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BUYING ROUGH DIAMONDS IN BANGKOK

A CANDID LOOK AT THE ROUGH DIAMOND TRADE IN BANGKOK THAILAND. A FRUSTRATING WAY TO BUY.

7 comments    gold adventure africa
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German V1 and V2 Rockets in WWII

A few years after leaving high school - a stay at home young wife - boredom overtook me and because I like to read, I headed for the library. Over the next few years I was a frequent visitor to the libraries....

3 comments    london germany antwerp
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Best Imitation Fireplace

Electric fireplaces are not only a time saver of modern society. They are convenient and easy to use, besides they are a nice component of a stylish interior design. Find out what is the best electric fireplace that can complete your room making it cosy and warm.

8 comments    home design relax
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Visiting Antwerp, Belgium, and its Cathedral: a 16th century skyscraper tower looming over the Scheldt river

This remarkable building is a veritable skyscraper, 123 metres tall, from the 16th century. Hundreds of years on, its presence looms conspicuously over the Belgian city of Antwerp, in the Flemish region (Dutch: Vlaams Gewest ) and the adjacent...

0 comments    travel belgium flanders
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The Statues of Europe

The history of statue construction in Europe goes back over 3,000 years, given to us by the Greeks, who in turn took many of their early cues from the Egyptians while eventually breaking away from the rigid mold of northern African standards in...

4 comments    art statues statuary
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Jesus Killed Mohammed

In today's era of a sensationalist media that does not tell the facts that America needs to know, but instead tries to influence what Americans believe are important, many stories that are important to the American experiment are missed and...

8 comments    jesus america christian
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India cuts small diamonds and Indians consuming solitaires

People have love for diamonds. This beautiful glittering stone has attracted mankind for centuries. Monarchies fall and rise in quest of the diamonds.India produces 90 percent of small diamonds in the world but consumption of single big size diamonds (Solitaires) are growing in a very fast pace.....

19 comments    business india jewelry
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Visiting the astonishing Central Railroad Station, Antwerp, Belgium: masterpiece structure by Louis Delacenserie

Context and illusion speak volumes. Built in the years leading up to 1905, Louis Delacenserie's (1) extraordinary Neo-Renaissance structure, executed in stone, seems to be suggestive of a grand Eastern European synagogue or an opulent Orthodox...

4 comments    travel belgium antwerp
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Battle of Antwerp (1584-1585 AD)

In the wake of Martin Luther's revolt against the Catholic Church, Europe rapidly began to divide into Protestant and Catholic factions. These opposing sides had more than religion to keep them apart, for Rome...

0 comments    politics history war
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Blood Diamonds: Tracing the Path of the World's Deadliest Stones-- A Book Review

a review of one of the first books to expose the tragedy of conflict diamonds.

22 comments    blood book review diamonds
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