Pilar Sanders also filed a separate suit against her husband and his daughter, Deiondra, after she called her stepmother a "gold-digging (expletive)" and "the number one gold digger of the year" in Twitter posts.
But the glory went to the 26-year-old Noguchi, who brought to 13 the number of gold medals won by Japan by the end of Sunday.
Analysts pointed out that gold also has a number of other factors underpinning it beyond just the debt-ceiling impasse, such as European debt problems and inflation in emerging markets.
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In the last two years it has won a number of Gold Double Gold and Platinum medals in the most prestigious spirits competitions, San Francisco, New York and so on.
Two economists, Andrew Bernard of the Tuck School of Business, and Meghan Busse of the Haas School of Business, accurately predicted the number of medals that American athletes would take home in the Sydney games four years ago (97), as well as the number of gold medals (39).
In their rush to buy gold, and gold denominated assets, investors seem to overlook a number of risks associated with holding gold some outlined in great detail in the prospectus of mutual funds and ETFs that invest in gold.
The number of total gold speculative short positions now stands at the greatest level since 1999, HSBC said.
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Sterling Smith, futures specialist with Citi Institutional Client Group, outlined a number of ways gold could react in both directions, depending on how the Cyprus story plays out.
It was also 10 years ago this month that the number of bullish gold futures on the US Comex market held by professional speculators first broke above 100, 000 contracts.
Unlike gold, platinum has a number of industrial uses, with 80% going to the automotive industry for catalytic converters, although chemical companies also use a fair amount as well because platinum is resistant to corrosion.
Over the last several months, the chief executives of a number of major gold-mining companies said they are putting more emphasis on spending restraint and returning capital to shareholders, rather than a race for more total production.
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Mine supply for silver is rising faster than for other metals, helped by an increase of by-product from gold-mining operations plus a number of major primary projects in recent years.
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Starting in the 1950s, the gold coast moniker referred to a number of cities along South Florida's coastline, explains Beth Butler, president and chief operating officer at One Sotheby's International Realty in Coral Gables, Fla.
Since England abrogated the gold standard in 1931 her price index number has risen by over 2000%.
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He had competed at a number of World Games winning gold medals in both hockey and five-a-side football.
There are a number of ways to value gold tocks, he said.
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The fashion icon known for his haute couture and fragrances has put his very own design on a limited number of one-ounce gold bars.
The interesting aspect of this surge is the large number of investors who bought gold because they anticipated hyperinflation rather than waiting to observe a rise in prices.
His gold medal success has been welcomed by a number of leading officials.
However, inflation is a concern in a number of other countries, and gold is not a U.S. commodity but a global commodity.
The producer category added to positions in gold on both sides, adding a significant number of gross shorts, lifting its net-short position.
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In that scenario, Brazil is the ranks second in number of wins, with 3 gold medals, losing only to China, which has five.
George Gero, precious-metals strategist with RBC Capital Markets Global Futures, pointed out that the number of open positions in Comex gold for contracts beyond 2012 is building.
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The producer category showed these market participants added to positions in gold on both sides, adding a significant number of gross shorts, which lifted its net short position.
Although Ennis arrives in Barcelona as the world number one and favourite for heptathlon gold, an infection of the inner ear earlier this month left her so dizzy she was unable to train.
There were rumors in the market that on Tuesday a large number of put options were purchased on gold futures.
World number two side Argentina picked up the gold medal after Noel Barrionuevo's hat-trick steered them to a surprise 4-2 victory against the only team ranked above them, the Netherlands.
Interest in gold as a safe haven remains due to a number of factors, including ongoing concerns about European debt issues despite Greek approval of austerity measures last week, traders and analysts said.
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