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Indian man wears gold face mask to ward off coronavirus

noreply@blogger.com (AL) — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 15:04:00 +0000

Businessman Shankar Kurhade wears a facemask made of gold and being worth 289,000 rupees amid concerns over the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, in Pune on July 4, 2020.

An Indian man said he paid about $4,000 for a bespoke gold face mask to protect him from the coronavirus raging in the country.

The precious metal covering weighs 60 grams and took craftsmen eight days to make, said businessman Shankar Kurhade, from the western city of Pune.

"It is a thin mask and has tiny pores that is helping me to breathe," Shankar told AFP.

"I am not sure if it will be effective to protect me from a coronavirus infection but I am taking other precautions," he added.

When going out, the 49-year-old said he likes to adorn himself with gold jewelry weighing a kilogram, including a bracelet, necklace and rings on each finger of his right hand.

Kurhade -- whose company makes industrial sheds -- said he got the idea for the gold face mask after seeing a media report about a man wearing one made from silver.

"People are asking me for selfies," he said.

"They are awestruck when they see me wearing the gold mask in markets."

India has made face masks mandatory in public places in a bid to control the spread of the virus in the country, which has around 650,000 confirmed cases and more than 18,600 fatalities.

source: thejakartapost.com

A Lesson from the History (of Money)

noreply@blogger.com (AL) — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 14:54:00 +0000

Yes, I start to write in this blog again. Don't ask me why, but in recent days, I have a bit "free time" and an idea to put on the writing.
A few days ago my daughter asked me to help her make an essay about the history of money. It is an interesting topic - well who does not like money. I will not do storytelling about the history of money on this blog but it gives me the idea to highlight the evolution of traditional trade from early history until what we know today and the relation with the gold and other precious metal.

In the early age of human history when people start to realize that one part of living as a social being is interaction with other individual and other groups. Trading is then created as a means to fulfill one's needs. The early method of trading is by bartering goods with goods. Then they realise that by bartering goods so many problems occur.

History seems to be repeating itself, but to be fair, this is technology’s first real crack at disrupting the very nature of money. Things like smart contracts are like standing instructions at a bank — programmatic money, which has a zillion use cases that have never been seen before. In my experience, I’ve seen an entire market form in front of my eyes and seen the intersection of economics, human psychology, and technology play out in real time. There are a lot of benefits (and pitfalls) of such disruptive financial technology, but I’m most interested in seeing how this pans out in the virtual economy/gaming world because that’s where I think most humans will be when the world runs out of jobs.

source : https://yourstory.com/2018/11/brief-history-money-barter-bitcoin

Australian found $141,000 gold nugget

noreply@blogger.com (AL) — Fri, 13 Mar 2015 09:31:00 +0000

Have you ever in your childhood, roaming around on the beach with metal detector and hope you will find pirate's treasure or a chest full of gold but you only find some car keys and trash? If you've already give up your dream then you have to think again because who knows you will be like this lucky guy in Australia.
Mick Brown (42) is prospecting in Wedderbur, Victoria with his metal detector when the device screams very loud.
After he dug 15 cm he found this shinny nugget weight 2.7 kilograms or $141,000 worth gold nugget but Brown said he hope that collectors will offer more.
So, get up and take that metal detector, who knows you will find treasure even in your backyard.

That Small Shinny Yellow Thing

noreply@blogger.com (AL) — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:50:00 +0000

After a long time leaving my blog because the business - or laziness, I will start again to write in this blog because an incident that happened to me on my business trip. At that time I am on a short 1,5 hour flight and sit beside me is a man - I guess on his mid 40's - a government employee and also on his business trip. We have a chat for awhile, he ask me about my job and he said that it must be fun to have a job like me, the income must be high and travel a lot to a various beautiful places in the world (yeah right). In the end he is quite surprised when he knows that I'm a married man with 2 daughters of 7 and 2.5 year-old in my 32.

FYI: I am married when I was 23 with a woman that hates me so much (She hates me because she can't stop loving me :-P). Immediately only 1 year after the marriage, God send us a beautiful angel - who at the moment loves learning Pencak Silat (an Indonesian Martial Art) and playing violin, and 5 years later another angel came to us and make our family live more colorful.

Anyway, back to our story on the plane. At first, I thought he will scold me because I'm married in a very young age (in our society getting married in a very young age often happened because your girlfriend is "accidentally" got pregnant because you are not "becareful" enough). But in opposite he told me that I'm so lucky of getting married so young because he got married in his late 30's with a woman 9 years younger that him (you're a lucky bastard!) and at the moment he has an 8 year-old son. He told me his worried that in around 10 years he will be retired and at that time his son in his time where he will need financial support for his school and college. He said also that at the moment he tries to save some money for his son's future need but he still worried about the the school fee will increase every year and he cannot afford it at the time his son entering the university.

I told him the same good old story about purchasing gold for your financial security. He said that it is easy for me to buy gold because my high salary and I asked him back how much he can save a month. He answered the amount that actually enough to purchase about 2 grams of 24K gold (at the current gold price) not a large and heavy gold bullion but he can just buy that small shinny yellow thing that he can afford every month. In the end he will consider my advice and buy gold for his future financial security.

