According to company specs, the Whip has an optimal range of 100 miles on single charge.

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The new mid-range optimal allocations could be as high as 8.4% to 10%, the report said.

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On average, emerging-market central banks hold less than 4% of their foreign-exchange reserves in gold, which is slightly under the 4.6% to 7% mid-range optimal level suggested by previous research done by academics, institutions and the World Gold Council for diversification of reserves.

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When viewed from a local currency perspective, the mid-range for optimal gold allocations increased to 8.4% to 10%.

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For comparison, under optimal conditions, the Leaf also has an anticipated 100 mile range.

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The display also incorporates 160-degree wide viewing range, turns to a portrait (vertical) position optimal for users doing page layouts, and detaches for wall mounting.

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Unlike conventional rockets that blast off from a pad, air-launched systems similar to the one Mr. Allen wants to put together are designed to deliver a broad range of satellites to space without the constraints of weather or optimal times and locations to try to reach specific orbits.

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Mr Bentley said RMB still backed the scheme and was "evaluating project debt capacities under a range of varying gold price scenarios in order to assist the company in evaluating an optimal approach to financing the project".

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