Friday, April 20, 2007

Gold Uses in Industry

A knowledge of the commercial uses of gold enables a savvy investor to make a judgement on the future demand for the metal and in conjunction with other criteria such as the erosion of the purchasing power of a currency, political factors, gold hoarding or selling off by governments, the technical picture, etc.etc., can make the decision to be long, short or stay out of the market until a more favorable opportunity occurs.

Basic Information
Chemical Symbol: Au Atomic Number: 79 Melting Point: 1947.97 Degrees Fahrenheit, 1064.43 Degrees Centigrade

Medicine
Gold is non toxic and biologically benign, an excellent conductor of electricity, virtually indestructible, easy to shape and flatten and can be drawn out into microscopically thin strands known as bonding wire.

The most well known use of gold in medicine is in dentistry. The metal is combined with other metals such as platinum, silver, copper zinc or palladium to produce non-toxic, chemically inert alloys that are easy for dentists to work with and are strong and lasting.

The current demand for gold in dentistry is about 60 tonnes annually having recovered from a decline to circa 48 tonnes in 1987.

Rapid and ongoing developments in the use of lasers incorporating gold coatings are making dramatic progress in the treatment of cancers, sealing battlefield wounds in the field, emergency injury treatments in hospitals and previously inoperable heart conditions and tumors.

Lasers reliant on gold are used in delicate eye and brain surgery where absolute accuracy is essential.

Another recent development is the use of gold-coated lasers in the rejuvenation of burnt or damaged skin tissue leaving adjacent healthy tissue unaffected.

Gold helps in the treatment of prostate cancer and some other cancers and is used in surgical instruments to clear clogged arteries.

It is used in an eye surgery procedure to correct a condition, known as Lagophthalmos, where eyelids cannot be fully closed. By surgically implanting gold into the upper lids the gravity effect of its weight allows the lids to close when the muscles relax.

Computerized wheelchairs enable the handicapped to have more control over their movements.

The controls and the computer are linked by gold wire (bonding wire) and gold-coated pads that are both resistant to corrosion and have high electrical conductivity.

As these power wheelchairs are used outdoors and often exposed to extremes of temperature and weather, the use of gold in essential components is necessary to minimize breakdowns and the possible life threatening consequences.

Hi-Tech Electronics
Gold plays an essential part in every one of the millions of computers and peripherals that are produced worldwide every year. Gold is refined to 99.999 % pure and is drawn out to a wire only one hundredth of a millimetre in diameter.

This bonding wire is used to connect the semi-conductors and circuits. It is used on circuit boards and to make the contacts when using the keyboard.

The printed circuit boards in computer games have gold circuitry and gold plated contacts are used in the plugs to ensure trouble free contacts. Washing machines, dishwashers and even the humble pocket calculator need gold to operate reliably and efficiently.

Telecommunications
In every telephone mouthpiece there is a transmitter that uses gold in its diaphragm. The metal is used for its dependability in the variety of conditions that are likely to be encountered.

Throughout the telephone systems of the world gold is used to plate billions of contacts for phone jacks and connecting cords because of its' signal reliability and that it will not corrode or otherwise deteriorate.

TVs, VCRs and DVD Players
The circuits are connected by fine lines of gold to the micro-electronic circuit chips that change the incoming signals into a TV picture and sound.

Space
As the exploration of space continues so more and more uses for gold are being developed. Silicon wafers containing gold wafers protect on board computers in spacecraft from bombardment by heavy ions in space and allows monitoring and adjustments of the computers by ground control.

State of the art sophisticated and intricate gold circuitry allowed color pictures and chemical analysis of the surface of Mars to be transmitted back to earth.

The tonnage of gold used annually in the electronics industry amounts to approximately 150 tonnes with Japan being the major electronics manufacturer and accounting for over 45% of gold consumption, followed by The US with circa 30%.

The ever increasing speed of advances in technology suggests that even more uses will be found for the unique properties of gold and the consequential increase in consumption by the industrial sector alone.

Gold as a store of value and gold in jewellery and other adornments are subjects that warrant their own special informative articles on this site.

When deciding whether or not to play the precious metals markets, gold has, without doubt, the most complex of considerations to evaluate but also can be by far the most rewarding to both the informed long term investor and the short term speculator.

About the Author

http://preciousmetalinvestment.com is the brainchild of Jaks Lloyds' husband John. He has been involved in the financial sector for many years and has a great deal of investment knowledge to offer.

