The Ten Commandments of Gold & Silver Buying

The Ten Commandments of Gold & Silver Buying

On Franklin Sanders’ website you will find the following Ten Commandments of Gold & Silver Buying. If you are interested in investing in precious metals,

Money & Markets – Week of  2.28.10

Money & Markets – Week of 2.28.10

Russia Nudging Belarus, Kazakhstan Away From Dollar GATA (5 March 10) Treasury’s Bailout Overseer Shifts Course From ‘Too Big to Fail’ The Washington Post (5

Money & Markets – Week of  2.28.10

Money & Markets – Week of 2.28.10

Russia Nudging Belarus, Kazakhstan Away From Dollar GATA (5 March 10) Treasury’s Bailout Overseer Shifts Course From ‘Too Big to Fail’ The Washington Post (5

Precious Metals – Week of 2.28.10

Precious Metals – Week of 2.28.10

Venezuelan Central Bank to Increase Gold Purchases GATA (5 March 10) Sprott Raises $400 Million From Gold Trust IPO GATA (3 March 10) Sovereign Default

Mortgage Markets – Week of  2.28.10

Mortgage Markets – Week of 2.28.10

Trapped Inside A Property Bubble Caixin online (10 Feb 10) Million Dollar Greenwich Houses Fall on Bad Times NBC Connecticut (1 March 10) Elizabeth Warren

Geopolitical –  Week of 2.28.10

Geopolitical – Week of 2.28.10

Panelists Question Citigroup’s ‘Government Guarantee’ The New York Times (4 March 10) Democratic Defections on Abortion Issue May Imperil Health Bill Bloomberg.com (5 March 10)

Technology – Week of  2.28.10

Technology – Week of 2.28.10

Brain Scanners To Be Used To ‘Design’ Political Candidates The Register (5 March 10) Silicon Valley Rules Oscars as Hollywood Looks North Bloomberg.com (5 March

Life – Week of  2.28.10

Life – Week of 2.28.10

Music Biz Back to Playing The Blues Los Angeles Times (25 Feb 10) Magnitude-6.4 Quake Strikes Taiwan; One Person Hurt BusinessWeek (3 March 10) Rethinking

Food & Health – Week of  2.28.10

Food & Health – Week of 2.28.10

Suit Seeks to Bar Genetically Modified Sugar Beets WBBN 780 (1 March 10) USDA Stance on GM Alfalfa Threatens “Fabric of Organic Industry” The Organic

Food & Health – Week of  2.28.10

Food & Health – Week of 2.28.10

Suit Seeks to Bar Genetically Modified Sugar Beets WBBN 780 (1 March 10) USDA Stance on GM Alfalfa Threatens “Fabric of Organic Industry” The Organic

Money & Markets – Week of  2.21.10

Money & Markets – Week of 2.21.10

Thai Court Reading Verdict on Thaksin’s $2.3 Billion Bloomberg.com (26 Feb 10) Germany Debt Chief Hints at Greek Rescue Telegraph.co.uk (25 Feb 10) An Interview

Money & Markets – Week of  2.21.10

Money & Markets – Week of 2.21.10

Thai Court Reading Verdict on Thaksin’s $2.3 Billion Bloomberg.com (26 Feb 10) Germany Debt Chief Hints at Greek Rescue Telegraph.co.uk (25 Feb 10) An Interview

Precious Metals – Week of  2.21.10

Precious Metals – Week of 2.21.10

China Will Bid on IMF’s Remaining Gold Offer, Russian News Agency Says GATA (25 Feb 10) India Seen as Potential Buyer For More IMF Gold

Mortgage Markets – Week of  2.21.10

Mortgage Markets – Week of 2.21.10

What’s Up With HUD’s REO Sales? Bruce Krasting (23 Feb 10) Frustrated Owner Bulldozes Home Ahead of Foreclosure WLWT.com (19 Feb 10)

Geopolitical – Week of  2.21.10

Geopolitical – Week of 2.21.10

Detroit Mayor Bing Emphasizes Need to Shrink City The Detroit News (25 Feb 10) 75 Reasons to be Skeptical of Global Warming Josh Fulton (21

Life – Week of  2.21.10

Life – Week of 2.21.10

Top 10 Places You Can’t Go Listverse.com Arizona Dog is World’s Tallest Reuters.uk (23 Feb 10) Awareness General Life Facts Drishti…Life’s Vision

