.6
trillion, suggesting that a return to the gold standard would not
be feasible. While most scholars agree a return to a gold standard
is not feasible, a few gold standard advocates (such as many
Libertarians and Objectivists), argue that a return to a gold
standard system would ease inflation risks and limit government
power.
- The first recorded gold ever discovered in the United States
was was a 17-pound nugget found in Cabarrus, North Carolina. When
more gold was discovered in Little Meadow Creek, North Carolina, in
1803, the first U.S. gold rush began.
- In 1848, while building a saw mill for John Sutter near
Sacramento, California, John Marshal discovered flakes of gold.
This discovery sparked the California Gold Rush and hastened the
settlement of the American West.
- In 1933, Franklin Roosevelt signed Executive Order 6102 which
outlawed U.S. citizens from hoarding gold. Owning gold (except for
jewelers, dentists, electricians, and other industry workers) was
punishable by fine up to $10,000 and/or ten years in prison.
- Tiny spheres of gold are used by the Amersham Corporation of
Illinois as a way to tag specific proteins to identify their
function in the human body for the treatment of disease.
- The purity of gold is measured in carat weight. The term
"carat" comes from "carob seed," which was standard for weighing
small quantities in the Middle East. Carats were the fruit of the
leguminous carob tree, every single pod of which weighs 1/5 of a
gram (200 mg).
- Carat weight can be 10, 12, 14, 18, 22, or 24. The higher the
number, the greater the purity. To be called "solid gold," gold
must have a minimum weight of 10 carats. "Pure gold" must have a
carat weight of 24, (though there is still a small amount of copper
in it). Pure gold is so soft that it can be molded by hand.
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Enduring Characteristics
Let's start with the basics. I have some characteristics that no other
matter on Earth has...
I cannot be:
- Printed (ask a miner how long it takes to find me and dig me up)
- Counterfeited (you can try, but a scale will catch it every
time)
- Inflated (I can't be reproduced)
I cannot be destroyed by;
- Fire (it takes heat at least 1945.4 degrees F. to melt me)
- Water (I don't rust or tarnish)
- Time (my coins remain recognizable after a thousand years)
I don't need:
- Feeding (like cattle)
- Fertilizer (like corn)
- Maintenance (like printing presses)
I have no:
- Time limit (most metal is still in existence)
- Counterparty risk (remember MF Global?)
- Shelf life (I never expire)
As a metal, I am uniquely:
- Malleable (I spread without cracking)
- Ductile (I stretch without breaking)
- Beautiful (just ask an Indian bride)
As money, I am:
- Liquid (easily convertible to cash)
- Portable (you can conveniently hold $50,000 in one hand)
- Divisible (you can use me in tiny fractions)
- Consistent (I am the same in any quantity, at any place)
- Private (no one has to know you own me)
I am internationally accepted, last for thousands of years, and probably
most important, you can't make any more of me.
"Gold Is Money"
You've heard that statement before - but do you know what it really
means? Money is a medium of exchange and a store of value. Almost anything
can be used as money, but obviously some things work better than others.
It's hard to exchange things people don't want' and other things don't
store value well. Over thousands of years, I have emerged as the best form
of money (along with silver).
The paper dollars in your wallet are technically a currency, not real
money. In other words, they are a government substitute for money. The man
you call Aristotle best defined the primary reasons why I'm considered
money: a good form of money must be durable, divisible, consistent,
convenient, and have value in and of itself.
- It must be durable because you can't have your money disintegrating
in your pocket or bank. That's why you don't use wheat; it can rot or be
eaten by insects.
- It must be divisible, which is why you don't use diamonds or artwork;
they can't be split into pieces without destroying the value of the
whole.
- The lack of consistency is why you can't use real estate. One piece
is always different from another piece.
- It must be convenient, which is why you don't use other metals like
lead. The coins would have to be too big to handle easily to be of
sufficient value.
- It must have value in and of itself. This is why you shouldn't use
paper as money.
- And one more thing: I can't be created out of thin air. Not even the
kings and emperors who clipped and diluted gold coins used paper as
money, so Aristotle didn't include this in his list, but it's vital.
So you see, there's no superstition here. It's simply common sense. I am
particularly good for use as money, just as aluminum is good for making
aircraft, steel is good for the structures of buildings, uranium is good
for fueling nuclear power plants, and paper is good for making books. If
you try to make airplanes out of lead or money out of paper, you're in for
a crash.
And by the way, don't fret about those who say I'm not as good an asset
as an income-producing vehicle. They misunderstand my role. I'm not trying
to be a stock, for example. My function is as money and a store of value,
so the proper comparison is to your dollars, or what you call Treasury
Bills (of similar nominal value). And here is where I excel and serve my
purpose: since 1913, the US dollar has lost 96% of its purchasing power. I
have lost none.
Remember, I am the only financial asset that is not simultaneously
someone else's liability. I don't require the backing of any bank or
government.
The History Lesson
Because I am eons old, I've observed something throughout history that
you may not have thought much about: government fiat currencies are a
relatively new invention, and none has endured. Eventually, they have all
failed. Me? I've never been defaulted on or worth zero. Remember this the
next time you have any doubts about my long-term worth.
Another of my roles is to protect your purchasing power. Here are a few
examples of how my purchasing power has endured:
- During the time of Christ, an ounce of me purchased a Roman citizen
his toga (suit), a leather belt, and a pair of sandals. Today, one ounce
will still buy a good suit, a leather belt, and a pair of shoes.
- In 400 BC, during the reign of King Nebuchadnezzar, some scholars
reported that an ounce of me bought 350 loaves of bread. Today, an ounce
still buys about 350 loaves ($1,700 divided by 350 = $4.85/loaf).
- In 1979, my average price was $306.68. This bought an average-priced
full-size bed. Thirty-three years later, $1,700 would still buy you a
nice full-size bed (and then some).
You can rest assured that over time, I will hold my value. And when you
near the end of your life, you can pass me on to your loved ones, knowing
full well they will have something that cannot be devalued, debased, or
destroyed.
What Color Is Your Money?
Like you, I'm concerned about the current state of fiscal and monetary
affairs. It seems your government leaders have boxed themselves into a
corner. They've incurred too much debt and are spending too much money. It's important that you
understand some lessons from history about this kind of behavior so that
you're certain of what I can do for you.
The common denominators that lead to the downfall of every fiat currency
are the two big Ds: debts and deficits. With that in mind, consider the
following:
- Morgan Stanley reported that there is "no historical precedent" for
an economy that exceeds a 250% debt-to-GDP ratio without experiencing
some sort of financial crisis or high inflation. US total debt currently
exceeds GDP by roughly 400%.
- Detailed studies of government debt levels over the past 100 years
show that debts have never been repaid (in original currency units) when
they exceed 80% of GDP. US government debt will exceed 100% of GDP this
year.
