Diamond Buyer Sydney | "How are Diamonds Cut if They are the Hardest Substance?"

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A diamond measures a 10 on the Mohs scale of hardness, making it the hardest natural substance known to occur on Earth. This raises the question of how the stones are cut if they are so hard. There are a number of techniques used in diamond cutting, including basic cleaving and the use of a grinding wheel called a scaif. These techniques have been developed over centuries of jeweling, and most cutters use techniques that were originally developed hundreds of years ago, because they are still the best way to handle the gems. Diamond cutters usually combine several processes to create a sparkling, faceted gem from a rough stone, in a painstaking job where the stone may lose as much as 60% of its weight.

The most ancient cutting process is cleaving. To cleave a diamond, the cutter places a chisel at a point of weakness in the stone and taps it with a mallet, causing the gem to split. If the weakness was misjudged, this can destroy the stone. If the diamond cutter judged correctly, the stone will be split into workable pieces which can be individually refined. Medieval gem cutters cut their cleaved stones with other diamonds, lubricating the surfaces with oil and grinding away at the stone to reveal facets. Some cutters still use other gems as part of their cutting and polishing process.

In the 15th century, the scaif was developed. A scaif is a polishing wheel that is kept liberally lubricated with oil and diamond dust. A cutter can use a scaif to polish a gem held in a dop, a padded holder that protects the stone while it is being worked on, only revealing the side that is currently being polished. The scaif changed the face of diamond cutting, allowing cutters to create symmetrical and even facets that bring out the true sparkle and shine of the gem. By playing with angles, cutters created unique and beautiful gems for setting in jewelry.

In the 20th century, another tool was added to the diamond cutting arsenal: a diamond saw. These saws are steel blades that are lubricated with an oil and diamond dust mixture that is continually reapplied as the stone is worked. Because the saws can generate a great deal of heat, the stones may be cooled as they are worked on in special cooling holders. This is also the case with a scaif, and is one of the reasons that cutting the gems is such a painstaking process, because the cutter must take a break every time the stone starts to warm up. If the stone contains any water in small bubbles or hairline cracks while it is being cut, the heat can cause the water to boil, and the gem may crack or explode.

Sell Gold Sydney | "Why Gold Have Yellow In Color Wedding Rings"

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Riches and Excess:

A cousin to yellow (and orange and brown) is gold. While green may be the color of money (U.S. money, that is) gold is the color of riches and extravagance.

Nature of Gold:

The color gold shares many of the attributes of yellow. It is a warm color that can be both bright and cheerful as well as somber and traditional.

Culture of Gold:

Because gold is a precious metal, the color gold is associated with wealth and prosperity. While all that glitters is not gold the color gold still suggests grandeur, and perhaps on the downside, the excesses of the rich. Gold is the traditional gift for a Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary while gold-like bronze is for the eighth and copper with its reddish-gold tones is for the seventh.

Using Gold:

Add a small amount of metallic gold ink to a project for a special, rich touch. Bright gold catches the eye while darker subdued shades of gold lend richness and warmth.

Using Gold with Other Colors:

Add a golden glow to an earthy palette of orange, green, and brown. Double the riches of a burgundy red or purple palette with glittery gold.

Language of Gold:

The use of gold in familiar phrases can help a designer see how their color of choice might be perceived by others, both the positive and negative aspects.

Good gold

• Gold star - praise, commendation
• Good as gold - valuable, positive
• Solid gold - superior, outstanding, best of the best
• Gold standard - the best, a measure of quality, excellence
• Golden child/boy - favored person
• Bad gold
• Gold brick - trick, cheat, or deceive
• Golddigger - someone who feigns genuine interest but is only after a person's money
• Fool's Gold - mica, anything mistaken for gold, worthless
• Gold Words: These words are synonymous with gold or represent various shades of the color gold.

Goldenrod, yellow gold, honey, bronze, copper

Diamond Buyer | "Rapaport Diamond Industry Stock Tracker"

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RAPAPORT... The following lists diamond-industry public companies and their share price changes from one week ago as of February 28 at 4 p.m.
                                      Feb. 28                  Feb. 21                         Chng.
$1 = Euro                             0.765                     0.758                          0.007
$1 = Rupee                      54.37                          54.48                          -0.1
$1 = Israel Shekel              3.71                            3.70                           0.01
$1 = Rand                       9.01                             8.90                           0.11
$1 = Canadian Dollar       1.03                             1.02                           0.01
 
Precious Metals
Gold                                     $1,580.40                      $1,576.50                  $3.90
Platinum                              $1,581.00                       $1,612.00                  -$31.00
 
Stock Indexes                                                                                          Chng.
BSE                                 18,861.54                  19,325.36  -463.82                 -2.4%
Dow Jones                       14,054.49                  13,880.62        173.87                  1.3%
FTSE                               6,360.81                  6,291.54             69.27                   1.1%
Hang Seng                       23,020.27                 22,906.67          113.60                    0.5%
S&P 500                         1,514.68                    1,502.42             12.26                   0.8%
Yahoo! Jewelry                 1,170.29                    1,163.49             6.80                   0.6%
 

Gold Buyers | "The Daily Gold Report"

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Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen:

Here are your numbers for Thursday, Feb 28.2013:


For gold it looks like 149500 oz will stand as that is the OI for March. (1495 x 100 oz per contract)
Or 4.6 tonnes of gold, which is extremely high for a non delivery month.

The total OI for the gold complex was up only 458 contracts.

Gold Buyers

The OI for April  lowers from 247,653 down to 244,812.


\In silver:  total OI rises to 145,388

The OI for the upcoming MaRCH  contract falls dramatically down to 2597.