Food & Health – Week of 2.21.10

Food & Health – Week of 2.21.10

High Hopes for Vertical Farming (video above) Reuters.uk (23 Feb 10) Making Vitamins Too Costly For Your Health Canada Free Press (21 Feb 10) Interview

Food & Health – Week of 2.21.10

Food & Health – Week of 2.21.10

High Hopes for Vertical Farming (video above) Reuters.uk (23 Feb 10) Making Vitamins Too Costly For Your Health Canada Free Press (21 Feb 10) Interview

Technology – Week of  2.21.10

Technology – Week of 2.21.10

Bloom Box Generates Buzz, Skepticism With 60 Minutes Spot Christian Science Monitor (22 Feb 10)

Money & Markets – Week of  2.14.10

Money & Markets – Week of 2.14.10

And Some More Horrible News: Lipper FMI Reports $916M in High Yield Bond Overflows, Following $1B Outflow in Prior Week ZeroHedge (18 Feb 10) Fed

Money & Markets – Week of  2.14.10

Money & Markets – Week of 2.14.10

And Some More Horrible News: Lipper FMI Reports $916M in High Yield Bond Overflows, Following $1B Outflow in Prior Week ZeroHedge (18 Feb 10) Fed

Precious Metals – Week of 2.14.10

Precious Metals – Week of 2.14.10

Bank of England Falsified Gold Data to Rig Interest Rates From 1925-31 GATA (14 Feb 10) A Silver Shortage? YouTube (08 Feb 10)

Geopolitical –  Week of 2.14.10

Geopolitical – Week of 2.14.10

Life is Elsewhere PressEurop (17 Feb 10) School Accused of Off-Campus Webcam Spying CNet News (18 Feb 10) Utah House Votes to Not Comply With

Technology – Week of  2.14.10

Technology – Week of 2.14.10

Google Wants to Test Gigabit Fiber Internet For Up To 500,000 People Gizmodo (10 Feb 10) Physicist Discovers How to Teleport Energy Technology Review (03

Food & Health – Week of  2.14.10

Food & Health – Week of 2.14.10

The Pandemic Response Project (PReP) Announcement (17 Feb 10) MMR and Autism—The Link Really Has Been Established WDDTY (Feb 10) Towards Permaculture Centres Worldwide YouTube

Food & Health – Week of  2.14.10

Food & Health – Week of 2.14.10

The Pandemic Response Project (PReP) Announcement (17 Feb 10) MMR and Autism—The Link Really Has Been Established WDDTY (Feb 10) Towards Permaculture Centres Worldwide YouTube

Money & Markets – Week of  2.7.10

Money & Markets – Week of 2.7.10

Goldman Sachs Faces ‘Robin Hood Tax’ Vote-rigging Claims Telegraph.co.uk (11 Feb 10) China Orders Retreat From Risky Assets Telegraph.co.uk (10 Feb 10) Coming To America:

Money & Markets – Week of  2.7.10

Money & Markets – Week of 2.7.10

Goldman Sachs Faces ‘Robin Hood Tax’ Vote-rigging Claims Telegraph.co.uk (11 Feb 10) China Orders Retreat From Risky Assets Telegraph.co.uk (10 Feb 10) Coming To America:

Precious Metals – Week of 2.7.10

Precious Metals – Week of 2.7.10

Midas Touch Lost? Paulson Hits Hurdles in Gold Fund GATA (10 Feb 10) Maybe That’s Why The Vietnamese Want Gold So Much GATA (10 Feb

Geopolitical –  Week of 2.7.10

Geopolitical – Week of 2.7.10

Financial Reform Back on Track CNBC.com (11 Feb 10) Google Staunchly Defends Pact To Digitize Books Reuters (12 Feb 10) Hundreds Forced Into Sex Trade,

Technology – Week of  2.7.10

Technology – Week of 2.7.10

Bio-electromagnetic Weapons Fredomfchs.com Genetically Modified Forest Planned for U.S. Southeast Scientific American (29 Jan 10)

Life – Week of  2.7.10

Life – Week of 2.7.10

Washington, Baltimore Set Snow Records as Blizzard Chokes East Bloomberg.com (10 Feb 10) The New Face Of America’s Poor? Christian Science Monitor (09 Feb 10)

