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| Sri Lanka Jewelers |
| Sri Lanka Jewelers is an information site about gems and jewelry with lots of useful and rare information about Sri Lanka (Ceylon) gems and jewelry. Also there is a large list of Sri Lanka gem and jewelry dealers and free e-books. |
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| Special request from the daughter of Gen. Sarath Fonseka |
| 2011-11-27 11:16:16 |
Dear friends,
As you all very well know my father was given another 3 years of imprisonment simply because the court felt he assisted in spreading a rumor that brought tension among ethnicities. Although it is my dearest wish to comment on this "verdict" and the so called "justice system" in Sri Lanka, I will keep them to myself for the sake of my family, who has felt the wrath of the Sri Lankan "law" more than any regular family that lives in the country.
However, I want to use this judgment as an example to show people how much we are in need of international interference when it comes to seeking justice for my father. After months and months of activism it is quite obvious that my family might never receive any fairness without international support. With that in mind, I have started a petition in the White House website.
This is how it works...
If I can get 25,000 signature within a period of one month, the White House will consider my appeal. Hopefully, This will open a...
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| Diamondsafe.com Introduction |
| 2011-11-12 11:36:29 |
Welcome to DiamondSafe.com, where you can find quality certified diamonds for less. We are part of a leading diamond and jewelry design and manufacturing group with over 30 years of experience in the diamond jewelry manufacturing industry. Of paramount importance to DiamondSafe.com, our cutters use the latest techniques to create the most brilliant diamonds and our master jewelers to create magnificent rings, pendants, wedding bands, earrings etc., to set these diamonds for our clients. At DiamondSafe.com., we purchase diamonds only from legitimate sources (no conflict diamonds).Diamond RingsDiamond Rings serve an even greater purpose than as symbols of beauty. Diamond rings have been cherished as love tokens since the earliest of times. Mary of Burgundy was the first woman in recorded history to receive a diamond engagement ring for her wedding in ancient India. The traditional gift of diamond rings has existed for centuries and will continue to grow with each new couple's love.Diamo...
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| History of Diamond engagement rings |
| 2011-11-12 11:32:19 |
Have you ever wondered why the diamond is the engagement ring of
choice? Where did the idea originate from? Why is the diamond
considered the ultimate symbol of love and adoration?For centuries,
diamonds have been widely known as the universal symbol of eternal love
and commitment. This is mainly due to the fact that diamonds are
beautiful, strong, and durable, much like the tradition of a lasting
marriage.
It is believed that the tradition of gifting an engagement ring
featuring a diamond stone or centerpiece originated in 1477. This is
the year in which Archduke Maximillian of Austria gave a diamond ring to
Mary of Burgundy.
After this proposal, giving a diamond engagement ring became a
widespread trend among the wealthy and famous. Around the globe, the
upper classes began to follow suit and give the sparkly gems to their
beloved and betrothed.
Over the next few centuries, giving diamond engagement rings was
relatively limited to only the richest and noblest...
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| Ceylon Gems |
| 2011-10-20 21:59:31 |
Sri Lanka Jewellers brings you the highest quality natural gems from Sri Lanka. A ‘high quality’ gemstone is one that has beauty (good colour and clarity), rarity and durability. We provide a wide range of gemstones that include blue, white, star and fancy sapphires, chrysoberyl cat's eye, spinel, tourmaline, garnet, topaz, moonstones and zircon.A beautiful, high quality gem is something you can appreciate and enjoy for a lifetime and hand down to the next generation. Our natural, high quality gemstones come to you from Sri Lanka (formerly known as Ceylon), a country blessed with dazzling gemstones of legendary beauty and amazing varietyGems make wonderful gifts to your loved ones. They are the perfect gifts for birthdays, weddings, anniversaries or any other special occasion.
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| Fwd: SRI LANKA POLICE ATTACKS ( SMART SHIRTS KATUNAYAKE ) |
| 2011-06-03 04:00:11 |
---------- Forwarded message ----------From: Fazli Sufi Ismail <fazlids@yahoo.com> Date: Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 6:46 AMSubject: POLICE ATTACK TO TRADING HOUSE ( SMART SHIRTS KATUNAYAKE )To: Claudette <rochele7@yahoo.com>, Thilina <thilinatheman@yahoo.com>, Thushara <lakmal212000@yahoo.com>, Tuan <shaah00703@yahoo.com>, Anuruddha <anuruddhaD.dfrt@delmege.com>, Anuruddika <anuruddika_s@hotmail.com>, Suranga <laknath.wijesinghe@gmail.com>, Susantha <susanthahm@gmail.com>, Chrishmal Fernando <chrishmal_fernando@yahoo.com>, Farzan <farzan@newtimescmb.lk>, Fazal <fazal.awn@gmail.com>, Fazmin <fazminsufi@gmail.com>, Gayathri <gayathri@kompass.lk>, Girsy <girsytuan@yahoo.com>, Kelum <kelum.fernando@yahoo.c...
