Our Lord warned enough about the experts of his day who loved long tassels, and who swore
by the gold of the temple rather than the temple, to stay us from placing too much hope in ritual and texts to save lives.
Jesus is indignant that the scribes and Pharisees (1) will not enter the kingdom of heaven themselves and stand in the way of others entering it as well; (2) will do almost anything to win a proselyte only to make that proselyte twice as much a child of hell as they are; (3) confuse people by senseless oaths, telling them that if they swear by the Temple, their oath is not binding, but if they swear
by the gold of the Temple, it is binding - the fools ought to realize, Jesus says, that the Temple includes all that is in it; (4) tithe some of their money but neglect justice and mercy and faith, which are weightier moral matters, when they ought both to tithe and perform these greater acts of righteousness as well; (5) are careful about outward cleanliness but careless about the inward disposition, so that they are filled with extortion and greed; (6) appear righteous but really are hypocrites, because their appearance hides all manner of iniquity inside; (7) pretend to revere the prophets of history whom their parents killed but continue to practice the evil of their parents by rejecting those whom God sends to them now (Matt.
For instance, the Pharisees said, «Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear
by the gold of the temple, he is bound [by his oath].»
Not exact matches
In addition to such operating improvements, another source
of value improvement could be consolidation
of the junior
gold miners via mergers or acquisitions, particularly
by senior producers seeking to replenish their reserves.
THE level
of exploration activity being undertaken
by junior miners in Africa is increasing, with Burkina Faso in particular coming more into focus as a promising
gold producer.
By 2009, the company was processing up to 4,000 fine ounces
of gold per week.
Inspired
by the city
of Rome, the Filippo Loreti Rome
Gold is a great gift for guys with a minimalist style.
Entrepreneur and media magnate Steve Forbes expressed his support for Ted Cruz, the flat tax, and the ultra-conservative bromide
of fixing the economy
by returning to the
gold standard:
For more than a year, Chuck Jeannes, CEO
of Vancouver - based Goldcorp — the world's largest
gold miner
by market value — has posited his «peak
gold supply» theory.
Following on the sale
of the Petro, Maduro has said that he plans to launch a cryptocurrency backed
by gold next week, Reuters reports.
This can all be tied into the «buckets
of gold» concept, which allows you to fill your coffers simply
by doing what you do best and making it known.
Prices for
gold bullion and other precious metals have climbed over the past decade to new heights as investors sought protection against the erosion
of incomes and wealth
by inflation.
Even the glitteriest
of gold - standard clinical trials, for instance, are often undone
by a leaden follow - up study that has the nerve to arrive at a different result.
Court documents also show Smith told an investor
of $ 800,000 that the bonds were backed
by gold or silver.
The front was broken
by a line
of French windows, glowing now with reflected
gold, and wide open to the warm windy afternoon.»
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management has been appointed
by the corporate watchdog to sell a portion
of shares in Sovereign
Gold Company held
by former Applabs Technologies directors which were found to have been acquired invalidly.
A local
gold company founded
by prominent prospector Denis O'Meara hopes to begin trading on the ASX
by the end
of next month after completing a $ 10 million initial public offering.
Vee racked up six
gold singles and was described
by Billboard Magazine as «one
of the top 10 most consistent chart makers ever.»
A former
gold mining company led
by Peter Gunzburg has announced plans for a reverse takeover and backdoor listing
of a Swiss biotech firm.
However, PCW, started
by former University
of B.C. botanist Brian Oates, is betting it'll find its real
gold mine in pharmaceuticals.
Gold and nickel producer Independence Group has raised its full - year profit
by 60.7 per cent to $ 46.6 million on the back
of the production commencement at Tropicana and an improved nickel price in the second half
of the year.
Shares in Mungana
Gold Mines rose
by more than 25 per cent after the company announced it would move ahead with its North Queensland zinc strategy, following shareholder support for the $ 15 million acquisition
of the Chilagoe base metal assets from the liquidators
of Kagara, originally announced in December last year.
Demand for
gold, the «fear index» has likely be curbed
by greater odds
of a December rate hike, as well as the surging dollar.
Successful restructuring
of operations at the company's Casposo mine in Argentina
by experienced local partner Austral
Gold Limited may also lead to a further cash inflow for Troy as Austral have the right to gradually increase their equity in that project over time.
Barrick
Gold Corp. (TSX: ABX): Aaron Regent was replaced
by Jamie Sokalsky, the company's chief financial officer, in June in hopes
of helping restore the company's lacklustre share price.
Gold is up
by 3.8 % at $ 49.50 an ounce as
of 11:42 p.m. ET at $ 1,324 an ounce.
The company employs about 16,000 people, including long - term contractors, and it's one
of the world's top 5
gold mining companies
by production, reserves and market capitalization.
Biles won
gold in four
of five events and routinely smashed her competition
by several points.
The former Bank
of Italy governor, when asked
by a reporter in 2013 what role
gold plays in a central banks portfolio, answered that the metal was «a reserve
of safety,» adding, it gives you a fairly good protection against fluctuations against the dollar.
Legions
of chefs have capitalized on
gold's consumable nature
by creating gilded novelty items.
