History of a Famous Diamond - The Hope Diamond

By Luo Fu Sheng on August 10, 2011
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One of the most famous diamonds in history, the Hope diamond, came from India and weighed 112 3/16 carats when it was acquired around 1642 by French merchant Jean Baptiste Tavernier,mens Cartier bracelet, who was struck by its "beautiful violet" color. He sold it to the King of France, Louis XIV, who had it re-cut to a 67 1/8 carat stone which royal inventories thereafter listed as the Blue Diamond of the Crown of France. The blue diamond passed through ownership by French and British royalty, famed jeweler Pierre Cartier, and U.S. socialites before it was purchased by jeweler Harry Winston along with the 94.8 carat Star of the East diamond,Cartier love Leve Necklace pink gold, 1949. In 1958, Winston donated the Hope diamond to the Smithsonian Institution, where it quickly became a star attraction.

Resetting and re-cuttings over the centuries reduced the Hope diamond to its present 45.52 carats, 40% of its original size. Today, it is set in a spectacular pendant surrounded by sixteen white diamonds, and still attracts countless admirers at the Smithsonian.

The Hope Diamond was long believed to have been cut from the French Blue, but this remained unconfirmed until a three-dimensional leaden model of the latter was recently rediscovered in the archives of the French Natural History Museum in Paris. Previously, the dimensions of the French Blue had been known only from two drawings made in 1749 and 1789; although the model slightly differs from the drawings in some details, these details are identical to features of the Hope Diamond, allowing CAD technology to digitally reconstruct the French Blue around the re-cut stone.

Many superlatives have been used to describe the hope diamond as a "superfine deep blue", often comparing it to the color of a fine sapphire "blue of the most beautiful blue sapphire". As colored diamond expert Stephen Hofer points out, blue diamond similar to the Hope can be shown by colorimetric measurements to be grayer than blue sapphires. In 1996, it was examined by using of proprietary scale, graded it fancy deep grayish blue. Visually, the gray modifier is so dark that it produces an "inky" effect appearing almost blackish-blue in incandescent light. Current photographs of the Hope utilize high-intensity light sources that tend to maximize the brilliance of gemstones.

Even jewelers who may have handled the Hope Diamond were not spared from its reputed malice: The insanity and suicide of Jacques Colot, who supposedly bought it from Eliason, and the financial ruin of the jeweler Simon Frankel, who bought it from the Hope family, were linked to the stone. But although he is documented as a French diamond dealer of the correct era, Colot has no recorded connection with the stone, and Frankel's misfortunes were in the midst of economic straits that also ruined many of his peers.

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Basic Care and Maintenance of Rolex Watches

By Jared Landon Pace on July 17, 2011
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By Susan Crasto on May 07, 2011
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The Three Most Talked About Weddings Ever!

By Graeme Knights on October 23, 2011
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When reality TV sensation Kim Kardashian married NBA player Kris Humphries, 10 million watched on television, and silver screen starlet Elizabeth Taylor had eight extravagant weddings. Although many celebrity weddings are hot topics, they don't compare to these historic weddings.

Grace Kelly and Monaco's Prince Rainier

Known for her poise and style, Grace Kelly left the movie business just six years into her high-powered Hollywood career. Billed by the press as the wedding of the century, the film industry and the general public were buzzing as they realized that one of Hollywood's premier starlets was finished making films. Ironically, Grace Kelly first met Prince Rainier on a trip to participate in the Cannes Film Festival and a photo shoot at the Palace of Monaco. Before the 1956 wedding, Grace and her family produced a $2 million dowry to ensure the engagement and wedding would proceed.

When Grace Kelly arrived in Monaco with her family, her poodle and 80 pieces of luggage, 20,000 admirers lined the streets. Their dual-ceremony wedding featured Grace Kelly in a stately gown embellished with antique Brussels lace and seed pearls. In addition to the 10-carat, emerald-cut diamond and two baguette diamonds set in platinum that adorned her finger, the bride carried a fragrant lily of the valley bouquet and wore a Juliet caplet decorated with sweet-smelling orange blossoms. Prince Rainier and Princess Grace had three children, and the couple celebrated their 25th anniversary a year before Grace Kelly suffered a fatal stroke and a traffic accident.

Princess Diana and Prince Charles

It was 1981 and an estimated 750 million people were gathering around their TVs to watch the ultimate royal wedding and the hoard of 600,000 that lined the streets surrounding London's St. Paul Cathedral. In true 80s style, 20-year-old Diana wore a puffy taffeta dress with an infamous 25-foot train decorated with 10,000 pearls. According to reports, the pair had 27 wedding cakes at their extravagant reception. Although the couple separated in 1992 and divorced only a year before Diana's tragic death in 1997, their lavish ceremony remains one of the most talked about weddings ever.

Prince William and Kate Middleton

Not to be outdone by his late mother, Prince William's marriage was lavish, tasteful and publicized as much as any event. Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, donned an ultra-sheer veil, a 1936 diamond tiara from Cartier, and a striking high-waist gown with a fitted bodice inspired by the dress Grace Kelly wore. Known for her classic yet trendsetting wardrobe, Kate's wedding gown sparked a lace revival with its sheer bodice and beautifully appliqued skirt. With such a fairy tale wedding,C Hearts of Cartier Necklace in Stainless steel with 14k White G, it's hard to imagine their marriage being anything but perfect.

