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Feds investigate possible $54 million Ponzi scheme
Seattle Times - Federal investigators also alleged in court documents that Miracle used a Laramie credit card to buy more than $1.6 million in personal items, including jewelry, cruises, ballet tickets, clothing, trips to Italy and Canada, and that he spent more

So pretty, but handle with care
Baltimore Sun - I think of all the risks from lead, such as lead in homes and lead in jewelry being the two most harmful, there are other sources of lead poisoning that should be of greater concern to people,” said Ruth Ann Norton, executive director of the

Car rims allegedly figured in 2 killings
Omaha World-Herald - They killed for car rims. Among the reasons Terry Sellers and Taiana Matheny chose their targets, prosecutors said Thursday, were the shiny car rims they coveted. Looking for rims, jewelry or simply money for drugs, Sellers and Matheny committed a

Sidcup massive threatens Reg hack
The Register - Our linguistic experts have confirmed this is indeed a genuine example of the local dialect, most commonly heard in cut-price paaaand shops where shoplifting single mums clad in gold clown necklaces, diamonique earrings, gold shoes and Umbro

Art says it all for your loved ones, friends
Davis Enterprise - He works with stones such as opal and lapis, grinding them in the traditional way to make beaded necklaces. He also creates rings, earrings and bracelets. Prices range from $69 for silver band rings to several hundred dollars for necklaces and

Faberge Egg Goes Back To Its Nest
Forbes - The Winter Egg, a piece embellished with more than 3,000 diamonds, was sold by Christie’s in New York for $9.6 million. Sold in 2002, the Winter Egg held the previous record for a Faberg egg sold at auction. In 1989 the blue Pine Cone Egg, also

Diamonds ARE gems! De Beers goes to court over Jagersfontein tailings
Mineweb - De Beers, the world’s leading diamond miner, has confirmed its involvement in high level litigation over a prospecting licence granted last year to a black economic empowerment (BEE) entity over tailings dumps at its old Jagersfontein property where

Sanatana Diamonds H1 pretax loss 407,036 cad vs loss 403,283 cad
CNBC - LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Sanatana Diamonds Inc reported a pretax loss of 407,036 cad for the six months to end-Sept, compared with a loss of 403,283 cad a year earlier. The company said that after discovering its first kimberlite, the “Dharma

Park Avenue developments likely to rev up the bustle
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - City Hall officials asked Gines to provide a parking plan, because his expansion converts a former jewelry store to a more heavily trafficked restaurant. But the city isn’t about to step in and place a limit on how many of any particular type

Men’s Jewelry Market Is on the Upswing as Consumers Turn to Specialty
Market Wire - STEVENS, PA–(Marketwire - November 28, 2007) - Men have always been an important part of the jewelry market, but mostly as buyers of expensive women’s jewelry. Yet their role as exclusive purchasers of women’s jewelry is beginning to shift, as the

Escape to the iPods
News.com.au - Others become cyborgs, with the blue-tooth technology attached like futuristic earrings, gabbling away to an absent presence on the other end of the micro-wave. But perhaps the most frustrating and pleasurable of these modern devices is the iPod. The

The close-up
Guardian Unlimited - My earrings were a birthday present from Alfie’s Antique market in central London. They are 1930s and some of the stones have fallen out so I wear the one with the missing stones in the ear hidden by my hair. I bought the brooch from a vintage fair

Bazaart offers shoppers ‘madness with a heart’
Baltimore Sun - The space filled quickly - by 11 a.m. about 400 shoppers lingered over displays of purses, earrings, luminarias, paintings and other, indescribable, works. Event organizers didn’t track exact numbers to the free event but estimated that more than 1

Chutney makes spicier cranberries
Boston Online - The Massachusetts Rubies spread, with twice as many cranberries as raspberries and strawberries, was the result of exactly that combination, which happened to be left over one day in her freezer. Her cranberry chutney evolved from the familiar flavors

Nature’s landscapes: Winter’s rubies
Delaware Online - Thankfully, the memories of the long, hot summer and dry autumn of 2007 are finally beginning to fade. Autumn foliage carpeting the ground creates a kaleidoscope of fading colors; one last tangible memory of the gardening year. With this seasonal

E-tailers launch holiday shopping season
Boston Globe - The incentives seemed to work, with many sites reporting surges in traffic that at least met expectations. Ice.com , an online jewelry site that offered 20-percent-off coupons, reported that traffic soared more than 70 percent and sales were up 82

Cohesive unit unites U.S. Davis Cup team
ESPN.com - There will be banners and bunting festooning Portland Memorial Coliseum this weekend, costume jewelry for this old battle axe of an arena where the U.S. team will host Russia in the first Davis Cup final on home hard court since 1992. A color guard

Beat the mobs on ‘Cyber Monday’
CNN Money - Shoppers at Ice.com, a jewelry merchant, will save 20% on many items and pay no shipping. Even with these deals, remember to comparison shop at sites like Shopzilla.com and Shopping.com before you buy. Also, scour the fine print for the return policy

U.N. envoy sees progress in Burma, as China warns of potential chaos
Axcess News - In the past, Burma has auctioned jade and rubies for much-needed hard currency, but the latest auction that began Wednesday may be less successful. Last month the European Union imposed a ban on Burmese gems. Some of the world’s largest and best

Governor visits mountain communities to tout tourism
Riverside Press Enterprise - Reich spent Wednesday morning carefully placing rubies, sapphires and other gemstones he’d handpicked from Asia into display cases, but not a single customer was on hand to admire his handiwork. Some visitors have been reluctant to

Chutney makes spicier cranberries
Boston Online - The Massachusetts Rubies spread, with twice as many cranberries as raspberries and strawberries, was the result of exactly that combination, which happened to be left over one day in her freezer. Her cranberry chutney evolved from the familiar flavors

Queen out-dazzled by Camilla the diamond duchess in Commonwealth visit
Daily Mail - The Duchess of Cornwall out-dazzled even the Queen last night in one of the most opulent royal necklaces and tiaras ever seen. Comprised of five strands of diamonds, it covered her entire decolletage and made the Queen’s jewels look quite modest

How to look holiday hip with a baby on board
Miami Herald - No-nos are today’s long necklaces. ‘’They don’t hang right on a big belly,'’ she says. “Since your body already has some extra insulation, they’re hard to pull off.'’ Color: ‘’Grey is the new black,'’ says Ohanian. “Even if you can’t find a great

Better watch out
Tuscaloosa News - Be careful about purchasing cheap earrings, bracelets and necklaces, popular among preteen and teenage girls, many have been shown to contain lead. - Purchase wooden, unpainted toys or toys that use lead-free paint, says Alanna Stang, executive

Israeli GDP Expands at 6.1% Pace in Third Quarter (Update2)
Bloomberg - Discounting imports of defense equipment and transportation equipment, as well as raw diamonds, which are almost all re- exported after polishing, imports climbed at a 2 percent rate, it said. To contact the reporter on this story: David

Odd Couple At Center of D.C. Scandal
Washington Post - She drove a convertible Mercedes-Benz , wore diamonds and designer clothing and didn’t mind sharing the wealth — gifts that co-workers said she told them she financed with the help of a family inheritance and from those times when she hit it big at

Brightwell gets a helping hand
Wanstead and Woodford Guardian - The Silkmen have suffered a heavy 5-0 defeat against Mansfield and exitted the FA Cup to Blue Square Premier side Rushden & Diamonds. But they have also picked up two important league wins, against Brentford and Notts County. Dagenham are themselves in