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Ann Knapp [Ann]

[ Health / Diseases and Conditions ]
The media constantly bombards children with mixed messages on a daily basis. On one hand, children see advertisements that tell them to eat candy, sugary sweets, starchy and fattening foods and drinks, while on the other hand their entertainment peers are svelte and skinny.

Submitted: 2009-01-22

[ Beauty / Fashion ]
In an attempt to escape religious persecution, refugees from the Netherlands and northern Europe helped to establish the burgeoning diamond industry in South Africa. These Afrikaners, or Boers, were farmers who lived in the Cape of Good Hope, which was administered by the Dutch East India Company.

Submitted: 2009-01-22

[ Beauty / Fashion ]
No two diamonds are alike, but to the untrained eye it can be nearly impossible to tell the difference between them. Even when two diamonds may seem identical, a jeweler may be able to identify huge differences in quality and value.

Submitted: 2009-01-22

[ Finance / Personal Finance ]
The soundness of your spending habits can only lead two ways - to a growing portfolio or to debt disaster. Avoiding the following bad habits altogether or taking the time to recount financial missteps that have been made along the way will save money and stress down the road or point the way towards financial health.

Submitted: 2009-01-20

[ Culture and Society / Humanities ]
The conception of birthstones can be traced back to the first century. It was believed that gemstones possessed virtues or cures. By assigning a specific gemstone to each month of the year, the power of that stone was released to those born in that month. In the early 1900s, the American National Association of Jewelers instituted a list of 12 gems that represented each month of the year:

Submitted: 2009-01-19

[ Beauty / Fashion ]
Designing, creating, crafting, and fabricating functional art is a practice that has roots in the ancient goldsmith and metalwork arts. You may have dreams of becoming a famous jewelry designer, but before being carried away by the idea that your jewelry will grace the slender necks or ear lobes of a red-carpet celebrity, there are a range of skills of which a designer needs to be successful.

Submitted: 2009-01-17

[ Culture and Society / Social Issues ]
Smoking lounges: every passionate cigar fan knows all about them. The plush, comfortable chairs. The wood-carved furniture. The pleasure of like-minded companions. The smell of different stogies drifting into the air.

Submitted: 2009-01-15

[ Finance / Financial Planning ]
There are plenty of help-self books on the shelves these days touting sure-fire methods for achieving great wealth. Books that assert a particular mindset will create the magic pathway to financial goals that seem elusive to so many.

Submitted: 2009-01-15

[ Beauty / Fashion ]
Discovered in the Letseng Diamond Mine in September 2008, the "Light of Letseng" recently sold for $18.4 million and is expected to render a 200-carat polished stone. The Letseng Mine, located in Lesotho, South Africa, has produced some of the world's most notable diamonds.

Submitted: 2009-01-13

[ Finance / Financial Planning ]
These days, many people are looking for practical, effective ways to not only get the most out of their dollar, but also increase savings for a rainy day. It's recommended that households have an average reserve of at least three months' worth of income put aside in case of emergency or loss of a job.

Submitted: 2009-01-13


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