In 1998, Szabo created the blueprint for a bitcoin predecessor called «bit
gold» that used some
of the same technology, but was eventually supplanted
by bitcoin.
Instead
of Cinnabons, a kiosk in one terminal sells
gold by the ounce.
Serving this group is one
of the longer - term strategies under consideration
by Continental, which might allow consumers to have
gold deposit accounts that pay interest and come with the ability to write cheques.
Evolution Mining, Resolute Mining and Ramelius Resources have all reported weaker interim earnings after being hit
by the impact
of a lower
gold price.
Barrick
Gold Corp. (ABX: $ 52.10) Headed by Peter Munk, Barrick is one of the largest gold producers in the world with diversified assets in the Americas, Africa and the Australian - Pacific reg
Gold Corp. (ABX: $ 52.10) Headed
by Peter Munk, Barrick is one
of the largest
gold producers in the world with diversified assets in the Americas, Africa and the Australian - Pacific reg
gold producers in the world with diversified assets in the Americas, Africa and the Australian - Pacific region.
The company's float is underpinned
by a key strategic alliance with
gold giant Placer Dome Asia Pacific Limited covering resource projects across South East Asia and Australia — including some world - class targets in the Philippines — plus a suite
of gold and diamond projects in WA.
Back when humans exchanged
gold coins, you could keep track
of your net worth
by hefting your purse.
By the time the Magnificent Seven assembled, each
of them had dreamed
of winning Olympic
gold for years.
Due to lack
of finances, her parents asked her to quit weightlifting, but refusing to leave weightlifting, Chanu made her comeback
by winning
gold in 2017 World Weightlifting Championship, in United States.
The business plan: Increase the value
of Goldfinger's own considerable
gold holdings
by detonating a «dirty» nuclear warhead inside the U.S. Bullion Depository at Fort Knox, Ky., rendering the American
gold reserve radioactive and useless for 58 years.
Gold fell on Thursday as the European Central Bank's reaffirmation
of its ultra-easy policy stance pushed the euro lower against the dollar, although moves were muted before a news conference
by ECB chief Mario Draghi.
Inside this vacuum - sealed container, a stacked series
of five
gold - plated copper plates hangs down, separated
by wiring and more cooling components; each plate is progressively colder, leading down to a coffee - can - sized cylinder that houses the D - Wave's thumbnail - sized processor, which must be kept at 0.01 degree kelvin, or — 273 °C.
And unlike with the oil industry, no «fracking» method has been invented yet to extract
gold from hard - to - reach areas, though Barrick — the world's largest producer
by output — has been experimenting with sensors at its Cortez project in Nevada.What Pierre is talking about,
of course, is the idea
of «peak
gold.»
One
of the most popular
gold ETFs, the SPDR Gold Shares Trust (GLD), has seen assets increase by 28 percent, or by more than US$ 20 billion, this year al
gold ETFs, the SPDR
Gold Shares Trust (GLD), has seen assets increase by 28 percent, or by more than US$ 20 billion, this year al
Gold Shares Trust (GLD), has seen assets increase
by 28 percent, or
by more than US$ 20 billion, this year alone.
The price
of palladium is up
by about as much as
gold this year.
Maya DiRado
of the U.S. kicked things off
by snatching
gold from Hungary's Katinka Hosszu, the heavy favorite and fastest qualifier in the event, to win her second
gold in her first Olympics, while Michael Phelps ended his individual Olympics career with a three - way tie for silver, and Katie Ledecky set yet another world record to defend her 800m title.
But whether Bitcoin can actually replace
gold (let alone traditional government - backed currency) has been a matter of fervent debate — quite literally, as evidenced by an event last week entitled «Gold Versus Bitcoin,» held at a New York comedy club, in which well - known gold proponent (Jim Rickards debated James Altucher, a self - help author now peddling Bitcoin investment advice under the moniker «crypto - genius.&ra
gold (let alone traditional government - backed currency) has been a matter
of fervent debate — quite literally, as evidenced
by an event last week entitled «
Gold Versus Bitcoin,» held at a New York comedy club, in which well - known gold proponent (Jim Rickards debated James Altucher, a self - help author now peddling Bitcoin investment advice under the moniker «crypto - genius.&ra
Gold Versus Bitcoin,» held at a New York comedy club, in which well - known
gold proponent (Jim Rickards debated James Altucher, a self - help author now peddling Bitcoin investment advice under the moniker «crypto - genius.&ra
gold proponent (Jim Rickards debated James Altucher, a self - help author now peddling Bitcoin investment advice under the moniker «crypto - genius.»
US - based
gold miner Newmont Mining is slashing its corporate workforce
by a third after writing down the value
of its Western Australian mines
by $ US1.5 billion, amid weak conditions in international
gold and copper markets.
«
Gold is holding above the 50 - day moving average in spite
of a stronger dollar, helped
by lower U.S. yields and physical demand,» she noted in a report on Thursday.
Ken Odeluga, a market analyst at City Index, told BI: «The key for the moment seems to be more about
gold's role as a counterweight to the dollar and, more precisely, as the inverse
of the Federal Reserve's willingness to create more ideal dollar conditions
by tightening policy.»