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Wired
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The Untold Story of the World's Biggest Diamond Heist After 6 years in prison, Leonardo Notarbartolo finally reveals how he managed to break in and steel $100 million worth of gems from the most secure vault in the world.   |
Wired
September 2003
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The New Diamond Age Armed with new processes to manufacture inexpensive, mass-produced gems, two startups are launching an assault on the De Beers cartel. Next up: the computing industry. |
Geotimes
July 2004
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Next Best Friend: Cultured Diamonds Conventional thinking about diamonds may soon be changing. Diamonds -- long prized for their beauty, rarity and long generation times -- are now being created in a matter of hours in laboratories. |
Smithsonian
January 2007
Cate Lineberry |
Diamonds Unearthed In the final installment of this three-part series, Smithsonian diamond expert Jeffrey Post, curator of the National Gem and Mineral Collection, discusses the fascinating stories behind the Smithsonian's diamond collection. |
Smithsonian
January 2007
Cate Lineberry |
Diamonds Unearthed In part two of this series, Smithsonian diamond expert Jeffrey Post, curator of the National Gem and Mineral Collection, discusses conflict diamonds, colored diamonds and synthetic gems grown in the lab |
Fast Company
December 2009
Joshua Hammer |
Zimbabwe's Diamond Mines Lead to Rape, Murder, and Thievery Zimbabwe's new found diamond fields could have helped lift the country from its misery. Instead, they've fueled a cycle of government-sanctioned rape, murder, and thievery -- and pushed the place still closer to collapse. |
The Motley Fool
December 21, 2006
Sarah Erdreich |
All That Sparkles ... If you're considering buying diamond jewelry and want to make sure you're not inadvertently supporting the conflict diamond trade, there are several steps that consumers can take. |
The Motley Fool
December 20, 2005
Rich Duprey |
Diamonds' Lost Luster? A scandal involving the biggest gem-certifying lab, the Gemological Institute of America, has the diamond industry fretting over the potential impact. |
The Motley Fool
January 17, 2007
Jack Uldrich |
Nanotech Is a Girl's Best Friend The look, quality and price of "cultured" diamonds will eventually win over consumers. When it does, that will be bad news for DeBeers and other diamond companies and good news for Apollo and Gemesis. |
Salon.com
September 27, 2000
Susan Emerling |
Not forever The death of South African diamond magnate Harry Oppenheimer last month might mark the end of global domination for one of the world's most infamous cartels. |
The Motley Fool
July 14, 2004
Bill Mann |
De Beers in De Champagne De Beers, the125-year-old South African diamond company, settles a decade-old criminal case for $10 million. S'pose they'll try to pay it in diamonds? |
Outside
January 2007
Anthony Cerretani |
All That Glitters Blood Diamond starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly, and Djimon Hounsou brings the controversial diamond industry to light. Hounsou further details the problems of the diamond industry in this interview. |
Fast Company
February 1, 2007
Ian Wylie |
Hope Diamonds In Sierra Leone, a plan for fair-trade gems. |
Smithsonian
December 2006
Cate Lineberry |
Diamonds Unearthed In the first installment of a multi-part series, Smithsonian diamond expert Jeffrey Post, curator of the National Gem and Mineral Collection, explains how the rare crystals form. |
AskMen.com
Susan Johnston |
The New Rules Of The Engagement Ring Planning to pop the question this holiday season? Whether you're planning a surprise for your bride-to-be or you're going engagement ring shopping together, chances are this is going to be one of the biggest purchases you'll make this year -- if not ever. |
The Motley Fool
November 22, 2004
Lawrence Meyers |
The Myth of Socially Responsible Investing Do investors delude themselves when they invest based on morally relative criteria? |
Entrepreneur
March 2006
Sara Wilson |
Cutting Edge A diamond manufacturer is crafting new uses for an age-old treasure. |
