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Scott’s Custom Jewelers features unique pieces, services Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 7:30AMFAIRLAWN — The middle word in the name of their business, Scott’s Custom Jewelers, is what owners Scott Cevasco, a third-generation jeweler, and his wife, Beth, like to focus on.
Talent's education progress recognized Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 4:16AMTalent Elementary is one of 10 schools statewide named a "Champion School" this year by the state for closing the academic achievement gap between white, minority and low-income children.
What do you collect? Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 11:10PMThe nation's leading newspaper and source of information on antiques and the arts.
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Police briefs: $13K in jewelry taken from west Gilroy home Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 6:34PMA cruel joke A couple of unidentified suspects scratched gang-related graffiti onto a blue Ford Mustang parked on the 100 block of Southgate Court, about 9:25 p.m. Monday. They also broke the Mustang's windshield and its right tail light with an unknown type of weapon, possibly a bat. A silver Mitsubishi four-door sedan with tinted windows was seen leaving the area immediately after someone ...
Sarah Small's Delirium Constructions at 92Y Tribeca Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 3:21PMI attended the Shara Worden-curated event " Diamonds, Teeth and Yarn " at 92Y Tribeca mostly because I'm a big fan of her work as My Brightest Diamond.
COMPANY RELEASES Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 11:22AMVANCOUVER, British Columbia - SACRE-COEUR MINERALS, LTD. (the "Company") announces that it has commenced shipping of limited gold production from its alluvial test mining program on Million Mountain Alluvial Zone 2, located in Guyana South America.
Lost: "Dr. Linus" Review Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 10:09AMLost (TV) Ben faces his own demise.
It’s New to Us by Jean Stratton Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 9:53AMWhen it’s a really special event — whether a wedding, anniversary, family reunion, bar/bat mitzvah, or corporate gathering — you want only the best. The guests must have the best time ever, and you must enjoy your own party!
Emil Kaufmann finds joy in creating unique beauty to match each customer Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 7:32PMThere's more to being a premier goldsmith than a desire to work with the world's finest diamonds and gemstones. You also have to be an artist and know how to sell to an elite clientele.
KENT'S KOMMENTS - Turning Two: Middle infielders offer range of skills for fantasy owners Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 1:58PMJust as a second baseman or shortstop goes deep in the hole to snare a ground ball, fantasy owners often have to display their range when finding quality middle infielders.
Hooked on color Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 10:23AMColored gemstone jewelry is a money-maker, yielding median gross margins of 52.5 percent (better than diamonds' 48.9 percent), finds the 2009 Jewelers of America Cost of Doing Business Report . But selling them is the trick.
Bridge column Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:25AMEast-West vulnerable. North deals. NORTH ♠A J 7 ♥6 4 ♦A K Q 9 ♣Q 10 8 3 WEST EAST ♠4 ♠K 10 8 5 ♥K J 8 7 2 ♥A 10 9 3 ♦10 8 6 5 ♦7 4 3 ♣7 6 2 ♣5 4 SOUTH ♠Q 9 6 3 2 ♥Q 5 ♦J 2 ♣A K J 9 The bidding: NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST 1♦ Pass 1♠ Pass 2♠ Pass 4♠ Pass Pass Pass Opening lead: Seven of ♥ Playing 12-14 point no trumps, North chose to open one diamond rather than one club because of the disparity in ...
Oh, Gods Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 11:41PMIn John Banville’s novel, a crew of Greek deities attends a mathematician’s deathbed.
SDA seeks police help to curb illegal buying & selling of diamonds Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 11:06AMWith a view to curb the buying and selling of stolen diamonds and illegal practice known as ‘badlo'-- exchange of high quality diamonds with lower grades by diamond workers -- prevalent in world's largest diamond cutting and polishing centre Surat, Surat Diamond Association (SDA) has sought police's help.
MINEWEB RADIO - GOLD WEEKLY Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 2:53AMIn this edition of the Top 100 podcast Barry Sergeant takes us through the big moves seen over the last month in the global mining sector and delves into why there has been a major move downwards over the last month.
Rising stars and top radio DJ join the Dot to Dot festival line-up Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 2:27AMThe Evening Post can today reveal the first bands confirmed for this year's Dot To Dot music festival.
Thirty years later, dinosaur extinction revisited Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 3:37PMScripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, paleoceanographer Richard Norris is one of 41 scientists presenting evidence that an asteroid impact really did kill off dinosaurs and myriad other organisms 30 years after the theory was first proposed.
