Friday, March 12, 2010

title pic Engagement ring – how to buy your girlfriend the perfect one?

When it comes to  engagement rings, it should be very clear from the beginning that unless you actually take your girlfriend with you and let her pick her one, it’s going to be hard. So take your time, lay back and do some serious thinking with yourself before actually going to the store on your own. Don’t forget – she is the one who will be wearing this ring every day

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title pic 10 diamonds facts that will amaze you

Hi, We thought it could be really nice to collect a few interesting facts about diamonds for you to read and enjoy for the most beautiful time of the year, the holidays season, also known as “shopping season”.

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title pic It really is much appreciated!

Hi Arko Many and sincere thanks for sorting out the problems that we made here (ring arrived and perfect) it really is much appreciated, wishing you and your family a very happy and peacefull christmas and we will call to you next year when we revisit your beautfull city. Best wishes always Gerry 

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title pic 5 Most Beautiful Engagement Rings

When it comes to engagement rings, it all depends on the diamond’s beauty. Some say it is all about how big it is, some say it is all about how expensive it is.

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5 Most Beautiful Engagement Rings

title pic Our beautiful new yellow gold diamond ring

We just want you to sit back and relax, so you can enjoy looking at our magnificent new yellow gold diamond ring. But  before you take a look at it, try to remember that this is the  holidays season, and you just can’t find a more romantic time to finally pop up THE question and start the new year with a new celebration in your heart that is shared with your loved one. This ring is all about that – making your loved one feel loved by you, in the most delicate and even royal way there is.

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title pic Banro Teams With Kinshasa To Rob Congo

They won’t begin opening the presents until Christmas 2011, but the shareholders of Canadian mining concern Banro received a whopping gift from the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo this year. It was final agreement allowing the company to develop gold mines worth some $13 billion in return for a token royalty of one percent of revenues. The agreement has to go down as one of the worst ever for the DRC, where the bankrupt government of a nation the size of Western Europe can’t provide even basic services to its 65 million citizens

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title pic Nitty-Gritty Of Congo – China Reconstruction Deal

One of the more interesting chapters in Paul Collier’s thought-provoking work, Wars, Guns, and Votes , discusses the economic effects of armed conflict and the nitty-gritty of post-conflict reconstruction. He talks not about the horrors of rape and the disruption of societal services, but the more mundane but no less disastrous destruction of infrastructure and, perhaps even more importantly, the collapse of industries like construction, which he explains is one of the hardest hit.

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title pic Provocative Reading On African Democracy

I just finished one of the most thought-provoking books I’ve ever read. It’s Wars, Guns, and Votes: Democracy in Dangerous Places Paul Collier , professor of economics at Oxford and Director for the Center for the Study of African Economies, contends that our obsession with democracy as the be-all and end-all of governance for every nation in the world is a big mistake

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title pic New Report From The Scene In Eastern Congo

My associate Joseph Mbangu recently returned from a fascinating, productive trip to his native Congo. His observations are not only cogent but make good reading as well

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title pic CBS Overlooks How Congolese Criminals Fund FDLR

The 60 Minutes report on how illicit gold mines support the FDLR was worthwhile and timely, but it barely grazed the surface of the issue. For another, more in-depth view of the way mineral exploitation is destroying the Congo, read the recent special report to the UN Security Council on MONUC’s support of anti-FDLR military operations in North and South Kivu. The report bears close analysis on many issues.

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CBS Overlooks How Congolese Criminals Fund FDLR

title pic Perfect Xmas Gift – A Diamond Thong

This story broke back last Xmas, but it never fails to create a buzz and a smile of shock and awe. The World’s Most Expensive Lingerie – Diamond Thong: If you adore exceptional gifts, you will certainly like a black lace thong studded with 518 brilliant-cut diamonds in a floral pattern.

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title pic Some Christmas Diamond Gift Ideas

The time of year has come round again, time to plan the perfect gift for your loved one but your short of ideas on what to get.  It’s always hard to buy a gift especially when you may be on a budget or simply not sure what message you want to convey. So we’re here on hand for those of you who know they want to scream love and comittment no matter the cost, for these people there’s nothing better than a gift of diamonds . Diamond pendants are timeless, stylish and make sumptuous Christmas gift Designer necklaces are a cute and look stunning with an evening dress Diamond studs are at the root of every jewellery collection.  Simple, stylish and elegant

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Some Christmas Diamond Gift Ideas

title pic Princess Diana’s Wedding Champagne to be Auctioned

Probably the most expensive champagne in the world.  A bottle of 1961 vintage Dom Perignon champagne that was ordrered for the wedding of Britain’s Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana’s will be auctioned off.

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Princess Diana’s Wedding Champagne to be Auctioned

title pic Video Report On Congo Conflict Minerals

As Representative Jim McDermott (D-WA) introduced his bill in the U.S. House of Representatives to help stop the use of conflict minerals from the Democratic Republic of Congo in cell phones and other electronic devices, my colleague Rima Abdelkader filed this incisive report. During McDermott’s press conference introducing the bill, the Congressman explained why the continuing conflict in Congo is important to him and to all Americans.

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title pic Khloe Kardashian Gets Married in Beverly Hills

LA Laker star player Lamar Odom and reality TV star Khloe Kardashian finally tied the knot and married in Beverly Hills this Sunday after only a month long relationship. Kardashian wore a Vera Wang gown to compliment her stunning engagement ring .

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title pic Ivanka Trump Marries

Ivanka ‘ Diamonds ‘ Trump made a fresh statement when she married Jared Kushner, wearing a lace Vera Wang wedding dress with sleeves. Trump’s dress has already inspired brides-to-be who have been opting for strapless dresses for years. “Nothing would make me happier,” Wang has said about the potential of a sleeve trend.

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title pic More On The AFRICOM Debate

One of my posts regarding AFRICOM has prompted a healthy and civil discussion of the issues from readers. Let me add a thought or two: While there have been many misguided ventures financed by the IMF and others (including the U.S.) in Africa, not all have failed. Nor have all the failures been due to the source.

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More On The AFRICOM Debate

title pic Diamond Tutorial: What is a Cloud?

Continuing on our mission to explain the explainable about diamonds and their mysterious characteristics, in today’s diamond tutorial we’ll break the myth about ‘clouds’ Diamond Tutorial: What is a Cloud? Clouds: Referring to a group of extremely small inclusions that are too tiny to distinguish from one another from either the naked eye or even under intense magnification. The result is that, under a professional microscope, this inclusion grouping can appear as if like a soft transparent cloud.

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title pic IGI Opens Lab in Israel

The IGI (International Gemological Institute) has expanded its operations by inaugurating a new gemological laboratory in the Diamond Exchange in Ramat Gan, Israel, the heart of the Israeli diamond industry. Alongside the opening of the new lab, the IGI will also be launchig a new service for customers; “diamond laser inscription” IGI CEO Roland Lorié announced at the same time that the lab and new service needs meant that a necessary employment drive grew the operation from 10 to 15, with plans to grow further

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title pic Manchester City Financed Purchase of Diamonds

Continuing our British football related diamond stories , former Thai premier and Manchester City Chairman Thaksin Shinawatra last week gave a radio interview, the first since his exile, from Thailand in which he confirmed his investment in a diamond mine was financed by profit from the sale of Manchester City Football Club. Thanksin said that capital used for the purchase of the diamond mined were not impounded by the British because he simply had no bank accounts in England at the time. Regarding his freedom to travel, he said none of the countries he visited had any objection or embarrassment to grant him entry

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