Word: platinum
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...stripped-down, decidedly gentle piece aimed at Crow’s recently adopted son, which might do well among tired babies and devotees of easy-listening radio stations. Crow has made it clear that she doesn’t expect this album to have the success of her multi-platinum breakout work “Tuesday Night Music Club,” which sold over four million copies domestically and also represented her last collaboration with producer Bill Botrell. But at the very least, Crow will probably accomplish two important goals: satisfying her legions of fans with the traditional stuff...
...than their old homes. The Discovery Channel has spent months documenting the town's reconstruction for a miniseries on the Greensburg experience that will be produced by Leonardo DiCaprio. In early January, the city council approved a plan that would make all public buildings in Greensburg conform to the Platinum rating of the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Design (LEED) standards - something no town in the America has ever tried. Ron Shank's car dealership, which had been close to closing, will be rebuilt as a model green facility for GM, and Google is even thinking...
...operations for fear that power cuts would trap workers underground. Gold Fields, which owns the world's largest gold mine, said the state-owned power utility Eskom, which supplies 95% of South Africa's electricity, had warned that outages could continue for a month. The world's No. 1 platinum producer, Anglo Platinum, also shut down production at all its South African mines. Gold and platinum prices soared to record highs on the news, spot gold reaching $923.40 an ounce and platinum $1,697 an ounce, although shares in the mining companies tumbled. The South African government has chosen...
...Cost of the new Kale Miles leather belt. The item's high price tag is due mainly to its nearly 8-oz. (0.25 kg) platinum buckle...
...added jokingly that “Yale is the platinum standard,” in defense of the school his daughter currently attends...