Food & Health – Week of  2.7.10

Food & Health – Week of 2.7.10

Pandemic Response Project Pandemic Response Project Experienced, Authoritative Help With Vaccine Legal Exemptions And Waivers In The U.S. Vaccine Rights The Cell Phone And The

Food & Health – Week of  2.7.10

Food & Health – Week of 2.7.10

Pandemic Response Project Pandemic Response Project Experienced, Authoritative Help With Vaccine Legal Exemptions And Waivers In The U.S. Vaccine Rights The Cell Phone And The

Money & Markets – Week of  1.31.10

Money & Markets – Week of 1.31.10

G-7 Splits Hurt Investors as Ministers Seek Exit Plan Bloomberg.com (05 Feb 10) JPMorgan’s Dimon Gets $17 Million Stock Award Bonus Bloomberg.com (05 Feb 10)

Money & Markets – Week of  1.31.10

Money & Markets – Week of 1.31.10

G-7 Splits Hurt Investors as Ministers Seek Exit Plan Bloomberg.com (05 Feb 10) JPMorgan’s Dimon Gets $17 Million Stock Award Bonus Bloomberg.com (05 Feb 10)

Precious Metals – Week of  1.31.10

Precious Metals – Week of 1.31.10

Two Types Of Gold Funds To Glitter On Stock Market Soon Bangkok Post (02 Feb 10) Adrian Douglas: An Appeal To The CFTC To Get

Mortgage Markets – Week of  1.31.10

Mortgage Markets – Week of 1.31.10

US Mortgage Sector Braced For End Of Fed Help Financial Times (03 Feb 10) Cloudy Future for Fannie and Freddie New York Times (01 Feb

Geopolitical –  Week of 1.31.10

Geopolitical – Week of 1.31.10

Gov’t to Pay More Than Half of U.S. Health Costs Fox News (04 Feb 10) U.S. Missionaries In Haiti Charged With Child Kidnap Reuters (04

Technology – Week of  1.31.10

Technology – Week of 1.31.10

Is Basic American Telephone Service In A Death Spiral? Nieman Watchdog (03 Feb 10) VeriChip Buys Steel Vault, Creating Micro-Implant Health Record/Credit Score Empire BNET

Life – Week of  1.31.10

Life – Week of 1.31.10

North Carolina Schools May Cut Chunk Out of U.S. History Lessons Fox News (03 Feb 10) DIY, Super-Efficient Fridge Uses .1 kWh a Day EcoRenovator.org

Food & Health – Week of  1.31.10

Food & Health – Week of 1.31.10

Violence Is Part of the Job, Say Nurses, as Study Shows Only 1 in 6 Incidents Are Reported ScienceDaily (03 Feb 10) Agricultural Marketing Service

Food & Health – Week of  1.31.10

Food & Health – Week of 1.31.10

Violence Is Part of the Job, Say Nurses, as Study Shows Only 1 in 6 Incidents Are Reported ScienceDaily (03 Feb 10) Agricultural Marketing Service

Money & Markets – Week of  1.24.10

Money & Markets – Week of 1.24.10

Funds Flee Greece as Germany Warns of “Fatal” Eurozone Crisis Telegraph.co.uk (28 Jan 10) EU Signals Last-resort Backing For Greece Financial Times (29 Jan 10)

Money & Markets – Week of  1.24.10

Money & Markets – Week of 1.24.10

Funds Flee Greece as Germany Warns of “Fatal” Eurozone Crisis Telegraph.co.uk (28 Jan 10) EU Signals Last-resort Backing For Greece Financial Times (29 Jan 10)

Precious Metals – Week of  1.24.10

Precious Metals – Week of 1.24.10

Adrian Douglas: An Appeal to The CFTC to Get Serious With Gold And Silver GATA (28 Jan 10) James Turk: The Decade’s Best National Currency

Mortgage Markets – Week of  1.24.10

Mortgage Markets – Week of 1.24.10

Fall In U.S. New Home Sales Fans Fears On Recovery Yahoo Finance (27 Jan 10) Fed May Take Risk MBS Program End Won’t Hurt Housing

Geopolitical –  Week of 1.24.10

Geopolitical – Week of 1.24.10

Old Guard Caught Off Guard The Wall Street Journal (29 Jan 10) House Committee OKs Homemade Guns, Ammo East Valley Tribune.com (28 Jan 10) Company

