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Diamond Anniversary Rings - The Eternity of Love

April 30, 2006, 10:33 am

Diamond anniversary rings always strike me akin to the beauty of Aida. The cyclical folds of love, stepping past the portals of time and space, to make the circle of its enveloping live forever. Which is continued, with the history and detailing, in the following article about:

Some time ago you both made a promise. A promise to each other. Now it’s time to recognise that you both meant that promise, and that now you both still mean it. There’s no better way to do that than with a gift of a diamond anniversary ring. Well maybe there is. Two diamond anniversary rings, one for him and one for her.

Diamond anniversary rings are also called eternity rings. That’s because that’s how long you are both making your pledge to each other.

The tradition of celebrating an anniversary of marriage began in medieval times

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    No Conflict Diamonds | Tack on my agenda too, old boy

    April 29, 2006, 2:11 pm

    Several weeks ago, I’d written about a movie that’s currently in production, entitled Blood Diamond. The synopsis is based around the horrific civil war in Sierra Leone, circa 1999, revolving primarily around two men’s interwoven lives with ‘blood diamonds,” also known as ‘’conflict diamonds”. Which are the precious stones used to finance rebellions, privateers, and terrorists.

    Bringing us to now, when upon searching for any news on the movie’s release date, I came across a press release from The World Diamond Council relating to the movie. Apparently, a few months ago during the last Annual Meeting of the World Diamond Council, Kago G. Moshashane, the chairman of the Kimberly Process and the deputy permanent secretary fo Botswana’s Ministry of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources, and Eli Izhakoff, the chairman of the World Diamond Council, sent a jointly composed letter to Edward Zwick, the producer of the Blood Diamond.

    Within it, they requested that the movie “provide accurate and up to date information about the conflict diamond trade in Sierra Leone”, and noted that the period in which the movie is set “predates the implementation of the Kimberly Process Certification Scheme. And thus, without clearly mentioning this fact, the movie could present a distorted picture of reality to the general public.” - From their own website.

    Now, what makes no sense to me about all of that is, how much clearer can the past be from the present, if it isn’t happening anymore? Is the movie now going to be responsible for the lack of education on crisis’ around the world, if they don’t find some way to adjoin the agenda of this company? Not to mention, why is the Kimberly Process Certification Process called a scheme? What is a negative connotation for two hundred Alex?

    I mean, in all the situations of the world, that’s on the agenda of the Council set to end such? And haven’t they heard, even bad press is supposed to be good press. Without even needing to wrest creative control through outside sources, that don’t accurately deal with the situation as it was in that time frame anyways. Or maybe we should just make sure all movies begin with the aftermath of the end. I mean, that wouldn’t not make sense or anything. No. Not at all. Maybe we could even tack on an addendum reminder of that little thing called the first amendment too.

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    How to pick the right diamond watch for you

    April 28, 2006, 1:50 pm

    From location, to background, and all of the tiered factors in between … choosing which diamond watch to purchase can be a convaluted road. But the following article seeks to make it far more simple, with some reasonable solutions and decisions on how to go about making your choice:

    Everyone Loves Diamonds…

    When they said that diamonds are a girl’s best friend, they weren’t joking. Women love diamonds for their brilliance and for what they represent, and men like diamonds for the elegance and class associated with the gems. No matter whom you’re shopping for, especially if it’s yourself, you can’t go wrong with diamonds. A diamond watch is a gift that anyone would love to own.

    How to Decide Where to Buy and How Much to Spend

    If you need to keep the time anyway, why not do it in style? But shopping for diamond watch is never easy. Every jewelry store is competing with all the others …

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