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52How Diamonds are Designated as Non Conflict Diamonds
You may often hear the terms “blood diamond”, “war diamond” or “conflict diamond” referred to in the diamond industry. These are diamonds that come from parts of the world where their sale is used...
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61The History of the Justerini & Brooks Wine Company
In 1749, Giacomo Justerini came to London. He was a young man and a native of Bologna, but unlike the Chalie brothers, he did not flee from his native country as a victim of persecution. He was a victim of...
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54Regulating the Life Insurance Industry
Inasmuch as the Metropolitan and other life insurance companies constantly utilized their funds productively, they kept only a very small proportion of their assets in cash. About 2.5 percent of...
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65Developments of Metropolitan Life Insurance in the 1940s
The claim division was a far cry from that of the Park Place days, when claims were handled by audit clerks in their spare time. The new paymaster, W. R. Marriner, came to the company in 1906. His first...
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55How to Apply Paint
The correct sequence of applying paint is a simple one. Each section of the work being painted should be dusted with a dusting brush before the paint is applied. If possible, the room that is being decorated...
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68Advantages and Disadvantages of Lacquers
Many advantages of lacquers and lacquer enamels over varnishes and varnish enamels have been advanced by manufacturers and enthusiastic users of new quick drying nitrocellulose finishes. They are very...
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64The Story of the Chalie Family in the Wine Trade
The wine trade, like several others, has actually benefited from religious and political persecutions. Some of the most prominent shipping houses in Jerez were founded by Catholic refugees from Britain and...
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69Using Sandpaper for Wood Finishing
One important skill in wood finishing is the ability to conduct a careful inspection of a surface that needs to be sanded. If rough spots or planer marks have been left they should be found and removed before...
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59The Wealth of Those in the Sherry Trade
After sherry’s unpopularity, the recovery in the sherry trade was rapid. Partial thanks goes to the First Gentleman of Europe, who roundly damned Madeira and swore, by God, he would drink nothing but...
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57Vineyards of the Nineteenth Century
At the beginning of the nineteenth century the countryside, which until then had been noted for its brigands, became safer.The wealthier wine growers began to build large houses in the middle of their...
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