The next delivery month of April rises to 76,682 from 70,980.

The volume today was good at 47,026.

The amount of silver that will stand for delivery is only 12,985,000 oz.

The data seems very weird.


Preliminary data for this morning.

Open interest for entire silver complex from 153,319  down to 145,620
Open interest for the front March contract month  9411 contracts or  47,055 ,000 oz
Volume yesterday in silver  78,901


and the first day notice deliveries  799 or 3,995,000 oz


Data for gold:


Open interest falls to 433,750  from 439,990

Open interest for the front March contract:  1,499 contracts or 1,499,000 oz

Open interest for the next May contract  247,653

Volume  184,695 contracts

First day delivery notices:  1,383 contracts or 138,300 oz or approximately 4.3 tonnes of gold

March being a  non delivery month.

Since we had major shortcovering on a high gain in silver and gold price, the OI data seems very suspect.  For the OI in silver to fall so badly during a huge gain just does not make sense.  It looks to me like they are fudging the data.

I will report very late tonight to you  (probably in the early morning hours) on first day notice

Gold Buyers | "American Gold Eagle Coins"

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World’s most popular gold bullion coins

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Since their introduction in 1986, more than sixteen million Gold Eagles have been sold. Because American Eagle Gold Bullion Coins (their official name) are the world’s best-selling gold bullion coins, they provide instant liquidity. Still, the Krugerrand is probably the world’s best known gold bullion coin.

American Gold Eagles come in four sizes: 1-ounce, 1/2-ounce, 1/4-ounce, and 1/10-ounce. The 1-oz Gold Eagles are by far the most popular and sell at small premiums over the value of their gold content. The smaller coins sell at higher premiums.  Gold Eagles are minted at the US Mint’s West Point, New York facility.

American Gold Eagles are 22-karat gold, which means they contain 91.6% gold and 8.4% of a copper-silver alloy. Because Gold Eagles are 22-karat, many investors incorrectly believe that Gold Eagles have less than an ounce of gold. This is not so.

Gold Eagles: exactly 1-oz ounce of gold
The 1-oz American Gold Eagles contain exactly one ounce of gold, and the smaller fractional-ounce Gold Eagles contain the gold content stamped on them. The copper-silver alloy causes the coins to weigh slightly more than their stated gold contents.

American Gold Eagles: legal tender gold coins
American Eagles are legal tender coins, but their face values are symbolic, as Gold Eagles do not sell at their legal tender values; Gold Eagles sell at prices that reflect the value of their gold content plus small premiums for being coins.

American Gold Eagles: four sizes
The 1-oz Gold Eagle coins are $50 face value, the 1/2-oz coins $25, the 1/4-oz coins $15, and the 1/10-oz coins $5. One-ounce Gold Eagles come in tubes of twenty but can be bought in smaller quantities.

All four American Gold Eagle sizes carry the same design. Gold Eagles minted 1986-1991 are dated with Roman numerals. In 1992, the U.S. Mint switched to Arabic numbers for dating Gold Eagles.

If you would like to discuss buying American Gold Eagles, or would like to discuss any aspect of investing in gold, call us at 800-528-1380. CMIGS takes calls 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. MST, Mondays through Fridays.

Notes:
The troy ounce is the unit of weight for precious metals. One troy ounce equals 1.09711 regular (avoirdupois) ounces. Where ounce and ounces are used in this Web site, they mean troy ounce or ounces.

Doing Business with CMI Gold & Silver Inc.
The minimum orders for bullion purchases at CMIGS are five ounces of gold or platinum; ten ounces of palladium; 200 ounces of silver. Orders up to $50,000 may be accepted without a deposit. Usually, payment by bank wire transfer is required for larger orders. Sometimes, a deposit may be required before prices are locked in for large orders. For still more details about buying and selling precious metals with us, See Doing Business With CMIGS.

If you are interested buying quantities less than five ounces of gold bullion, visit our Gold Specials Page, which often offers gold bullion in quantities less the five ounces.

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Sell Diamond Earrings - Is Facebook Identity the Key to Concert Ticket Sales?

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We’ve all had the experience: You favorite musician is finally going on tour and there’s a concert in your area. You want good seats, so you queue up at your computer to be among the first to buy tickets. However, within seconds of the on-sale time, all the good seats are sold out – sometimes the entire show is sold out. You can still find those tickets, but only on the secondary market from ticket brokers who usually charge a 3X or more markup. What the heck happened?

The practice is called ticket sniping. Think of it as ticket scalping on steroids. It’s where brokers use sophisticated software to game Ticketmaster (and other) systems so they can cut the line and buy huge blocks of high-value tickets. It’s been going on for years and while ticket brokers and others get rich, consumer frustration grows. Counter Measures

Ticketmaster has not sat idly by. Back in 2008, it successfully sued sniping technology creator RMG Technologies. It also started using CAPTCHA technology in an effort to slow down the software and force ticket consumers to prove they are in fact real people. This year, Ticketmaster introduced online ticket reselling for Live Nation, a move that may further undercut third-party ticket brokers by providing some competition.Upstart online event management and ticket agency Eventbrite, which allows virtually anyone to sell tickets for their events (conferences, small concerts), also sells tickets to increasingly large events, including the upcoming Governors Ball concert. [Full disclosure: Mashable uses Eventbrite for some of its own events]

Back when the company secured $50 million in funding, Founder and CEO Kevin Hartz (pictured) was hesitant to say it was ready to take on the biggest names in the business, like Ticketmaster."We have this worldwide market," Hartz said, "In a lot of ways it doesn't make sense to fight it out with one competitor. There's a much broader opportunity."Now, however, Eventbrite may be thinking about taking Ticketmaster, and ticket brokers, head on. Making It Better

Hartz maintains that the prevalence of ticket sniping and speculation (buying large blocks of tickets based on, for instance, how they think a sports team might perform in the coming season) is “a failure of innovation” in the ticketing industry.
The ticketing industry also remains something of a black box. Hartz told Mashable, “One needs to illuminate the industry to understand the dynamics of it to prevent abuse….

