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Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Fall a Little Over 2% (GoldSeek.com)
Gold rose $7.67 to $885.17 and silver climbed $0.255 to $11.74 in early Asian trade before both metals plummeted to as low as $844.10 and $10.543 by about 9AM EST to see losses of 3.8% and 8.2%, but they then rallied back higher into the close and ended with losses of just 2.4% and 2.1%. Two hundred years after its invention, is Braille under threat? (The New Zealand Herald)
Why are we asking this now? This week marks the 200th anniversary of Louis Braille's birth on 4 January 1809. He was the inventor of the embossed system of type that is now used for reading and writing by blind and partially sighted people all over the world. Manufacturers Directory Reports South Dakota Industrial Jobs Up Over Year (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Manufacturers' News, Inc. -- Industrial employment in South Dakota increased 1.1% over the past twelve months, according to the 2009 South Dakota Manufacturers Register, a compilation of state industry published annually by Manufacturers' News, Inc. Printing Cost: Saving on Smart Printing Companies (PIZZAHEROS)
Both big companies and entrepreneurs are faced with a financial dilemma. Your advertisements with more information without blowing your budget. You need a printing cost that would accommodate your needs with all the flyers that are needed to be given away and brochures that are to be mailed. Will there be a Gold Rush in 2009? (ETFguide.com via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN DIEGO - The SPDR Gold Trust posted a 2008 gain of 4.9%. Are more gains ahead for gold in 2009? Niagara Tops Loyola 82-70 (WGRZ-TV Buffalo)
The Niagara Purple Eagles overcame a cold night from beyond the 3-point arc by doing other things well in a 82-70 MAAC win over Loyola-Maryland Monday night at the Taps Gallagher Center at Niagara University. Jan 05th (Business Weekly)
NXT has earned an initial £1.23m haul and cut a deal on future royalties by granting Japanese company Nissha Printing an exclusive worldwide licence to use its touch screen technology. Appeal to preserve Braille press (BBC News)
A £2m appeal is launched to rehouse the nation's leading Braille printing press and protect its future. The Turn of the Tide (GoldSeek.com)
Friday, Jan. 2, 2009, my newsletter, the One-handed Economist , published a special bulletin which was a blockbuster. My blog for this week states: "What happened over New Year's was an important breakout in several technical indicators indicating that that reversal was at hand. The Big Question: Why is Braille under threat, and would it really matter if it died out? (Independent)
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