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To: Richnorth who wrote (79326)	11/14/2001 7:15:53 AM
From: Secret_Agent_Man	Respond to of 116762

Gold Demand Responds to Changed World Story Filed: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 6:13 AM EST HONG KONG, Nov 14, 2001 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The world's gold demand for jewelry and personal investment responded to global events in the third quarter both before and after the September 11 terrorist attack in the United States, according to World Gold Council. A recent report released by the council on Wednesday indicated that the slowdown in global economic activity during the period and the volatile gold price after September 11 caused the global gold jewelry demand to fall 10 percent from year-earlier level to 649 tons. But the council maintained that the increased global uncertainty following the terrorist attacks caused a rise in safe-haven buying of investment gold in a number of countries. This was particularly noticeable in countries such as Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia and the United States, but with a lesser effects in a number of other countries, experts from the council said. Together with the issue of the Deutsche Mark commemorative coin, this pushed gold investment demand to 106 tons, 17 percent higher than the third quarter of 2000, they noted. The council's latest statistics showed that the global overall gold demand for the third quarter of this year was 755 tons, 7 percent below year-earlier levels, bringing demand for the year-to-date to 2,356 tons, 2 percent below that of for the first three quarters of last year. In China, the removal of the state control over retail jewelry prices helped gold demand in the country to rise 9 percent from year-earlier levels to 50 tons in the third quarter, according to the council. Despite the adverse impact of global economic downturn on many economies in East Asia, demand for gold rose strongly in Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia for a combination of domestic and international reasons, recording an average 26 percent growth in the third quarter, according to experts on gold market research. Gold demand in Japan in the third quarter surged 37 percent to 35 tons, on the back of a significant 91 percent increase in investment purchases, and investment demand also drove overall gold demand in South Korea up 7 percent to 31.5 tons in the quarter. Also, the economic slowdown and sharp reduction in consumer spending after the terrorist attacks resulted in a 2 percent fall in jewelry demand in the United States, while jewelry demand in the Eurozone countries remained stable. Copyright 2001 XINHUA NEWS AGENCY

To: Richnorth who wrote (79326)	11/14/2001 7:17:42 AM
From: long-gone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116762

Yes, Rich, what he said was needed and mostly good. We must, though, question each time we see "Israel and the US" linked in a sentence as though we are linked at the hip. It has become clear Israel acts in her own best interest with little regard to the wishes of Washington or even the American people. Moslems have yet failed to broadly discuss the differences between Israel & the US or that Israel has the right to exist. The broad group of Christians & Jews of the US who have stepped forward for US Moslems have provided far more than his "symbolic gestures" would indicate and far exceeds his meager estimate of "hundreds" as there have been that many here in metro Denver alone! Through all this has come forward the fact that while the Islamic community enjoys "the tolerance of the US", few of them practice equal "tolerance" much less respect for other religions. Most of us in the US who have stepped forward in comfort & protection for our presumed Islamic brothers have done so not based on "tolerence", but rather RESPECT because it is simply what must be done under the highest Law of the Land! Have you yet heard ANY Moslem speaking up to affirm the broad application(not only for them but for all) of the US Constitutional Bill of Rights - First Amendment which states, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." When will a single one of them get it right & directly affirm their support for the religious rights of others?

To: Richnorth who wrote (79326)	12/4/2001 12:43:30 AM
From: long-gone	Respond to of 116762

Massive money flowing to Bangladesh - India & then into GOLD? Sure, some of the money will but food clothing education lodging, but this much money flowing at one time into that area of the world will in part become gold..... GEORGE'S GOOD WILL By BILL HOFFMANN -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOUCHING TRIBUTE: Firefighters from Ladder 25 and Engine 74 - who all lost colleagues at the World Trade Center - place flowers yesterday at the shrine to George Harrison at Central Park's strawberry fields. - Lawrence Schwartzwald December 3, 2001 -- Generous George Harrison has left his massive fortune - valued at just under $300 million - to his family, to his religion and to his favorite charities. The will of the "quiet Beatle," who died Thursday at 58 after a courageous, four-year battle against cancer, calls for most of his estate to be inherited by his wife, Olivia, and their 24-year-old son, Dhani, sources told The Post. Another part of Harrison's estate - believed to be as much as 10 percent - will be given to the Hare Krishna religious sect, which the famed musician embraced in the late '60s. And "several million" dollars will be donated to various international and British-based charities, including several that aid children in poor African nations, the sources said. Harrison's wishes in his last will and testament come as no surprise to his intimates. "George never led a flashy life. He believed in family, charity toward his fellow human beings and in achieving an inner peace," a family friend said yesterday. "Those beliefs are certainly reflected in his will." Harrison's practice of sharing the wealth is not new. In 1971, his "Concert for Bangladesh" raised tens of millions for the starved, war-torn nation. And in 1973, he donated a manor house to the Hare Krishna movement. Among Harrison's holdings are several catalogs of songs and ongoing residuals from the hit movies he produced, including "Monty Python's Life of Brian," which made $120 million on a $12 million investment. The estate also includes his 120-room, Gothic mansion outside London, worth $35 million. He also owned property on posh Hamilton Island on the Great Barrier Reef of Australia and a sweeping oceanfront estate in Maui, Hawaii. Harrison's fortune, while impressive, is easily dwarfed by that of fellow ex-Beatle Paul McCartney, who is estimated to be worth nearly $2 billion. Harrison's estate was boosted by nearly 25 percent over the past 12 months, thanks to the worldwide success of the Beatles' greatest-hits compilation, "1." It is not known whether Harrison's bequest to the Krishnas will take the form of cash, property or business interests. nypost.com