Diamond Buyer - Security Flaw Gives Hacker Full Access to Facebook Profiles

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A web developer claims to have discovered a Facebook security flaw that could have allowed him access into any part of a stranger's profile.

Don't panic: Facebook has already fixed the problem. The developer, Nir Goldshlager, notified the social network about the issue and waited until it was resolved to go public with his discovery. He explained how it worked in a blog post published Saturday morning.In the post, he says he was able to tweak the service OAuth, used by developers to obtain various permissions their apps need to run — for example, location data from your profile page. Goldshlager was able to manipulate OAuth so a visitor to a Facebook page could get full access — to inboxes, private photos and videos — with no expiration. 

SEE ALSO: Can Storify Publish Your Private Facebook Status Updates?

He notified Facebook's security team and the security flaw has been fixed. He adds, though, that many parts of the exploit stopped working if the affected user changed the account's password.

Watch the video above to learn more.

Gold Buyers Sydney - Markets Live: China data eases gains

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The Australian sharemarket is down from the day's high as a measure of China's manufacturing sector showed a slight retreat from its four-year peak.

It went from looking like a great day to just a good day on the Australian sharemarket after the underwhelming Chinese manufacturing data dissipated some of the earlier buying momentum, CMC Markets trader Tim Waterer says: 

Undoubtedly the materials sector suffered a setback today on the release of the Chinese data and with some of the big miners reversing course the broader market slipped from the session highs. 

However, materials weakness was more than offset by strength in other segments of the market with the banking and retail stocks enjoying a positive outing today courtesy of strong offshore leads. 

Risk assets from around the globe will take their cues from the Fed chairman's testimony before Congress this week, with a key point of interest being whether his testimony is singularly supportive of continuing asset purchases or whether his tone reflects the assortment of opinion contained in the most recent Fed Minutes. 

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After recently cutting jobs to save costs, accounting firm WHK Group is considering a $320 million merger proposal from wealth management firm SFG Australia. As it posted a 22 per cent fall in first half profit, WHK received an indicative offer from SFG that could create a merged entity with more than $17 billion in funds under management. SFG, an advisor to the wealthy, has been in talks with WHK, an accountant for small businesses and high worth individuals, since October 2012. 

The suitor has proposed a share-based merger that would leave WHK shareholders with a 42 per cent interest in a newly merged business.SFG’s offer implies a value of almost $1.21 for each WHK share, above their previous closing price of $1.06.

Sell Diamond Earrings - Diamond and Gemstone Mining in Australia Industry Market Research Report Now Updated by IBISWorld

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Despite an overall decline over the past five years, diamond and gemstone miners’ revenue is expected to increase strongly in 2012-13 as a result of increased output and higher prices. For this reason, industry research firm IBISWorld has updated its report on the Diamond and Gemstone Mining industry in Australia.

Australia is a major producer of diamonds and although most of its output is classed as cheap gem or industrial grade, it also mines high-value fancy pink and yellow diamonds. The Diamond and Gemstone Mining industry is expected to generate revenue of $578.3 million in 2012-13. This is compared with $806 million in 2007-08, yielding a fall of 6.4% per year. According to IBISWorld industry analyst M. Williams, “the decline reflects substantially lower output and a fall in diamond prices”. Despite the overall decline, industry revenue is expected to increase by 34.3% in 2012-13 on the back of higher output and prices. An anticipated decline in the value of the Australian dollar will also boost industry revenue in local currency, given that prices are typically denominated in US dollars.

Nearly all industry output is exported, but there are also substantial imports of gem-grade diamonds. Overall, exports typically account for well over 90% of local output, while imports usually meet at least 90% of domestic demand. “Sales from stocks of mined diamonds mean that it is not unusual for export and import shares to exceed 100%”, says Williams. The industry employs about 740 people in 2012-13, paying wages of $89.2 million. The two major companies in the industry are Rio Tinto Plc – Rio Tinto Limited and Kimberley Diamond Company NL.

The Diamond and Gemstone Mining industry’s performance is expected to improve over the five years through 2017-18, as production expands substantially due to new underground operations at Argyle and as diamond prices (in US dollars) continue to gain ground. In addition, the expected easing of the Australian dollar will boost revenue in local currency. Industry revenue is forecast to grow, while rising output and continued cost containment will lift profit.

Sell Gold - Gold Settles Lower at $1,578 After Sell-Off

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Gold ended below $1,600 an ounce after hitting a seven-month low on Wednesday, as rumors of a troubled hedge fund forced to liquidate positions triggered a sell-off of commodities.

In what appeared to spark heavy losses in crude oil, gold tumbled 1.5 percent as traders cited talk that a large commodity hedge fund had been forced to dump its holdings.

Silver and platinum fell more than 2.5 percent, while Brent crude oil lost about 2 percent.

Gold selling accelerated after bullion slipped below $1,600 an ounce and completed a bearish technical formation known as a "death cross," when its 50-day moving average broke below its 200-day moving average.

Analysts said some investors were selling gold due to jitters about upcoming minutes from a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting in January. Minutes from the December meeting showed some policymakers had been mulling a lessening or complete withdrawal of Fed stimulus.

Spot gold was down 2.2 percent at $1,569 an ounce, having hit $1,578.06, its lowest since July.

