How much more bad publicity can Investec take? Oct 24, 2008
Instead, the levy will just increase the cost of exporting diamonds for local producers, dealers, cutters and polishers, as well as the clearing and forward companies. The levy will be a bane for diamond industry players, adding to the administration they have to do. (Business Report, South Africa)
Gems and jewellery export to go down further Oct 12, 2008
"Business is almost nil, largely because the US was the main exporters of silver studded jewellery and gems. People here have also started cutting down on their staff, specially designers and polishers," says a jeweller. Most jewellers, who had participated in international exhibitions, have come down empty-handed and with very few orders. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
All-pervading gloom blights diamond trade Oct 8, 2008
Factories work overtime and diamond polishers and craftsmen do a double shift to make as much money as possible. But this year is different. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
Geode Fest to attract rockhounds from 11 states to Hamilton location Sep 24, 2008
Other booths will include all types of geodes including rare geodes, geode hunting equipment such as rock hammers, polishers and other tools. The Geode Fest impacts area motels, campgrounds, restaurants, grocery stores and gas stations. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Play MPE(R) Delivers 98 Minute Long Metallica 'Death Magnetic' FMQB Radio Special to Radio Broadcasters in Canada and the U.S. Sep 18, 2008
Professional Jewelry Products- Stainless Steel Basket, Polishers, Tumblers, Solutions and Selvyt Cloths and More. Ss Basket for 1Pt $27. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Of bites and barks Dentist for dogs open in Gluckstadt Sep 16, 2008
The dentist readied her supplies - all the tools you would find in a regular dentist's office - scalers, polishers and the rest. Thomas, meanwhile, stroked Barkley's white coat with her fingers while he drifted, slowly, somewhat defiantly, into unconsciousness. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Things are getting bizarre in this election Sep 13, 2008
Alas, the Conservative list of craft unions does not include the good old MSSPRSTMSHMMTWH, better known perhaps as the Marble, Slate and Stone Polishers, Rubbers and Sawyers, Tile and Marble Setters' Helpers and Marble Mosaic and Terrazzo Workers' Helpers. The whimsically titled union was a favourite of mine 30 years ago when I was a labour reporter ("Daddy, what's a labour reporter?"). (Globe and Mail -- National)
The king of kitsch Sep 11, 2008
A Plexiglas-encased display of vacuum cleaners and floor polishers sits in front of the official portrait of Marie Antoinette. And an open-mouthed, bare-breasted blonde holding a pink panther seems to be laughing at a 1729 painting of King Louis XV giving peace to Europe. (International Herald Tribune)
Pallinghurst's goal of global dominance will be a stretch Aug 19, 2008
De Beers mines diamonds and sells the stones to cutters and polishers ... "Their business is predominantly mining diamonds, so they do not want to compete with the diamond cutters and polishers. There is lost margin because De Beers do not take the diamonds from the mine to market.". (Business Report, South Africa)
Diamcor buy to benefit local diamond polishers May 28, 2008
Online Edition Powered By IOL. Johannesburg - Canadian junior resource company Diamcor Mining on Tuesdays said would buy diamond giant De Beers' Krone-Endora alluvial deposit in Limpopo for R14 million. (Business Report, South Africa)
Toughman bouts draw legislative attention Apr 19, 2008
"Clearly, all of these young men and women are made aware of the risk that they take when they enter the ring.''---Arkansas Vacuums Janitorial Supplies sits in southwest Little Rock, a nondescript factory look-alike off a street of worn strip malls and fast-food restaurants. Bright yellow mop buckets, floor polishers and shiny trash cans line the showroom floor.The Arkansas State Athletic Commission meets in the back, next to a display of spa cleaning supplies.Mattingly, the commission's... (MSNBC -- Sports)
Transcript of a Press Conference of African Finance Ministers with Mr. Baledzi Gaolathe, Minister of Finance and Development for Botswana; Mr. Abdoulaye Diop, Miniter of State, Minister of Ecomony and Finance of Senegal, and Mr. Ali M. Lamine Zeine, Minister of Finance, Planning and Economy of Niger Apr 13, 2008
In the past two years, we have licensed 16 diamond cutters and polishers, which means that whereas if the price of rough were to reduce quickly, maybe the prices of polished would not necessary follow as soon. But at the end of the day, we are one world, and we are going to be affected in various degrees. (IMF News)
Flat rate expenses: Table of agreed amounts for employers Apr 10, 2008
c. Coopers not providing their own tools, labourers, polishers and upholsterers. 45. (Accounting Web, UK)
Shoe Doctor is Winchester's sole man Apr 10, 2008