Technology – Week of  1.24.10

Technology – Week of 1.24.10

Skin Cells Turned Into Brain Cells Technology Review (28 Jan 10) What An Apple Tablet Would Mean For Publishing MacWorld (25 Jan 10) Royal Society

Life – Week of  1.24.10

Life – Week of 1.24.10

Howard Zinn: A Public Intellectual Who Mattered Truthout (28 Jan 10) Women Make up Half of The New Bolivian Ministerial Cabinet MercoPress (25 Jan 10)

Food & Health – Week of  1.24.10

Food & Health – Week of 1.24.10

Naked Intimidation: The Wakefield Inquisition is Only the Tip of the Autism Censorship Iceberg Age of Autism (29 Jan 10) Community Projects: A Detroit Story

Food & Health – Week of  1.24.10

Food & Health – Week of 1.24.10

Naked Intimidation: The Wakefield Inquisition is Only the Tip of the Autism Censorship Iceberg Age of Autism (29 Jan 10) Community Projects: A Detroit Story

Money & Markets – Week of  1.17.10

Money & Markets – Week of 1.17.10

Meredith Whitney Predicts Obama Bank Plan Will Pass Bloomberg.com (22 Jan 10) Obama’s Banking Proposals: The Impact on Europe BBC News (22 Jan 10) Strike

Money & Markets – Week of  1.17.10

Money & Markets – Week of 1.17.10

Meredith Whitney Predicts Obama Bank Plan Will Pass Bloomberg.com (22 Jan 10) Obama’s Banking Proposals: The Impact on Europe BBC News (22 Jan 10) Strike

Precious Metals – Week of  1.17.10

Precious Metals – Week of 1.17.10

Two Important Messages From The Fear Index Free Gold Money Report (20 Jan 10) Is There Gold In Fort Knox? GATA (20 Jan 10) Gene

Geopolitical –  Week of  1.17.10

Geopolitical – Week of 1.17.10

The Tide Has Turned: Barbara Boxer Joins Feingold And Many Others Opposing Bernanke Zero Hedge (22 Jan 10) India Inmates Take Yoga To Reduce Their

Technology – Week of  1.17.10

Technology – Week of 1.17.10

China Condemns ‘Groundless’ US Criticism of Web Control BBC News (22 Jan 10) Media Use By Teens, Tweens Grows To 53 Hours A Week Chicago

Life – Week of  1.17.10

Life – Week of 1.17.10

Exodus to Countryside Reverses Long Trend The New York Times (21 Jan 10) More Evacuations Ordered As New Storm Hits Calif. YahooNews (20 Jan 10)

Food & Health – Week of  1.17.10

Food & Health – Week of 1.17.10

Tyson Agrees To Pay $5m In ‘Antibiotic-free’ Chicken Settlement Food Production Daily (15 Jan 10) US Farmers Plant Fewest Wheat Acres Since 1913 abc News

Food & Health – Week of  1.17.10

Food & Health – Week of 1.17.10

Tyson Agrees To Pay $5m In ‘Antibiotic-free’ Chicken Settlement Food Production Daily (15 Jan 10) US Farmers Plant Fewest Wheat Acres Since 1913 abc News

Money & Markets – Week of  1.10.10

Money & Markets – Week of 1.10.10

Who Is the ‘One Big Bidder’ For US Treasuries? Jesses’s Cafe American (14 Jan 10) Bernanke Fights to Keep Bank Powers in Senate Letter Bloomberg.com

Money & Markets – Week of  1.10.10

Money & Markets – Week of 1.10.10

Who Is the ‘One Big Bidder’ For US Treasuries? Jesses’s Cafe American (14 Jan 10) Bernanke Fights to Keep Bank Powers in Senate Letter Bloomberg.com

Geopolitical –  Week of  1.10.10

Geopolitical – Week of 1.10.10

Senate Aims for Bernanke Vote Before Fed Term Ends in January Bloomberg.com (14 Jan 10) WHO To Look Into Claims It Exaggerated Swine Flu Irishtimes.com

Technology – Week of  1.10.10

Technology – Week of 1.10.10

Spanish Astronomers Claim Dwarf Sun Beyond Pluto ViewZone (2009) Big Freeze Plunged Europe Into Ice Age In Months ESF (29 Nov 09)

