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- Why does my 10-ounce silver bar weigh more than 10 ounces? As I was surfing around some other money blogs I ran across an investor who just bought some silver. He weighed a 10-ounce silver bar and found that "strangely" it weighed 10.9 ounces. His scale is fairly accurate -- probably better than a tenth ounce. What he actually measured was...
Wedding Gifts for Young Men Let’s face it. Wedding days are usually showered with gifts that are mostly all about the bride. It’s about time we think about giving something that is intended for the groom to make him feel important. Here are some things we suggest you give the groom: 1. A variety...- Melt value If you're into precious metals investing, one good way to get involved is to own bullion (the metal itself) directly. You can buy bars of the stuff, or buy coins with a substantial content of some precious metal, like gold, silver, palladium, or platinum. The more current, more common bullion...
- Link roundup: Gold-plated medal edition I was mildly surprised to find out that an Olympic gold medal only has six grams of gold in it. The rest is Sterling silver. With a total weight of about five ounces, that places the melt value around $300. But the athletes probably realize that there are faster and...
Garage sales I'm always amazed at the people we encounter at our garage sales. Two Saturday's ago, my neighbor and friend had a garage sale. Well, my neighbor lives above me, so that means we share the carport, yard, laundry room and etc. Well, I found out on Friday (through the...- Playing for Perfect Personal Finance Like many football fans who grew up around Boston, I am a huge New England Patriots fan. Unless you've been living on Mars, you probably know that this Saturday night the Patriots are trying to become the first football team to finish the regular season with a perfect 16-0 record....
- Thomas Sabo Charm Club Have you heard of this line? Are you in Europe? Thomas Sabo is a European company that has made collecting charms new again. I first saw them in Las Vegas at their shop in the Fashion Show Mall. If you are there, make a point of stopping in to see...
Gifts for Military Men Figuring out what to give a military man can definitely be hard. He probably seems to have just about everything, and you have no idea what he'd really want or need. It's definitely a tough choice to come up with a special gift for a military guy, whether you are shopping for Christmas, his birthday, or another type of occasion. Relax. Here are some great ideas that any military man is sure to love.
60th Birthday Gifts for Men A 60-year-old man more than likely has about everything. He's worked through life for what he wanted and needed. So a dilemma is at hand. What do you buy him? Well, there are some great ideas out there that are sure to make him smile on his birthday.
- Platinum Mall Somewhat lost in the hoopla over the opening of Siam Paragon, the new high-end shopping center on Siam Square, was the opening of another mall not far away at about the same time. The new "Platinum Mall" is almost at the opposite end of the spectrum from Paragon. Located on...
- Chiang Mai Revisited It's been quite a while since I last visited Chiang Mai. There was a time when I was visiting the "Rose of the North" more or less monthly to work on some projects, so after they ended I felt I'd had a bit too much of the place and haven't...
Crowne Plaza Dubai Festival City - A Little Bit of Heaven in Hell My room at the Crowne Plaza Dubai Festival City So, I'm back in Dubai. In June. Outside, it's a balmy 102°F with 60% humidity. And it's only June. Good thing I didn't wait until July for this trip, or, heaven forbid, August. Fortunately, I've got this little slice of...- New Gear for Jack! My birthday was yesterday. This is my present. Well, the big one at least. See the gear list below the video to get the details on what I use.  Monitors Zenview Power Trio Ultra 24" HP LP2475w 2 17" Samsung wing panels  Workstation Stratosphere Pro 5055 RS3 Core...
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- GILDINGS ANTIQUE & COLLECTORS AUCTION SALE Auction Calendar Gildings Auctioneers | 64 Roman Way | Market Harborough | Leicestershire | LE16 7PQ | United Kingdom Antiques & CollectorsTuesday 30th June 2009 Live Bidding is available for this sale.. Viewi......
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Don’t sell out on stem cell research I just had a birthday, and to honor such occasions, my sister always gives me silver. Not just any silver: It’s our parents’ simple wedding flatware pattern, which Margaret collects for me, one piece at a time. Over the years that the slender boxes have appeared, I’ve wondered if any...
Money Lesson #3: Investment Vehicles This week lesson with my wife was about different investment vehicles. I am not an investment guru, so our conversation was mainly around the ones we do use. However, I did some Google searches and included other investment vehicles I do not use for the sake of completeness (links are...
Wall Tapestries Dealers -> Textiles-Linens -> Tapestries A wall tapestry can be a beautiful addition to your home, whether it's a reproduction or an antique piece. A tapestry is much more than a woven cloth that covers the wall, it's often a piece of history that tells a story, and speaks...
The Copperband Butterfly There are quite a few fish that could be said to fly the flag for the marine hobby. One of them is a member of the clownfish club, the so called common clownfish, Amphiprion ocellaris, with its gaudy ‘painted on’ colours. The fish that for me anyway is the...
Persian Rugs Collectibles -> Linens-Fabric-and-Textiles -> Rugs Iran is the country of origin of the Persian rug, and still the largest producer of carpets and rugs in the world today. In Iran, investors purchase Persian carpets the way some investors buy gold and diamonds; they know the value will only increase with...- Googles Do It Too Silver bullet syndrome has struck again. This time in the form of Google Android fans. Apple has taken a lot of flack from the media and blogosphere lately over its attempts to control what applications can be installed on its devices. Of course, this all comes just before the release...
Antique Shops Online One thing that you will know if you are interested in antiquing is that there are antique shops located all over the world. When people think of antiques and antiquing, what they think about is buying items that and then hoping someday that they will gain value. When it...
Sony Ericsson W810: Walkman on the EDGE A few months after launching its new W810 model, Sony Ericsson delivered it to our office. This black twin of the famous W800 model features EDGE and the main menu has undergone slight modifications. All other applications have remained untouched. The new W810 is much more about color emotions,...- Antique Goblet Antiques -> Decorative Arts -> Stemware How do you tell an antique goblet from an antique cup or mug? Goblets are stemware, with the earliest goblets made from earthenware and then expanding to other stronger materials as the years passed. The use of goblets pre-dates the Roman Empire, though the...
Beginning the Clarinet Just like beginning with any acoustic musical instrument, beginning the clarinet is a learning process that is going to involve both a great amount of achievement, and also the occasional setback. However, if the beginning clarinet player, or clarinetist, follows a few basic tips relating to proper clarinet playing and...- Best Purchase You've Made? My fiancee and I got to talking the other day about the best purchases we've made. I had bought a Furniture Trolley last time that I moved and it has come in handy over and over again. I often have friends ask to borrow it. Along the same lines, we...
