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What's New?
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If you are attending the JCK show, we highly
recommend stopping by and visiting GemFind. We are launching
two new services at the show. The GF Color Stone and the new GF
Access software.
If you are a retailer, stop by the booth for a
Free access to Gemfind.net for one complete year, a value of
$1200.
www.GemFind.net
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Visit GemFind at the JCK Show
Las Vegas
Equipment, Technology & Services Pavilion
Booth 61401
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GemFind.com
...Is Launched
The network that lets consumer search for diamonds
online and then see it in person at a Local Jewelry Store
Join GemFind now before your competitor does
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'May is Gold Month' returns
National
Jeweler, May 05,
2008
Though the rising price of gold has made retailers
skittish about sales, "May is Gold Month," a national
retail promotion aimed at increasing consumer sales of gold jewelry
throughout the month, will be targeting spring shoppers.
Duvall O'Steen, director of jewelry public relations and promotion
at the World Gold Council (WGC), says May remains a great time to
buy gold for special occasions such as Mother's Day and
graduations, or for self-purchase. >>>
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U.S. Bankruptcies Down 15% in First Quarter
JCK 5/5/2008
 The latest financial statistics from the Jewelers Board of Trade offer some encouragement in a tough market. For the
first quarter of 2008, the total number of U.S.
bankruptcies-combined totals among retailers, wholesalers, and
manufacturers-declined by 15 percent compared with the first
quarter of 2007. >>>
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Know - How
Consumer Confidence Index Deteriorates
 The Conference Board Consumer
Confidence Index, which had declined sharply in
March, fell further in April. The Index now stands at 62.3
(1985=100), down from 65.9 in March. The Present Situation Index
decreased to 80.7 from 90.6. The Expectations Index was virtually
unchanged, 50.1 versus 49.4 in March. >>>
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Perfect
Online Tool for jewelers
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GIA Museum Launches Historical Jewelry Campaign
JCK-Jewelers Circular Keystone, 5/1/2008
 The Gemological Institute of America Museum is
launching a new campaign to build the "GIA Historical
Collection," a comprehensive assemblage of jewelry, object
d'arts and gemstones from all time periods and cultures world-wide.
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Renaissance Diamonds Creates Blue, Pink Syn Diamond
Jewelry Line
By
Avi Krawitz, May 05, 2008
Renaissance Diamonds has launched a new line of pink
and blue colored diamond jewelry, the maker of fancy color
synthetic diamonds announced.
The line, called "Breathtaking," was created as a result
of the "incredible rise in the demand for these environmentally
friendly created diamonds," the company said. >>>
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Grand Tang Attempts Guinness World Records™ -
World's Largest Cut Paraiba
By Jewelry Newst, May 05, 2008
 Paraiba tourmaline is one of the rarest jewelry gems
in the world, and is showcased by the elite jewelers worldwide.
"Grand Tang is focused exclusively in the
design and manufacturing of world class paraiba tourmaline",
said Andy Huang, President & CEO of Grand Tang, "and
today, we present our precious collection, a GIA certified 51.77
carat natural cut oval shape transparent greenish neon blue flawless
inclusion-free paraiba tourmaline, to the Guinness World
Records™ as the world's largest cut paraiba entry." >>>
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Announcement
GemFind is now partnering
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Going for gold
By
Samantha Critchell, Associated Press 05/05/2008
The buzz around record-setting gold prices is
reminding jewelry shoppers that gold is indeed a precious metal.
Yellow gold has never completely fallen out of favor with the
fashion crowd, but over the past decade the public took more of a
shine to sterling silver and platinum. However, gold's fortunes had
already started to turn when it hit $1,000 an ounce in March. >>>
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Jewelry Salesperson Heist Caught on Video
Jewelers
Circular Keystone, 5/2/2008
 A robbery of a jewelry salesperson by what is
believed to be A robbery of a jewelry salesperson by what is
believed to be South American gang members was caught by a
surveillance camera outside of a Houston jewelry store. A video of
the robbery was posted on khou.com, the Web site of Houston
television news station KHOU, channel 11. View the video >>>
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Luxury consumers to save tax rebates
National
Jeweler, May 02,
2008
Luxury retailers might be disappointed when tax rebate checks arrive, as
only 11 percent of affluent consumers plan to spend them on a
shopping spree, a new Unity Marketing survey finds.
The majority of affluent consumers polled plan to either pay down
debt with their rebate check (27 percent), save it (26 percent) or
invest it (16 percent). >>>
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Reactions hot, cold on 'blood ruby' ban
National
Jeweler May 05, 2008
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The federal
government may ban Burmese gemstones, like this star ruby. Photo
courtesy: International Colored Gemstone
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The prospect that a military crackdown in the
streets of ruby-rich Myanmar could soon be impacting jewelers on
Main Streets here in the United States had industry members taking
sides at the Tucson gem shows.Human rights violations by Myanmar's
ruling military junta prompted the U.S. Senate and House of
Representatives to pass legislation to ban all imported stones from
the country (formerly called Burma), closing a U.S. Customs
loophole that allows imports of Myanmar gemstones processed
elsewhere. >>>
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What is a Nanodiamond?
By
by Barry Gutwein on April 28,
2008
 Nanodiamonds are
made by detonating two explosive compounds, TNT and RDX, and then
collecting the resulting soot - which contains diamonds
approximately 4nm in size. But to make the diamonds fluoresce they
have to be exposed to a high-energy electron beam from a van de
Graaff accelerator, then heated to 800°C - a very costly procedure.
>>>
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Record Gold
JCK-Jewelers
Circular Keystone, 5/1/2008
We're in a new, more expensive era for businesses
and consumers.Commodities like oil, flour, platinum, and even
mushrooms are at record price levels and likely to stay there for
the foreseeable future, say experts. >>>
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