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The jewellery designer who turns profits into aid for the poor</h1>
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Instead of using bows and arrows to take from the rich and give to the poor, she uses the money spent by wealthy people on her expensive handmade pieces to help some of the world's most disadvantaged communities.</div>
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With her jewellery selling for as much as £70,000 per item, London-based Pippa is in demand with fashion houses like Gucci, Chloe and Nicole Farhi.</div>
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Her designs are worn by celebrities including actress Nicole Kidman, and Pippa attends fashion weeks around the world. Yet in stark contrast to such glitz and glamour, she also inhabits a completely different world.</div>
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A flawless diamond has set a world auction record, selling for $26.7m (£17.5m).</div>
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The rare Botswana-mined 101-carat diamond was sold at a Christie's auction in Geneva.</div>
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It was bought by the Harry Winston firm and beat the previous record set by the 76-carat Archduke Joseph diamond, which sold for £21m (£13.8m) in November 2012.</div>
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Police in Belgium, Switzerland and France have arrested 31 people in connection with one of the world's largest robberies of diamonds.</div>
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Belgian prosecutors say they have recovered large sums of money and some of the diamonds that were taken in a raid at Brussels airport in February.</div>
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A gang cut through the airport's perimeter fence and broke into the cargo hold of a Swiss aeroplane as it waited for take off.</div>
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They took $50m (£32m) of diamonds.</div>
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Imagine if you were a super-villain who had taken control of all the world's gold, and had decided to melt it down to make a cube. How long would the sides be? Hundreds of metres, thousands even?</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">A 3D printing technology will be a "shape changer" for the jewellery industry, according to the leading UK supplier of precious metals to the trade.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The technology, called laser sintering, is being employed by Cookson Precious Metals to produce jewellery from computer designs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Stella Leyton, chief executive of the firm, said as a result, high-street shoppers could expect to see more personalised jewellery offered by retailers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">But others say the approach is relatively expensive, and the pieces produced still require significant work before sale.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Inside the highly secure Cookson factory in Birmingham's jewellery quarter many machines hark back to the firm's long heritage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">At least two robbers wearing hoods and armed with pickaxes threatened workers during the heist Friday at the California Mining and Minerals Museum in Mariposa, the California Highway Patrol said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But they didn't get away with the biggest prize of all -- the nearly 14-pound Fricot Nugget, a giant crystalline gold mass unearthed in the Gold Rush era.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">During their attempt to grab the rock, the robbers triggered an alarm that alerted authorities who swarmed the museum but were unable to nab the thieves.</span></div>
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The financial crisis in Europe has meant a weaker market for the company's products, but co-president Caroline Scheufele told the BBC's Sharanjit Leyl that she was optimistic that China in particular would drive strong growth. <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19742202" target="_blank">More>>>></a></div>
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A Chinese man accused of swallowing a diamond worth $13,000 (£8,200) actually ingested a fake gem in what may have been a ruse to help the real thief escape, police in Sri Lanka say.</div>
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Police say the gem that he passed after he was given laxatives was a fake.</div>
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They believe the real diamond was stolen by an accomplice who fled the scene in the capital, Colombo.</div>
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<li style="background-image: url(http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/view/3_0_2/cream/hi/shared/img/story_sprite.gif); background-position: -1200px 5px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #505050; font-family: Arial, Helmet, Freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 1em; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 16px; text-rendering: auto;"><b style="color: #505050; font-family: Arial, Helmet, Freesans, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px;">Russia:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>824.8 tonnes</li>
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The worldwide retail market for diamond jewelry was $60 billion in 2010. Like the gold business, the diamond business is segmented into several groups:</div>
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That's also true for emerging market countries like India and China. And currency fluctuations are also an issue. The declining value of the Indian rupee, for example, is a major reason why diamond sales in that country declined in the second quarter of 2012 compared to the same period last year. </div>
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What's hot in diamonds right now? Big ones. The biggest increase in pricing has been for larger stones of two carats and above. For example, between 2006 and 2010, prices for a polished one-carat diamond went up 5 percent a year, but prices for a three-carat diamond went up 10 percent, while prices for a five-carat diamond increased 17 percent.<br />
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Auctioneers Christie's say that the diamond - the biggest of its kind ever to be sold - was bought by an anonymous telephone bidder.</div>
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The Martian Pink diamond is extremely rare. Its owner believed it would fetch the best price in Hong Kong.</div>