- Investment legend Marc Faber reports that once a country's payments
on debt exceed 30% of tax revenue, the currency is "done for." By some
estimates, the US will hit that ratio this year.
- Peter Bernholz, a leading expert on hyperinflation, states
unequivocally that "hyperinflation is caused by government budget
deficits." Next year's US budget deficit is projected to be $1.3
trillion.
The solution many of your leaders are pursuing is to create more currency units. Here's an updated picture of the
increase in the US monetary base vs. my rise in price since 2008, when your
problems starting surfacing.
(Click on image to enlarge)
The monetary base has grown 205.8%, while my price is up 65.8%. This
alone implies that my price in dollars is likely to climb much higher.
This is also the reason why I'm not in a bubble, as some have tried to
claim. It is your central banks and bond markets that are in a
bubble. The fact that my price is rising is a warning that
what your leaders are doing is unsustainable and potentially dangerous to
your currency.
Think about this: the US has debt backed by debt, based on debt,
dependent on debt, and leveraged with debt. You can, for example, buy a
bond (i.e., lend money) on margin (i.e., with borrowed money). This is not
a sound way to run financial markets.
Meanwhile, the warning bells continue to sound regarding Europe's debt
crisis. In just the past 30 days:
- Moody's cautioned that it may cut the triple-A status of France,
Austria, and the UK; and it downgraded six other European nations
including Italy, Spain, and Portugal.
- Standard & Poor's cut the triple-A status of France and Austria,
while Italy, Spain, Portugal, Cyprus, Malta, Slovakia, and Slovenia were
downgraded.
- Fitch downgraded Belgium, Cyprus, Italy, Slovenia, and Spain, and
stated there was a 50% chance of further cuts in the next two years.
- Standard & Poor's downgraded 34 of Italy's 37 banks.
- Moody's warned just last week that it may cut the credit ratings of
17 global financial institutions and 114 European ones.
The European crisis is far from over; and the path of least resistance
for politicians is to create more currency units. This action can and will
have clear and direct consequences: currencies will devalue, and
inflation - perhaps hyperinflation - will result.
Once again, I encourage you to use me to protect some of your
wealth.
How Much Is Enough?
Given the state of your monetary system, you should accumulate me on a
regular basis. Just buy some every month and put it in a safe place. After
what I've witnessed throughout history, and based on the current path your
government leaders insist on pursuing, I suggest using me as your savings
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Telford woman banned after drink driving to give friends a lift home
A Telford woman who tried to give her friends a lift home after a drinking session has been banned from driving.
Sophie Ashton, 23, was spotted by police at 2am on October 12 as she drove her car towards them with no lights on, in Dawley Green Way in Telford.
The officers stopped her and found her to be twice over the drink driving limit, Telford magistrates were told.
Ashton, of Clock Tower Avenue, Wrockwardine Wood, pleaded guilty to driving while over the alcohol limit.
Representing Ashton, Shakeel Ahmed told the court: "Friends visited her at her home address, and she offered to give her friends a lift home."
Mr Ahmed said Ashton had recently lost her mother and her friends were consoling her.
He told the court that the obligatory driving ban would have a "devastating" impact on her life, as she has three children who attend two different schools several miles apart.
Ashton also attends college and volunteers for St John's Ambulance.
Magistrates banned her from driving for 12 months and fined her £120.
Chair of the bench Angela Channon said they took into account her "evident remorse".


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Beowulf
by Francis Barton Gummere
Chapter 17
Additional Information
- Year Published: 1910
- Language: English
- Country of Origin: England
- Source: Gummere, F.B. (1910) Beowulf New York: P.F. Collier and Son
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Readability:
- Flesch–Kincaid Level: 11.2
- Word Count: 664
- Genre: Epic
- Keywords: british literature
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THEN hastened those heroes their home to see,
friendless, to find the Frisian land,
houses and high burg. Hengest still
through the death-dyed winter dwelt with Finn,
holding pact, yet of home he minded,
though powerless his ring-decked prow to drive
over the waters, now waves rolled fierce
lashed by the winds, or winter locked them
in icy fetters. Then fared another
year to men's dwellings, as yet they do,
the sunbright skies, that their season ever
duly await. Far off winter was driven;
fair lay earth's breast; and fain was the rover,
the guest, to depart, though more gladly he pondered
on wreaking his vengeance than roaming the deep,
and how to hasten the hot encounter
where sons of the Frisians were sure to be.
So he escaped not the common doom,
when Hun with "Lafing," the light-of-battle,
best of blades, his bosom pierced:
its edge was famed with the Frisian earls.
On fierce-heart Finn there fell likewise,
on himself at home, the horrid sword-death;
for Guthlaf and Oslaf of grim attack
had sorrowing told, from sea-ways landed,
mourning their woes. [footnote 1] Finn's wavering spirit
bode not in breast. The burg was reddened
with blood of foemen, and Finn was slain,
king amid clansmen; the queen was taken.
To their ship the Scylding warriors bore
all the chattels the chieftain owned,
whatever they found in Finn's domain
of gems and jewels. The gentle wife
o'er paths of the deep to the Danes they bore,
led to her land. The lay was finished,
the gleeman's song. Then glad rose the revel;
bench-joy brightened. Bearers draw
from their "wonder-vats" wine. Comes Wealhtheow forth,
under gold-crown goes where the good pair sit,
uncle and nephew, true each to the other one,
kindred in amity. Unferth the spokesman
at the Scylding lord's feet sat: men had faith in his spirit,
his keenness of courage, though kinsmen had found him
unsure at the sword-play. The Scylding queen spoke:
"Quaff of this cup, my king and lord,
breaker of rings, and blithe be thou,
gold-friend of men; to the Geats here speak
such words of mildness as man should use.
Be glad with thy Geats; of those gifts be mindful,
or near or far, which now thou hast.
Men say to me, as son thou wishest
yon hero to hold. Thy Heorot purged,
jewel-hall brightest, enjoy while thou canst,
with many a largess; and leave to thy kin
folk and realm when forth thou goest
to greet thy doom. For gracious I deem
my Hrothulf, [footnote 2] willing to hold and rule
nobly our youths, if thou yield up first,
prince of Scyldings, thy part in the world.
I ween with good he will well requite
offspring of ours, when all he minds
that for him we did in his helpless days
of gift and grace to gain him honor!"
Then she turned to the seat where her sons were placed,
Hrethric and Hrothmund, with heroes' bairns,
young men together: the Geat, too, sat there,
Beowulf brave, the brothers between.
Footnotes.
1. That is, these two Danes, escaping home, had told the story of the attack on Hnaef, the slaying of Hengest, and all the Danish woes.