Successful Website

1. Make and develop your own website. Do NOT copy or get websites that have absolutley no value.
2. Find your niche. What do you do for a living? What are your interests, your hobbies, your love. Do you like sports? What about working and tinkering with cars/trucks. Do you like skateboarding, gardening, are you a wizard at math, electronics, computers, etc....etc.....
3. Once you have that in mind start writing it down. Yes... take a pen and put it on paper. You will probably have tons of content for your website. This is what people want, and more importantly what "google" and the rest of the search engines are craving for.
4. Find a good webhosting company. Do your best to learn HTML Once you have a good working knowledge of that start with CSS, PHP, and others. The main one is HTML.
5. Find a good graphics program. The two best are Paint shop Pro and Adobe photoshop. PSP is alot cheaper.
6. S.E's love good simple HTML & CSS content. Once you have that start putting your adsense or affiliate links in place.
7. You have probably heard this before but I will say it again. do NOT slap on a bunch of banners, and unrelated links on your page. Stay away from link farms, black hat search optimization tricks and anyone that says "make thousands/millions in 2 months " IT WON'T HAPPEN".
8. Read everything positive! Yes read and acquire the knowledge that will help you get what you want.
9. Here are 2 words thave helped me: persistence and determination.
10. Visit and participate in forums, blogs and websites that have valuable information concerning your niche! Write articles about your niche and submit them to goarticles.com and other article directories.

About the Author

You can use this article on your website as long as the author bio is left intact. Paul Guzman: author and webmaster of Guzmansgreenhouse.com Read article online at: Successful Websites

How the Diesel Engine works

It has been 114 years since Rudolph Diesel applied for a patent for his new improved engine. It was hoped to replace the gasoline engine but as we can all see that this has not happened. The gasoline engine having just been invented in 1876 was still considered inefficient in fuel consumption and power. An evaluation of each engine's performance tells a story that is difficult to reconcile with the way things have shaken out in the beginning of the 21st Century. The invention of the Diesel offered the world a far more efficient and effective fuel based engine. It actually provides more horsepower per gallon or liter than a gasoline. This is why diesel engines power our large earth moving equipment, trucks, marine engines, low mileage cars and now aircraft. The diesel is a combustion injection engine. Unlike the gasoline engine, air is compressed first and then the fuel is injected into it. The compressed air is hot enough to ignite the diesel fuel without the use of a sparkplug. Diesel engines developed out of the earlier work surrounding two engines; the original diesel design and the solid injection system of Herbert Akroyd Stuart created in his hot bulb engine. This means that the upward stroke of the diesel engine compresses the air to where its' temperature is between 1300-1650° F. When the piston has reached the top of its' upward stroke, diesel fuel is then injected, combustion occurs, pressure increases and pushes the cylinder downwards. This motion is transmitted by means of the connecting rods to the crankshaft which itself turns thus transmitting rotating power to a drive shaft which powers ships, cars, generators, aircraft and even motorcycles. During cold weather, diesel fuel thickens when the wax crystallizes. It becomes a gel and the fuel injection will not easily work. Technological advances have made this a problem of the past. The fuel lines and fuel filter can be pre-warmed, others use a glow plug in the combustion chamber to pre-heat its' walls, some use resistive heaters in the intake manifold to warm air taken into the combustion chambers and engine block heaters are used in areas like Kansas or Nebraska when automobiles are left in the cold overnight. Diesel engine speed used to be controlled by governing the rate of fuel through a gear system. Today the use of electronically controlled engines ECM (electronic control module) allows diesel engines to adjust their timing to start according to the environmental conditions of heat and cold, regulate the engine speed in terms of RPM (revolutions per minute) and maintain fuel economy. Diesel engines may not have beaten its' chief contender, the gasoline engine, but it has kept ahead in terms of heavy machine and naval engines. It has recently performed outstandingly in the area of remotely piloted vehicle engines, set amazing land speed records for racecars and motorcycles. The diesel engine has improved amazingly in the past 114 years. The use of electronics has given all engines abilities of fuel conservation unheard of in past years. This makes the diesel engine a real budget-winning contender. This year the new 2006, Volkswagen diesel won fourth place in the best mileage evaluation according to http://www.fueleconomy.gov. Diesels may prove to be the green vehicle engine of choice in the future since they have very little carbon monoxide emissions. Catalytic converters and diesel particulate air filters have made diesel engines free from particulate, nitrogen and sulfur oxides. Diesel engines may prove to be the easiest solution to greenhouse gases. About the Author

John Stafford is the webmaster and a contributor for http://www.diesel-generator-central.com and http://www.diesel-performance-pros.com

Visit http://www.diesel-generator-central.com/articles/ to research your next diesel engine or diesel generator then purchase from one of our wide range. http://www.diesel-generator-central.com offers experienced and professional advice to assist you in your next diesel decison.

