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New company offers jewelry appraisal service
Caymen Net News - Adorn jewelry design and appraisal will appraise engagement rings, all gemstones, wedding bands, coin jewelry, necklaces and bracelets, damaged jewelry, antique jewelry, earrings and pendants, pearls, watches and others. Adorn jewelry Design

The Olympics countdown — repression of activists
Amnesty International USA - It appears that he is still working with gemstones, but has now been transferred from polishing to making necklaces or chains and his health appears to have improved as a result. He is reportedly kept under tight control, with family visits requiring

Arts Guide: Exhibits around the world
Herald Tribune - DU LUXEMBOURG — To July 29: “Ren Lalique, Bijoux d’Exception, 1890-1912.” Departing from the current trends in jewelry where emphasis was put on the quality and size of the precious stones, Lalique (1860-1945) used, next to diamonds, saphires and

Arts Guide: Exhibits around the world
Herald Tribune - DU LUXEMBOURG — To July 29: “Ren Lalique, Bijoux d’Exception, 1890-1912.” Departing from the current trends in jewelry where emphasis was put on the quality and size of the precious stones, Lalique (1860-1945) used, next to diamonds, saphires

With this rented ring I thee wed
Reuters Canada - But today, with its soaring price, gold is putting a strain on the age-old tradition of marriage as couples struggle to afford “shabka,” a ritual gift of gold jewelry considered a vital part of weddings across the Arab world. Beset by high

Tiffany & Co. opening men’s boutique
AZCentral.com - Tiffany & Co., betting that diamonds also may be a boy’s best friend, will open its first boutique devoted exclusively to men’s jewelry and accessories in September. “Tiffany & Co. The Men’s Store” will open in an Isetan department store in Tokyo

End of the nightmare for Gulliver
Kettering Evening Telegraph - PHIL GULLIVER wishes he had never left Rushden & Diamonds. The 24-year-old central defender spent a “nightmare” season at Hereford United before returning to Nene Park yesterday on a free transfer despite having 12 months left on his contract

Diamonds heating up again
Bluefield Daily Telegraph - BLUEFIELD Win or call it a season. At least for the first two rounds. The Region IV high school baseball and softball tournaments will start Tuesday and continue through Saturday, with berths in the Virginia state tournaments at stake. Only the

Arts Guide: Exhibits around the world
Herald Tribune - DU LUXEMBOURG — To July 29: “Ren Lalique, Bijoux d’Exception, 1890-1912.” Departing from the current trends in jewelry where emphasis was put on the quality and size of the precious stones, Lalique (1860-1945) used, next to diamonds, saphires

Arts Guide: Exhibits around the world
Herald Tribune - DU LUXEMBOURG — To July 29: “Ren Lalique, Bijoux d’Exception, 1890-1912.” Departing from the current trends in jewelry where emphasis was put on the quality and size of the precious stones, Lalique (1860-1945) used, next to diamonds, saphires

Arts Guide: Exhibits around the world
Herald Tribune - DU LUXEMBOURG — To July 29: “Ren Lalique, Bijoux d’Exception, 1890-1912.” Departing from the current trends in jewelry where emphasis was put on the quality and size of the precious stones, Lalique (1860-1945) used, next to diamonds, saphires

U.S., Iran Reach Iraq Policy Consensus
ABC News - Further complicating the talks, Iran said Saturday it had uncovered spy rings organized by the United States and its Western allies. Iran accuses the U.S. of improperly seizing five Iranians in Iraq this spring. The U.S. military is holding the five

Cell services start-up rings it all in: Tunes, tones, games
Boston Herald - R ingtones of your favorite bands, wallpapers of celebrities, weather alerts and video games: there are a lot of things you can get on your cell phone. Navigating all the content that cell phone companies are pushing on customers these days can be

Fresh graves, grief at Arlington cemetery
Boston Online - They still see their dead. “Somebody drives by, and you think it’s him, ” said Linda Bishop, a few feet from the grave site of her son, Jeff . The phone rings, said Xiomara Mena Anderson, standing over the grave of her son, Andy, and “I always

Belliard Rings Up The Cards
Washington Post - ST. LOUIS, May 27 — Saturday night, Washington Nationals infielder Ronnie Belliard received a replica of his World Series ring for helping the St. Louis Cardinals to last year’s championship. Sunday, he thanked them by making the third start of his

Music, whimsy help crowds shake off day of gloomy skies
Seattle Times - At 5 minutes to knife o’clock, owner Mike Kelley said spoon rings were the top seller. Like many of the performers and exhibitors, Kelley’s unusual preoccupation prompted the question: Why? A former quality-control inspector for a lockbox company

Heart for homeless spurs jewelry fundraiser
Calgary Sun - The Grade 7 Calgary Science School student decided to use her jewelry-making talents to raise money for Calgary’s homeless shelters. Yesterday, she raised $450 by selling more than 200 homemade earrings and bracelets at the Calgary Farmers’ Market

Guns, cash, jewelry found
Mansfield News Journal - MANSFIELD — A vehicle registration check Saturday has led to the recovery of guns, cash, tools, coins, jewelry and loose gems by authorities in Richland and Ashland counties. A brother and sister team from Ashtabula are being held in the Ashland