2. Nephew to Hrothgar, with whom he subsequently quarrels, and elder cousin to the two young sons of Hrothgar and Wealhtheow, -- their natural guardian in the event of the king's death. There is something finely femi- nine in this speech of Wealhtheow's, apart from its somewhat irregular and irrelevant sequence of topics. Both she and her lord probably distrust Hrothulf; but she bids the king to be of good cheer, and, turning to the suspect, heaps affectionate assurances on his probity. "My own Hrothulf" will surely not forget these favors and benefits of the past, but will repay them to the orphaned boy.


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by Joe Marino and Laura ItalianoA woman died after being repeatedly stabbed in Jamaica, Queens late Friday night, police said.
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Arriving cops found the victim lying on the sidewalk with two stab wounds to her chest, a law enforcement source said.
The attacker remained at large Saturday morning, but was captured on sidewalk surveillance video fleeing the scene, the source said.
The victim was pronounced dead on arrival at Jamaica Hospital; her name had not been released by Saturday morning.


I had read about DXM a few times and the other day I decided to try it. I purchased a 200ml bottle of Robitussin extra-strength from the chemist. This product contains only DXM and therefore seemed like a safe bet. Its hard to say what mindset I was in but was in a relatively good mood.. At first I drank half the bottle over a course of an hour which brought it on kinda slow.. there was a noticeable trippy effect which made everything around me seem just a little strange and distant although it is hard for me to compare to a real LSD trip having never been on one.
At one point I decided to take a walk to the local park though once I got there the effects became more bizzare. I remember lying under a tree and closing my eyes. When I opened them I found I was completely surrounded by Magpies (an australian bird similar to a crow).
Now it wasn't until hours later (after the trip was pretty much worn off) that I started drinking. Before drinking I had absolutely no intention of having anymore Robitussin but after polishing off a bottle of wine I went back to the fridge and this time skulled the rest (100ml) in one go.. I can't stress how much different this experience was. But let me say without any doubt mixing DXM and alcohol is BAD NEWS and no fun.. It was nothing like my earlier experience cos except for the first few minutes the whole thing is a blank. If not for the fact that my girlfriend was with me at the time I would have no recollection of what happened. I seriously think it could have even proven fatal.. but here goes. (bearing in mind I remember none of this. it is my girlfriend who had to endure it)
After crashing onto the floor I totally lost control of my body.. this included shitting my pants and vomiting. My girlfreind somehow managed to get me on my feet and into the shower. But she says when she came back to check on me I was spraying the shower all over the bathroom. When she asked I replied that the floor was dirty and I needed to clean it... theres more to tell but there isn't really much point. Just bear this in mind: drinking 100ml was fun.. drinking 100ml with wine.. FUCKED! it coulda killed me if I was alone. I have read other peoples experiences who say that they have mixed DXM and alcohol but I honestly don't see how. And it just aint worth it. I coulda lost my girlfriend over this.. Be warned!
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Gujarat High Court Case Information System Print CR.A/2321/2009 8/ 8 JUDGMENT IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2321 of 2009 For Approval and Signature: HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE Z.K.SAIYED ========================================= 1 Whether Reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2 To be referred to the Reporter or not ? 3 Whether their Lordships wish to see the fair copy of the judgment ? 4 Whether this case involves a substantial question of law as to the interpretation of the constitution of India, 1950 or any order made thereunder ? 5 Whether it is to be circulated to the civil judge ? ========================================= HARKISHAN RAMNIKLAL JOSHI (ASST. LAW OFFICER) Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & 2 ========================================= Appearance : MR RITURAJ M MEENA for Appellant MR HL JANI ADDL. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for Respondent No.1 MR ZAKIRHUSEN SHAIKH for Respondent Nos. 2 - 3. ========================================= CORAM : HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE Z.K.SAIYED Date : 10/02/2010 ORAL JUDGMENT
[1] The present appeal, under section 378 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, is directed against the judgment and order of acquittal dated 10.04.2007 passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Junagadh, in Criminal Case No.2436/1996, whereby the accused has been acquitted of the charges leveled against them.
[2] The brief facts of the prosecution case are that the original accused No.1 is a Sunchem Industries and original accused No.2 is a proprietor. The company is manufacturing remezol dyes and uses B-Acid 185 k.g., Soda S-85 k.g. etc., as row material for manufacturing the remezol dyes and for manufacturing the aforesaid goods, everyday the factory discharging 400 liters polluted water in the canal without obtaining the permission from the Board. A notice under Section 23 of the breach of the Water (Pollution and Control of Pollution) Act (for short the Act ) came to be issued to the respondents. Therefore, the sample of polluted water was taken and after sealing the same, sent to the Public Analyst for analysis. On receipt of the report, it has been found that the accused have committed the breach of Sections 24 and 25 of the Act. Therefore, after obtaining the sanction the complaint came to be filed againt the respondents accused for the offences punishable under Sections 43, 44 and 47 of the Act before the Court.
[3] To prove the case against the present accused, the prosecution has examined the witnesses and also produced documentary evidence.
[4] At the end of trial, after recording the statement of the accused under section 313 of Cr.P.C., and hearing arguments on behalf of prosecution and the defence, the learned trial Judge acquitted the accused of all the charges leveled against him by judgment and order dated 10.04.2007.
[5] Being aggrieved by and dissatisfied with the aforesaid judgment and order passed by the Sessions Court the appellant State has preferred the present appeal.
[6] It was contended by Mr.Rituraj Meena, learned advocate for the appellant that the judgment and order of the trial Court is against the provisions of law; the trial Court has not properly considered the evidence led by the prosecution and looking to the provisions of law itself it is established that the prosecution has proved the whole ingredients of the offence against the present accused. Learned advocate for the appellant has also taken this court through the oral as well as the entire documentary evidence. Learned advocate for the appellant has submitted that the trial Court has not considered the provisions of Section 49 r/w. Section 11 of the Act. He has also submitted that the trial Court erred in appreciating Section 49 of the Act, amended by Act 53 of 1988, and the Notification dated 28th October, 1999 passed by Forest and Environment Department. Learned advocate for the appellant has contended that the trial Court has not properly interpreted the above sections, decision of this Court in case of M/s.Nicosulf Industries and Exports Private Limited and others Vs. State of Gujarat and other, reported in 2002 GLR (2) 1550 relied upon by the trial Court is not applicable to the facts of the present case. He has contended that in view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the judgment and order dated 10.04.2007 passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Junagadh, in Criminal Case No.2436/1996 is required to be quashed and set aside and the accused may be held guilty for the offences charged against them.
[7] At the outset it is required to be noted that the principles which would govern and regulate the hearing of appeal by this Court against an order of acquittal passed by the trial Court have been very succinctly explained by the Apex Court in a catena of decisions. In the case of M.S. Narayana Menon @ Mani Vs. State of Kerala & Anr, reported in (2006)6 SCC, 39, the Apex Court has narrated about the powers of the High Court in appeal against the order of acquittal. In para 54 of the decision, the Apex Court has observed as under:
54. In any event the High Court entertained an appeal treating to be an appeal against acquittal, it was in fact exercising the revisional jurisdiction. Even while exercising an appellate power against a judgment of acquittal, the High Court should have borne in mind the well-settled principles of law that where two view are possible, the appellate court should not interfere with the finding of acquittal recorded by the court below.
