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For the Third Time in Five Years, Carrot Pops From a Veggie Patch Wearing Bridal Jewelry
by Tori Staniewicz on Aug 17 2017
So, what’s the deal with bridal jewelry and root vegetables? For the third time in a little more than five years, the internet is abuzz with a miraculous story of a long-lost ring that has turned up in a vegetable patch — with the carrot growing right through the center of the band. In Alberta,...
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Shocking ‘Pavlok’ Bracelet Is Designed to Break You of Your Bad Habits
by Tori Staniewicz on Aug 16 2017
Five years ago, chronic procrastinator Maneesh Sethi hired a woman via Craigslist to slap him in the face any time he strayed off task. The $8-per-hour investment in “Kara The Slapper” quickly paid big dividends, as Sethi quadrupled his productivity AND spawned the concept of Pavlok, a bracelet that can deliver a behavior-altering jolt with...
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by Tori Staniewicz on Aug 15 2017
A Fort McMurray man was reunited with his beloved wedding ring — just in time for his 10th anniversary — after it was spotted by an eagle-eyed sorter at the municipal recycling center. Darren Sammann can’t imagine how his wedding ring made its way to the landfill managed by the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo...
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Injured Officer Recruits University of Kentucky Police to Assist With Traffic-Stop Marriage Proposal
by Tori Staniewicz on Aug 14 2017
A retired law-enforcement officer who was dragged nearly 20 feet and run over while attempting an arrest 13 months ago is now the happiest guy in Lexington, Ky., after his girlfriend said “Yes” to an unusual traffic-stop marriage proposal. Shepherdsville Police Officer Rocco Besednjak, who was forced to retired due to the seriousness of his...
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Music Friday: LoCash Pops the Question By Putting a ‘Ring on Every Finger’
by Tori Staniewicz on Aug 11 2017
Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you hot, new tunes with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, Chris Lucas and Preston Brust of LoCash have fun with the concept of “a diamond is forever” in their latest hit, “Ring on Every Finger.” In the song, the country pop duo...
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Rachel Lindsay Accepts 3-Carat Diamond Ring From Bryan Abasolo During ‘Bachelorette’ Finale
by Tori Staniewicz on Aug 10 2017
A full season of suspenseful rose ceremonies culminated Monday night in “Bachelorette” Rachel Lindsay accepting a marriage proposal from Bryan Abasolo, along with a stunning 3-carat pear-shaped diamond engagement ring estimated to be worth more than $100,000. Delicate and elegant, the platinum ring features an impressive center stone surrounded by a halo of smaller round...
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Don’t Miss This: The Sun Will Morph Into a Diamond Ring on August 21
by Tori Staniewicz on Aug 09 2017
On Monday, August 21, skygazers from Salem, Ore., to Charleston, S.C., will see a rare total solar eclipse and — for just a brief moment — a fantastical celestial display that looks remarkably like a diamond ring. The “Diamond Ring Effect,” which was first explained by Francis Baily in 1836, occurs when the moon completely...
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Found in Only One Location on Earth, Tanzanite Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary
by Tori Staniewicz on Aug 08 2017
It was exactly 50 years ago when a prospector named Manuel d’Souza got his first look at a cluster of intense blue crystals that had been discovered by a Maasai tribesman in the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. At first glance, the crystals appeared to be sapphires. But a hardness test quickly ruled that...
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MIT’s ‘Living Jewelry’ Is the High-Tech Version of Mexico’s Maquech Beetle
by Tori Staniewicz on Aug 07 2017
With a nod to the Maquech Brooch — a live beetle jewelry accessory famous on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula — students at MIT have invented tiny robot crawlers that can move across garments as “shape-changing and pattern-changing jewelry.” Developed by the MIT Media Lab, “Project Kino” employs palm-sized robots that affix to clothing using magnets. The...
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Music Friday: Emmylou Harris Would ‘Proudly Wear Your Wedding Ring’ If She Could Only Win Your Love
by Tori Staniewicz on Aug 04 2017
Welcome to Music Friday when we often bring you throwback tunes with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, country legend Emmylou Harris pledges eternal devotion to a noncommittal beau in her 1975 hit, “If I Could Only Win Your Love.” In the song, Harris focuses on a very significant piece...