Sell Scrap Gold Sydney - Gold Set for Worst Streak Since 2009 After Fed Debates Stimulus

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Gold dropped for a seventh day, slumping to the lowest level since July, after minutes from a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting showed a debate over the risks and benefits of more stimulus. Silver, platinum and palladium fell.

Gold for immediate delivery fell as much as 0.6 percent to $1,555.55 an ounce, the lowest since July 12, and was at $1,560.15 by 10:47 a.m. in Singapore. A seventh day of losses would be the worst run since March 2009. Bullion for April delivery dropped as much as 1.5 percent to $1,554.30 on the Comex, the lowest most-active price since June 29.

Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee’s Jan. 29-30 meeting were released yesterday. The minutes showed policy makers were divided about the strategy behind Chairman Ben S. Bernanke’s program of buying bonds, with some saying an earlier end to purchases might be needed, and others warning against a premature withdrawal of stimulus. 

“Sentiment towards the metal has changed,” said Jonathan Barratt, chief executive officer of Barratt’s Bulletin, a commodity newsletter in Sydney.

Bullion climbed for a 12th straight year in 2012 as central banks from Europe to the U.S. and China boosted stimulus. Gold surged 70 percent as the Fed bought $2.3 trillion of debt in two rounds of easing from December 2008 through June 2011. The FOMC at its January meeting decided to continue buying $85 billion in monthly bond purchases.

Platinum for immediate delivery dropped as much as 1.6 percent to $1,621 an ounce, the lowest since Jan. 11, and traded at $1,624.50. Palladium fell as much as 1.3 percent to $729.45 an ounce, the cheapest since Jan. 25, and was at $729.90. Spot silver declined as much as 0.6 percent to $28.3825 an ounce. 

Sell Jewellery Sydney - Facebook Influences Your Mood More Than Any Social Network

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With the amount of time people spend on Facebook, it's bound to have an impact. The social network permeates nearly every aspect of our lives: making us less lonely, more envious or affecting our memory.

A new study shows you're not the only one Facebook's taking on an emotional roller coaster. The survey says the site causes the most stress but also elicits the most positive effect on mood compared to other social networks.

Rebtel, a mobile voice over IP company similar to Skype, conducted the survey linking feelings to heavy and light social media use. Though most participants said no networks cause them stress or have a negative effect on their mood, Facebook came in as the top site for those whose emotions were affected. Facebook was followed by Twitter (4.7%) in bringing bad vibes.

Respondents were more likely to be positively influenced by social media, with 45.9% of people listing Facebook as the site with favorable effects on their mood. YouTube ranked at 17.5%, followed by LinkedIn. Check out the video, above, for more.

The study also looked into location-based service use and habits of Android and iPhone users. Most people update their locations to let friends and family to know where they've been, and iPhone owners are much more likely to report using networks like Facebook's Check-In and Foursquare.

"Our social media report helps paint an interesting picture of our evolving communications tastes and preferences, and how even routine activities such as checking friends into locations, can have an adverse affect on our relationships," Rebtel CEO Andreas Bernstrom says in a statement.

What kind of impact do social networks have on you? Which have the most influence? Let us know what you think in the comments. 

Sell Diamond Rings - 10 Craziest Craigslist Missed Connections of 2012

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Ah, February — love is in the air, and plenty of us out there are looking for soulmates. And while some of us find our true loves the old-fashioned way — through mutual friends, group gatherings or online dating — others become instantly smitten with that person in the

platypus costume at the bar, but are too chicken to say so.

Enter Craigslist Missed Connections, perhaps one of the most beautiful and terrifying social microcosms on the Internet today. Lonely singles pine for their lost potential loves in posts ranging from poetic to downright nasty, coalescing into a huge, hilarious Internet sinkhole. But a small subset of these posts will cause your jaw to hit the floor in sheer incredulity. 

 

10 Strange Valentine's Day Personals on Craigslist 

Check out the top of that bunch in Craigslist’s best Missed Connections of 2012, a yearly national sweep that picks out the top gems so you don’t have to. They’re weird and gross and a little psychotic, but even then, they’re still pretty heartwarming. 

What do you think of Missed Connections? Let us know your thoughts and stories in the comments.

Sell Rings - Ring Missing For 40 Years Finds Its Way Back To Owner

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For four decades, a precious gift sat at the bottom of White River Lake, a keepsake that was written off as lost forever. However, after a bizarre turn of events, the missing gift would find its way back to its owner 40 years later.

Gary Oakley, the owner of the Lubbock Rare Coin shop off of 34th Street and Flint for the past 4 years, is familiar with odd and unusual items being brought in but none with a story quite like this one.

He says a gentleman came into his shop on February 9th wanting to sell a piece of jewelry he stumbled upon while walking on the dried-up bed of White River Lake. "The lake was down about 30 feet from the droughts," Oakley said. "He was walking near the water's edge when he saw this black glob. He picks it up, takes it home, starts cleaning it and discovers it's a class ring."

Oakley was now holding a 1970 Texas Tech class ring. "I looked at it and noticed there were three initials on the inside of the ring. I just thought someone might have lost this ring," he said.

Curious about this mysterious ring that had been lost in the murky waters of the lake, Oakley called the Texas Tech Alumni Association to pass on the initials, hoping to reel in the owner.

"Sure enough a couple of days later I got a call from a man who says he lost a ring on White River Lake. He says my mother bought me that ring," Gary said.

The ring's owner says he had been water skiing back in 1972 when it slipped off his finger. Thinking it was gone forever, the owner was beyond shocked when he was able to once again slip the ring on his finger.

"When I handed it to him he said yeah that's it. He put it on and said it's still loose, and that's how I lost it," Oakley laughed. "It was amazing, it really was."

