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Dennistoun Public Library, GlasgowAndrew Carnegie's great library-building programme allowed the Scottish architect James Robert Rhind to realise seven of his improbable designs.

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Many wealth managers and financial advisers want to own precious metals but have to make a choice of which one, said William Rhind, strategic director of U.S. business development at ETF Securities Ltd., which is managing the fund.

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Despite vast global participation in sport both at amateur and elite levels, Rhind says there is only a small body of international research into abusive behaviour.

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Rhind wants to start a study on the prevalence of abuse in all sports, but knows that getting governing bodies to co-operate may be hard.

Olympics 2012 spark rise in studies into abuse of child athletes Louise Tickle 2010

The fund is suitable "for investors who want access to precious metals, but who don't want to have to decide which metals to buy or in what proportion," Rhind says.

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"It's very hard to get access, there are funding problems, there's a reluctance from sports governing bodies to acknowledge the threat, and then there's the ethical dilemma of how to design appropriate questioning for large numbers of children about different types of abuse they may be experiencing," Rhind explains.

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Given that standard research protocols agreed by university ethics committees require that all data is kept confidential, what would Rhind do if a child questioned in such a study disclosed sexual or other abuse?

Olympics 2012 spark rise in studies into abuse of child athletes Louise Tickle 2010

"The key finding here is that traditionally, researchers have focused on abuses perpetrated directly on the victim by the coach," says Rhind.

Olympics 2012 spark rise in studies into abuse of child athletes Louise Tickle 2010

This is the time, explains Rhind, where a coach has maximum power.

Olympics 2012 spark rise in studies into abuse of child athletes Louise Tickle 2010

In an attempt to build a better picture of abuse in various sports, Rhind is working with colleagues at Canada's University of Regina to analyse written reports of behaviour by coaches, players and spectators that are now systematically carried out by independent match officials at youth sporting fixtures across Canada.

Olympics 2012 spark rise in studies into abuse of child athletes Louise Tickle 2010