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No Conflict Diamonds | An affordable alternative … more about moissanite

June 2, 2006, 3:08 pm

The primary underling question of to faux or not with your diamonds, really just comes down to one question.

Can synthetic match the quality of real?

Most tests out seem to prove so … check it out:

Diamonds may be a woman’s best friend, but modern man made diamonds are so good as to be indistinguishable from real diamonds. And when you look at the huge savings on price, man made diamonds may be a woman’s best decision.

Increasingly, engaged couples are considering the cost of some wedding jewelry. In today’s high pressure high cost lifestyle couples are really wondering whether or not it is appropriate to spend big on, say, a diamond engagement ring.

The more spent on wedding jewelry the less available later for the important things in the marriage, like a house. Or the kids when they arrive. Is it responsible to spend so much to buy a diamond … [continued]

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    No Conflict Diamonds: The global policy on Cote d’Ivoire

    April 26, 2006, 11:47 am

    In November of last year, the Panel of Experts assessed the role of natural resources, such as cotton, diamonds, and cocoa in fuelling the conflict in Ivory Coast and the effectiveness of the arms embargo. With special emphasis placed on the concern that the illicit trade of diamonds was providing income to the rebel group, New Forces.

    What ensued, was a report that called on the UN peacekeeping mission in Ivory Coast and the Kimberley Process Secretariat to evaluate the volume of illicit diamond exports. With a recommendation that the Security Council ask the rebel group to provide an inventory of the weapons in its possession and the Ivorian government to submit a breakdown of its defense expenditures.

    The following month, a mere five months previous to right now, those demands were still unmet. Forcing the Security Council to once again threaten sanctions against those individuals suspected of violating the arms embargo or impeding the peace process in Ivory Coast. While under France’s leadership, the Security Council did acknowledge the role of diamonds in fuelling the conflict and broadened the arms embargo to include a ban on diamond exports from Ivory Coast.

    As on the blood diamond trade continues. Leaving the watchers to wonder, how often does the threat of sanctions actual bear results?

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    No Conflict Diamonds | An article from this month that also supports my point

    March 30, 2006, 12:48 am

    I found this article last month but forgot to post it.

    Hong Kong, the “Diamond Centre of Asia” has a certification scheme designed to regulate the trade of the contraband and is involved in the Kimberley Process, a U.N.-backed global scheme to stop the illegal trading of these gems. But how much impact the city’s good behavior makes is questionable — it appears impossible to stamp out smuggling because the monitors intended to block them are paid a pittance.

    http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?article_class=3&no=273705&rel_no=1

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