Oakley says the first thing the owner said he was going to do was show the ring to his 89-year-old mother who bought it for him 43 years ago.

It was a happy and unexpected ending to a lost but never-forgotten keepsake.

Sell Watches - Inside Google's Top Secret Glass Foundry Event

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Earlier this month Google held two top secret Glass Foundry events in NYC and San Francisco. Developers who attended the closed-door events were required to sign pretty extensive non-disclosure agreements promising to not share what went on inside, which left many wondering what happened – until now.

On its developer Google+ page, Google posted a number of photos from the event, as well as a little bit of information about the Foundry events in general.

According to the post, during the two-day event Glass Explorers formed teams and built over 80 new ways to use Glass using the still-secret API the company has built. Everyone who showed off an application for Glass scored a special limited-edition “Pioneer” glass bar, and eight of the presenting teams won the ultimate prize: Google will be covering the $1500 price of their Explorer Edition Glass.

Check out the gallery above for a look at some of the Foundry event highlights.

Google plans to offer additional Glass Foundries in the future. It will also be hosting an event entitled “Building New Experiences with Glass” at SXSW in March. 

Sell Gold - Gold "Headed For Sell Off" Despite Stronger U.S. Coin Sales

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Wholesale prices for gold bullion  hovered above $1,610 an ounce during Tuesday morning's London session, having ticked higher in Asian trading following losses yesterday, as stock markets also gained, with the U.S. set to reopen following a holiday yesterday.

Gold is still down around 3% on the month, however, following last week's drop.

"[Last week's] bearish close should lead to a sell-off to below the $1,600 level unfolding in the weeks to come," reckons Axel Rudolph, senior technical analyst at Commerzbank.

"Gold broke the support line since May [last week]," adds a note from technical analysts at Societe Generale, "and the key support region of $1,630, which was composed of last summer's congestion...it is therefore set to correct lower."

Silver meantime held just above $30 an ounce throughout this morning, around 4% down on the month, as commodities and U.S. Treasury bond prices were also little changed on the day.

Sales of silver American Eagle coins by the U.S. Mint so far this month have already beaten the total for the whole of last February. Gold American Eagle sales for this month meantime are more than double those of the whole of February 2012.

Over in India, the world's biggest gold buying nation, dealers reported light demand for gold Tuesday, as the Rupee failed to recover last week's losses against the Dollar.

Last Friday, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) announced that gold exchange traded funds can now invest up to 20% of their assets in gold deposit schemes run by banks, on which the banks would pay them a rate of return.

"Gold certificates issued by banks in respect of investments made by gold ETFs in [Gold Deposit Schemes] shall be held by the mutual funds only in dematerialized form," said a statement from Sebi.

Encouraging people to invest in 'dematerialized' gold rather than own bullion itself is one of the strategies discussed in a Reserve Bank of India report published earlier this month, which looks at ways of reducing the amount of gold India imports.

Over in Vietnam, owners of small amounts of gold could be forced to sell their metal at a discount following a recent decree by that country's central bank, according to local press reports Tuesday.

The State Bank of Vietnam has said only one tael (approx. 1.2 troy ounces) bars produced by the Saigon Jewelry Co. can be bought and sold. In 2011, the SBV announced it had "administratively acquired" SJC. The SBV later announced SJC as the producer of the national gold brand, while also drafting rules on eligibility that excluded many competitors.

In Tehran meantime, a spokesman for Iran's foreign ministry has criticized proposals to ease sanctions on dealing in gold with Iran in return for the country shutting down its Fordow nuclear plant, Reuters reports.

"Lately they have said 'Shut down Fordow, stop enrichment [of uranium], and we will allow gold transactions,’" Ramin Mehmanparast said Monday. "They want to take away the rights of a nation in exchange for allowing trade in gold."

Last year saw Iran become the number one destination for Turkish gold exports, in what came to be dubbed a "gold-for-gas" trade. Bullion dealers elsewhere in the Middle East however have begun to avoid gold bars produced in Turkey amid fears that dealing such bars may be part of efforts to get around U.S. sanctions.

Earlier this month, Turkey's economy minister said his country "is not bound by restrictions imposed by others"

Here in Europe, economic sentiment has improved in both Germany and the Eurozone as a whole this month, according to ZEW survey data published this morning.

"We enter 2013 in a more stable financial environment than in recent years," European Central Bank president Mario Draghi told the European Parliament yesterday. Draghi added that recent talk of currency wars is "really excessive."

"Most of the exchange rate movements that we have seen were not explicitly targeted, they were the result of domestic macroeconomic policies meant to boost the economy," he said.

Sell Diamond Rings - India Beats Belgium in Rough Diamond Import

Source - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
By - Melvyn Reggie Thomas  
Category - Sell Diamond Rings
Posted By - Cash World Gold Buyers

Sell Diamond Rings

Speculative buying and the rising China threat have shot up the import of rough diamonds from India. In fact, Indian diamantaires imported more roughs than Belgium in 2012.

Despite facing a difficult year, India imported nearly $15 billion worth of rough diamonds during the year, a 3.4% increase over the previous year.

Against this, Belgium's rough diamond import stood at $12 billion, according to the statistics provided by the Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC). 

Industry sources said the demand for rough diamonds increased after October 2012 as the diamond manufacturers in Surat responded to the increased sales of polished diamonds.

Most manufacturers including big diamond companies took the advantage of low rough diamond prices and indulged in speculative buying, expecting the demand to further pick up in 2013.

While the volume of rough diamond imports increased by 16.5% to 150 million carats in 2012 compared to 2011, the December 2012 import doubled at 18.5 million carats with a stated value of $1.76 billion.

