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May’s Birthstone: Enduring Emerald by Stephanie Dray |
Topic: Birthstone Articles |
| May’s birthstone is emerald, a green gemstone that heralds the lush landscape of spring. May is a month in which flowers blossom, grass unfolds, and everything seems new again. Emerald is a stone that capture’s all spring’s verdant splendor, ranging in color between a bluish jungle green to chartreu... |
| Published: Friday 02 May, 2008 |
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April’s Birthstone: Diamond Showers and Spring Flowers by Stephanie Dray |
Topic: Birthstone Articles |
| April showers bring May flowers, so what better birthstone than diamond to represent that glistening awakening? Like nourishing raindrops on a sunny day, clear diamonds cast dazzling rainbows whenever exposed to the sun. |
| Published: Monday 07 April, 2008 |
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The Facts about Domestic Abuse by Lisa Vella |
Topic: Women Related |
| Domestic abuse occurs when one person in an intimate relationship or marriage tries to dominate over the other in some way. Men and women can both be abusers; however, women are five to eight times more likely to be the abused. |
| Published: Friday 28 March, 2008 |
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Jade Gemstones - Two Gemstones for Two Empires by Stephanie Dray |
Topic: Gemstone Info |
| To tell the story of jade is really to tell the tale of two ancient empires: the Chinese and the Mayans. Both cultures prized jade's beauty above all other gems and precious metals. Both the Mayans and the Chinese used carved jade beads to make jewelry and they also carved jade into tools and weapon... |
| Published: Friday 28 March, 2008 |
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September Sapphires from Ancient Egypt to Today by Stephanie Dray |
Topic: Birthstone Articles |
| In Ancient Egypt, sapphires were associated with the wisdom of the all-seeing Eye of Horus, which makes this gemstone the perfect birthstone for the month of September. Then, as now, September was a month for celebrating learning and knowledge. During September’s autumnal equinox, when day and night... |
| Published: Friday 28 March, 2008 |
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October's Birthstone: Spooky Tales of Pink Tourmaline by Stephanie Dray |
Topic: Birthstone Articles |
| There are two October birthstones: opals and pink tourmaline. But while opals are more famous and certainly have their charm, pink tourmaline’s spooky qualities make it the perfect birthstone for the month in which we revel in ghost stories and the supernatural. |
| Published: Friday 28 March, 2008 |
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November’s Citrine and Topaz: Birthstones with a Sunny Dispositi by Stephanie Dray |
Topic: Birthstone Articles |
| Topaz is one of the oldest and most revered ornamental gemstones in the world. The ancient Egyptians believed that the bright and beautiful stones were glowing drops of light cast to earth by the sun god Ra. |
| Published: Friday 28 March, 2008 |
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March Birthstones by Stephanie Dray |
Topic: Birthstone Articles |
| Aquamarine is March’s birthstone and its blue and green hues help usher in the springtime thaw. Greener aquamarine gemstones herald the arrival of Saint Patrick’s Day and springtime flowers... |
| Published: Friday 28 March, 2008 |
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January Birthstones - Garnet and Auld Lang Syn by Stephanie Dray |
Topic: Birthstone Articles |
| January’s birthstone is garnet, a stone with an inner fire that defies even the coldest winter days. And the month of January is filled with those. January is named for Janus, the two faced Roman God of beginnings, endings, gates and doors. This is because January pays tribute to the year just past ... |
| Published: Friday 28 March, 2008 |
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February’s Birthstone by Stephanie Dray |
Topic: Birthstone Articles |
| Amethyst is February's birthstone. Some might wonder whether amethyst’s rich violet hue is appropriate for a month associated with red roses and candy hearts. But as it happens, the legend of Saint Valentine says that he wore an amethyst ring carved in the shape of cupid. Amethyst beads, with their ... |
| Published: Friday 28 March, 2008 |
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