I believe myself that purchasing the gold is not to multiply your money but to secure it so in the future the value of money that you have at the moment is the same that you have in may be 30 or 40 years in the future. Remember that actually not the gold price is the one that increasing but because the value of our money is the one that decreasing.

For the people who have more money, purchasing the properties or investing your money in some businesses are some ways to secure their financial future. But for that man on a plane who only has small amount of salary, purchasing 2 or 3 grams of that "small shinny yellow thing" every month may be the easiest and has the lowest risk way available to secure his financial future. If his salary increasing annually and nothing big happen in his financial life within 10 years he can have 240 grams of gold - at the current value that small shiny yellow thing in that weight is enough to put his son in a modest university in my country.

All About Investing in Gold (All About Series)

noreply@blogger.com (AL) — Thu, 26 May 2011 11:41:00 +0000

All About Investing in Gold (All About Series)

Gold is among the best investments for meeting both long- and short- term goals—and the market has never been easier or cheaper to enter!

All About Investing in Gold walks you through the often overlooked intricacies of investing in gold with a clarity and coherence you won’t find in other books. Using real-world examples and simple, jargon-free language, All About Investing in Gold illustrates how gold investing works, why gold deserves a spot in your portfolio, and how to avoid the costly pitfalls many investors fall into when buying gold.

Gold!: The Fever that Forever Changed Australia

noreply@blogger.com (AL) — Thu, 26 May 2011 11:39:00 +0000

Gold!: The Fever that Forever Changed Australia

The gold era brought sweeping and lasting changes. It produced great wealth and ensured the financial viability of the struggling colonies. It stimulated a dramatic increase to Australia’s population, was the last nail in the coffin for convict transportation, subverted the hierarchical British class system, laid the foundations of the Australian egalitarian ethos and stimulated the democratic ideas that led to the establishment of the nation of Australia. Told by those who were part of the adventure, the book is abundant with original source materials, including diaries, journals, books, letters, official reports, Parliamentary inquiries, press reports, paintings, drawings, and photographs.

War On Economics Terrorism

noreply@blogger.com (AL) — Wed, 04 May 2011 09:27:00 +0000

Amazing News from Pakistan a few days ago when a group of US elite force successfully put the life of King of Terror into an end. This is like a breath of fresh air in a war against terrorism, even though with the death of Osama Bin Laden cannot guarantee the terror will end, but at least it make a great loss in Al Qaeda command chain.

Another "invisible enemy" in our life is the uncertainty in our economics condition which also terrorizing our life because we don't know when our vulnerable economics condition will be collapse.

In a war against Economics Terrorism we need a special "weapons and tactics" and off course good insurance. Once more Gold is the best insurance in our uncertain economics condition. Just let us see from a scope of house hold level, how much the income and expense and how much the savings compared with the inflation level in your country. From that simple calculation we can understand how much the "value" of our money after a few years and how much the value of Gold in the same range of time.

Get ready and get prepared buy gold now!

Silvertowne One Ounce .999 Fine Silver Bullion Bar

noreply@blogger.com (AL) — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 03:38:00 +0000

1 Ounce .999 Fine Silver Bullion Bar by Silvertowne

The Power of Gold: The History of an Obsession

noreply@blogger.com (AL) — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 02:57:00 +0000

In the first chapter of his book The Power of Gold, Peter Bernstein quotes the immortal words of King Ferdinand of Spain, who once declared: "Get gold, humanely if possible, but at all hazards--get gold." As ensuing chapters reveal, man's obsession with finding, keeping, selling, and evaluating gold has rarely been a humane adventure and has always been a hazardous one. Digging deeply into history's treasury of torrid tales and complicated deals, Bernstein examines gold's lure with an economist's passion for quantification, a historian's eye for detail, and a sociologist's feel for its consequence.

1 Ounce Knights Templar Cross Masonic Freemason Silver Coin + Case

noreply@blogger.com (AL) — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 11:55:00 +0000

1 Ounce Knights Templar Cross Masonic Freemason Silver Coin + Case

2011 Australian Kookaburra 1 ounce Silver Coin by Perth Mint

noreply@blogger.com (AL) — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 11:39:00 +0000

2011 Australian Kookaburra 1 ounce Silver Coin by Perth Mint

2011 Canadian (1 oz) Silver Maple Leaf in "Air-Tite" Capsule

noreply@blogger.com (AL) — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 11:36:00 +0000

2011 Canadian (1 oz) Silver Maple Leaf in "Air-Tite" Capsule

Canadian Silver Maple Leafs are one of the world's most recognized silver bullion coins. First minted in 1988 and struck every year since, silver Maple Leafs contain one troy ounce of pure silver. Minted in .9999 fine silver, Canadian Silver Maple Leafs are among the purest of all silver dollar-sized coins. Maple Leafs are magnificently designed, with attention to every intricate detail. This has made the Silver Maple Leaf highly desirable by investors and collectors alike. This coin comes in a direct fit Air-Tite capsule for lasting protection.