[8] Further, in the case of Chandrappa Vs. State of Karnataka, reported in (2007)4 SCC 415 the Apex Court laid down the following principles:
42. From the above decisions, in our considered view, the following general principles regarding powers of the appellate court while dealing with an appeal against an order of acquittal emerge:
[1] An appellate court has full power to review, reappreciate and reconsider the evidence upon which the order of acquittal is founded.
[2] The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 puts no limitation, restriction or condition on exercise of such power and an appellate court on the evidence before it may reach its own conclusion, both on questions of fact and of law.
[3] Various expressions, such as, substantial and compelling reasons , good and sufficient grounds , very strong circumstances , distorted conclusions , glaring mistakes , etc. are not intended to curtain extensive powers of an appellate court in an appeal against acquittal. Such phraseologies are more in the nature of flourishes of language to emphasis the reluctance of an appellate court to interfere with acquittal than to curtail the power of the court to review the evidence and to come to its own conclusion.
[4] An appellate court, however, must bear in mind that in case of acquittal there is double presumption in favour of the accused. Firstly, the presumption of innocence is available to him under the fundamental principle of criminal jurisprudence that every person shall be presumed to be innocent unless he is proved guilty by a competent court of law. Secondly, the accused having secured his acquittal, the presumption of his innocence is further reinforced, reaffirmed and strengthened by the trial court.
[5] If two reasonable conclusions are possible on the basis of the evidence on record, the appellate court should not disturb the finding of acquittal recorded by the trial court.
[9] Thus, it is a settled principle that while exercising appellate power, even if two reasonable conclusions are possible on the basis of the evidence on record, the appellate court should not disturb the finding of acquittal recorded by the trial court.
[10] Even in a recent decision of the Apex Court in the case of State of Goa V. Sanjay Thakran & Anr. Reported in (2007)3 SCC 75, the Court has reiterated the powers of the High Court in such cases. In para 16 of the said decision the Court has observed as under:
16. From the aforesaid decisions, it is apparent that while exercising the powers in appeal against the order of acquittal the Court of appeal would not ordinarily interfere with the order of acquittal unless the approach of the lower Court is vitiated by some manifest illegality and the conclusion arrived at would not be arrived at by any reasonable person and, therefore, the decision is to be characterized as perverse. Merely because two views are possible, the Court of appeal would not take the view which would upset the judgment delivered by the Court below. However, the appellate court has a power to review the evidence if it is of the view that the conclusion arrived at by the Court below is perverse and the Court has committed a manifest error of law and ignored the material evidence on record. A duty is cast upon the appellate court, in such circumstances, to re-appreciate the evidence to arrive to a just decision on the basis of material placed on record to find out whether any of the accused is connected with the commission of the crime he is charged with.
[11] Similar principle has been laid down by the Apex Court in the cases of State of Uttar Pradesh Vs. Ram Veer Singh & Ors, reported in 2007 AIR SCW 5553 and in Girja Prasad (Dead) by LRs Vs. state of MP, reported in 2007 AIR SCW 5589. Thus, the powers which this Court may exercise against an order of acquittal are well settled.
[12] It is also a settled legal position that in acquittal appeal, the appellate court is not required to re-write the judgment or to give fresh reasonings, when the reasons assigned by the Court below are found to be just and proper. Such principle is laid down by the Apex Court in the case of State of Karnataka Vs. Hemareddy, reported in AIR 1981 SC 1417, wherein, it is held as under:
& This court has observed in Girija Nandini Devi V. Bigendra Nandini Chaudhary (1967)1 SCR 93: (AIR 1967 SC 1124) that it is not the duty of the appellate court when it agrees with the view of the trial court on the evidence to repeat the narration of the evidence or to reiterate the reasons given by the trial court expression of general agreement with the reasons given by the Court the decision of which is under appeal, will ordinarily suffice.
[13] Thus, in case the appellate court agrees with the reasons and the opinion given by the lower court, then the discussion of evidence is not necessary.
[14] I have gone through the judgment and order passed by the trial court. I have also perused the oral as well as documentary evidence led by the trial court and also considered the submissions made by learned advocate for the appellant, it appears that the prosecution has failed to follow the provisions of Section 33(1) of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act. From the record the trial Court has clearly found that the complainant was not authorized to file complaint against the accused. The trial Court has also observed that the sanction was accorded without application of mind. Thus, from the evidence itself it is established that the prosecution has not proved its case beyond reasonable doubt.
[15] Mr.Meena, learned advocate for the appellant is not in a position to show any evidence to take a contrary view of the matter or that the approach of the trial court is vitiated by some manifest illegality or that the decision is perverse or that the trial court has ignored the material evidence on record.
[16] In the above view of the matter, I am of the considered opinion that the trial court was completely justified in acquitting the respondent of the charges leveled against them.
[17] I find that the findings recorded by the trial court are absolutely just and proper and in recording the said findings, no illegality or infirmity has been committed by it.
[18] I am, therefore, in complete agreement with the findings, ultimate conclusion and the resultant order of acquittal recorded by the court below and hence find no reasons to interfere with the same. Hence the appeal is hereby dismissed. Bail bonds, if any, stands cancelled.
[ Z. K. SAIYED,J. ] (vijay) Top


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by John RidlehooverDakota Blue Richards starred as Lyra Belacqua in the 2007 fantasy/adventure film The Golden Compass. The now 25-year-old Richard recently shared her opinion on HBO's His Dark Materials series as well as Daphne Keen's portrayal of Lyra.
While appearing on the His Darker Materials podcast, Richards cited the ages of her version of Lyra and Keen's version as a major difference between the two: "She's 14, I was like 11 or 12, and at that age a couple of years makes a world of difference."
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"So her approach to it is much more considered, and there's a maturity to her portrayal of Lyra that probably wasn't in mine," Richards said. "[B]ut I think that's because I was younger, but I had no acting experience and I had no sense of the world I was getting myself into."
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Phone: +1 111 111 999
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Q: What is Leasing Angels, Inc. and what service does the company provide?
Leasing Angels, Inc. is a full service virtual and temporary placement leasing firm. Collectively, our team leaders have over 50 years experience in the property management, marketing and customer relations arenas. We offer a multitude of services from on-site leasing services to small and large firms, leasing professional training, constant contact programs, customer relations (property specific) property analysis, etc. Our only goal at Leasing Angels, Inc. is to build the relationships needed to ensure our clients success.
Q: Why do you think a communication gap exists between the owner and the resident?