Diamantaires are also getting wary about China, which has aggressively started acquiring roughs and actively negotiating with African governments to ship them directly to their country.

Rough purchases are typically part of a larger package of mineral rights acquired, in lieu of infrastructure facilities provided to that country.

"China is aggressively making inroads in the African nations to acquire rough. Around 60% of the rough diamonds come from the African nations. However, Indian diamantaires are making serious efforts to develop relations with African nations. If China corners the rough diamonds from African nations, then India will have to depend on Chinese traders for rough supplies, which we don't want," said Rakesh Patel, a rough diamond dealer.

Dinesh Navadia, president, Surat Diamond Association (SDA) said, "More rough diamonds imported into the country means more work for the diamond workers. Even the demand for polished diamonds is increasing in US, China, Hong Kong, UAE and Russia."

Buy Watches - Time Is Money

Source - http://www.economist.com
By - Press Release
Category - Buy Watches
Posted By - Cash World Gold Buyers

Buy Watches

THE average Swiss watch costs $685. A Chinese one costs around $2 and tells the time just as well (see chart). So how on earth, a Martian might ask, can the Swiss watch industry survive? Yet it does. Exports of watches made in Switzerland have grown by 32% by value over the past two years, to SFr21.4 billion ($23.3 billion). Demand in the biggest markets (China, America and Singapore) dipped recently, but some of the slack was picked up by watch-loving Arabs and Europeans.

No one buys a Swiss watch to find out what time it is. The allure is intangible: precise engineering, beautifully displayed. The art of fine watchmaking has all but died out elsewhere, but it thrives in Switzerland. “Swiss-made” has become one of the world’s most valuable brands.

In the popular imagination, Swiss watches are made by craftsmen at tiny firms nestled in Alpine villages. In fact, the industry is dominated by one big firm. The Swatch Group’s stable of brands (Breguet, Blancpain, Omega and a dozen others) generated watch and jewellery sales of SFr7.3 billion in 2012. That is up by 15.6% over the previous year and accounts for one-third of all sales of Swiss watches. In January Swatch announced the purchase of Harry Winston, an American jeweller which also makes watches in Geneva.

Swatch’s dominance goes even deeper than this. It is the biggest supplier of the bits that make Swiss watches tick. It owns ETA, which makes over 70% of the movements (core mechanisms) put in watches by other Swiss watchmakers. Another subsidiary, Nivarox-FAR, supplies more than 90% of the balance springs (which regulate watches).

Many big brands rely on Swatch. LVMH (owner of Bulgari, Hublot and TAG Heuer) and Richemont (owner of IWC, Piaget and Vacheron Constantin) use Swatch components. So do the British and German watchmakers that are trying to break into this lucrative market. Few, however, can match the precision of a Nivarox balance spring.

Swatch became the watchmaker to watch in the 1980s, when it merged two weak companies and launched Swatch watches as a relatively cheap brand (though not nearly as cheap as a typical Chinese timepiece). It remains dominant, in part, because other firms find it easier to let someone else go to all the trouble and expense of producing their watches’ most fiddly and essential components.

But Swatch now finds this arrangement irksome. It supplies parts to rivals (Swiss and foreign) which then spend lavishly on advertising. Swatch would like to curb its sales of components, to 30% of the Swiss total by 2018. The Swiss Competition Commission agreed to modest reductions in 2012. After lobbying by watchmakers, Swatch will make no more cuts this year, but next year it will probably try again.

Swatch may be doing the industry a favour. Its actions may prod other watchmakers to invest more in their own factories. Already, Richemont and LVMH are buying up smaller component-makers. “Everyone could actually produce these components,” says a spokesman for the Competition Commission.

At present only a few high-end watchmakers can do without Swatch: for example, Patek Philippe in Switzerland and Robert Loomes in Britain. But such Swatch-shunners typically make only a few (costly) watches each year. Firms that make larger batches of not-quite-so-pricey watches still need Swatch. So its retreat from the parts market will cause turmoil, and probably more consolidation.

Meanwhile the Swiss government seems about to tighten the definition of “Swiss-made”. Currently, a watch may not claim to be Swiss unless 50% of its components, by value, were crafted in the cantons. Swiss watchmakers are trying to get the threshold raised to 60%. That will create demand for Swiss components even as Swatch curbs the supply. So watch out: prices will rise even higher.

Gold Buyers Sydney - 60 Digital Media Resources You May Have Missed

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By - Press Release
Category - Gold Buyers Sydney
Posted By - Cashgold Buyer

Gold Buyers Sydney

This sure has been another crazy week. Between Valentine's Day and the terrifying meteor that shook Russia, it is easy to understand how you could fall behind in other news.

We at Mashable have rounded up the most important updates in tech and social media to keep you informed. So read below for tons of digital media resources, including coverage of Twitter's decision to place a value on your tweets, some new innovative apps and much more.

Editor's Picks

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  Pope Benedict XVI to Resign on February 28
  Pope Benedict XVI will resign on February 28, the Vatican announced.
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  The Best Entrepreneurs Are Older, Have Less Ego
  What attributes does a founder need to make his or her startup thrive?
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  Cole Haan and Tumblr Create NYFW Viral Marketing Strategy
  To kick off New York Fashion Week, Cole Haan and Tumblr hosted a #SubwayStyle blogger event at the iconic New York Transit Museum in Brooklyn.
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  Twitter Will Decide the Value of Your Tweets
  Twitter will soon attach value ratings to users' tweets. Here's why.
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  Video: Meteor Hits Russia, Injuring 1,000 People
  A meteor exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia, injuring 1,000 people and causing damage to nearby cars and buildings.

