Bold, beautiful beads beckon at bigger store
The Union of Grass Valley, CA - Sep 2, 2008
Tables brimming with brightly colored glass, semi-precious stone, shell, bone and pottery beads fill the store. Strands of turquoise, agate and coral hang

Chic in Soy
The INDsider, LA - Sep 3, 2008
He followed with women’s wear, like a white deerskin wedding gown embroidered with turquoise beads in an Indian motif.

Kylie's night out with Scissor Sisters gay icon Jake Spears
Gayapolis - Aug 31, 2008
Clutching a small crocheted handbag and wearing a green tunic dress with turquoise beads, and silver peep-toe high heels, Kylie was smiling as she left the

Southwest Virginia TodayBead biz shutting store
Southwest Virginia Today, VA - Aug 27, 2008
She stocked a generous amount of beads and all of the supplies necessary for making jewelry. Semi-precious gemstones, such as turquoise, jade,

Baird Hails Successful Conclusion to Elephant Ivory Smuggling Sting
MarketWatch - Aug 7, 2008
Siyam smuggled African elephant ivory from Cameroon to the US, both directly into and through Canada. The $100000 fine will be given to the African Elephant
Canadian art dealer gets prison for smuggling elephant ivory The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com
Canadian woman sentenced to five years in US prison for ivory The Canadian Press
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LIVENEWS.com.auElephant kicks heroin habit with China island rehab: reports
AFP - 18 hours ago
BEIJING (AFP) — An elephant has kicked his heroin habit after a three-year stint on an island rehab in southern China, an official and state media said
Heroin addicted elephant clean after rehab Telegraph.co.uk
Heroin addict elephant Big Brother goes home Times Online
Elephant kicks heroin after rehab stint Times of India
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Elephants face extinction by 2020
IPPmedia, United Republic of Tanzania - Sep 3, 2008
Prof Wasser’s laboratory has developed DNA tools that can determine which elephant population specific ivory came from. That is important because often

Environment News ServiceCameroon-Canada-US Ivory Smuggler Gets Five Years
Environment News Service - Aug 11, 2008
Siyam, again operating from Cameroon, shipped the raw elephant ivory by international courier directly to the cooperating Ohio business owner's address.

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A Bicycle Made By Two
CNBC European Business, UK - 5 hours ago
Purists argue that high-end bicycles are not supposed to be made in China, they are meant to be hand-crafted by chain-smoking artisans,

BIKE-CHAIN ATTACKER JAILED
Leicester Mercury, UK - Aug 15, 2008
A mugger who attacked a teenager with a bicycle chain has been jailed for three years and four months. Wesley Paul Potter (24) and an unknown accomplice
MAN JAILED FOR BRUTAL ATTACKS ON TWO WOMEN Leicester Mercury
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The bike buzz around the Twin Cities
Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN - Aug 30, 2008
Erik's Bike and Board, a large chain of local bike shops, does not stock the electric versions and has no plans to. "Only human-powered bikes," a sales

Regional ‘jeanologist’ ready to help
Orillia Today,  Canada - 4 hours ago
Jeans are the pants I use to clean my hands after checking our car’s oil, or wipe excess grease from a bicycle chain. Spending a hundred bucks or more on a

Diamonds.netSotheby's Oct. Hong Kong Jewels & Jadeite Sale Value at $64M
Diamonds.net, NY - Sep 3, 2008
The highlight of the sale is a fancy vivid yellow diamond necklace with an estimated value of $7.4 million to $9.5 million, featuring a 102.56-carat fancy

Billionaire's pearl necklace halves in value
Wealth Bulletin, UK - Sep 3, 2008
The five-row pearl necklace, which consists of 389 pearls, has two diamond clasps and an enamel clasp bearing an image of Catherine the Great,

Floyd Mayweather's Las Vegas Home Robbed, $7 Million Necklace Stolen
BallerStatus.com, CA - Sep 3, 2008
The items stolen included a necklace and accompanying ruby-and-diamond encrusted boxing glove pendants, valued at $7 million.

Examine the World Bridalwear Market
MarketWatch - 4 hours ago
Wedding Jewelry, Necklace, Bracelet, Cufflinks, Tie tack/bar, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-6 Table 12: US Bridal Jewelry Market

Local Stories by Local People
Santa Barbara Edhat, CA - Aug 21, 2008
Internationally, Toba may be best known as the home of Mikimoto Pearls. Pearl diving shows, a pearl museum, and Mikimoto Pearl Island are popular tourist

These are far from your grandmother's pearls
The Daily Advertiser, LA - Aug 28, 2008
Kokichi Mikimoto was the first to culture pearls, and the firm he established remains the undisputed industry leader. “Out of all the pearls produced,

Pricey Pearls are One in a Million
jewelry01.blogspot.com/, NY - Aug 26, 2008
Some lucky gal will get to take home 27 perfectly cultured pearls, plus an art deco clasp with 11.92 carats of diamonds. According to Mikimoto, the necklace

Fibre2fashion.comAssouline introduces MIKIMOTO, cultured pearl
Fibre2fashion.com, India - Aug 22, 2008
Mikimoto is synonymous with the pearl and recognized internationally as a symbol of excellence. Heavy in the hand and cool to the touch, a Mikimoto pearl