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Think Buying A Wedding Ring Is Expensive? Gold High Hitting Afghan
KSDK - KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Take pity on the Afghan bride. Or maybe just as appropriate — take pity on the groom. Centuries of pageantry and tradition combined with a recent 26-year high in gold prices are taking a toll on the amount of jewelry a

Pendant fundraiser to benefit RWB Festival
Baxter Bulletin - Carter’s Jewel Chest has donated a pendant as a fundraiser to benefit the Red, White and Blue Festival this year. Tickets for the pendant of precious stones in red, white and blue are available at area banks, Mountain Home Area Chamber of Commerce

home : around & about : across the south hills Friday, May 19, 2006
Pennsylvania Almanac - Bethel Park School District is seeking residents to serve on the new wellness and technology committees. The wellness committee has been formed as the result of the passage of federal legislation requiring local educational agencies to develop a

“Too Slow Too Furious” 
“I ask the Minister of Maori Affairs a question and I get an answer six days later,” said Hone Harawira, Maori Party MP for Tai Tokerau. “If that’s any indication of government’s responsiveness to Maori needs, then we really are in deep trouble.”

Burgess rings on a party line 
MEET one of the leaders of Australia’s newest political force the Telstra Party.

Talk Talk 
She was running late, always running late, a failing of hers, she knew it, but then she couldnt find her purse and once she did manage to locate it (underneath her blue corduroy jacket on the coat tree in the front hall), she couldnt find her keys.

Letter: Thanking the Saphires
Sharon Advocate, MA - May 19, 2006It’s important in the midst of busy lives to acknowledge the hardworking and caring people that make Sharon such a great community. …

She’s got an ‘eye’ for unique business
Los Angeles Daily News - DESCRIBE YOUR BUSINESS: I produce and design unique artwork in various mediums such as collage, painting, jewelry and clothing. IS THIS YOUR FIRST BUSINESS? Yes WHY DID YOU START THIS BUSINESS? My art allows me to express so much of myself, and my

Extras can up for graduates
Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Cap and gown: $40. Senior ring: up to $670. Thank you notes: $9.95. There s a lot to remember for graduation day. I m making a list, said Callie Zuber, 18, of Trophy Club, a Northwest High School senior. All those memories have a price tag

Knight moves 
Forget busy summers. Ian McKellen has more big-screen action packed into the month of May than most British stage actors could hope for in a career.

Barron wins 3rd straight 
Barron Heating sea kayaker Robert Clegg rings the bell to win the 2006 Ski to Sea race on May 28 at Maritime Park.

IN MY OPINION: Shaq to Wade, a sea change 
During this compelling Eastern Conference confrontation between the Miami Heat and the Detroit Pistons, we are watching the NBA version of global warming.

Director Peter Boal has brought a new luster to PNB
Seattle Times - Pacific Northwest Ballet dancers Lesley Rausch and Jordan Pacitti in Ulysses Dove’s “Red Angels.” This was the year that brought Frank Sinatra, the Cramps and rope harnesses to Pacific Northwest Ballet. But most of all, it was the year that brought

Shipwreck salvage proves profitable for treasure hunter
Bradenton Herald - FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Fresh from a special trip to his bank vault, John Brandon, captain of the Endeavor, shows a smidgen of his treasure from sunken Spanish galleons. Gold doubloons and silver coins are clustered with gold bars that cast a mesmerizing

Store discounts designer duds
Courier-Post - Michele Holick went on a shopping spree, snapping up three designer T-shirts, two pairs of jeans, sneakers and three sets of earrings — “silver danglies, red with silver and hoops.” The total: $35. A 22-year-old fashion plate from Westville, Holick

Words of wisdom too often forgotten
Jackson Sun - I don’t remember much about my high-school graduation night. Except, of course, what I wore: white dotted Swiss beneath my gown. We sat in alphabetical order, which put me right next to Lee Gross, a funny football hero and the unrequited love of my

Group spreads story of Tubman
Citizen Online - AUBURN - Five small pebbles and a pair of silver earrings were arranged on top of the memorial stone marking the resting place of Harriet Tubman Saturday morning. Were it not for the 32nd annual Pilgrimage set to begin at the gravesite in the rolling

Tiger numbers rise with 6A success 
The Tiger thinclads extending their season went from three to 14 after Mobridge had a big day at the Region 6A Track Meet in Miller on Thursday. “We competed well,” said Coach Jim Schlekeway. “We had a lot of people on the bubble and pretty much everyone we thought could get in, got in.

Record complaints for press body 
More than 3,000 complaints were received by the Press Complaints Commission last year - a record number.

Author searches for healing 
REHOBOTH BEACH — “I’m glad they’re gone,” Molly “Brucie” Jacobs says of the four potential homebuyers who have just left her oceanfront house.

USA : Exclusive House of Taylor Jewelry at Christe s auction
Fibre2fashion.com, India - May 26, 2006Christie’s, Dame Elizabeth Taylor and House of Taylor Jewelry Inc announced that Christie s in New York, Hong Kong and Geneva would offer selected jewels …

Nikki from “American Idol” in the desert — promoting tongue …
The Desert Sun, CA - May 22, 2006Nikki McKibben, who came in third on the first season of “American Idol” is in thePalm Springs area to promote her new CD, jewelry from LA s Alex & Lee and …

USA : Tiffany acquires sub-zone status for jewelry & consumer …
Fibre2fashion.com, India - May 23, 2006Tiffany & Co (Jewelry and Consumer Goods) has been granted authority for sub-zone status for activity related to jewelry and consumer goods packaging and …

Pak to achieve US$ 500m of Exports from Gems Industry
PakTribune.com, Pakistan - May 28, 2006KARACHI: Pakistan Gems and Jewelry Industry is totally reinventing itself as a quality producer of able to compete globally through skills and technology up …

Ever Together rare earth magnet jewelry
Shiny Media, UK - May 25, 2006So it’s no surprise, darling, that I love the idea of rare earth magnetic jewelry as offered by Ever Together, which you can just rearrange and recreate into a …