TOP 100 DIAMOND SITES
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| Sanctions take sparkle out of Burmese gem sale (Bangkok Post) Officially, the government-sponsored gem auction that opened this week in Burma is a success, with 2,667 traders browsing the country's renowned rubies, jade, sapphires and other precious stones, the New Light of Myanmar, the state-run newspaper, reported Thursday. us.rd.yahoo.com |
The U.S.S.R. Is Coming Back (at Least on Clothing Racks) (New York Times) Young and trendy Muscovites are in the throes of nostalgia for the staples of Soviet childhoods, relics of a time when the U.S.S.R. was at the height of superpower status. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Bush says he's on 'mission of mercy' (AP via Yahoo! News) In Ghana — a tropical land of gold and diamonds — President Bush is promoting aid and trade. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Fake Diamonds Help Jet Engines Take the Heat (Newswise) Engineers are developing a technology to coat jet engine turbine blades with zirconium dioxide -- commonly called zirconia, the stuff of synthetic diamonds -- to combat high-temperature corrosion. The zirconia chemically converts sand and other corrosive particles that build up on the blade into a new, protective outer coating. In effect, the surface of the engine blade constantly renews itself. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Diamonds moved to February (Ararat Advertiser) ARARAT - The Ararat Cycling Club will return to hosting its annual Diamonds at the Dome event in February. The decision to move the event from the Christmas Carnival Circuit to February 16 aims to attract more elite riders to the Ararat event. us.rd.yahoo.com |