A gap between the owner and the resident exists because of the owner. We as leaders and guides in the leasing and resident relations process have to take credit and blame where it is due in order to correct our error in ways and make it better. It is our job as service providers to provide a service and to adequately provide that service to the fullest, we must understand our customer. If we fail to understand our customer by building that necessary bridge we like to call a "relationship", then that gap we have diligently created will swallow both our customer and us whole time and time again, leaving both of us in the same predicament we were in prior to our initial meeting - our customer looking for another place to live and us looking for a new resident.
Q:What factors do you think are most important for resident retention?
The only factor most important for success in resident retention is relationship building. Something that we as leasing professionals, owners, etc. have to understand is that people will never stay where they do not feel appreciated - there are too many other options out there! Apartment communities and single family homes are just as plentiful as gas stations now a-days and if I don't like the service provided in one, then I go to the next ... simple as that. Things such a constant contact, work order follow-up, renewal incentives, etc. all should be apart of a leasing team's relationship building practice.
Q: What do you offer in your "Constant Contact" program?
Now I can't give you all of our secret service juice but I will tell you that composed in our "Constant Contact" program are tons of awesome services! The coolest thing about our "Constant Contact" program is that it is specifically catered to our client's client which is ultimately our client and it's all centered around relationship building. Ask yourself, how do you provide the perfect move-in gift or send the perfect birthday card? Answer? That's right! You simply have to know who you're dealing with.
Q: In your article #1 Rule for rock star leasing you make an important point separating luxuries from necessities. Hot tubs, tennis courts and tanning beds are all nice to have. Do you think that many leasing agents fall into this trap of advertising the luxuries when all they need to do is focus on building relationships?
Of course they do because that's how they're trained - not to say that that's a bad thing by any means, but customer relations is an exciting and ever-changing roller coaster ride that every party involved must adhere to the rules of. I think for a long time we were trapped in an age of materialism. It was 7 hot tub this, 10 swimming pools that, but now - a - days as we talk to thousands of people annually, we see that a majority simply want to feel appreciated while at "home". They want to walk/run the nature trail, go out to enjoy or cook a natural healthy choice meal and relax. Time and time again, what we hear is that simplicity is key.
Q: As a continuance of the question above-- How does one take the first step towards relationship building? Should one start with the existing residents?
The ideal approach would be the proactive approach which begins with prospects and then keep it going as they grow into residents and then continued residents and on, into residents who refer other residents. But if you're a little behind (which is okay) and you're just now boarding that relationship building train, a great way to re-introduce yourselves and new approach toward customer relations into your community will always be through your existing residents.
Q: Do you think that the current tenants can be a good source of new prospects?
Yes! Of course. Residents are always talking about you and your community anyway (Have you read some of the articles on apartmentratings.com - OMG!) ... why not give them wonderful things to talk about?? A respected community is a happy community indeed.
Q: As resident retention is a pretty big headache in student housing, with a large percentage of residents moving out every semester, do you have any specific strategies to improve the retention rate for the student housing sector?
Simple - relationship building. Student housing is a different type of beast all together, but the fact still remains that relationship building cures all. Some move outs in student housing can not be prevented, but some very well can. So with that being said, our job as housing professionals will always be to FIRST understand the resident to better understand the situation. Once the situation is understood, proactivity can then be practiced. The next question is then, "How to go about such a thing?" We will answer this question and many more in our upcoming article "Resident Retention 101 - The Student Housing Edition".
Q:Finally, how does one balance retention rate with rent increases? Is it even possible?
Of course it is and here in derives another simple answer ... relationship building is key. Always remember that ultimately if a resident is happy, comfortable and feels appreciated, $25 will never be a deal breaker, but on the opposing end, if they aren't happy, comfortable nor feel appreciated, you could sneeze and lose them so the $25 rent increase wouldn't have made a difference any way.
Thank you Leasing Angles for talking to us -- Sep 2015


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You can mount individual Element components inside of your
In this example the
The full list of components available:
| Component | Selector |
|---|---|
| Card Element | ngx-stripe-card |
| Card Number Element | ngx-stripe-card-number |
| Card Expiry Element | ngx-stripe-card-expiry |
| Card CVC Element | ngx-stripe-card-cvc |
| Payment Request Button | ngx-stripe-payment-request-button |
| Au Bank Account Element | ngx-stripe-au-bank-account |
| IBAN Element | ngx-stripe-iban |
| Ideal Bank Element | ngx-stripe-ideal-bank |
| FPX Bank Element | ngx-stripe-fpx-bank |
If you want to use the card number, expiry and cvc as separated elements you need to put them inside the card group directive.
This is necessary to ensure the three elements shared the same stripe elements objects, otherwise it won't work. As you can see in the example element options is not available for any of the three child components, but only for the group directive.
Here is an example using the Card Group as a Directive:
We also make available the component selector, in case you prefer to work that way, here is an example using the Card Group as a Component.


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magic_metaclass
Get Version
1.0.0→ PersonMetaclass
What
For each Ruby class, say Person
, its matching explicit metaclass is now available via a similarly named constant PersonMetaclass
.
class Person; end Person # => Person PersonMetaclass # => #<Class:Person> PersonClass # => #<Class:Person> PersonEigenclass # => #<Class:Person> PersonEigen # => #<Class:Person> metaclass = class << Person; self; end PersonMetaclass == metaclass # => true
Installing
sudo gem install magic_metaclass
Within your application, add the following line:
require 'magic_metaclass'
Forum
http://groups.google.com/group/magicmodels
How to submit patches
Read the 8 steps for fixing other people’s code and for section 8b: Submit patch to Google Groups, use the Google Group above.
License
This code is free to use under the terms of the MIT license.
Contact
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16 Rodney
Johnson Warner b Sep 16, 1897 d Dec 11, 1969 72y MA OSU Public School Supt.
+ Esther Mae Winget
b May 6, 1893 d Apr 17, 1983, 90y RN, Genealogist m Sep 9, 1920
17 James Mordecai Warner b Dec 12, 1922 d Jan
23, 1929 (Scarlet Fever)
17 Rodney David Warner Dec 8, 1924, MD U
of Pennsylvania, US Army,
+Mary Yates Gilcreest
b Apr 7, 1924, m Aug 31, 1946
BA Amherst College
18 Rodney David Warner Jr. b Apr 24,
1948, MA D.C,
Environmental Engineer, Nuclear
Waste Mgr.
+Katherine Wyndom
Adair b Jul 4, 1948, m Dec 13, 1969, div 1971
19 Reade Gilcreest
Warner De Curtins b Dec 13, 1971
+Alisha Debra b
20 Emerson Grey De Curtins
b Jan 30, 2008
2nd Wife
Rodney David Warner Jr.
+ Pam Cloud b Abt. 1948, m Bef.