About the Author

John Stafford is the webmaster and a contributor for http://www.diesel-generator-central.com and http://www.diesel-performance-pros.com

FindGuru Launches Their New Blogging Capability

Rockaway, New Jersey, November 7, 2006 - FindGuru, the leading B2B vertical search engine, has released exciting new blog functionality that allows a range of professionals, including engineers, scientists and manufacturers, to interact with their communities.

Since FindGuru's blog has been introduced, blog postings have already began to appear for topics such as the U.S. economy as it relates to manufacturing , advances in robotics that allow robots closely emulate human movements , a minuscule robotic hand that could advance medical surgery to the next level , and a 10 million dollar contest prize for research in genomics .

With the new blog functionality, users can debate on industry topics, articles, and products as well as introduce new topics, opinions, and perspectives to FindGuru's audience.

Blog functionality, not only gives user opinions industry wide exposure, but it also helps other users to better select products and companies based on the commentary. If a second user doesn't necessarily agree with the original blog posting or wants to add to it, the opinion can be added as part of the same blog string , which gives users the ability to dialogue with one another in reference to the same topic.

In order for a user create a blog posting or comment on an already existing article, product, company, or blog entry, they must first register on the site. By registering, bloggers have the option to create an "About Me" profile that tells readers a little bit about the background of the blog author. FindGuru's blog postings also work with FindGuru's keyword search functionality. This enables users to search through the blog postings for an exact match on a word like "innovation". In addition, blog postings can be filtered by an industry like the "electronics" industry, as well as by author, company, or product of the users choosing.

David Leach, Lead Search Engine Marketer at FindGuru, says "FindGuru is not just a vertical B2B search engine. It is in the process transforming itself into a network of communities in the markets it serves. User loaded content is a key dynamic in online transformation, and FindGuru aims to play its part in this process."

To view or submit a blog on FindGuru, please visit www.FindGuru.com.

About FindGuru
FindGuru (http://www.findguru.com) is owned by Advantage Business Media, a leading publisher and information provider operating in the manufacturing, science and medical business-to-business industry sectors.

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CONTACT: Agna Wu Analyst (973) 920-7463 agna.wu@advantagemedia.com

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Ebay, Clickbank, Google Adsense, Under One Roof !

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About the Author

I've been in various businesses.My interest include alternative medicines & cures.I like developing winning gambling systems also. Eventually a i will put my Roulette & Baccarat Systems on the market.

Writing For The Web - Ten Ways To Make Money

(c) Copyright 2007 Angela Booth. All Rights Reserved.

The Web is a writer's medium. If you're looking for your next writing gig, look on the Web. Hundreds of thousands of Web sites are only too eager to pay writers to write for them, so finding buyers for your writing is easy.

One point: while there are many paying gigs for writers online, and you should (usually) aim to be paid for your writing, there are also many sites which will ask you to write for "exposure". In some circumstances, this can work - perhaps you're promoting a Web site or a book, and want to be published by a particular site because it's a great credit.

In general though, if you want to be paid for writing for the Web, ignore those who want you to write for free. There's an easy way to find paying gigs. Just type "pay" into the search query field in any search engine (Yahoo, Google, MSN), with the kind of writing you want to do. For example, if you want to be paid for writing reviews, enter "paid reviews" with quotes, into your favorite search engine. Let's look at ten EASY ways to make money writing for the Web:

One: Articles And Essays
Whatever your interests, you can get paid to write articles and essays about those interests online. When you write an article for the online world, remember that you're writing for the Web, so your writing should be less dense than it would be for print.

Two: Reviews
You can review books, DVDs, services, electronics, vacations - whatever your interests, you'll find sites which will happily pay you for reviews.

Three: Blogs
If you haven't yet discovered the wonderful world of instant publishing, get acquainted with blogs. Some blogging gigs pay very well. Freelance bloggers, also known as pro bloggers, make great incomes blogging for a variety of sites - I've heard of a couple of bloggers with 30 blogs for which they write. Their income? Excellent.

Four: Ebooks
From a slow start in around 2000, ebooks have become a commodity that's in high demand in 2007. Most ebooks are short, around 30 pages, although some can be 150 pages. In word length, they vary between 5000 and 25,000 words.