State of Israel Coins The First Israeli Bullion - Pure Gold Coin

noreply@blogger.com (AL) — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 11:19:00 +0000

State of Israel Coins The First Israeli Bullion - Pure Gold Coin

There is great excitement among both international and Israeli coin collectors now that the initial offering of the first Israeli Bullion Coin is actually taking place, under the auspices of the Israel Coins and Medals Corp. (ICMC)!. The Bank of Israel has issued and aptly named this series "Jerusalem of Gold". The coins in the series are legal tender. Each contains 1 oz. of fine gold.9999 and has a face value of 20 New Sheqalim (NIS). These are the very first Israeli gold bullion coins, priced in accordance with the daily international price of gold, plus a reasonable mark up over gold.

American Eagle 1/10 Oz Gold Coin

noreply@blogger.com (AL) — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 11:15:00 +0000

American Eagle 1/10 Oz Gold Coin

The 1/10-ounce Eagle Gold Bullion Coin is approximately the size of a dime. The smallest of the gold eagles, it contains the same 22-karat gold as the larger coins. An economical way for you to own real gold mined within the United States.

5 Grain .999 Fine Pure Solid Gold Bullion Bar

noreply@blogger.com (AL) — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 09:59:00 +0000

5 Grain .999 Fine Pure Solid Gold Bullion Bar

The California Gold Rush: An Interactive History Adventure

noreply@blogger.com (AL) — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 09:37:00 +0000

The California Gold Rush: An Interactive History Adventure

Describes the events of the nineteenth century California gold rush. Readers choices reveal historical details of how miners traveled, how they looked for gold, and their impact on Californias history.

Morgan Design - 1 oz .999+ Fine Silver Bar

noreply@blogger.com (AL) — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 06:30:00 +0000

Each bar contains one ounce of 0.999 pure silver

(Kilo - 32.15 oz) .9999 Fine Gold Bars

noreply@blogger.com (AL) — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 06:26:00 +0000

24k Yellow Gold 5-Strand Necklace - 16 Inch

noreply@blogger.com (AL) — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 15:25:00 +0000

24k Yellow Gold Fancy Necklace - 34 Inch

noreply@blogger.com (AL) — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 15:23:00 +0000

24k Gold GF 3-Row Ball Beaded Designer Link Bracelet 7"

noreply@blogger.com (AL) — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 15:11:00 +0000

This sexy designer inspired bracelet is so classic and rich looking! 3 sleek rows of delicously smooth beaded ball links are polished to glimmer in a rich finish with perfect color and shine that's lifetime guaranteed. Each row is woven together to lie smoothly in place while wearing

24k Gold GF Mesh Link Designer Inspired Woven Bracelet

noreply@blogger.com (AL) — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 15:10:00 +0000

Unmistakeably sexy, inspired mesh link bracelet has all of the sparkle and amazing quality at a much more affordable price! It feels light as a feather to wear, but you will be delighted by the substantial strength and detail it features.

The Best Insurance for your Financial Disaster

noreply@blogger.com (AL) — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 02:41:00 +0000

This early November 2010, we are shocked by several disaster struck an archipelago nation of Indonesia. After the flood in Wasior district, west Papua, earthquake and tsunami in Mentawai Island and the last is the Merapi volcano eruption which when this article is written is still happening. Those disaster claims hundreds of live, damaged the infrastructure and belonging and force other hundred of thousand people to flee seeking for refuge.

Natural disaster is one of the risk that we must embraced since we live in a fragile place called the earth and disaster can be happened anytime and anywhere and we must be prepared to cope with the worst situation that may be happened. Not only natural disaster, all of us also vulnerable to financial disaster. Like natural disaster, some of them can be predictable but some of them are not. but both can claim our precious thing including our "live".

So, how to prepare the contingency plan to prevent, cope, manage, and recover from such of financial disaster?

One of the simplest thing is you must have reliable insurance that has been battle proven in any global's worst financial condition. The insurance is GOLD. History has proven even in the worst condition gold became the savior in financial disaster. It is never too late to learn and to prepare for your financial disaster, but why wait until tomorrow if you can do it now, because we never know exactly when the disaster came and wipe all the things we have.

11.75mm, 14 Karat Yellow Gold, Beveled Curb Chain - 22 inch

noreply@blogger.com (AL) — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 14:29:00 +0000

11.75mm, 14 Karat Yellow Gold, Beveled Curb Chain - 22 inch

The flat curb links on this incredible 11.75mm solid chain are enhanced with beveled edges and hand-polished to create a radiant reflection. Created from 14-karat yellow gold and finished with a secure, lobster-claw clasp.

2.43 CTW Men's Diamond Ring in 18K Yellow Gold

noreply@blogger.com (AL) — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 14:27:00 +0000

2.43 CTW Men's Diamond Ring in 18K Yellow Gold

This men's diamond ring features 9 Princess shaped diamonds set on a 18K Yellow Gold setting. The diamonds are Channel Setting and weigh a total of 2.43 ctw, Color G-H, Clarity SI1-SI2.