Internship scheme ‘to reward students with gold coins’

An internship programme for bachelor and master's degree students in the United States is offering gold coins to its participants in lieu of cash payments. The internships for freelance online writers are being offered by University Love Connection (ULC), a web-based dating and social networking service aimed at students.
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Soviet gold ‘a promising market’ for collectors

Gold jewellery produced in the old Soviet Union is becoming one of the most promising, although still largely overlooked, markets for collectors of antiquities, it has been claimed. Writing for News-Antique, Dmitry Tamoikin said Soviet-era art is already breaking records, with many pieces fetching millions at auction.
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Gold nanotags “pinpoint cancer markers”

Specially-designed gold nanoparticles have been used by scientists in the US to simultaneously "pinpoint" up to ten different biomarkers for diseases such as cancer. Nanotechnology Now reports that the work was carried out by a team from the Stanford University Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence (CCNE).
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Vietnamese art exhibition to display gold objects

Visitors to the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, Texas will soon be able to view a variety of rare gold items at an exhibition of Vietnamese art. The Arts of Ancient Viet Nam: From River Plain to Open Sea show opens on September 13th and runs until January 3rd, before moving to New York in February.
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Colombian tall ship brings gold treasure to Sydney

A Colombian tall ship bearing gold treasure has stopped in Sydney as part of a world tour. The ARC Gloria arrived in the Australian city on Sunday (August 30th) with items that include pre-Colombian gold and ceramics, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.
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Aztec gold treasure to go on display in UK

Gold items made during the reign of Moctezuma in the 16th century are to go on display at the British Museum later this month. The Moctezuma: Aztec Ruler exhibition will run from September 24th to January 24th and will include a gold turtle necklace and various ornaments linked to the worship of gods such as Quetzalcoatl and Tepoztecatl, the Times reports.
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New gold collection launched by Marco Bicego in UAE

A new range of gold jewellery has been made available by Italian organisation Marco Bicego in the United Arab Emirates. The Marrakech collection consists of bracelets, necklaces and earrings fashioned from hand-hammered coils and strands in 18-c gold, the TradeArabia News Service reports.
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Gold jewellery still popular for Onam festival

Gold jewellery sales in Kerala are at healthy levels ahead of the Onam festival, which begins tomorrow (September 2nd). According to the Times of India, jewellers saw an upturn in business over the weekend as consumers looked for gold items to give as gifts to their loved ones.
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Gold jewellery still popular for Onam festival

Gold jewellery sales in Kerala are at healthy levels ahead of the Onam festival, which begins tomorrow (September 2nd). According to the Times of India, jewellers saw an upturn in business over the weekend as consumers looked for gold items to give as gifts to their loved ones.
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Calgary set for gold jewellery contest

A four-day contest to create the perfect piece of gold jewellery is beginning today (September 1st) in Calgary, Canada. The WorldSkills Calgary 2009 event will see entrants compete to finish a set project, which is usually an 18-c gold brooch, according to the Calgary Herald.
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