Got Bling Bling

Spin Cycle: Fluffing and folding the news
Contra Costa Times - His leather shorts may never wear out, but with the addition of platinum buttons laden with diamonds, rubies and emeralds, he can charge $114,000 a pair. A tad gaudy for your average Oktoberfest, but for formal beer-drinking occasions? Wunderbar. Rent

Engagement Etiquette Expert Commentary
14 WFIE - It can be worn daily without damage, unlike other stones such as emeralds and rubies. The ring is to worn on the third finger because of ancient ceremony. During the wedding, the clergyman would sprinkle the ring with holy water and bless it

Tucson music scene is on the cusp
Arizona Daily Star - The Sidewinders, which included singer David Slutes and guitarist Rich Hopkins, released “Witchdoctor,” in 1989 and watched it break into the Billboard 200. The band later changed its name to Sand Rubies and fell apart in the early ’90s around the

Spitzer calls anti-lead bill inadequate as he vetoes
Albany Business Journal - The study sampled about 340 low-cost necklaces, earrings, bracelets and other jewelry sold in the area, including stores in Albany, Rensselaer and Schenectady counties. Researchers from the state Department of Environmental Conservation bought the

All’s fair
Times-Argus - Did they make those necklaces?” His cabin, Rivermen, is in charge of a ride named the River Spinner, a two-seater that swings riders in a circle until onlookers are sure the kids are going to lose their breakfasts, lunches and all the snacks in between

Fashion in bloom
News.com.au - Models wore chunky plastic bangles and cuffs stacked on their arms and statement necklaces. Bronze is back this season, so complement your outfits with a good fake tan. The key is to exfoliate well beforehand and moisturise frequently to prolong its

Window cleaners’ high-rise wedding
Ananova - The couple exchanged rings in the air and hugged and kissed each other as the wedding guests and passers-by cheered below, reports Yunnan Daily. As the couple were exchanging rings a scroll came down from the top of the building with the words “High

From dive shop to tourist attraction: Maui Divers Jewelry shops and
PR Inside - up the scuba tours, and opened jewelry stores to sell the coral in rings, pendants and necklaces. The company is now the world’s largest manufacturer of black coral jewelry and Hawaii’s largest jewelry retailer. It has more than 60 stores and

IN THE LEAD
Wall Street Journal - Disgruntled employees told prosecutors that along with throwing tantrums and constantly dressing them down, she avoided sales tax on jewelry she purchased and charged everything from her underwear to household furniture to the hotel and real-estate

Sombre wedding
Ottawa Sun - Normally, an Indo-Canadian wedding would draw hundreds of happy people wearing their finest clothes and jewelry and the party would go well into the night. But after a truck plowed into a group of people parading in a traditional

SummerSlam: John Morrison vs. CM Punk
ProWrestling.com - Morrison introduced first, followed by Punk. Bell rings and we lock up quickly. CM with a double leg takedown and Morrison turns it in to a rear chinlock. Punk turns it into a hip toss and then scoop slams Morrison. Morrison goes for a pin but no

Lepto toll rises to 38 in S Gujarat
Times of India - The vigilance and flying squad of Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Service (AMTS) has collected a fine of Rs 17.08 lakh from those violating the rules in city during last eight months. Diamond rings stolen from store 25 Aug 2007, 0131 hrs IST Two persons

Grabbing the rings?
Blue Springs Examiner - While most 14-year-olds are excited about their first year of high school, one Blue Springs freshman is sitting in a Houston airport, awaiting her flight to Stuttgart, Germany. Ivana Hong, who trains at Great American Gymnastic Express in Blue

Lead in jewelry? Facts are buried in the fine print
Herald Tribune - I am old enough to remember when lead was banned from paint, pipes, etc. So imagine my surprise when I was looking at costume jewelry made in China and in the finest print possible, I read “May contain some lead.” May? Some? What risk does that imply

Sikh wedding goes ahead after horrific crash
Globe and Mail - Normally, a wedding like this would draw hundreds of happy people wearing their finest clothes and jewelry and the party would go well into the night. But after a truck plowed into a group of people in a traditional Indian procession, injuring 17

An attempt on Oprah s life?
Worldnews.com - Rare edge-on glimpse of Uranus’ rings reveals graphic changes San Fransisco Chronicle (08-23) 15:12 PDT SAN FRANCISCO — Strange things are happening to the rings of Uranus, that little blue planet way out there in the solar system. It has rings and

Stepping in before girls step into gang lifestyles
Oregonian - Zulma Arreola’s cell phone rings incessantly. She spends a large part of her workday on it, listening to and counseling about 40 Latina girls, ages 11 to 18, who are affected — or at risk of being affected — by gangs. Youth gangs are growing in

Telecom growth story rings louder
Times of India - NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: Three months ago in April, Chinese telecom giant China Mobile stunned the world when it announced that with over 301 million subscribers, it had more people on its network than the 300 million people in the US. The image the number

Deacons keep their ACC rings under wraps
Raleigh News & Observer - Winning their school’s first ACC football title in 36 years has its perks for Wake Forest players, including the gaudy, bejeweled rings favored by championship teams everywhere. Yet public sightings of the rings apparently have been limited to a few

Lewisville school district ready for opening day
Dallas Morning News - A week before classes were due to begin, Killian principal Alan Cassel made sure everything was in order before the first bell rings. “We’re just trying to get things livable,” said Mr. Cassel, who, before coming to Killian, was principal of Durham

Sizzling San Juan’s got it goin’ on
USA Today - I learned to dance in my mom’s belly,” says the vivacious 43-year-old with swinging gold earrings. Islanders’ passion for percussion-driven, trumpet-accented song infuses the new movie El Cantante (”The Singer”). The music is the real star of this

RECALLS THIS WEEK: Toy Train Sets Contain Lead and Other Product
HuntingtonNews.Net - sets include: a princess pink and clear crystal bead necklace and bracelet set with a painted metallic crown pendant; a pink and white pearl necklace and bracelet set with a painted metallic poodle pendant; and a pink pearl necklace, earrings and

Chat with Jimmy Shergill and win a Gitanjali diamond ring
India FM - It s a story about a diamond heist and how the lives of so many different people get intertwined in the search for lost diamonds. Here we give an opportunity to our readers to win a diamond ring. All you have to do is to chat with Jimmy, who will

Clues to cases may be in the cards
St. Petersburg Times - In the deck, Jennifer is the queen of diamonds. Nearly every other card carried a photograph of the victim except for those dealing with children. On Jennifer’s card, there are two color photos, one of a Hooters sweatshirt she was wearing that has