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Government of Botswana Calls ‘First Dibs’ on Exceptional Diamond Discoveries
by Howard Cohen on Sep 20 2017
In mid-November 2015 — during a span of just 72 hours — Lucara’s Karowe Mine in Botswana yielded three exceptional rough diamonds that tipped the scales at a combined 2,296 carats. Now, the government of Botswana wants first dibs on future historic finds. A new clause in Botswana’s Precious and Semi-Precious Stones Act compels mining...
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Lifelong Cubs Fan and Former Wrigley Field Usher Wins $70,000 Player-Grade 2016 World Series Ring
by Howard Cohen on Sep 19 2017
Geneine Dietz, a lifelong Cubs fan who spent 10 seasons ushering games at Wrigley Field, plunked down $10 on a raffle ticket and scored an authentic, player-grade 2016 World Series ring valued at $70,000. Dietz’s winning ticket — #001907 — was drawn randomly from more than 25,000 entries. Fans paid $10 per entry to have...
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Argyle Mine — World’s Primary Source of Pink, Red and Blue Diamonds — Is Nearly Tapped Out
by Howard Cohen on Sep 18 2017
Rio Tinto’s Argyle Mine in Western Australia — the world’s most prolific diamond mine and primary source for pink, red and blue diamonds — is nearly tapped out. The mine is expected to cease operations in 2021 after a 38-year run that has produced more than 800 million carats of rough diamonds. While the bulk...
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Music Friday: Cut Like Precious Diamonds, TobyMac Reflects the Sun in ‘Lights Shine Bright’
by Howard Cohen on Sep 15 2017
Welcome to Music Friday when we often bring you inspirational songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, Christian hip-hop recording artist TobyMac collaborates with American Idol contestant Hollyn on “Lights Shine Bright,” an uplifting tune about making the world a better place. In “Lights Shine Bright,” TobyMac wants to...
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Royal Treatment: 3,500-Year-Old Tomb of Egyptian Goldsmith and His Wife Discovered in Luxor
by Howard Cohen on Sep 14 2017
Ancient Egyptians were captivated by gold. They considered gold “the skin of the gods” and associated it with eternity. They wore elaborate jewelry to enhance their beauty, indicate their social status and to express their spirituality. Egypt’s connection with gold dates back more than 5,000 years, and the goldsmiths who worked with the precious metal...
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Bounce, Bounce, Plop: Anxious Suitor Fumbles Engagement Ring on Picturesque Footbridge in KC
by Howard Cohen on Sep 13 2017
With his hands sweating and his heart thumping, Seth Dixon became an accidental media star early this week when he fumbled a diamond engagement ring through the planks of a wooden footbridge in Kansas City. The 26-second video of a marriage proposal gone horribly wrong has caught the attention of major media outlets from coast...
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Wildly Divergent Hues Are the Stars of Pantone’s Fashion Color Trend Report for Spring 2018
by Howard Cohen on Sep 12 2017
Wildly divergent hues unbounded by traditional guidelines, seasonal borders or gender norms are the stars of Pantone’s Fashion Color Trend Report for the spring of 2018. The “untypical” palette reflects the top 12 colors seen on the catwalks during NY Fashion Week, which concludes tomorrow in Manhattan. Meadowlark / Cherry Tomato / Little Boy Blue...
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Category 4 Hurricane Irma Fails to Thwart Tulsa Man’s Key West Surprise Marriage Proposal
by Howard Cohen on Sep 11 2017
Months ago, Tulsa native Russ Dugger scheduled a romantic vacation to scenic Key West, Fla., where he planned to surprise his girlfriend, Nadia Kyrylova, with a marriage proposal on the world famous beach. Little did he know that they’d be crossing paths with a Category 4 hurricane. The couple checked into their Key West hotel...
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Music Friday: Mark Knopfler Scores a ‘Beautiful Find’ in His 2006 Release, ‘I Dug Up a Diamond’
by Howard Cohen on Sep 08 2017
Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you awesome songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the lyrics or title. Today, Mark Knopfler scores a “beautiful find” in his 2006 release, “I Dug Up a Diamond.” When taken literally, the song written by Knopfler is about a diamond miner who makes an unbelievable discovery....
