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...Cartier Louis Cartier gold-and-diamond Exceptional...
...Hermes crocodile Birkin with gold clasp and diamond-studded padlock...
...that constituted the early solar system developed into the discrete planets that exist today. For 27 months of its three-year mission, Genesis trolled through space beyond the orbit of the moon, gathering solar wind on five 4-in. hexagonal collector plates--each coated with silicon, gold, sapphire or diamond--and then stowing them back inside the body of the spacecraft. What's there could be a cosmic treasure: "A billion billion molecules for us to study," says Don Burnett, a geophysicist at the California Institute of Technology and project scientist for the Genesis mission. But first the $260 million...
...Games. (El Guerrouj was more restrained on Saturday night, when he unexpectedly won gold in the 5,000 m.) Looking for villains? The crowd reserved its lustiest boos for the judges. There were questionable calls in the pool, on the gymnastics floor, in the boxing ring, on the baseball diamond - even in team dressage. Occasionally, the fans took matters into their own hands: after Russian gymnast Alexei Nemov was awarded a low score, his supporters unleashed a barrage of whistles and jeers, forcing the judges to revise his score up. He still only finished fifth. Incredibly, the judging controversy almost...
...Diamond brooches, jade earrings and strands of pearls are not standard art-museum fare. The National Jewelry Institute, a new nonprofit organization, hopes to change that on Aug. 20 when it opens its inaugural show, "Masterpieces of American Jewelry," at the American Folk Art Museum in New York City. The exhibition is the first museum retrospective of American jewelryeach of its 150 pieces was manufactured in the U.S. "What makes up the American spirit?" asks Ralph Esmerian, a fourth-generation collector who curated the show. "There's a whimsy about it and a tremendous appreciation for nature." Buyers beware...