AfDiamonds re-negotiates mining Licence Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 8:52AMAfrican Diamonds is hoping ongoing discussions with government will result in an amendment to its mining licence to enable it to market diamonds from AK06 independently and also put forward the start of commercial production.
Diamonds North Discovers Additional High Grade Copper, Silver, and Bismuth on Hepburn Project Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 7:25AMVANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - March 4, 2010) - Diamonds North Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:DDN ) announces high grade copper, silver, and bismuth assays from recently discovered showings on its Hepburn copper-silver project located in the Northwest Territories. Grab samples have returned up to 19.8% copper, 123.0 grams per tonne silver, 0.20% uranium and 0.17% bismuth.
Diamonds North Discovers Additional High Grade Copper, Silver, and Bismuth on Hepburn Project Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 7:00AMVANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - Diamonds North Resources Ltd. announces high grade copper, silver, and bismuth assays from recently discovered showings on its Hepburn copper-silver project located in the Northwest Territories.
Diamonds North Discovers Additional High Grade Copper, Silver, and Bismuth on Hepburn Project Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 7:00AMVANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - 03/04/10) - Diamonds North Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: DDN - News ) announces high grade copper, silver, and bismuth assays from recently discovered showings on its Hepburn copper-silver project located in the Northwest Territories. Grab samples have returned up to 19.8% copper, 123.0 grams per tonne silver, 0.20% uranium and 0.17% bismuth. These showings ...
BTV-Business Television Features Sunshine Oilsands, Mining and Rare Colored Diamonds Plus Analysts John Embry & Brent ... Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 5:00AMVANCOUVER, British Columbia -- On Mar 6 and Mar 7, 2010 -- on National TV, BTV-Business Television profiles:
Urbanite Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:52PMToren, front, and Oro transform the skyline of Brooklyn. (Photo: Lauren A. Smith) The wrapping is off Toren, Downtown Brooklyn’s latest star condo tower, and with it a neighborhood is transforming.
Check out the New Product Lines at Elyria Jewelers & Repair Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 11:29AMBill Piorkowski, owner of Elyria Jewelers, invites you to stop in at their new location (486 N. Abbe Rd. in Elyria) to check out their newest product lines… Reflections by Simstars - This is the latest and greatest in the world of charms… a system of affordable sterling silver beads, murano glass beads, 14K Gold beads [...]
Everything red at the Maple Grove Arts Center Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 10:25AMThe Maple Grove Arts Center presents the Red Show, works of art created in hues of red featured prominently in the artwork. The art show was juried by Mark Laur, owner of Mark Michael Diamonds.
baseball preview: Diamonds ready to glitter Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 9:43AMFour Farragut High School baseball players who have earned special honors — among the nation's top talent capturing gold versus international competition or as major college signees — seek a third consecutive Class AAA state title leading FHS in 2010.
Regional Soil Sampling Results from King Solomon Project Confirm Prospectivity and Set Stage for Upcoming Core Drill ... Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 2:01AMVANCOUVER, British Columbia----AFRICAN QUEEN MINES LTD. is pleased to announce receipt from Scientific Services Laboratories of Cape Town, S.A. of geochemical results from its extensive soil sampling survey over its King Solomon Project in Mozambique.
Good company results fail to excite investors Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 9:51AMThe Botswana Stock Exchange(BSE), as measured by the mainstream Domestic Companies Index(DCI) softened last week despite a flurry of good company results pouring in the past few weeks.
Rainy River Announces Updated Resource Estimate of 2.37 Moz Indicated and 2.66 Moz Inferred Gold Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 6:47AMVANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - March 2, 2010) - Rainy River Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:RR) -
Rainy River Announces Updated Resource Estimate of 2.37 Moz Indicated and 2.66 Moz Inferred Gold Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 6:30AMVANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - 03/02/10) - Rainy River Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: RR - News ) - Highlights: - Significantly increased inferred and indicated gold resources - Average gold grades increased with same cutoff grades as per 2009 estimate - Underground indicated contained gold increases +147% - Underground inferred contained gold increases +388% Rainy River Resources Ltd. (the ...
People on the Move - Feb. 28, 2010 Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 3:18AMAllied Services Members of the senior management team have been promoted. Jackie Brozena was promoted to senior vice president/chief administrative officer, and Tom Pugh was promoted to senior vice president/chief operations officer. Mike Avvisato, senio
Fractured: Macy's Sued For Gemstone Fraud Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 6:48PMThe department store generations have trusted for value is now defending itself in two lawsuits. Macy's is being sued for fraud and unfair business practices. So we set out to investigate the allegations customers weren't getting what they paid for. By the time we were finished shopping, testing, and asking questions, we found two things terribly fractured: the ruby rings we bought, and Macy's ...
