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	<title>Diamond Blog &#187; Irish</title>
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		<title>Tiffany vs Ebay: Who Gets the knockout on the Knockoffs??</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/1222-tiffany-vs-ebay-who-gets-the-knockout-on-the-knockoffs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:38:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Irish</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There are enough talking points in the lawsuit brought by Tiffany&#38;Co. against Ebay to teach a number of college courses in marketing, econ, law &#38; ethics.Â  The crux of the complaint is that Ebay hasn&#8217;t and doesn&#8217;t police its auctions to Tiffany&#8217;s satisfaction.Â  They feel they are suffering brand dilution from all the counterfeit goods [...]]]></description>
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		<title>So will it be called the GUESS Diamond ?</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/1221-so-will-it-be-called-the-guess-diamond/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2007 20:05:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Irish</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[GUESS clothing founder, Georges Marciano, just purchased a huge 84.37 carat D, Flawless diamond for a mere $16.2 million at auction.Â  Imagine buying something like that over the phone!!
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,311751,00.html
From the pictures it is awesome and mesmerizing and I&#8217;ll bet you can stare at it for hours.Â  I wonder if it will be set into jewelry [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Dogg to watch</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/1220-a-dogg-to-watch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:42:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Irish</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I am so not a fan of this guy, but he&#8217;s a walking jewelry store so I&#8217;m compelled to check out Snoop Dogg&#8217;s action.  He has some new flash that is being written about around the web giving lots of press for Ritmo Mundo.  They have apparently made an exclusive diamond Ritmo Persepolis [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bowers Museum in Santa Ana has an amazing Gem Exhibit</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/564-bowers-gem-exhibit-santa-ana/</link>
		<comments>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/564-bowers-gem-exhibit-santa-ana/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2007 18:26:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Irish</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Demantoid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diamonds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garnet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gemstones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paraiba Tourmaline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tsavorite]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you live near the Santa Ana area don&#8217;t miss the Gems! Colors of Light and Stone exhibition at Bowers museum. It looks amazing and I know someone who has been to it and she loved it.
I wish I could go&#8230; and check out the Michael Scott Collection.  The Parrot brooch made from Pariaba [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Engaged to marry, eventually</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/471-engaged-to-marry-one-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2007 18:22:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Irish</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[National Jeweler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Weddings]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Although this is an old USA Today story from 2003, I think things are probably the same today with couples who want to have the perfect wedding and end up engaged for a long while working out the arrangements for the ceremony.
I have a totally different attitude about the &#8220;perfection&#8221; of a ceremony but that&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jewelry with swimwear?</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/1046-jewelry-and-bikinies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/1046-jewelry-and-bikinies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2007 04:27:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Irish</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beyonce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hillary Duff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jewelry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mariah Carey]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Quick question. Does Jewelry go with swimwear? Hillary Duff, Beyonce &#38; Mariah Carey think so&#8230; well of course they do!!  About a  century ago, the only jewelry my friends and I wore with our bikinis was earrings.  IMO hoop earrings are the most perfect jewelry accessory ever designed.  Anyway.. wearing anything [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who needs Mr. Right when you can buy Mr. Right Hand Bling?</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/1036-right-hand-ring/</link>
		<comments>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/1036-right-hand-ring/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2007 04:26:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Irish</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cameron Diaz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Debra Messing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diamonds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sarah Jessica Parker]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Trends: USA Today covers right hand rings. I picture 10â€™s of 1000s of women being  â€œSistas in Club Confidenceâ€ and smile at the genius marketing done to get women to buy into this trendâ€¦Here&#8217;s a blurb:
&#8220;Fabulous females everywhere are skipping the wedding bells and saying &#8220;I do&#8221; to a right-hand diamond ring for themselves.