1984 div 1986
19 Stevie Noble Warner b Mar
12, 1984, US Air Force
19 Randi Yates Warner b Jan 3,
1986
+ Melissa Palabricka
18 Barbara Lynn Warner b Oct 14,
1949, DePauw U, BA Wright State U. 1971
+Michael Dana DeCloedt b Jan 20, 1945, m Jan 1, 1978
19 Mary Kathyrn
DeCloedt b May 20, 1984
18 Andrew Joseph Warner b Oct 16,
1952, Vernay Labs Mgr Systems Engr
Ret
Golf Course Advisor
+Kaye Ann Cline-Robinson b Nov
11, 1948 m Apr 1, 1978 div 1992
19 Kelly Lynne Robinson-Warner
b Mar 29, 1968
+Mark Chapman m Bef. 1991,
div Aft. 1992
20 Kaitlin Ellen Chapman b
April 17, 1991
20 Blake Katherine Chapman
b Aug 18, 1992
2nd Husband of Kelly Lynne
Robinson Warner
+John Camarata
b Sept 28, 1967, m Jun 03, 2001
20 Michael Camarata b Nov 11, 1987
20 Sarah Camarata b Nov 3, 1998
2nd Wife of Andrew Joseph Warner
+Joy Lynn Wright b March 3, 1953
m Sep 9, 1999
18 Mark Louis
Warner, b June 29, 1956 U Cinn.  Supervisor
+John Stanley Brent b Nov 30,
1954 m Aug 5, 1977 PhD Ohio U
19 Alison Grace Brent b March
24, 1981
+Brett Tinnes b Mar 12, 1981 m Sep 5, 2008
18 Meri Jo
Warner b Jan 21, 1955,
BA Kent State, MA OSU Counselor
+Cris Jay Gillespie b Jul 4,
1956 m May 22, 1982 div Jan 1998
19 Jay Gillespie b Nov 8,
1986 Sales
18 Cindy Kay Warner b July 16, 1958, MA U
Dayton Counselor Sinclair College
+Mark Allen Carl b May 3, 1955 m
Sept 26, 1981, div 1986
+2nd Husband Dana Clouser b Jun 21, 1955 m Nov 12, 1988, div 1999
19 Shelby Clouser
b May 10, 1989
19 Phoebe Clouser
b Aug 5, 1991
+3rd Husband Kenny Hambrick b May 20, 1944, m Nov 17, 2002
(17)2nd Wife of Robert Louis Warner
+Mary Ellen Looper
Harbison b Mar 28, 1942, m Nov 10, 2003
19 Sylvia Ellen Harbison Henry b Dec 20, 1966
17 Elvira Mae Warner b Dec 13, 1932,
attended OSU
+Richard Lee Covey b Mar 24, 1926, m
March 15, 1952 BS MA OSU
18 Deborah Beth Covey b April 12,
1953, Counselor at inner city mission
+John William Spears b Jul 10,
1953, m Nov 24, 1972 div 1980
19 Elizabeth Anne Spears b Dec
30, 1978 BA U Mo Merrill Lynch
20 Maggie Elizabeth b Aug
25, 2008
2nd Husband of Deborah Beth
Covey
+Mikel
James Barbare b Aug 28, 1951, m Apr 9, 1983 Property
Appraiser
19 Mikel
Dobbs Barbare, Jr. b May 20, 1977 Electrician
20 Reiley
Alexis Lauren Morris b Feb 16, 1998
+ Cara Kennedy b Sept 6, 1980 m
Feb 20, 2004
20 Daulton
Carmikel Barbare b Apr 29,
2004
18 Richard Lee Covey, Jr. b July
26, 1954, BA U Florida, was teacher,
now
Cardinal Health Medical Supplies
+Melissa Anne Edwards b Sept
10, 1958 m Aug 13, 1983 Public Health Dept
19 Richard Lee Covey III b Nov
29, 1984 BA Columbus Art (CAAD)
19 Rodney Johnson Covey b Nov
29, 1984 Lee & Cates Glass Co
18 Barbara Denise Covey b Sept 18,
1955, BA Florida State U. Audubon
Francis Beidler Forest
+Bruce William Thomas b Apr 21,
1955 m Jan 28, 1978 div 1999
19 Zachary
Warner Thomas b Dec 10, 1985 Chas. Com. Col.
19 Benjamin Murray Thomas b Feb
09, 1987 BA OSU
16
Roger Barton Warner b Sept 16, 1897 d Nov 20, 1983 86y MA OSU School Supt
+Jessie Von McAdams b Aug 31, 1900 d Jun 12, 1936 36y m
Jan 2, 1920
17 Paul Wesley Warner b Nov 16, 1921 d Sep
1, 1999 Appliance Sales; Design
and
Manufacture of fishing tackle
+Ruth Elizabeth Hillard
b Abt. 1921 m Jul 3, 1941 div Bef. 1951
18 Geraldine Warner b Sep 4, 1942 d
Feb 12, 1990
+Samuel Van Hubble b Sep 25,
1939 m Jun 3, 1959
19 Julie Lynn Hubble b Nov 23,
1960
19 Kara Elizabeth Hubble b Mar
25, 1965
19 Kristine Elaine Hubble b Jul
8, 1967
18 Roger David Warner b Jan 6, 1945 d
Jul 08, 1997
+Sue Barley b Jan 22, 1948 m
Aug 9, 1969, div Bef. 1977
19 David Allen Warner b Feb 11,
1967
19 Stacy Ann Warner b Dec 18,
1973
2nd Wife of Roger David Warner
+Virginia Lee Nichols b Apr 9,
1947, m Jul 2, 1977
19 Darrell Emerson Nichols b
Nov 4, 1967
19 John Patrick Nichols b Feb
19, 1972
19 Jennifer Lynn Crystal Warner
b Aug 6, 1981
(17) 2nd Wife of Paul Wesley Warner + Alice
Chloe m apx. 1948 div 1948?
