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		<title>Largest unseen Diamond</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/1268-largest-unseen-diamond/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 06:05:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GilbertZ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The BBC has an interesting article on the largest unseen diamond:
The Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond was last seen in public at the 1958 World Exhibition in Brussels. After that, it disappeared and its whereabouts remained a mystery until Laurence Graff, a billionaire diamond dealer, bought it at auction in 2008, appending his surname.
He and his son Francois [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10.8 million record sale for a &#8220;Vivid pink&#8221; Graff Diamond at Christie&#8217;s in Hong Kong</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/1265-10-8-million-record-sale-for-a-vivid-pink-graff-diamond-at-christies-in-hong-kong/</link>
		<comments>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/1265-10-8-million-record-sale-for-a-vivid-pink-graff-diamond-at-christies-in-hong-kong/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:04:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GilbertZ</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bulgari]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Graff]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Christie&#8217;s just auctioned off a gorgeous 5.00-carat cushion-shaped Fancy Vivid Pink potentially flawless, Type IIa diamond. The sale broke the record for price per carat for a diamond. It went to a private Asian buyer. Coming next is a Bvlgari Auction on December 8.
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		<title>Belgian Diamond heist to become a Hollywood Movie</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/1259-belgian-diamond-heist-to-become-a-hollywood-movie/</link>
		<comments>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/1259-belgian-diamond-heist-to-become-a-hollywood-movie/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:24:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GilbertZ</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diamonds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heist]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jason Kottke reports that the aforementioned Diamond Heist in Belgium will be turned into a movie by JJ Abrams. These types of heists always make for a good movie.
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		<title>80 carat diamond airplanes?</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/1255-80-carat-diamond-airplanes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/1255-80-carat-diamond-airplanes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:56:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GilbertZ</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diamonds]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[They&#8217;ve been talking about diamond-plated glass on airplane windows for a long time. I first heard about it 20 years ago. Now it resurfaces in a story about the U.S. Airforce.
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		<title>Details of the Belgium Diamond Heist come to light</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/1253-details-of-the-belgium-diamond-heist-come-to-light/</link>
		<comments>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/1253-details-of-the-belgium-diamond-heist-come-to-light/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:54:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GilbertZ</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diamonds]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The $100 million dollar diamond heist in Belgium is covered in detail at Wired Magazine.
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		<title>Tiffany shuts down Pearl Chain</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/1250-tiffany-shuts-down-pearl-chain/</link>
		<comments>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/1250-tiffany-shuts-down-pearl-chain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:26:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GilbertZ</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tiffany]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tiffany has decided to shut down their five-year-old chain of Iridesse pearl-jewelry shops. For more info, check out the Bloomberg story.
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		<title>Smithsonian on Lab Grown Diamonds</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/1248-smithsonian-on-lab-grown-diamonds/</link>
		<comments>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/1248-smithsonian-on-lab-grown-diamonds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:15:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GilbertZ</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Apollo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gemesis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Synthetic Diamonds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diamonds]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Smithsonian Magazine covers Lab Grown Diamonds. Very interesting. Here&#8217;s a blurb:
&#8220;This is a virtual diamond mine,&#8221; says Apollo CEO Bryant Linares when I arrive at the company&#8217;s secret location, where diamonds are made. &#8220;If we were in Africa, we&#8217;d have barbed wire, security guards and watch towers. We can&#8217;t do that in Massachusetts.&#8221; Apollo&#8217;s directors [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to propose to your girlfriend</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/1247-scrubs-marriage-proposal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/1247-scrubs-marriage-proposal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 20:46:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GilbertZ</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Proposals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marriage proposals]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The nice folks at Scrubs helped an enterprising young groom to propose to his girlfriend in a unique way. I don&#8217;t know who wrote the script, but I do remember seeing an episode using that closet before&#8230;
See the full YouTube video.
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		<title>Making Jewelry Live! Literally!</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/1244-jewelry-made-from-living-things/</link>
		<comments>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/1244-jewelry-made-from-living-things/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 20:40:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GilbertZ</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Jewelry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[buzzfeed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[live jewelry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meme]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[No, this is not the same as turning your dead pet into a diamond. Buzzfeed has a meme about jewelry made from living things. Seriously.
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		<title>Fred Leighton, Christies &amp; 14 carat pink Diamond Ring caught up in auction mess</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/1242-14-carat-pink-diamond-christies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/1242-14-carat-pink-diamond-christies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 20:36:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GilbertZ</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cameron Diaz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Famous Diamonds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fred Leighton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Auction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[celebrities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[famous jewels]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The NY Times recently covered the difficulties Christies has had in auctioning an important diamond ring. Fred Leighton was involved as well:
&#8220;EVEN a 14-carat pink diamond ring can start looking tarnished if it is immersed in muck. That rose-gold ring, worth up to $15 million by one estimate, was to be the centerpiece of a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tip: Do not put your engagement ring in a balloon filled with helium</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/1240-engagement-balloon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/1240-engagement-balloon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:24:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GilbertZ</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Engagement Rings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Proposals]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sad story on Yahoo! News:
Honey, will you marry&#8230; Oh. Never mind&#8230;
&#8220;It is the one moment every man wants to get right &#8212; and which London floor-fitter Lefkos Hajji could hardly have got more wrong.
The luckless 28 year-old&#8217;s dreams of giving his sweetheart, Leanne, 26, the ultimate proposal have literally vanished into thin air.
Hajji, of Hackney, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get Smart: Buji Bijoux is essential</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/1238-buji-bijoux/</link>
		<comments>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/1238-buji-bijoux/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:15:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GilbertZ</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Buji Bijoux]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hillary Duff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[earrings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[get smart]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hot new designer, buji bijoux is starting to make some waves. They made the February 2008 edition of inStyle Magazine with their honeysuckle rose earrings. Their all a-flutter hoop earrings are now the &#8220;essential item&#8221; in OK Magazine, and on the red carpet, their jewelry has been seen on Hilary Duff and is going to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>72 carat D Flawless going on auction April 10 at Sothebys Hong Kong</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/1236-sothebys-72-carat-d-flawless-diamond/</link>
		<comments>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/1236-sothebys-72-carat-d-flawless-diamond/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:54:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GilbertZ</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Famous Diamonds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sothebys]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diamond flawless auction sothebys]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Impressive diamond is going on Auction soon. It is an exquisite 72 carat pear-shaped D Flawless. Here is Yahoo&#8217;s take on the story:
&#8220;NEW YORK &#8211; A 72.22-carat diamond, so large it could fill a tablespoon, is expected to bring up to $13 million when it goes on auction next month.
Cut from an original rough diamond, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Robert Scoble back from Davos reporting on Methane Gas to Diamonds</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/1234-robert-scoble-back-from-davos-reporting-on-methane-gas-to-diamonds/</link>
		<comments>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/1234-robert-scoble-back-from-davos-reporting-on-methane-gas-to-diamonds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 06:10:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GilbertZ</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Synthetic Diamonds]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I was reading the latest news from my feeds and noticed a story about Diamonds from an unlikely source. Robert Scoble, formerly of Microsoft. He met some cool technologists at Davos who told him about their work.
I was never into fart jokes, so I did not repeat his headline in reporting the story, but our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NY Times: Lasers change colors of platinum, aluminum &amp; titanium</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/1232-lasers-nytimes-platinum-aluminum-titanium/</link>
		<comments>http://www.diamondring.com/journal/1232-lasers-nytimes-platinum-aluminum-titanium/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 06:03:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GilbertZ</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From the NY Times comes news that researchers at the University of Rochester can use a tabletop laser to turn aluminum into gold.
Neat trick  
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