Friday, January 02, 2009

Rocks in the News Jan 2 2009

Happy New Year Everyone! We made it through the Christmas season! Wore my poor little shipping fingers to the bone.

PrettyRock's Big news! Dev and I will be going to Brazil in March!

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/01/02/comet.diamonds/index.html
Diamonds linked to Comet

http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/12/27/giant.emerald/index.html
Big rock tug-o-war!

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/23/international.gifts/index.html
kinda sad that she can't at least borrow them back to wear once in a while...

GIA Cuts Staff by 11%
http://www.nationaljewelernetwork.com/njn/content_display/diamonds/grading/e3ie36ce5eb50d8af30097a8e5865d33824?imw=Y

Helping Jeweler's in troubled time
http://www.jckonline.com/article/CA6625858.html

Canadian Rubies?
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/True-North-Gems-Inc-TSX-VENTURE-TGX-928374.html

Cutbacks in the world of luxury
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/08/business/08luxury.html?ref=worldbusiness