Social Media

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  Security Firm Can Use Social Media to Track People's Movements
  Security firm Raytheon has been developing social media tracking software since at least 2010, according to a new report.
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  More Than 100,000 Vine Videos Were Posted to Twitter This Weekend
  If it felt like there were a lot of Vine videos in your Twitter feed this weekend, here's why.
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  Facebook Being Sued Over Like Button
  Facebook is currently being sued for its use of the Like button.
• 
  
  5 Fascinating Facts We Learned From Reddit This Week
  This week's edition of Reddit Facts touches on Barbie, the nature of genius and a heroic brain surgeon.
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  20 Social Media Habits to Give Up for Lent
  For the next 40 days, see if you can be a far more pleasant member of your online community and sacrifice one — or all — of these 20 common practices.
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  5 Dead Simple Ways to Track Social Media ROI
  Despite its copious digital data, social media is pretty much the same. There are a few dead-simple ways to track ROI that don't require a mixed media modeling program or a staff of math nerds.
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  Eliminate Your Ex From Facebook With This Mobile App
  New mobile app KillSwitch makes it easy to remove your ex's entire presence on your Facebook timeline — in one fell swoop.
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  How 1 Billion People Are Coping With Death and Facebook
  What happens when a Facebook user dies? How do people interact with a dead user? And finally, what has grief become in the age of social media?
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  Check Out America's Most Love-Happy States on Social Media
  Yes, Virginia is for lovers. But when it comes to talking about love on social media? Not so much.
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  Facebook: Now Pay to Promote Your Friends' Posts
  For $7, the company promised, you could make a given post appear higher in your friends' feeds.
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  Social Media Users Say Pinterest Is as Popular as Twitter 
  A new study by Pew reveals that social media users use Pinterest just as much as they use Twitter.

For more social media news and resources, you can follow Mashable's social media channel on Twitter and become a fan on Facebook.

Business & Marketing

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  Report: Twitter Now Charges $200,000 For Promoted Trends
  Twitter continues to up the price for one of its promising money-makers: promoted trends.
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  Why Companies Are Outsourcing to Kickstarter
  Besides raising cash, crowdfunding can be a way to test product ideas and build relationships with future customers.
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  How to Land a Job at Tumblr
  The company is among the most product-focused startups in New York City and employees are often power users themselves.
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  American Express Lets You Buy Stuff on Twitter by Using a Hashtag
  A new American Express program lets you buy stuff by using specific hashtags on Twitter.
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  7 Key Job Skills to Look for When Hiring
  In today's fast-paced work environment, leadership and strategic decision-making have become crucial, defining hallmarks. Here are seven requirements.
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  Spotify Reveals Most Popular Love Songs in Advertising and Film
  Spotify shared the top "love songs" used in TV, film and advertisements of the years. Give them a listen here. 

Sell Scrap Gold Sydney - Oh Cupid Where ART Thou? Love is in the Air at the Arizona Fine Art Expo

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By - press release
Category - Sell Scrap Gold Sydney
Posted By - Cashgold Buyer

Sell Scrap Gold Sydney

February 14th is a celebration of love across the Globe and this year is no exception. For many philosophers, love is considered an art in itself. Like love, art speaks to the heart and there is no better way of expressing devotion than by giving a beautiful work of art that symbolizes love.

Scottsdale, AZ (PRWEB) February 13, 2013

Love is in the air at the Arizona Fine Art Expo, which provides ample opportunities to fall in love with many fantastic masterpieces produced by international, nationally renowned and emerging artists, who can be seen working in their studio creating all forms of art.

The Arizona Fine Art Expo also has a one stop shop, with the Expo Marketplace. It is filled with goodies for Valentine's Day with artists’ limited edition prints, note cards, small bronzes, giclees, decorative pillows, coasters, t-shirts, signed copies of art books produced by Expo artists, jewelry and more. For visitors to Arizona Fine Art Expo these are perfect gifts from participating artist that will fit any budget!

Valentine's Day doesn’t have to be about those with a partner – why not celebrate the love of family - a mother, aunt, grandmother, sister or friend and spend some quality time browsing the numerous artworks on offer? With more than 115 working studios, there is so much to see. Enjoy a romantic lunch surrounded by creativity in the Expo café, stopping at the Expo Marketplace for that gift that speaks from the heart.

Get yourself down to the Arizona Fine Art Expo and fall in love with Art this Valentine's Day!

Located at 26540 N Scottsdale Road (corner of Scottsdale Road & Jomax.

WHEN: 

January 10th thru March 24th, 2013 Open 10am until 6pm, 7 days a week

WHERE: 

Arizona Fine Art EXPO, 26540 N Scottsdale Road, 85254 Southwest corner of Jomax & Scottsdale Roads, North Scottsdale 5 miles south of Carefree & 5 miles north of Loop 101 (15 minutes)

WHO: 

Open to the public 100 studios filled with award-winning artists passionately producing art • Easy access and wheelchair accessibility.

ADMISSION & PARKING: 

Season Pass (one time fee) $10, $8 for seniors and military. Purchase passes at the gate or call ahead. Return as often as desired at no additional charge with Season Pass. 