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The diamond had been expected to sell for between $8m and $12m (£5m - £7.6m).</div>
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"The bids were very competitive... there was a lot of excitement... when it finally did come up for sale the buzz in the room was sensational," said Christie's auctioneer Rahul Kadakia.</div>
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The 12-carat gem got its name in 1976 when it was sold by US jeweller Harry Winston. It was the same year the US sent a satellite to Mars, and the gem was named for the colour of the planet.</div>
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"It comes from Harry Winston, who was so impressed that the Americans had landed on Mars in 1976 that he looked at his inventory and he found a rough diamond which probably could come out as pink," said Francois Curiel, from Christie's jewellery department.</div>
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Retailers across Asia are gearing up for a round of last minute shopping as the Chinese New Year draws closer, and as the Ashleigh Nghiem reports, people aren't just stocking up on clothes and food, but a precious metal as well.<br />
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Every time we love, every time we give, it's Christmas.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">~Dale Evans</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><br />Jewelry Days</span><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://feeds.feedburner.com/jewelrydays</div>debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04863991666217013530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3600189498868090736.post-43831250668205232062011-12-21T14:00:00.000-08:002011-12-21T14:00:03.207-08:00December Birth Flower: Narcissus aka Daffodil<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://flowerinfo.org/wp-content/gallery/narcissus-flowers/narcissus-flower-8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 363px;" src="http://flowerinfo.org/wp-content/gallery/narcissus-flowers/narcissus-flower-8.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Narcissus is from the Narcissistic youth of Greek mythology called Narkissos.<br />It is mostly common to the Mediterranean region but there are a few found in Asia and China.<br /><br />The Narcissus has a trumpet shaped corona that is surrounded by a ring of petals. They are also poisonous and can be fatal if eaten so no parts of the flower should be ingested.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Colors:</span><br /><br /><ul><li>White</li><li>Yellow</li><li>Orange</li></ul><p align="justify"><b>December:</b> Narcissus<br /> <b>Alternate:</b> <a href="http://www.babiesonline.com/flowersbirthmonth/holly.asp">Holly</a> </p><p><b>Fun and interesting fact:</b> When comparing the <a href="http://www.babiesonline.com/flowersbirthmonth/daffodil.asp">Daffodil</a>, <a href="http://www.babiesonline.com/flowersbirthmonth/jonquil.asp">Jonquil</a>, and the "Narcissus", it is important to remember that both the Daffodil and Jonquil are a part of the Narcissus genus. However while the names "Daffodil" and "Narcissus" can be used interchangeably, a Jonquil is a completely different plant down to the shape of the petals and leaves.<br /></p><p>Join us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/JewelryDays">facebook</a> for exclusive deals!</p><p>Debbie P.</p><p>My life is beautiful</p><p><a href="http://www.jewelrydays.com/">www.jewelrydays.com</a><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Sources: <a href="http://www.babiesonline.com/flowersbirthmonth/Narcissus.asp">babiesonline</a><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://feeds.feedburner.com/jewelrydays</div>debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04863991666217013530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3600189498868090736.post-73248319117940629352011-12-09T09:47:00.000-08:002011-12-09T13:10:35.116-08:00Birthstone for the month of December: Blue Topaz<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.greatgemstone.com/images/gems/t2c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://www.greatgemstone.com/images/gems/t2c.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;">If cold December gave you birth,<br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;">The month of snow and ice and mirth,<br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;">Place on your hand a turquoise blue;<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Success will bless whate'er you do.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Blue Topaz was derived from the Sanskrit word "tapas," meaning fire. It was considered to have cooling properties by ancient civilizations, it cools boiling water and also calm hot tempers as well.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Healing Powers: </span><br /><ul><li>Cures insanity</li><li>Asthma</li><li>Weak Vision</li><li>Insomnia<br /></li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left; font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><p><span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:-1;"></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Sources: </span></p></span><ul><li>Brazil</li><li>Nigeria</li><li>Sri Lanka</li><li>Mexico</li><li>Pakistan</li><li>China</li><li>United States<br /></li></ul><span style="font-size:130%;"><p>Blue Topaz is symbolic: love and fidelity.<br /></p><p>Join us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/JewelryDays">facebook</a> for exclusive deals and prizes!</p><p><br /></p><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Debbie P.</p><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">"My life is beautiful"<br /></p></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:-1;" ><p> </p></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">www.jewelrydays.com</span><br /><br />Sources: Aboutbirthstones.com<br /> Wikipedia.com<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://feeds.feedburner.com/jewelrydays</div>debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04863991666217013530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3600189498868090736.post-23344028036632355792011-11-07T13:00:00.000-08:002011-11-07T13:01:40.680-08:00Birthstone for the month of November: TOPAZ<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.gimizu.de/sgmcol/gems/topaz.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 558px; height: 386px;" src="http://www.gimizu.de/sgmcol/gems/topaz.png" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br />Topaz is derived from the Sanskrit word "tapas," meaning fire or Greek word "topazos" meaning "green gemstone" . Topaz is a silicate mineral of aluminum and fluorine. Topaz has been known for at least 2000 years and is one of the gemstones which form the foundations of the twelve gates of the Holy City of the New Jerusalem.