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Language Can Be Used To Deter News Coverage As Well

By Jacqueline Smith on August 03, 2010
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The news media can also be manipulated by the language of a statement that is artfully constructed and skillfully delivered. Ideally, such a statement should be uneducable, dramatic, concise, and synoptic. It should be capable of being delivered in less than thirty-five seconds by a skilled speaker. If it is delivered by a credible person, about an important topic, and on an occasion accessible to the news media, it is virtually irresistible to the press. An example of such a statement Cartier Replica Watches was Bush's promise, "Read my lips, No new taxes." Carefully crafted synoptic statements can also create a context for viewing political information. Thus, for example,Cartier Double C Motif P Ring in White Gold Plated, year 2000 Republican presidential hopeful John McCain indicted the tax proposal of his primary opponent Texas Governor George W. Bush and touted his own in a sound bite that focused press attention not on the amount of the proposed tax cuts (McCain proposed a much smaller amount) but on who would benefit. "Sixty percent of [Bush's] tax cuts are for the wealthiest 10 percent of America," noted the Arizona Senator. "I don't think that's necessary. I want the tax cuts for lower and middle income Americans."

Since more Americans read newspaper headlines than read the articles they describe, a candidate gains an advantage when a charge he or she has made is translated into a headline. Accordingly, Gore is given an advantage when USA Today's above-the-fold headline reads "Gore: Bradley could 'blunder' into recession."

Because television is a visual medium whose ordinary form is the narrative, a visually evocative narrative has special power. Because news employs a story structure, narratives are particularly attractive to reporters. In summer 1995, the Democratic minority in the House of Representatives used these conventions to create a favorable context in hearings on the 1993 clash between federal officers and people inside the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas, that led to the deaths of many of those within the compound.

The clash began on February 28, 1993, when seventy-five federal officers, who suspected that the Davidians were making illegal drugs and stockpiling illegal weapons, tried to execute a search warrant at the compound. A shootout resulted, leaving four government officers and six cult members dead. Who shot first is contested. Despite repeated requests, their leader, David Koresh, refused to surrender to the agents. On April 19, the agents launched a tear gas attack,Cartier gold bracelet, and eighty-one people within the com-pound died in a fire. Davidian supporters argued that the fire resulted from the ignition of the tear gas; the Clinton administration claimed that it might have been set from within the compound. On the grounds that the search warrant was unjustified and the deaths needless, Republicans set up hearings in spring 1995.

When Clinton supporters argued that the hearings had been set up and witnesses scheduled to show the administration in an unfavorable light, the Republicans agreed to permit the Democrats to choose one of the early witnesses. They chose 14-year-old Kiri Jewell, who graphically testified that she had been sexually abused by Koresh. Front-page pictures and headlines and prominent broadcast coverage were the result. Her testimony corroborated the claim of Attorney General Janet Reno that one reason for the assault was the belief by federal officials that children were being sexually abused. It also shifted the attention of the hearing and the public from questions about administration decisions to Koresh. The effectiveness of the strategy led the New York Times to headline a summary story on the hearings, "Role Reversal: Expecting Waco Hearings' Triumph, Republicans Were Instead Surprised."

Language can be used to deter news coverage as well. For instance, the difficulties involved in covering highly technical, abstract material are exploited by those who want to minimize news coverage of their activities. Politics and the Oval Office, a re-port by the conservative Institute for Contemporary Omega Speedmaster Replica Studies, argue that the presidency has suffered from too much uncontrolled coverage by the media. To curb what it views as excessive coverage, the report urges the president to overwhelm media representatives with technical data: "This tactic should defuse complaints about total accessibility. It could reduce the total volume of reporting, since dry data are often de-fined as newsworthy."

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History of Replicamaster.com

By Soni Panwar on December 15, 2009
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Fine Designer Jewelry

By Susan Hardy on March 13,Cartier Hearts of Cartier Necklace in Stainless Steel, 2010
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Just like the olden times used to have extremely talented but few in numbers jewelry craftsmen who used to take pains in designing jewelry in a specific manner according to the demand, these days we have skilled professionals such as these who are qualified and trained to design jewelry. The end products thus known as designer jewelry are highly valued because of their limited edition of designs and uniqueness from the ones available in the local market in bulk. Designer jewels are thus tagged with exorbitant prices that only the rich and the famous can afford. Although since owning jewelry is an investment in itself owing to its ever increasing value there is no harm to spend an initial huge amount of money in buying these invaluable possessions.

Designer jewelry are custom made and takes a long time and hard work to design and be approved and made an exact replica from the design to an original live piece of jewelry. Care is taken that these designs are not repetitive or anywhere in close resemblance to any other designer jewelry. Also the designer keeps in mind the latest trends and fashion needs of their potential clients. The materials used in designer jewelry pass through a lot of quality certification and are of top purity ranks with negligible flaws. Pure forms of gold, platinum and sterling silver are used and high precision is practiced with every little cut that is made on them. The precious stones and gems used in designer jewels are also of top notch quality and class.

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My Future Grasp in My Hand Which Is Not A Dream

By Isabella TU on December 26,cartier love bracelet rose gold price, 2010
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Now I would like to tell the world and the universe that: "My future is not a dream." It seems there is an echo made up of several words repeated continuously: Yes, in the coming days. We should have to redouble our efforts to become an excellent people to serve for our country.

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