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by Tori Staniewicz on Aug 03 2017
Russian mining giant Alrosa trumpeted its big-diamond cutting prowess with the unveiling of The Dynasty, a 51.38-carat round brilliant-cut sparkler. The 57-facet, D-color, VVS1 gem is the largest of five polished diamonds all culled from The Romanovs, a 179-carat rough stone recovered from the Nyurbinskaya kimberlite pipe in the Russian Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) in...
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Spinel — the New August Birthstone — Has Been Fooling Royalty for Centuries
by Tori Staniewicz on Aug 02 2017
Fourteen months ago, the American Gem Trade Association (AGTA) and Jewelers of America (JA) announced that spinel — the great imposter — would be joining peridot as an official birthstone for the month of August. It was only the third time in the past 105 years that the modern birthstone list had been amended. The...
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by Tori Staniewicz on Aug 01 2017
Imagine walking barefoot on a blanket of sparkling green sand that owes its astounding color to olivine crystals eroded from an ancient volcanic formation and delivered to the shore by ocean waves. Mahana Beach on Hawaii’s Papakolea coast is one of only three green sand beaches in the world. The beach sand on the Big...
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Ultra-Rare 2.11-Carat Fancy Red Diamond Headlines 2017 Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender
by JM Kriz on Jul 31 2017
An ultra-rare, 2.11-carat, fancy red diamond known as the Argyle Everglow headlines the 2017 Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender – an annual showcase of the rarest diamonds from Rio Tinto’s Argyle mine in Western Australia. The Argyle Everglow, which earned a grade of fancy red VS2 from the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), is the largest...
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Music Friday: Tim McGraw’s Girlfriend Has an Eye for Things That Glitter in ‘Just to See You Smile’
by Tori Staniewicz on Jul 28 2017
Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you hit songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, we feature superstar Tim McGraw singing Billboard‘s #1 country hit of 1998, “Just to See You Smile.” In this song about selflessness, unconditional love and heartbreak, McGraw portrays a hard-working Texas miner who is...
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Maine Man Gets to Propose All Over Again After Rescuing Engagement Ring From Under a Waterfall
by Tori Staniewicz on Jul 27 2017
So, you thought finding a needle in a haystack was tough. How about finding a diamond engagement ring at the bottom of a cascading — and very cold — waterfall? That was the challenge for Maine resident Evan Nadeau, whose fiancée, Erin Helfen, had lost her solitaire ring while swimming under the Buttermilk Falls in...
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‘Jake The Diamond Dog’ Shines at Minor League Ballparks From Coast to Coast
by Tori Staniewicz on Jul 26 2017
For the past 27 years, a succession of golden retrievers — each playing the role of “Jake The Diamond Dog” — have delighted minor league baseball fans from coast to coast. Just recently, however, Jake’s brilliant and adorable on-field antics have caught the attention of huge media outlets and made him an instant celebrity. The...
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by Tori Staniewicz on Jul 25 2017
On Sunday, after 21 days and 2,500 grueling miles, British road racing cyclist Chris Froome got to hold aloft the coveted Tour de France trophy — but Frenchman Cyril Gautier got the girl. About 20km into the race’s last leg into Paris, the 29-year-old Gautier called over to a motorcycle cameraman who was able to...
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Family’s Legacy Lives On as Grandma’s Diamond Ring Survives Apartment Blaze
by Tori Staniewicz on Jul 24 2017
Last month, Wisconsin resident Destinee Fitzgerald woke up a bit earlier than usual to check the time on her cell phone. She became terrified when she smelled smoke in her apartment and heard the the faint sound of a neighbor’s smoke alarm. She looked out the window and saw flames leaping from her landlord’s air...
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Music Friday: ‘Diamonds Ate the Radio’ in Coldplay’s ‘Aliens’ — a Song to Support Refugees
by Tori Staniewicz on Jul 21 2017
Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you exciting new songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, Coldplay introduces us to the curious phrase “diamonds ate the radio” with the July 14 release of “Aliens.” In the song’s animated video, we see a family of aliens — rendered as...
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