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Man charged in connection to Port Colborne jewelry store break-in

  • January 13, 2025
Man charged in connection to Port Colborne jewelry store break-in
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Preferred Region How does this work? A Port Colborne man has been charged after a break-in at a jewelry store in the early hours this morning (March 29). Niagara Police were called to the scene by a witness who saw the break-in in progress at 1:05 am at the jewelry store on West St. between Clarence St. andCharlotte St. The witness told the police that the suspect came to the scene driving an older model green Dodge Caravan, broke the front window of the business and went inside. After grabbing merchandise “of an undisclosed value,” he took off in the…
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Engagement Ring Trends 2023: 6 Styles To Help Manifest A Proposal

  • January 12, 2025
Engagement Ring Trends 2023: 6 Styles To Help Manifest A Proposal
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Scroll To See More Images If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, STYLECASTER may receive an affiliate commission. You’ve made your vision board, written a list of attainable goals and vowed to finally clean out your closet—sounds like you’re gearing up for 2023 to be your year. Or better yet, the year. No need to drop hints or create a private Pinterest board, if you’re reading this story, I know why you’re here. A proposal may be on the horizon and it’s time to get serious about the engagement ring trends for…
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Jewelery News

From war to peace: Cambodian goldsmith turns bullet casings into jewelery

  • January 11, 2025
From war to peace: Cambodian goldsmith turns bullet casings into jewelery
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PHNOM PENH, March 30 (Reuters) – Every week, Cambodian goldsmith Thoeun Chantha turns about five kg of brass casings of AK-47 and M-16 bullets into jewelery. For more than two decades, the 42-year-old, whose father was killed during Cambodia’s years of war, has run a workshop to turn symbols of violence into what he calls wearable pieces of art. “I’m a victim of the war as a Cambodian who lost family members in it and now the world is at war too,” he said. [1/5] Jewelry made from bullet shells are displayed at Angkor Bullet Jewelry in Phnom Penh, Cambodia,…
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Diamond

Tiara of the Month: three of the most dramatic diamond diadems in history

  • January 10, 2025
Tiara of the Month: three of the most dramatic diamond diadems in history
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First seen in 1906, this towering diadem was worn by Alexandra Feodorovna, the last Empress of Russia, at the opening of the first Russian State Duma. It sports a circlet of diamonds and pearls at the base supporting pavĂ© diamond festoons and swirls. These, in turn, suspended oscillating pearl pendants rising to a band of large teardrop-shaped pearl toppers. The tiara culminates in an astonishing summit, which ends at least 5 inches upwards of the wearer. Alexandra was the granddaughter of Queen Victoria and had married Nicholas II of Russia in 1894. She quickly became unpopular for resisting change from…
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Diamond

Neil Diamond Talks Life with Parkinson’s and A BEAUTIFUL NOISE on CBS SUNDAY MORNING

  • January 9, 2025
Neil Diamond Talks Life with Parkinson’s and A BEAUTIFUL NOISE on CBS SUNDAY MORNING
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Music legend Neil Diamond, who announced in 2018 that he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease, says he’s just coming to terms with the diagnosis in a revealing, emotional interview with Anthony Mason for CBS SUNDAY MORNING. Watch the full interview below: In the wide-ranging interview, Diamond talks with Mason about his career, the current Broadway show based on his life, “A Beautiful Noise,” stepping back from touring and adjusting to his new life with Parkinson’s. The 82-year-old Diamond also tells Mason he was in denial for the first year or two after being diagnosed, and he wasn’t ready to accept…
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Where to Watch The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

  • January 8, 2025
Where to Watch The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
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Today we’re going to take a look at where to watch The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and what streaming service you can stream it on. Peter Jackson and co caught the world’s attention with the release of The Fellowship of the Ring in 2001, never before had such an attempt to put JRR Tolkein’s greatest work on the silver screen as a live-action grandiose fantasy drama but Jackson with the help of New Line Cinema had succeeded in doing so with The Fellowship. So the sequel had a lot to live up to, the world was watching…