Harry Oppenheimer Diamond Museum

Gold jewelry items found in archeological digs in Israel are on display @ Apples of Gold in Pictures of Silver exhibition at the Harry Oppenheimer Diamond Museum, a subsidiary of the Israel Diamond Institute, in Ramat Gan, Israel.

Go to www.israelidiamond.co.il for further information.

Palladium Update

Palladium Alliance International (PAI) has revamped its multimedia trade web site with fresh content + new product galleries + community forums + personalized communication platforms. PAI membership is free. Don't miss it.

Useful links:
www.luxurypalladium.com
http://www.luxurypalladium.blogspot.com

World Of Good

I found the new eBaymarketplace for green and fair-trade products called World of Good @ http://worldofgood.ebay.com interesting. I liked it.

Useful link:
www.worldofgoodinc.com

Cuprite

Cuprite is one of the rarest of all gemstones, and comes from one known source -- Onganja, Namibia. It usually occurs in association with native copper, azurite, chrysocolla, malachite, tenorite and a variety of iron oxide minerals (Arizona, New Mexico, USA; Mexico, Bolivia, Chile, France, Russia, DR Congo). The metallic appearance + intense deep red garnet-like color + brilliance are collector's delight. Most crystal/facet-quality specimens are either in museums or with private collectors.

Random Thoughts

Be a voracious reader. When I first came to America, I was blown away and blessed the day the founding fathers gave us free libraries. It was the first time since the Gutenberg Bible that all information became available to all levels of society. Everyone has the same access to information, which is access to power.

- Gene Simmons
www.genesimmons.com

Psychology Of The Stock Market

Psychology of the Stock Market
By George Charles Selden
Published by Ticker, 1912
Original from the University of California
Digitized Nov 29, 2007
120 pages

Go to http://books.google.com/books?id=5d5HAAAAIAAJ&pgis=1 for further information. The book has priceless information.

Art Update

Souren Melikian's article, South Africa: The last preserve of 20th-century painting + fragmented life stories of artists + other viewpoints @ http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/06/arts/melik6.php?pass=true was brilliant. A must read.

Useful link:
www.bonhams.com

Aqua Expeditions

If you are interested visiting Peruvian Amazon, the last great unexplored region of the world, go to www.aquaexpeditions.com for further information.