Everyone wants ebooks - companies, marketers, Web site owners... If you enjoy writing longer projects, get into the ebook writing marketplace.

Five: Reports
Reports are baby cousins to ebooks. They're shorter, usually only two to three thousand words in length, and are easy to write. As with ebooks, reports are in high demand.

Six: Short Stories
A variety of sites publish short stories for their site visitors. If you like writing fiction, you can write stories which are published in full, or stories which run as episodes, and which will be sent out to readers.

Seven: Tutorials
What do you know how to do? Whatever your skills, you can teach them to others by creating tutorials. The sky's the limit here, so let your inspiration be your guide.

Eight: Tips
Some sites publish thousands of tips, others send out tips as email messages. As with tutorials, whatever your skills, package them as tips and sell them to eager buyers.

Nine: Affiliate Sales Materials
Affiliate marketing is big online. (Google the term if it's new to you.) Because it's such a big industry, Internet marketers hire writers to write marketing materials, ebooks and reports.

Ten: Opinions
Got an opinion about something? You can express your opinions online and be paid for the privilege.

There you have it - ten EASY ways you can make money writing for the Web. I've only scratched the surface here. I haven't touched on those Web writing gigs which require copywriting expertise, like writing Web site content and Web sales pages. The above are gigs that any writer can scoop up.

The gigs are out there. Go get them.

About the Author

Angela Booth is a veteran freelance writer and copywriter. She also teaches writing. Visit her blogs - Angela Booth's Writing Blog at http://copywriter.typepad.com/ and Fab Freelance Writing at http://fabfreelancewriting.com/blog/ for daily writing inspiration and motivation. Subscribe to the Fab Freelance Writing Ezine at http://fabfreelancewriting.com/ezine/fab-freelance-writing-ezine.html to receive "Write And Sell Your Writi

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The present article has been read by many of our visitors and greatly appreciated. Hopefully you will enjoy it likewise.
Many of us played at gun fights when we were little kids. Games like cops and robbers, cowboys and Indians. These were just a few of the games that we loved to play with toy guns. The best guns that we potential pestered our parents for were the ones that made a shot sound and had fume coming from it. Now the rage is for paintball gun fights. One of the better known paintball guns is that of the angel paintball gun.

This paintball gun has made a number of strides forward in fashioning this one of the better paintball guns that you can bribe on the market. With a speed LED display system you can easy find out what your firing setting is at. You will find that there are Six firing modes, Four loader settings and some other firing controls on this board as well.

Procedure wise the angel paintball gun is very fast. The magnetized trigger is smoothen and there is no side to side movement. You can fire different types of paintballs and you will still be able to pull very fast firing of paintballs non stop. There is a velocity regulator that is very consistent.

The angel paint guns come furnished with an electronic laser beam eye. With this laser eye it doesn't let the gun cycle until there is a paintball actually loaded inside the chamber. Hence you won't find any paintball breakage.

Some of the other features that come with angel paintball guns, is a dynamic ball sensing system, contoured extremely well-off fore-grip, magazine mini regulator, and an electronics pod that comes with a lasting 9Volt electric battery housing. This gives your angel paintball gun secure electric battery retention.

The angel paintball gun ordinarily comes weaponed with a Fly Engine that has a 31bps capability, a Twist-lock low-rise feed, and other features. You will find it very well-fixed to clean and keep up your angel paintball guns. The rotor rear of barrel lets you have loose access to the bolt area. This helps you with cleaning any paint spills Using a battle swab or squeegee.

The other first-class characteristic about angel paintball guns is that they are very Department of Energy efficient. Thus you will have less need to replace the battery. To optimise your angel paintball gun functioning you should consider Using a fast hopper. A volumizer will help with regulation the air flow so that you reach very high rates of fire. You can also purchase a barrel kit that will give you a better ball-to-barrel match.

The angel paintball guns are a very special breed. With this paintball gun you can get great fire power and have playfulness in fashioning unhinge for your enemy team. As this is an low-cost gun you should not have much trouble in choosing this over the other makes. Just so long as your angel paintball gun works and you have play while you're at your paintball wars, nothing else really matters. Except winning of course!

Finally, I'd like to thank you for reading this article and i hope it was helpful information.

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About the Author

Michael Malega presents several angel paintball gun articles for your information. You can visit Michael's WWW site at: http://www.paintball-guns-grenades-pistols.com/Angel-Paintball-Gun.php