Got Bling Bling

Romancing the Stone
Egypt Today - Going even further back in history, other showpieces include a gold powder box inlaid with rare diamonds that once belonged to a Russian tsar and the Tiffany-made Key of Cairo owned by Khedive Ismail, himself an avid jewel collector. The Key of Cairo

The Least Among Us
New York Times - Three things turn out to increase the risk of conflict: a relatively high proportion of young, uneducated men; an imbalance between ethnic groups, with one tending to outnumber the rest; and a supply of natural resources like diamonds or oil, which

Grandma’s worth far exceeded jewels or worldly wealth
Union City Daily Messenger - I’d tell her she’s worth far more than rubies, just like the virtuous woman of Proverbs 31. As I listened to one of the great-granddaughters read the passage of the virtuous woman of Proverbs at graveside Thursday, it brought a smile to my face and

Arts Guide: Exhibits around the world
International Herald Tribune - 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 rubies, more

Gift Of Jewelry: Always A Hit
Channel 3000 - Try rubies or garnets, or perhaps spinel or rubellite. Does blue complement the color of her eyes? Deep-blue tanzanite is trendy. Does she fancy purple? Amethyst is an ever-popular choice in this color. She loves orange or yellow? Try amber, citrine

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Estimated $500,000 in jewelry taken in heist
Portsmouth Herald - KITTERY, Maine Police are searching for two men they say carried semiautomatic weapons and used wire ties to handcuff two employees while stealing about a half a million dollars in merchandise from Ultra Diamonds Tuesday morning. Police Chief

2 to face murder charges in deadly Las Vegas jewelry store heist
KRNV - LAS VEGAS (AP) - Authorities say a Las Vegas jewelry store employee who disarmed and killed a would-be robber with his own gun probably won’t face criminal charges. But two alleged accomplices in the botched heist are facing murder charges. 24-year

Polishing up downtown L.A.
Seattle Times - If you can get past all the things people love to hate about it, L.A. 4 million people, 467 square miles has undiscovered appeal for those who venture downtown: old movie houses, Art Deco buildings, thriving fashion and jewelry districts

Ellwood festival vendor list
Ellwood City Ledger - Necklaces and earrings sets using vintage and antique beads. 109. Peggy Pletz, Beaver Falls. Unique floral arrangements, door decorations, wall hangings and wreaths. 110. David Melesky, Kinsman, Ohio. Author of fiction books. 111. Bill & Linda Heistand

Jankovic manages to stay relaxed, helped by her not-so-pushy parent
Times Online - She arrived slightly late for her daughter s singles match yesterday, sat down and commented approvingly on her daughter s choice of earrings for the day. I like them, she said. She got them in Holland. Indeed, Snezana was delighted

We were too scared to do anything
Electric New Paper - The day she disappeared, Ms Uuriintuya said Ms Altantuya wore a diamond-studded gold ring, a Larmes silver watch and earrings with black stones. She also wore an Esprit black jacket, Levi’s dark blue jeans, Gucci sandals and carried a black Fendi

Scoop: Does Spears want Federline back?
MSNBC - Olsen s rep denies Snow gave her a ring, but the mag says it s a Snow family heirloom with rose-cut diamonds set in platinum. The source adds, She loves Max so much. Notes from all over Jessica Simpson and John Mayer have officially broken up

Marriott Shoals gets 4th diamond
Times Daily - AAA conferred an unofficial rating of Three Diamonds three months after the Marriott opened, Bowser said. This Four Diamond rating is the first official rating from the agency. Debbie Wilson, director of the Florence -Lauderdale Tourism Office, said

India’s jewelry exports climb 32%
Economic Times - MUMBAI: Exports of jewelry from India, the world’s largest producer, climbed 32 per cent in the two months ended May as overseas sales of diamonds rose. Exports reached $3.18 billion, compared with $2.4 billion a year earlier, the Gem & Jewellery

The Egyptian Museum
Egypt Today - A special room on the second floor is dedicated to artfully displayed jewelry, from simple stone bracelets to exotic necklaces and earrings set with semi-precious stones. But if jewelry is your passion, you ll need to wander widely to see it all

Jankovic manages to stay relaxed, helped by her not-so-pushy parent
Times Online - She arrived slightly late for her daughter s singles match yesterday, sat down and commented approvingly on her daughter s choice of earrings for the day. I like them, she said. She got them in Holland. Indeed, Snezana was delighted

One Woman’s World
American Reporter - on their abilities, their talents, their work track records, their ideas, their dreams and the successful ones never do it dressed in a white suit with a pink ruffled shirt and a gaudy gold necklace with two matching gaudy gold earrings.

Signature Cobra
CNN Money - Vertu is now taking orders (but only 8 of them) for the Signature Cobra, designed by French jeweler Boucheron. The Cobra features one pear-cut diamond, one round white diamond, two emerald eyes and 439 rubies. A somewhat cheaper version - the $115

Arts Guide: Exhibits around the world
International Herald Tribune - 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 rubies, more

Discover yourself in a new home
Bismarck Tribune - It’ll write in ink made of crushed rubies. It’ll have a whistle attached to it and will dispense all the banana-flavored milk you can drink. When you click this pen three times, a flight of dragons will descend from the heavens and spell out your

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DVD reviews
Sunday Life - When a developer called Davido (Lefevre) threatens to seize the family farm from Arthur’s cash-strapped grandmother (Farrow), the youngster promises to find the priceless rubies which grandfather hid in the back garden. Enacting an ancient

Islamism Comes to Paradise
Slate - Except for the odd patch of generator light, the bobbing rubies of the cars around you, the whole Gulf Coast was almost pitch-black. Motels, with or without power, were booked solid from Louisiana to Florida. Somewhere around Mobile, Ala., I managed

Tales of wedding bands hold special meanings to many
Salt Lake Tribune - Helena Crane was only 17 years old when she sent off her new husband, Phillip Biando, to fight in World War II. He left behind a few belongings - his dress blues, some papers, a growing baby - but no gold band. “Rings were hard to come by in

Family stands up for Jessie; makes presence felt in court
WKYC - Whitney Davis, Jessie’s younger sister, related a story how two volunteer searchers gave her their wedding rings to wear as a symbol of hope and strength during the ordeal. Davis says she has worn the rings ever since, but plans to return them to

We’re all Del Boys now
Daily Telegraph - They also go into high street shops and department stores requesting the “best cash price” for everything from floor tiles to (romantically) engagement rings. Criminal? We were taught to call this thrifty. Far from engaging in “anti-civil behaviour