www.mcdiamondstore.com - Engagement Ring, Diamond Ring and Wedding Band Store Now Online

In celebrating its online status it is now proud to announce that it specializes in 2,3,4,and 5 diamond rings, diamond bracelets, diamond pendants, diamond solitaire rings, wedding bands and princess cut diamond earrings. At www.mcdiamonstore.com they strive to offer that little extra, Lagniappe, as they call it in the south!With every purchase free UPS ground delivery is now also fully provided as standard, along with a free 14kt or 18kt gold chain with every pendant purchase. Also included with every diamond purchase is an appraisal from GIA, Gemmological Institute of America. *Appraisals are also offered on purchases of gold over $500. At MC Diamond Store they believe customer satisfaction is number one on their list of priorities.

This is why they now offer 100% customer satisfaction or return for a full refund, a service they believe to be almost unique. With a stakeholder of over 40 years experience the partners and MC Diamond Store have been active in the jewelry industry since 1962. Their experience in this field helps them keep the manufacturing cost as low as possible. Striving to meet or exceed industry standards where applicable, please do remember;A diamond is a gift for all occasions..

White Gold vs. Platinum Wedding Bands

Part of the beauty of an engagement is choosing a wedding band. With today's choices, a couple has far more options than ever before. Yellow gold will always be a timeless classic, but wedding bands, just like the times, are changing. Today's most popular options are white gold or platinum. There is an assumption that because of the same, shiny, whitish color, both metals are equivalent.

However, that could not be further from the truth.

A white gold ring is an alloy of regular gold combined with other metals such as silver and palladium or nickel. Part of what makes white gold look almost identical to platinum is a finishing process that occurs when the ring is being made. The white gold ring is finished with a coating of Rhodium, a metal that shares many of Platinum's properties. While white gold is naturally a light shade of gray or has a slight yellow tint because of the natural color of gold, the Rhodium coating gives the completed ring a sparkly white color....

Wedding Ring Cushions / Ring Bearer Pillows / Ring Cushions

Launched at the end of 2003 by former stylist and model, Olivier Laudus, WeddingRingCushions offers luxury handmade wedding ring cushions. Wedding ring cushions (or ring bearer pillows as they are known in the United States) are traditionally held by young children and carried up the aisle. The rings secured on the ring cushion will normally not be the actual wedding rings and instead the process is a symbolic one. On the Continent it is more common to see the wedding ring cushion being used as part of the actual ring exchanging ceremony, while in the United Kingdom, it is traditionally the best man who keeps the rings. The use of a wedding ring cushion during the exchange of the wedding rings has become increasingly popular in the UK.Olivier's debut collection was launched at the National Wedding Show in London in February 2004.

Olivier was delighted with the response he received, "It was a great feeling to hear that people loved the cushions. Although I also kept hearing how...

Should a Man Wear a Wedding Ring or not?

Strange as it may seem the use of a wedding ring by men was not common until recently. Whereas women have worn wedding rings for eons, men have not. The use of rings as a symbol of everlasting love enshrined in marriage can be traced back thousands of years. But not so much for men.It was, in fact, during the second world war that the use of wedding rings by men became more common. (Note that mens wedding rings and mens wedding bands are interchangeable, both meaning the same thing.)It became the custom for US soldiers going to war to publicise their marital status by the wearing of a man's wedding ring.

They were happy to make public their commitment to their wife by the wearing of a public symbol that declared that commitment to all. Given that this habit of wearing mens wedding bands was reasonably new it was all the more creditable that these men were willing to forego the marital obscurity available to them from not wearing a ring and actively chose to make a public statement...

World of Warcraft Gold Alert: WoW Gold Sellers Beware

Newburgh, IN ((ContentDesk) July 30, 2006 -- Selling virtual goods for real cash has produced many multi-million dollar businesses.
The fight to keep the World of Warcraft economy stable has been long between Blizzard and the multitude of WoW gold selling sites that can be found all across the internet.

Gold Prices

The gold price fluctuates according to the growth in demand for jewelry. Nowadays, people the world over are investing more money in gold jewelry than before, as investing in gold is termed a solid asset.
This increase leads to an increase in gold prices.

One factor that has an impact on the gold price is the weakening of the U.S. dollar. The fear that the U.S.

dollar will continue to weaken has led to individuals investing in gold, and this in turn has led to the increase of the gold price. With the rise of oil prices, there has been a rise in inflationary pressures globally. As inflation is erosion on the value of money, people tend to move their money into stable, real assets like gold, giving a hike in gold prices. Even the threat of terrorist attacks change the gold price as investors diversify into assets of good store value like gold. This is because though an attack on the U.S.

may cripple the economy lowering stock and property prices, it...

Gold Digger And Proud Of It

I am a gold digger in the best sense of the word.
I actually go out and dig for gold.
Real gold, with a shovel.
In fact, I mined the gold for my own wedding ring.
Here's how it happened.

Right after I had graduated from college I took a week off to go camping at the American River in Northern California with my now wife.

We had been doing gold mining as a hobby for about four years at this point.
I took my gold pans and other equipment and headed off.
The weather was pleasant and it's always beautiful to camp right on a river.
Enjoying the camp fire at night, the sound of the water lulling you to sleep.
Camping is always a treat.

The gold mining itself happened a short distance away.
I would start the day off getting up when I pleased, cook breakfast, and be on the water ready for mining by about 10AM.
I'm not an early riser.
For the mining...

Right Hand Diamond Ring

The hottest trend in jewelry fashion, the Right Hand Diamond Ring seems to raise sales sky-high.The latest trend in diamond jewelry is the Right Hand Diamond Ring. The marketing significance load is addressing mainly to the independent career woman of the 21-st century. It stands for success, strength, self assertiveness and freedom.After the world has been filled up with the symbol of eternal love - the diamond engagement ring, the marketing strategy accompanying this old-renewed product opposes the right-hand ring to the diamond engagement rings and diamond anniversary bands. It is not only being positioned on a different hand but it also differs significantly in design. Its design purposely avoids any resemblance with matrimonial rings, uses open spaces, smaller stones instead of a single, in combinations expressing the personality and individuality of the wearer.In fact, it's not at all about the right hand, as women did wear rings on their right hand fingers before this marketing...

New Poker Book, 'Practical Low and No Limit Texas Hold'em Ring Games,' Reminds Poker Players the Basics They Tend to Forget in Low Limit Ring Games

West Hills, CA (ContentDesk) May 9, 2006 -- New poker book, "Practical Low and No Limit Texas Hold'em Ring Games" by Kim Isaac Greenblatt, comes out to help poker players remember some of the basics of low limit poker."A lot of low limit Texas Hold'em players get lazy after awhile and they get hurt in their purses or wallets," states the author, Kim Isaac Greenblatt.
"The book serves as a reminder of the things that they know and should be doing but aren't.
I know because I am human and tend to make the same mistakes.
The trick to playing is to first, see if you are a winning player, second, if not, tighten up the game, and third, start tracking one's winnings honestly.
A lot of players get burnt out after going to card clubs or playing online and losing money 'for fun'.

There is nothing fun about losing.
A lot of poker books also treat poker playing like a business and frankly, since I don't know how must people handle their businesses...