Life – Week of  1.10.10

Life – Week of 1.10.10

Haiti Earthquake Live Blog: Bill Clinton: “We’ve Got to Save Lives” Truthout (13 Jan 10) A Citizens Guide to Understanding Corporate Media Propaganda Techniques Earthblog

Food & Health – Week of  1.10.10

Food & Health – Week of 1.10.10

Global Deep Freeze Threatens 2010 Food Supply Natural News (12 Jan 10) CDC: H1N1 Activity Shows Further Signs of Decline Infectious Diseases News (07 Jan

Food & Health – Week of  1.10.10

Food & Health – Week of 1.10.10

Global Deep Freeze Threatens 2010 Food Supply Natural News (12 Jan 10) CDC: H1N1 Activity Shows Further Signs of Decline Infectious Diseases News (07 Jan

Money & Markets – Week of  1.03.10

Money & Markets – Week of 1.03.10

Massive Jump In Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) Benefits – Up 43% In One Month! Mish’s Global Economic Analysis (07 Jan 10) Census Jobs May Jump-Start

Money & Markets – Week of  1.03.10

Money & Markets – Week of 1.03.10

Massive Jump In Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) Benefits – Up 43% In One Month! Mish’s Global Economic Analysis (07 Jan 10) Census Jobs May Jump-Start

Precious Metals – Week of  1.03.10

Precious Metals – Week of 1.03.10

U.S. Platinum, Palladium ETFs Set To Trade Friday Reuters (07 Jan 10) Lessons of the American Lost Decade – Part I: The Gold Bugs Were

Mortgage Markets – Week of  1.03.10

Mortgage Markets – Week of 1.03.10

More Bankrupts Choosing Ch. 7 Over Ch. 13 MortgageOrb (06 Jan 10) Credit Suisse Sued for $24 Billion by Property Owners Business Week (04 Jan

Geopolitical –  Week of  1.03.10

Geopolitical – Week of 1.03.10

Stimulus Watch: Now It’s Fake Zip Codes Washington Examiner (04 Jan 10) Can Legislators Get it Right The Third Time? Washington Examiner (04 Jan 10)

Technology – Week of  1.03.10

Technology – Week of 1.03.10

2010 Prediction: The Year Of The Paid Subscription Newsweek (08 Jan 10) Netflix Friends Hollywood Clusterstock (03 Jan 10) AT&T Wants Out of Landline Business

Life – Week of  1.03.10

Life – Week of 1.03.10

Exploiting The Recession: A Mom’s Trick to Whiter Teeth Consumer Tips Weekly (07 Jan 10) As Spiritual Films Bring in The Bucks, Hollywood Gets More

Food & Health – Week of  1.03.10

Food & Health – Week of 1.03.10

Mental Health Trojan Horse The Washington Post (31 Dec 09) The Effect of Running Shoes on Lower Extremity Joint Torques PM&R (December 2009) Mayo Clinic

Food & Health – Week of  1.03.10

Food & Health – Week of 1.03.10

Mental Health Trojan Horse The Washington Post (31 Dec 09) The Effect of Running Shoes on Lower Extremity Joint Torques PM&R (December 2009) Mayo Clinic

Money & Markets – Week of 12.27.09

Money & Markets – Week of 12.27.09

Ethiopian Farms Lure Investor Funds as Workers Live in Poverty Bloomberg.com (31 Dec 09) Treasury Debt Sales Top $2.1 Trillion for Year The Wall Street

Money & Markets – Week of 12.27.09

Money & Markets – Week of 12.27.09

Ethiopian Farms Lure Investor Funds as Workers Live in Poverty Bloomberg.com (31 Dec 09) Treasury Debt Sales Top $2.1 Trillion for Year The Wall Street

Precious Metals – Week of 12.27.09

Precious Metals – Week of 12.27.09

World Gold Council Doesn’t Necessarily Share GATA’s Views GATA (31 Dec 09) How Would Anyone Know if The Comex is Lying Too? GATA (29 Dec

Mortgage Markets – Week of 12.27.09

Mortgage Markets – Week of 12.27.09

Lawmakers Want Probe Into Treasury Aid for Fannie, Freddie The Wall Street Journal (30 Dec 09) Billions to Fight Foreclosure, But Few New Loans The

