Carla Barrie was loading groceries from a Publix near Phipps Plaza into her car at midafternoon when someone grabbed her from behind, binding both her arms. Then the stranger demanded that she give him her jewelry a 1.5 carat diamond solitaire engagement ring and a wedding band encrusted with at least 1.5 carats of diamonds, appraised at $20,000. “I hesitated for a moment, then he said ‘give me …
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Newlyweds beat the weather odds 
Koren and Ryan Hunt of Perryville, Mo., were delighted when it rained on their wedding day. “We had half the town watching the weather,” Koren said. Her friends and colleagues hoped it would rain at…
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Winners ‘Dig for Diamonds’ in Cakes in a FOX/Whiteflash Promotion 
A lucky winner screamed with delight as she uncovered a dazzling three-carat ‘A Cut Above’ Princess cut diamond (The most visually balanced diamond in the world) set in a platinum Champaigne setting.
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Iraqi Leaves Baghdad With Wedding Ring 
Othman al-Safi and his wife left her diamond wedding ring behind when they fled their home two years ago to escape the violence tearing apart the Iraqi capital. They intended for it to be their link to their beloved Baghdad and a reason to return one day. But that connection was severed for good last week when al-Safi returned on a brief visit home. He found Baghdad had only gotten worse in the …
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The Final Word: Guys get a bang out of having a thing for bling 
My brother visited last week. I hadn’t seen him in more than a year, so it was fun to catch up. We were talking about his kids, his wife, his barn, when something distracted me. Something on his finger. What was it, I wondered? It was too large to be a ring. Then I realized that was exactly what it was. Like those Super Bowl rings, only larger if that’s possible, and obviously, it is.
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Win a Diamond Ring From Whiteflash and FOX 
HOUSTON , March 24 /PRNewswire/ — Some lucky author will win a dazzling 1 carat ‘A Cut Above’ princess diamond engagement ring from online boutique Whiteflash.com in an ongoing promotion celebrating the new FOX series The Wedding Bells.
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14 Responses to Is That a Diamond or Are You Just Happy to See Me? 
Melanie - Dont know how else to contact you. Old friend in town for a very short time.
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Danforthdiamond.com Announces the World’s Largest Collection of Palladium Engagement Rings 
Online jewelry retailer offers brides-to-be affordable alternative to palladium.
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Unclaimed property auction is Saturday 
David Robinson basketball trading cards, a Victorian-era cameo brooch, a quarter-carat diamond belt buckle emblazoned “Benton County Deputy Sheriff” — these are among the items of jewelry, coins and other collectible pieces destined for auction Saturday at Parrish Middle School as unclaimed state property.
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With this ring… 
Husbands and wives need to band together - figuratively and literally. In the literal sense, it’s with gold, white gold or platinum rings that show the world your commitment.
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