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...necklaces. A century later, Chinese farmers have further perfected this technique, yielding more than 1,500 tons of freshwater pearls last year, or 95% of the world's pearl production. "Today, the quality of Chinese cultured pearls matches some of the best natural pearls ever found," says Hong Kong gemologist Henry Cheng...
...love. "All of my kids are grits champions. Maybe that's because I approach grits as something different. Grits with cheese, tomato and pepper. Fish and grits. Lately I've begun working diligently on shrimp and grits. I've knocked a few people over with that one." Moyo, a gemologist by training and a brand builder by trade, belongs to the growing ranks of husbands and fathers who are the primary cooks for their families. He keeps his pantry well stocked with onions, garlic, ginger, fennel, curry and cayenne. And when his kids, now grown, head home for a visit...
Instead, she seeks her pleasures and sustenance where she can. In Canberra, Hillary was winding up a tour of the Australian National Gallery when a gemologist brought out a collection of opals, the fiery, kaleidoscopic stones for which Australia is famous. "I'm interested in opals because they're my birthstone," Hillary told her. While the woman held one glittering stone up to the light, she replied, "They're the hardest of all to grade." Which makes them the perfect birthstone for Hillary Rodham Clinton...
Flashes of Purple. It is Tanzanite's uncanny visual resemblance to the sapphire, the second-biggest seller (after the diamond) among precious stones, that made a gemologist at Manhattan's Tiffany & Company hail its discovery as "the most exciting event of the century." Although it actually is a three-colored stone that shows flashes of purple and green, its predominant color is a deep royal blue. Since "blue is the most popular color in gems," according to Henry B. Platt, vice president and director of Tiffany's and the man who gave Tanzanite its name, the potential...
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