Parking is Free

Sell Diamond Earrings - In slow economy, a direct approach to sales

Source - http://www.thespec.com
By - Press Relesed
Category - Sell Diamond Earrings
Posted By - Cashgold Buyer

Sell Diamond Earrings

In 2009, Currin hosted an in-home show for a consultant who sells the company’s kitchen wares. But Currin declined the invitation to start a Pampered Chef business herself.
She changed her mind five days later after her husband lost his job.
“I called up my consultant friend and said, ‘Tell me more,’ “ said Currin, now an independent director with The Pampered Chef.
Currin, who lives in Raleigh, N.C., is one of millions of entrepreneurs who have turned to direct sales as a way to start their own business.
About 15.6 million people are involved in direct selling in the U.S., according to the Direct Selling Association. In 2011, U.S. retail direct sales totalled about $30 billion, up from $28.5 billion in 2010, according to the association.
The median income for direct sellers is about $2,400 a year, and most people work less than 10 hours a week on their business, said Amy Robinson, the Direct Selling Association’s chief marketing officer.
The median income for a direct seller working 40 or more hours a week is $34,130, according to the association.
Currin and others who sell everything from kitchen products and skin care to jewellery and energy drinks, praised the direct-sales process, which they say makes it easy to build a flexible, at-home small business by selling an established brand with an approachable sales infrastructure.
Direct selling is the sale of a consumer product or service marketed through independent representatives who are referred to with titles such as consultants or distributors. Sellers are not employees of the company they sell for; rather, they are considered independent contractors who market and sell the products or services of a company.
Direct sellers may direct or work with a team; however, each team member is generally considered an independent contractor — not an employee of a director.
Direct sellers should set goals and create a plan to accomplish them, Robinson said. Some sellers want to earn a full-time income or buy products at a discount, but most want a supplemental income.
Individuals make money by selling products, recruiting, training and motivating others.
Under a single-level compensation plan, which is offered by cosmetics company Mary Kay, distributors’ return is based solely on sales, according to Direct Selling News.
Multi-level plans, used by companies such as Pampered Chef and Amway, offer compensation based on sales and a consultant’s “downline,” a group of people that a consultant brings into the company to generate sales and recruit others.
Some companies, such as Avon, offer single-level and multi-level plans.
Pampered Chef consultants earn a percentage of product sales. A consultant’s cut starts at 20 percent, but increases based on sales and the number of people in their downline, Currin said.
Many people start their direct sales businesses by reaching out to friends and family and using those connections to meet new customers.
In 2011, 64.59 per cent of direct sales were achieved by selling person-to-person, while about 30.9 per cent were attributed to a party or group selling strategy, according to the Direct Selling Association.
Before getting started, newcomers should examine three things about the company that they are considering representing to ensure they are not entering a pyramid scheme, Robinson said.

Sell Jewellery - Bride has £10,000 of jewellery stolen...as thieves target Indian gold

Source -http://www.echo-news.co.uk
By - Press Release
Category - Sell Jewellery
Posted By - Cash Gold Buyer 

 Sell Jewellery

   A BRIDE had more than £10,000 of jewellery stolen in the run-up to her wedding, as thieves seek out high quality Indian gold.

Crooks broke into the woman's house in Carlton Avenue, Southend, to steal arm-fulls of the precious jewellery.

Police believe it has now become a favourite among thieves because of the high carat of the gold.

The woman, who did not want to be named, said much of the jewellery was 24 carat and she had been planning to wear it for her wedding.

It is common for brides at Indian weddings to wear expensive jewellery from their family during the celebrations.

   She said:”If you can sell Indian gold you can get a fortune, especially with the amount taken from me, and pure silver as well.

“But I’m more bothered about the sentimental value. "

The jewellery was stolen overnight on January 4 after the along with a long sum of cash which had been given to the woman as part of her engagement.

They also took the spare key to the owner’s black ‘N’ reg Volkswagen Golf and returned the following night to drive it away.

She is advising other people to take photographs of their jewellery to help police trace it if it gets stolen.

   Sgt Ian Hughes, of Southend police, said:"The theft of Asian gold is something that's been occurring up and down the country, because it's quite good quality gold. "

Anyone with information should call police on 101. 

Sell Watches - World of Watches Announces Their Final Valentine’s Day Dash with Up To 95% Off Brand Name Watches

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By - Press Release
Category - Sell Watches
Posted By -  Cash Gold Buyer

Sell Watches

World of Watches, a leading online retailer of brand name watches, has announced their final Valentine’s Day dash promotion. They are offering up to 95% off hundreds of brand name watches from Swiss Legend to Invicta. This sale will end February 14th so customers are urged to shop early.

Invicta watches are marked down to some of the lowest prices ever offered by World of Watches. The Valentine’s Day sale offers great watches for men and women and any one of their collections would make the perfect last minute gift.

World of Watches has over 732 Invicta timepieces for sale. The Invicta Specialty collection showcases over 63 different popular styles.

The Men's Specialty Black Textured Dial Stainless Steel watch is a great model that features their attention to detail and unique styling. This men’s watch is encased in stainless steel and has a black textured dial that adds to the sporty look. Its silver tone hour and minute hands pop off the black background and goes well with the brown ion plated stainless steel bezel boarder. Water resistant up to 330 feet this timepiece compliments a man on the go.

“An outstanding experience - quick response to email inquiry, great price, a brand new factory fresh watch, carefully packaged, arriving in the original manufacturer's presentation box, and international delivery within 4 days. If you can find a better vendor than this, I'd like to know about it. Absolutely most highly recommended.” Said David, customer of World of Watches.

World of Watches encourages customers to visit the website frequently, as new inventory arrives daily and prices are lowered frequently. With a large assortment of watches for men and women, they continually send daily e-mails on their latest additions.

About World of Watches

World of Watches is an award-winning website that has been selling watches to tens of thousands of satisfied customers since 2003. In both 2007 and 2008, Inc. Magazine selected worldofwatches.com as one of America’s 500 Fastest Growing Companies in its annual Inc. 500 list. World of Watches gives customers a superior shopping experience with:

• Free Shipping on all domestic orders
• 100% Satisfaction Guarantee
• Low Price Guarantee
• 30 Day Money Back Guarantee