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De Beers Makes Largest Investment in Diamond Marketing Since 2008; Spending Set at $140 Million
by Howard Cohen on Sep 07 2017
Millennial shoppers will have diamond jewelry on their minds this holiday season thanks, in part, to a huge marketing push by the De Beers Group, which is set to spend $140 million by the end of the year. The budget is its biggest since 2008. For those of you unfamiliar with De Beers, these are...
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Lost for 9 Years, Diamond Engagement Ring Pried From a Gap in an Italian Sidewalk
by Howard Cohen on Sep 06 2017
The picturesque town of San Marco dei Cavoti in southern Italy is now world famous for two things: 1) the delightful honey-and-nut confection known as torrone and 2) a diamond engagement ring that was miraculously liberated from a gap in one of its sidewalks — nine years after it was lost. In the summer of...
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98-Carat Bismarck Sapphire Was a Honeymoon Gift From the Wealthiest Man in America
by Howard Cohen on Sep 05 2017
In 1926, at the age of 53, American tycoon Harrison Williams married Mona Bush, a divorcée 24 years his junior. Aboard his 250-foot yacht, the Warrior, the couple departed on a year-long, around-the-world honeymoon, and during a stopover in Sri Lanka (then Ceylon), the wealthiest man in America picked up a beautiful cornflower blue bauble...
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by Howard Cohen on Sep 01 2017
Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you fun songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, the heartthrob boy band NSYNC compares gemstones to a very special woman in 1999’s “(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You.” They croon, “In all of creation, all things great...
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Apollo Astronaut Nearly Lost His Wedding Ring in Space — Fact or Fiction?
by Howard Cohen on Aug 31 2017
Former Apollo astronaut Charles “Charlie” Moss Duke Jr. loves to tell the story about how fellow astronaut Ken Mattingly nearly lost his wedding ring in outer space. The circumstances surrounding how he got it back are so remarkable that the story has attained folklore status in the annals of space exploration. According to Duke, on...
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by Howard Cohen on Aug 30 2017
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City is about to close the lid on its fully functional 18-karat gold toilet, with the final flush taking place on September 15. Called “America,” the single work of art by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan has dazzled and delighted museum-goers for the past year. The installation features...
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Survey: Millennial Women Prefer ‘The Real Deal’ When Buying Diamonds and Luxury Items
by Tori Staniewicz on Aug 24 2017
Despite being tempted by a retail environment flush with fast fashion and unlimited choices, millennial women would prefer to adhere to the maxim of “buy less, buy better.” According to a survey conducted on behalf of the Diamond Producers Association, the vast majority of millennial women prefer “the real deal” when purchasing diamonds and luxury...
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Experiment Supports Theory That ‘Diamond Showers’ Take Place on Uranus and Neptune
by Tori Staniewicz on Aug 23 2017
At Stanford University, an international team of scientists finally simulated the “shower of diamonds” that they believe is taking place deep within Uranus and Neptune. Uranus and Neptune are both classified as “ice giants.” Unlike the Earth, their solid cores are likely swathed in thick layers of “ice” made from the combination of water and...
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70-Carat Asscher-Cut Diamond Stars at Model’s Fairytale Wedding to Russian Billionaire
by Tori Staniewicz on Aug 22 2017
Model Ksenia Tsaritsina’s fairytale wedding to Russian billionaire Aleksey Shapovalov included a “suspended” eight-tier cake, illuminated dance floor, two bridal dresses, live pop-star entertainment and a 70-carat Asscher-cut diamond ring valued at $10.5 million. For those of you keeping score at home, the diamond alone weighs more than a quarter of a pound. Shapovalov told Cosmopolitan...
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‘Diamond Ring Effect’ Will Add Excitement to Today’s ‘Great American Eclipse’
by Dee Dadlani on Aug 21 2017
Today, the Great American Eclipse will be visible to nearly everybody in North America, but those of us lucky enough to be viewing from a narrow path that runs from Salem, Ore., to Charleston, S.C., will experience a total solar eclipse and a bonus phenomenon called the “Diamond Ring Effect.” During a total solar eclipse,...
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Music Friday: Marc Scibilia’s ‘On the Way’ Inspires Us to ‘Sparkle Just Like Diamonds’
by Tori Staniewicz on Aug 18 2017
Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you great, new songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, singer-songwriter Marc Scibilia celebrates the season of sun, surf and wanderlust in a catchy tune that inspires us to “sparkle just like diamonds.” TV watchers will recognize “On the Way” from the...
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