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Condensed Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Deficit (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011
Shareholders’ deficit - opening balance	$ (186,816,986)
Net gain for the period	9,060,928
Adjustment of redeemable Shares to redemption value	(182,341,668)
Shareholders’ deficit - closing balance	$ (360,097,726)

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