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| Ruby and Sapphire - Identification and differences |
| 2011-05-26 01:08:17 |
In nature, impurities of all kinds are simultaneously present. For instance, iron adds a yellow tinge that turns a pure red ruby into an orange (padparacha) specimen that is cheaper. Similarly, when iron enters a blue sapphire, the yellow admixture produces green or blue green overtones that are not very desirable. Most sapphires are of this colour and attempts are made to change it to pure blue. Iron may give a ruby a brown tinge and the presence of titanium and vanadium in ruby turns it purple reducing the value of the stone.Corundum is doubly refracting and a ray of white light passing through it breaks up into rays, each polarised in a different plane and travelling in slightly different directions, depending also on the colour of the ray. An object viewed through the stone therefore a...
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| Gemstone Trading in India |
| 2011-05-26 01:04:52 |
Another trading centre for gemstones was in Goa. Many merchants and miners went there to sell the best they had, for they were given full liberty to sell whereas in their own countries, they were compelled to show their output to the kings and princes and sell gems at whatever price the rulers ordered.During the nineteenth century, Crawfurd (1827), G,d'Amato (1833), Oldham (1855) and Bredermeyer (1868), among others, have reported in detail on the Burmese mines. The rubies produced were generally very small, less than 0.25 rati because Chinese and Tartar merchants had smuggled out the larger pieces. The few big stones they left behind were flawed and valuable stones were rare. A full account of the ruby mines in Burma is also given by Scott and Hardiman in the Gazetteer of Upper Burma and ...
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| Rubies and Sapphires |
| 2011-05-20 02:48:42 |
Ruby and sapphire belong to the mineral family called corundum. Chemically they are both aluminium oxide in a crystalline formthat was made deep underground into clear and beautiful gemstones under high pressure and heat. Impurities within the crystals give it the attractive, glowing colours. Good specimens of these gems are perhaps almost as valuable as diamonds. All colours of corundum except red are known as sapphires. The colourless variety is called white sapphire and was once a cheap substitute for diamond. Yellow, purple, pink, green or white sapphires are called 'fancy' by the trade. Red corundum is now termed as ruby but there was a controversy some years ago on the difference between ruby and red or pink sapphire. In 1991, the International Coloured Gemstone Association ruled tha...
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| Other Large and Famous Diamonds |
| 2011-05-09 11:13:53 |
The Braganza from a Brazilian mine is reported to be the largest diamond ever found and weighs 1680 carats. It is part of the Portuguese crown jewels, but is not available for testing. Some sau it is not a diamond, but a colourless topaz.The Presidente Vargas of 726.6 carat is the largest Brazilian diamond ever found in that country.The Jonker diamond was discovered in 1934. The 726-carat stone, said to be flawless purity, was cut into twelve smaller stones.The Star of Africa, is the largest polished diamond in the world. It weighs 530.2 carats and has been cut with 74 facets.The Victoria, Imperial, or Great White weighing 457.5 carats came from a South African mine and reached Europe in 1884. It was cut to a beautiful 180 carats and valued in 1900 at 6,200,000.The Pitt, supposedly the mos...
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| Amazing Gemstones |
| 2011-05-09 11:12:10 |
There is a tradition that this lustrous blue diamond was cursed and brought bad luck to its owner. Tavernier died penniless as an obscure exile. After he acquired the diamond, Louis 14 died of gangrene after suffering unbearable pain for three weeks. It is said that the jeweller who cut the stone died of grief after learning that his son had stolen the valuable diamond; the son, upon hearing of his father's death, committed suicide. The man who found the diamond among the son's possessions, apparently died the very next day. Soon after King George 4 of England bought the stone, he was so much in debt that it was sold through private channels. Mrs. Walsh lost her brother, son, and daughter after she bought the Hope diamond.The star South Africa was the first large diamond from South Africa ...
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