&#8220;Women [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Round Diamond Cut: The Centenaire Diamond</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/1044-centenaire-cut-diamond/</link>
		<comments>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/1044-centenaire-cut-diamond/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2007 04:21:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Irish</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Antwerp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Centenaire Cut]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HRD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Huisman Bros]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IGI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michielsen Manufacturing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zoe Cut]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From HRD comes news that Michielsen Manufacturing &#38; Co Bvba, located in Antwerp&#8217;s Diamond District on Vestingstraat, has developed a new Round cut. It has 100 facets, including 4 on the table.
The Centenaire Cut starts at 0.3 carats with a certificate issued from International Gemological Institution.
Looking at the diamond, I can&#8217;t decide if I like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Diamond Engagement Ring: One Man&#8217;s Point of View</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/1021-diamond-engagement-ring-equal-rights/</link>
		<comments>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/1021-diamond-engagement-ring-equal-rights/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2007 04:08:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Irish</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Engagement Rings]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I surfed onto an interesting blog post today. A gentleman was discussing diamond engagement rings and came up with a new twist. That equal rights for women should preclude an inequitable engagement ring. The ring has a disproportionate financial cost to what the man receives.
Hmmm  I always laugh at anyoneâ€™s demand that things should [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Runway Scoop, short models &amp; geometric rings</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/996-runway-scoop/</link>
		<comments>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/996-runway-scoop/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2007 02:36:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Irish</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fashion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I just found a new blog and me likey. It&#8217;s called The Runway Scoop. They have some insightful articles like thoughts on short models. Exactly. If there&#8217;s a market for Plus-Size models, why not short models on the runway? I&#8217;m not short but hey why not cover all the bases..you know! She also points out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fancy Red Diamond of more than 1.06 carats sold online</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/995-rare-fancy-red-diamond/</link>
		<comments>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/995-rare-fancy-red-diamond/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2007 02:35:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Irish</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Famous Diamonds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rare Colored Diamonds.com]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I just saw on Yahoo that a new company called RareColoredDiamonds.com has sold a 1.06 fancy red diamond for 1.5 million dollars to an investor! So I had to check out the site. They have more fancy reds for sale, including a Fancy Purplish Red and a Matched Set of Red Diamonds. If you&#8217;re into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ebay is making everyone list diamonds correctly&#8230;seriously?</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/802-ebay-diamonds/</link>
		<comments>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/802-ebay-diamonds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2007 06:03:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Irish</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[eBay]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I know we love to ding eBay because they sooo deserve it sometimes.  So we&#8217;ll have to see how well their new &#8220;rule&#8221; for listing diamonds is enforced.  The rules, if enforced, and I do mean &#8220;if&#8221;, requires the &#8217;small print info&#8217; to be listed.  Buyers will easily know that the listing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We didn&#8217;t want anything too huge, too fancy, too ostentatious..</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/647-posh-spice-victoria-beckham-gemstones/</link>
		<comments>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/647-posh-spice-victoria-beckham-gemstones/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2007 20:45:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Irish</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Celebrity Bling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Celebrity News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Victoria Beckham]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Beckhams have arrived in America for David&#8217;s stint with the LA Galaxy. The couple, better known as Posh and Becks, have chosen a Beverly Hills mansion where â€œMany of the rooms such as the elaborate bathrooms and wetrooms are dripping with golden fixtures and fittings, with the tiling also sparkling with inset gemstones.â€ Hmmm, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paul Tacori story</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/343-paul-tacori-story/</link>
		<comments>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/343-paul-tacori-story/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 20:35:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Irish</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Celebrity News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diamonds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Engagement Rings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jewelry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jewelry Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Samuel Gordon Jewelers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tacori]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I was doing research earlier and stumbled across this thread on DiamondRing.com, about one of our members meeting Paul Tacorian by chance. It&#8217;s humorous and turned out to have an interesting twist. I&#8217;d forgotten that he became a member shortly after she told us about meeting him. Small world. I also didn&#8217;t realize that Tacori [...]]]></description>
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