(17) 3rd Wife of Paul Wesley Warner m Jun
5, 1951
+Muriel Biggs McNamara b Mar 10, 1922,
d Dec 13, 1998 m Jun 5, 1951
18 John Merrill McNamara b Jun 8, 1941
+Carol Drugan
b Mar 14, 1941 m Jan 8, 1960 div Aft. 1971
19 Catherine Ann McNamara b Dec
29, 1962
19 Mark Allen McNamara b Jan
15, 1964
19 Lynn Denise McNamara b Apr
28, 1969
19 Colleen Elaine McNamara b Aug 2, 1971
2nd Wife of John Merrill
McNamara
+Linda Hofacer
b April 17, 1952, m Dec 31, 1977
18 Rebecca Dee McNamara b June 12,
1943
+Earl Young Jr. b Oct 18, 1938 m Sep 13, 1964, div Aft. 1974
19 Debra Marie Young b Mar 4,
1966
19 Earl Martin Young b Jul 10,
1967
19 Robert Carroll Young b Apr
18, 1969
19 Kimberly Elizabeth Young b
Feb 4, 1971
19 Tracey Yvonne Young b Sep 15, 1972
19 Christine Lynn Young b Aug
16, 1974
18 Sheila Elaine McNamara b Jul 14,
1945
+Gary Graham b May 13, 1944 m
Dec 6, 1964
19 Felicia Elaine Graham b Jun 1,
1967
19 Heather Elaine Graham b Dec
30, 1969
18 Rachel Marie Warner b Dec 6, 1952
18 James Wesley Warner b Sep 20, 1957
+Mary Grace Ray b July 3, 1947,
m May 18, 1984
I7 Juanita Von Warner b Jun 3, 1923 Bliss
College;
+Marion M. Crawley b Jul 12, 1920 m
March 22, 1953
18 Daisy Von Crawley b May 14, 1954
Kent BA English teacher
+Thomas Rudy Franz b Apr 7, 1942
m August 24, 1980 PhD Spanish
19 Byron Paul Franz b May 17,
1968
19 Gretchen Carol Franz b Jul
7, 1970
19 Andrew Franz b Jan 1, 1987
19 Katie Franz b May 15, 1992
18 Roger Marion Crawley b Aug 4, 1957
d May 22, 1997 BA Kent teacher
17 Harvey Victor Warner Sr. b Feb 24, 1930
BS MA Kent State,
Elementary Principal;
+Lucy Elin
Huston b Nov 19, 1930 m Aug 24, 1952
18 Harvey Victor Jr. b Sep 10, 1954
BS, MA Kent music, Bell South Sales;
+Kathleen Sandy b Aug 30, 1954 m
June 19, 1982
19 Lauren Michelle Warner b Aug
30, 1983
19 Anna Kathleen Warner b Jun
16, 1987
18 Scott Alan Warner b Oct 21, 1957
PhD teacher, Apple Computer Creator
+Shelia Fleming m Oct 12, 1985
div Bef 2005
2nd Wife of Scott Alan Warner
+Katherine Whitbread b Aug 31,
1967 m Sep 30, 2005
19 Aurora Whitbread b Apr 22,
1995
18 David Huston Warner b Sep 4, 1961
MA Library Science
+Ellen Mills b May 12. 1960 m
Dec 19, 2000
19 Celia Rae Warner b Nov 28,
1983
19 Abdul Wallbrown
Warner b Nov 11 1988
19 Paul Eliot Warner b Nov 14,
1992
2nd Wife of Roger Barton Warner
(16) +Gladys Marie Jacoby b
Nov 22, 1897 d Feb 5, 1988 m Dec 21, 1940 Ohio Wesleyan
16
Thurman Gilmore Warner b May 20, 1902 d Dec 29, 1982 80y General Farmer
+Josephine Olney Woodward b Nov 26, 1906 d
Feb 6, 1986 m Oct 31, 1921
17
Joy May Warner b April 4, 1924 BS OSU, Home Economics teacher
+Herbert Matthew Campbell b Nov 3,
1923 m Feb 11, 1948 d Dec 5, 1987
18 James Lee
Campbell b Nov 16, 1948 BS U Cinn. Paralegal, Accountant
+Frances E. Connelly b Abt. 1948
m Sep 21, 1971 div Aft. 1975
19 Janine Lee Campbell b Nov
18, 1975
2nd Wife of James Lee Campbell:
+Charlene Chase b Jan 6, 1942 m
March 27, 1986
18 Ronald Allen Campbell b Mar 10, 1951
Bob Jones BA MA & faculty, clergy
+Cheri Kay Mundy b Jul 2, 1955 m
June 5, 1982
19 Paul Campbell b Jun 20, 1985
Builder
19 Kristi Campbell b Dec 29,
1986
19 Philip Campbell b Mar 25,
1988
18 David Ray
Campbell b Jan 5, 1955 U Cinn. BA Juvenile
Probation,
Superintendent Detention
+Darlene Bowling b Mar 29, 1955
m Mar 21, 1981 div Sep 2003
17 Lenabelle
Warner b Nov 8, 1925 d Apr 10, 2004, Bliss College;
+Wilmer Blackie Wellman b Dec 26,
1927 m July 11, 1953
18 Steven Wilmer Wellman b Mar 7,
1954 Coordinator Parking Service
+Mary Kathleen Mitchell b Jan
28, 1955 m Mar 2.1974 Nurse
19 Michael Steven Wellman b Nov
25, 1979
19 Aaron Mitchell Wellman b Apr
23, 1982
19 Katrina Marie Wellman b Sep
6, 1983
18 Laurence Alan Wellman b Dec 23,
1955
18 Sondra Sue Wellman b Apr 16, 1957
Bliss, Financial Counselor
+Fred Weigold
b Oct 6, 1957 m Dec 20, 1999
18 Diane Beth Wellman b Nov 3, 1963
Parking Service Coordinator
+R.  Bible College,
Preacher
+Lori Jean Haley b Jun 22, 1957, m
Dec 1, 1979
19 Rebecca Ann Lees b Jul 13,
1981
19 Joshua Thuman
Lees b Apr 6, 1985
18 Charles Denzill Lees b July 28, 1955, Cinn.


- NavigationHandler - Class in com.stl.skipthelibrary.Helpers
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Handles the navigation between screens with a navigation bar
- NavigationHandler(Context) - Constructor for class com.stl.skipthelibrary.Helpers.NavigationHandler
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The Constructor
- newInstance(double, double) - Static method in class com.stl.skipthelibrary.Fragments.MapboxFragment
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Creates a new instance of MapboxFragment with specified location
- Notification - Class in com.stl.skipthelibrary.Entities
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This class describes a notification
- Notification() - Constructor for class com.stl.skipthelibrary.Entities.Notification
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Empty constructor
- Notification(NotificationType, String, String, String) - Constructor for class com.stl.skipthelibrary.Entities.Notification
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Constructor will most parameters
- Notification(NotificationType, String, String, String, String) - Constructor for class com.stl.skipthelibrary.Entities.Notification
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Constructor will all parameters
- NotificationActivity - Class in com.stl.skipthelibrary.Activities
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The notification activity.
- NotificationActivity() - Constructor for class com.stl.skipthelibrary.Activities.NotificationActivity
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- NotificationRecyclerAdapter - Class in com.stl.skipthelibrary.BindersAndAdapters
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The recycler adapter for books.
- NotificationRecyclerAdapter(Context, ArrayList<Notification>) - Constructor for class com.stl.skipthelibrary.BindersAndAdapters.NotificationRecyclerAdapter
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The constructor
- NotificationRecyclerAdapter.ViewHolder - Class in com.stl.skipthelibrary.BindersAndAdapters
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Inner Class ViewHolder defines all of the elements in the corresponding xml file.