Geopolitical –  Week of  12.27.09

Geopolitical – Week of 12.27.09

IRS Loosens Rules on Preparer Use of Taxpayer Info Web CPA (30 Dec 09) Are America’s Mercenary Armies Really Drug Cartels? Salem-News.com (28 Dec 09)

Technology – Week of 12.27.09

Technology – Week of 12.27.09

Yahoo Sells All Its Users Private Email Contents to U.S. Agencies for Small Price Mathaba (05 Dec 09) China To Require Internet Domain Name Registration

Life – Week of 12.27.09

Life – Week of 12.27.09

Missing Dutch Sailor Laura Dekker, 14, Found on Caribbean Island Guardian.co.uk (20 Dec 09) Anybody Seen Pati? The New York Times (26 Dec 09) China

Food & Health – Week of  12.27.09

Food & Health – Week of 12.27.09

Doctor Admits Israeli Pathologists Harvested Organs Without Consent Guardian | 21 December 2009 From… More Herbicide Use Reported on Genetically Modified Crops CSMonitor.com (21 Dec

Food & Health – Week of  12.27.09

Food & Health – Week of 12.27.09

More Herbicide Use Reported on Genetically Modified Crops CSMonitor.com (21 Dec 09) Leading Causes of Death Center For Disease Control Billy Shore Discusses Crisis of

Money & Markets – Week of 12.20.09

Money & Markets – Week of 12.20.09

Harvard Swaps Are So Toxic Even Summers Won’t Explain Bloomberg.com (22 Dec 09) Banks With Political Ties Got Bailouts, Study Shows Reuters (21 Dec 09)

Precious Metals – Week of 12.20.09

Precious Metals – Week of 12.20.09

Russia Transfers $1 Bln Worth Gold To Central Bank Yahoo Finance(21 Dec 09) Royal Canadian Mint Reveals How It Lost Gold Ottawa Citizen (21 Dec

Geopolitical –  Week of  12.20.09

Geopolitical – Week of 12.20.09

Iceland Lawmakers Threaten to Reject Icesave Bill a Second Time Bloomberg.com (21 Dec 09) Farmers May See Large Tax Increases Under Proposal From Missour State

Life – Week of 12.20.09

Life – Week of 12.20.09

Black Belt Putin Offers To Join Russian Judo Team Reuters (20 Dec 09) Mercedes-Based 10,000-Liter Water Cannon Car and Driver (17 Dec 09)

Food & Health – Week of  12.20.09

Food & Health – Week of 12.20.09

Food Price Inflation Close To 20% YouTube (11 Dec 09) GM Wheat Is On Its Way Guardian.co.uk (19 Dec 09)

Food & Health – Week of  12.20.09

Food & Health – Week of 12.20.09

Food Price Inflation Close To 20% YouTube (11 Dec 09) GM Wheat Is On Its Way Guardian.co.uk (19 Dec 09)

Money & Markets – Week of 12.13.09

Money & Markets – Week of 12.13.09

The European AIG: How Moody’s Downgrade Of Greece Can Start The Avalanche Zero Hedge (18 Dec 09) PIMCO Sells $26.5 Billion In Treasuries And MBS

Money & Markets – Week of 12.13.09

Money & Markets – Week of 12.13.09

The European AIG: How Moody’s Downgrade Of Greece Can Start The Avalanche Zero Hedge (18 Dec 09) PIMCO Sells $26.5 Billion In Treasuries And MBS

Precious Metals – Week of 12.13.09

Precious Metals – Week of 12.13.09

Is The Price of World Silver The Result of Legitimate Market Discovery? Jesse’s Crossroads Cafe (15 Dec 09) Comex Acts to Curb Speculation (In Gold)

Mortgage Markets – Week of 12.13.09

Mortgage Markets – Week of 12.13.09

What 10 Reasons Will Keep a Lid on The Housing And Economic Recovery For California? Dr. Housing Bubble (2009) The Trend In The Freddie Mac

Geopolitical –  Week of  12.13.09

Geopolitical – Week of 12.13.09

World Leaders May Drop 2010 Climate Deadline – Draft Reuters (18 Dec 09) Obama Heads to High-risk, Uncertain Climate Talks Associated Press (18 Dec 09)