<br /><br />Orange is the traditional November birthstone and a symbol of friendship<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">and the state gemstone for the US state of Utah.<br /><br />Orange Topaz is Utah's state gemstone.<br /></span><span style=";font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" ><br />Blue Topaz is the hardest<br /><br />Color and Varieties:<br /><br />Pure topaz is colorless and transparent but is usually tinted by impurities.<br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">typical topaz is wine, yellow, pale gray, reddish-orange, blue brown</span> </span><ul style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Wine</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Yellow</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Pale Gray</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Reddish-Orange</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Blue Brown</span></li></ul><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">can also be made :</span> </span><ul style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><li><span style="font-size:100%;">White</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Pale Green</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Blue</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Gold pink (rare)</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Reddish Yellow</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Opaque<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Transparent/Translucent<br /></span></li></ul><span style=";font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style=";font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Localities:</span> </span><ul><li><span style=";font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Ilmen mountains of Russia</span></span></li><li><span style=";font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Afghanistan</span></span></li><li><span style=";font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Sri Lanka</span></span></li><li><span style=";font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Czech Republic</span></span></li><li><span style=";font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Germany</span></span></li><li><span style=";font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Norway</span></span></li><li><span style=";font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Pakistan</span></span></li><li><span style=";font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Italy</span></span></li><li><span style=";font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Sweden</span></span></li><li><span style=";font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Japan</span></span></li><li><span style=";font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Brazil</span></span></li><li><span style=";font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Mexico</span></span></li><li><span style=";font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Flinders Island</span></span></li><li><span style=";font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Australia</span></span></li><li><span style=";font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Nigeria</span></span></li><li><span style=";font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">United States</span></span></li></ul><strong></strong><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >During Middle Ages topaz was thought to strengthen mind and prevent mental disorders as well as sudden death, it was also considered a "cooling" gem. it also has the ability to quickly cool boiling water and flaring tempers.<br /></span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">As medication, topaz was used to cure fever. </span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Alternate Birthstone: Citrine<br /><br />Join us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/JewelryDays">facebook</a> for exclusive deals and prizes!<br /><br /><br />Debbie P.<br />My Life is beautiful<br />www.jewelrydays.com<br /><br />Sources: gemologyonline<br /> wikipedia<br /> jewelryformother<br /><br /> <br /> <br /></span><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://feeds.feedburner.com/jewelrydays</div>debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04863991666217013530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3600189498868090736.post-620474317785917792011-10-14T14:00:00.000-07:002011-10-18T10:56:53.420-07:00Birthflower for the Month of October: COSMOS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.fond-ecran-image.fr/galerie-membre/fleur-cosmos/hpim3055-champ-de-cosmos-multicolor.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 418px; height: 542px;" src="http://www.fond-ecran-image.fr/galerie-membre/fleur-cosmos/hpim3055-champ-de-cosmos-multicolor.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Cosmos is the Greek word for Harmony or ordered universe. Cosmos is native to scrub and meadow where you can mostly find in Mexico, Florida and the Southern United States, Arizona, Central America and to South America in the north to Paraguay in the south.<br /><br />They can grow up to 0.3–2 m tall and color varies between different species.<br /><br />Cosmos are also a pest free plant which helps keep bugs at a minimum in gardens, they grow well in dry, hot climates like Texas.<br /><br />Some Species of Cosmos:<br /><br /><ul><li>Cosmos atrosanguineus (Hook) - Chocolate Cosmos</li></ul><ul><li>Cosmos bipinnatus (Cav) - Garden Cosmos</li></ul><ul><li>Cosmos Caudatus (Kunth) - Ulam Raja</li></ul><ul><li>Cosmos Parviflorus (Jacq.) Pers. - Southwestern Cosmos</li></ul><ul><li>Cosmos Scabiosoides (Kunth)</li></ul><ul><li>Cosmos Sulphureuss (Cav.) - Sulphur Cosmos</li></ul><b>COSMOS</b>: Modesty. Associated with the <a href="http://marriage.about.com/od/2ndweddinganniversary/2nd_Wedding_Anniversary.htm"></a>2nd Wedding Anniversary.<br /><br /><br /><b>Fun and interesting fact:</b> The Cosmos got its name from the Spanish priests grew the Cosmos in their gardens in Mexico. The evenly placed petals led them to christen the flower with the name it is now known by.<br /><br />Join us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/JewelryDays">facebook</a> for exclusive deals and prizes!<br /><br />Debbie P.<br />My Life is beautiful<br />www.jewelrydays.com<br /><br />Sources: Wikipedia.com<br /> babiesonline.com<br />birthstones.org<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://feeds.feedburner.com/jewelrydays</div>debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04863991666217013530noreply@blogger.com1