- NotificationTest - Class in com.stl.skipthelibrary
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- NotificationTest() - Constructor for class com.stl.skipthelibrary.NotificationTest
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- NotificationType - Enum in com.stl.skipthelibrary.Enums
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Contains the 3 notification types


There are two Android build process output types in Unity: the output package (APK) and the exported project. An APK is automatically deployed to your device if you select Build and Run. Alternatively, you can use Android Debug Bridge (ADB) to deploy the APK manually after building. For the full list of ADB commands, refer to the Android Debug Bridge section of the Android Developer documentation.
The output package includes APK expansion files (OBB) if the Split Application Binary option is selected in the Unity Editor’s Player Settings window. For more details on OBB files, refer to the OBB Support section of the Unity Manual
Unity supports two Android build systems: Gradle and Internal. Unity exports projects in two formats: ADT (Google Android project) and Gradle.
The Internal build system creates an APK by invoking Android SDK utilities in a specific order. Unity automatically performs a number of steps to create the APK, including:
Preparing and building the Unity Assets
Compiling scripts
Processing the plug-ins
Splitting the resources into the parts that go to the APK and the OBB, if Split Application Binary is selected
Building the Android resources using the AAPT utility
Generating the Android manifest and merging the library manifests into it
Compiling the Java code into the Dalvik Executable format (DEX)
Building the IL2CPP library, if IL2CPP Scripting Backend is selected
Building and optimizing the APK and OBB packages
For more information about OBB files, see Unity documentation on OBB Support. For more information about the Android Manifest, see Unity Android Manifest documentation.
The Gradle build system uses Gradle to build an APK or export a project in Gradle format, which can then be imported to Android Studio. For more details, see Unity documentation on Gradle for Android.
When you select this build system, Unity goes through the same steps as the Internal build system excluding resource compilation with AAPT and running DEX. Unity then generates the build.gradle file (along with the other required configuration files) and invokes the Gradle executable, passing it the task name and the working directory. The APK is then built by Gradle.
For more control over the build pipeline, or to make changes that Unity does not normally allow (for example, fine tuning the manifest files that are automatically generated by Unity), you must export your project for use with external tools.
Unity supports exporting projects in two formats:
Gradle project - Gradle projects are the recommended export format when exporting into Android Studio.
Google Android project (also known as ADT or Eclipse projects) - ADT projects can be imported into Eclipse or Android Studio (importing into Android converts the project to Gradle). This format is outdated and is no longer supported by Google.
To export the project:
Select Gradle or ADT in the Build Settings window (and check the Export Project checkbox if you have selected Gradle).
Click Export and select the destination folder.
When the export has finished, open Android Studio and import your project. For more information on importing projects to Android Studio, refer to the Migrate to Android Studio section of the Android Developer documentation.
In the Build Settings window, there is a Texture Compression option. By default, Unity uses the ETC texture format for textures that don’t have individual texture format overrides (see Unity documentaton on Textures for more information).
When building an APK to target specific hardware architecture, use the Texture Compression option to override this default behavior. Any texture that is not set to be compressed is left alone - only textures using a compressed texture format use the format selected in the Texture Compression option.
To make sure the app is only deployed on devices which support the selected texture compression, Unity edits the Android Manifest to include tags that match the particular format selected. This ensures that the Google Play Store filtering mechanism will only serve the app to devices with appropriate graphics hardware.
The Build Settings window offers two options: Build and Build and Run. When building, the output packages (APK and OBB, if enabled) are saved to the path that you select. You can publish these packages to the Google Play Store, or install them on your device manually with the help of ADB . For further information about installing apps manually, refer to the Running Your App section of the Android Developer documentation.
Selecting Build and Run saves the output packages to the file path you specify, while also installing your app on the Android device connected to your computer.
If the Split Application Binary option is enabled, the OBB file is pushed to the correct location on your device. If Development Build is checked, Unity also sets up a profiler tunnel and enables CheckJNI. After that, the app is launched.
Tip: Once you specify the output path for the packages, use the Ctrl+B (Windows) or Cmd+B (OSX) keyboard shortcut to Build and Run using the saved output path.


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UX design is not limited to the realm of software, and it is sometimes necessary to augment the experience of a sense other than the visual. I got the idea of using haptic motors to make audio available through an enhanced sense of touch while watching a video where they used vibrating chairs to allow the hearing impaired to experience music. I took the Idea to Aggies Invent an innovation competition to flesh it out.
I worked with a team of engineers to bring the idea to life making paper prototypes to show how the product would work. We used a Raspberry Pi and retrofitted a microphone to get sound input and output that information to the prototype sleeve based on amplitude of the sound.
The Link to the working prototype demo is below. The purpose of this proof of concept is not to bring a concept to market but to understand innovative ways of improving interaction and experiencing the world around us. Imagine being able to perceive the world in a whole new dimension than what you already know. It is a glimpse into the future of user interaction and experience design
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Feel free to build your Own Meal
1/4lb Burger
Chicken Nugget
Fish Patty
Ribblet Patty
Canadian Bacon
Fried Egg
Ketchup
Mayo
Secret Sauce
Mustard
Tartar Sauce
BBQ Sauce
Cheese
Pickles
Onions
Bacon
Tomato
Jalapenos


Preparation time
over 2 hours
Cooking time
less than 10 mins
Serves
Serves 6–8
Dietary
Who doesn't love cheesecake? This recipe can be prepared in advance, making it perfect for a dinner party.
For this recipe you will need a deep 20cm/8in spring form tin, an electric hand whisk and a blender.
Grease the base of a 20cm/8in springform cake tin with butter, then line with a circle of baking parchment.
To make the cheesecake base, put the biscuits in a plastic bag and crush with a rolling pin until it resembles fine crumbs but still has texture. Melt the butter in a small saucepan over a low heat. Add the biscuits and stir. Spoon into the base of the tin and press using the back of a spoon until level, then cover and chill in the refrigerator.
To make the filling, put the mascarpone and double cream into a bowl and whisk with an electric hand whisk until it is smooth and has very soft peaks. Stir in the vanilla.
Put the chocolate into a small heatproof bowl, and place on top of a pan of simmering water. Stir until melted but not hot. Set aside for 5–10 minutes, until cool but still liquid. Pour into the mascarpone and stir, but be careful not to over mix.
To make the coulis, put half the raspberries in a small blender. Blitz until runny, then pour through a sieve into a bowl to remove the seeds.
Spoon half of the white chocolate mixture over the base. Use the handle of a teaspoon to make a few narrow holes in the mixture right down to the base. Pour or pipe the coulis into the holes, reserve some for decorating. Spoon the remaining white chocolate mixture on top, then smooth and level it. Cover with cling film and chill for at least 6 hours, or overnight.
Run a palette knife around the edges of the tin. Remove the sides and base and sit on a plate. It may be easier to serve on the base or carefully run a knife under the biscuit base to release. Arrange the remaining raspberries on top of the cheesecake and drizzle over the remaining coulis.
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