Long rows of sanding discs shoe buffers and polishers spin at full speed. Caros, the owner of the Winchester Shoe Hospital, is one of a dwindling number of cobblers dedicated to repairing even the most worn pair of loafers, boots or pumps. (Winchester Star, MA, MA)
Harry Winston Diamond Corporation Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2008 Results Apr 8, 2008
79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- "We are pleased with our progress this past year in building an increasingly profitable business. Our two premium assets, at the most profitable poles of the diamond business, inform each other with respect to pricing and polished diamond supply. This enables rough diamond sales from the mine to be priced quickly and accurately against market changes. It also connects the jewelry and watch business directly to the... (PR Newswire)
India's flawed diamond dream Feb 5, 2008
Antwerp now has a bare 800 cutters and polishers, down from 25,000 in the 1970s ... India's polishers also face intensifying competition from other countries ... China is expanding its cutting and polishing business, and with over 30,000 polishers stands second only to India. (Asia Times Online)
Electric floor polishers make hardwoods shine Jan 19, 2008
But if you want to polish your floors, check out Buckhead-Midtown Vacuum Inc., which sells a couple of different brands of floor polishers. They stock Koblenz, with prices starting at $199, and Sanitaire, which is more pricey, starting at $649. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Goldberg helps to mine the wind for Montgomery Farm Dec 13, 2007
Using the land s natural depression as a cistern to collect rainwater runoff, Goldberg imagined a series of ponds with aquatic plants to act as water polishers, filtering out chemicals such as oil or pesticides. The collected water from the lower pond would be drawn up to the cistern and then used for irrigation throughout the property. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Chairside: Is your dental office infection-free? Nov 28, 2007
Autoclave technology is used to sterilize drills, mirrors, polishers, and other equipment used in your mouth. Pieces of installed equipment-x-ray machines, cleaning, drilling and polishing machines, suction devices, and water spray nozzles-are thoroughly cleaned with an antiseptic agent before use on each new patient. (Hillsdale Independent, NY)
Middle school rehearsing Wizard of Oz Nov 1, 2007
Two of the polishers from Oz, characters who spruce up the four friends right before Oz gives them their personal gifts, are enjoying the rehearsal. I polish the Tin Man, said Sarah Reilly, 12, before the Tin Man gets a heart from Oz. Alongside Reilly, Lindsey Nelson, 13, is preparing for her role as another polisher. (Littleton Independent, MA)
Italy resorts to telethon to protect antiquities Oct 8, 2007
Mr Rutelli said the works would go on free display at the Quirinale in Rome, the sprawling presidential palace which has taken centre stage in the row over politicians' spending after it was revealed that the cost of maintaining the president and his army of guardsmen, gardeners and silver polishers was higher than that of Buckingham Palace. Special report. (Guardian Unlimited)
Parents will dig groovy 'Gabba,' too Aug 23, 2007
Into this glimpse of lost-horizon eternity walks a man in an orange track suit; he wears a fuzzy hat that resembles one of those electric shoe polishers you sometimes see in hotel corridors and a pair of big rectangular horn-rimmed spectacles, and he carries what looks like an old-style boom box. He is something the P-Funk Mothership might have set down. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Diamond trader to revive glint in Kimberley's eye Jun 21, 2007
The SDT will buy 10 percent of all the diamonds that are produced locally and sell them to the country's diamond cutters and polishers. Saaiman described the formation of the SDT in the area as "a giant leap to establish Kimberley as the diamond hub of South Africa and the Southern African Development Community". (Business Report, South Africa)
MPs challenge De Beers over mysterious exports Jun 13, 2007
The levies arise from clauses in the Diamond Act that require that gems be first offered to local polishers or cutters before being exported ... The bill lays down specific terms under which uncut diamonds should be offered to local cutters and polishers. (Business Report, South Africa)
No mercy for former LeisureNet bosses, urges state Apr 19, 2007
Online Edition Powered By IOL. Cape Town - The state yesterday called for Peter Gardener and Rod Mitchell, the former joint chief executives of fitness club operator LeisureNet, to be jailed for 10 and eight years, respectively, for their conviction on a charge of fraud. (Business Report, South Africa)
Out of the rubbish Mar 4, 2007
Along the assembly line the cans are dipped into scalding water, given a scrub and then taken away to the next stop - the polishers. We process over 400 of these a day. (Guardian Unlimited)