Rough diamond fetches record Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 1:15PMA 507-carat diamond as big as a hen's egg has sold for $US35 million.
LB expected to draw heavy interest Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 2:52AMThe third in a three-part series on NFL free agents. Karlos Dansby would look good in a Giants uniform, but Big Blue will need to get in line if they want the veteran linebacker when free agency starts Friday. That’s explained by the dearth of talented and experienced players...
Dansby expected to draw heavy interest Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 2:52AMThe third in a three-part series on NFL free agents. Karlos Dansby would look good in a Giants uniform, but Big Blue will need to get in line if they want the veteran linebacker when free agency starts Friday. That’s explained by the dearth of talented and experienced players...
Dazzling price for diamond in the rough Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 2:03AMA 507-carat diamond as big as a chicken's egg sold for $35.3 million, breaking the record for the highest price ever paid for a rough diamond, the supplier said Friday.
Renaissance sparkles with diamond rating Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 4:12AMDiamonds are a hotel's best friend, especially if the diamonds come in clusters from AAA.
All that Glitters sparkles, shines and glitters Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 12:47AMLITTLE FERRY — At a time when most are spending less frivolously than ever before, everyone is looking to get the most bang for their buck.
The reality of oil in Africa today Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 3:58PMAside from a few exceptions, wherever there is oil on the continent, there is misery and conflict.
Research and Markets: Namibia Mining Report Q1 2010 Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 6:36AMDUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Namibia Mining Report Q1 2010" report to their offering.
Gem of an idea Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 9:57PMSingapore's boutique jewellers are offering a value proposition with more accessible, highly wearable lines.
Bellevue Arts Museum puts its best foot forward with Beth Levine shoe exhibition Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 6:23PMA review of a Bellevue Arts Museum exhibition of shoes by Beth Levine (1914-2006). The daughter of a Long Island dairy farmer, Levine is one of those why-have-I-never-heard-of-her-before discoveries: She was one of the most influential and successful shoe designers of the 20th century, and one of the first successful females in the field.
New Gazette columnist to explore local restaurant scene Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 2:07PMWelcome to The Gazette’s newest feature, Now Serving. Before we dive into the deep end of the culinary ocean, I thought a few words of introduction and explanation might be in order. I am at heart a short-order cook. I’ve worked in haute cuisine...
The Herts Advertiser Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 1:03PMST ALBANS City boss Steve Castle paid tribute to the efforts of his three loan signings as they come to the end of their stay at Clarence Park.
New Star columnist to explore local restaurants, new cooking styles, new ingredients Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 11:00AMWelcome to The Star's newest feature, Now Serving. Before we dive into the deep end of the culinary ocean, I thought a few words of introduction and explanation might be in order. I am at heart a short-order cook. I’ve worked in haute cuisine and...
Breakwater Reports Mineral Reserve and Mineral Resource Estimates Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 7:27AMTORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - February 24, 2010) - Breakwater Resources Ltd. (TSX:BWR)(TSX:BWR.WT.A) announces an increase to its mineral reserves and an extension to the mine life at Mochito. T
Breakwater Reports Mineral Reserve and Mineral Resource Estimates Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 7:01AMTORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - 02/24/10) - Breakwater Resources Ltd. (TSX: BWR - News )(TSX: BWR.WT.A - News ) announces an increase to its mineral reserves and an extension to the mine life at Mochito. The mineral reserves at December 31, 2009 were estimated to total 18.5 million tonnes grading 6.7% zinc resulting in an 8% increase year-over-year. Specifically, mineral reserves at Mochito ...
Sacre-Coeur Minerals Provides Updates on Alluvial Test Mining and Announces Plans for Production Operations at Million ... Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 2:01AMVANCOUVER, British Columbia----SACRE-COEUR MINERALS, LTD. is pleased to announce that its alluvial test mining program is proceeding well and, based on the information gained from this program, it is developing plans to upscale this effort into an ongoing production operation.
AGTA publishes Retailers' Reference Guide Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 7:24PMDallas--The American Gem Trade Association (AGTA) has released the Retailers' Reference Guide , a comprehensive reference book designed by CIBJO members and the AGTA to assist sales associates in answering clients' gemstone, precious metal and jewelry questions, thereby instilling confidence and helping to close the sale.