Simmons Jewelry Company Delegation to South Africa and Botswana Returns from Fact-Finding Mission Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
NEW YORK----As a result of acquiring firsthand facts and information on how the diamond industry contributes to the empowerment of Africa, specifically in South Africa and Botswana, the Simmons Jewelry Company, co-owned by Russell Simmons and Kimora Lee Simmons, announces the establishment of the Diamond Empowerment Fund .
Specialty stores are a rare gift Akron Beacon Journal
By Kerry Clawson Holiday shoppers don't have to travel too far to find private retailers clustered in old-fashioned hometown or villagelike settings. You could get just about all of your holiday shopping done in Akron-area specialty shops, avoiding big box stores and finding uniquely wonderful gifts at the same time.
Downtown businesses offer great service, selection Greenville Advocate
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas everywhere you go in downtown Greenville. In Confederate Park, glittering angels and light-festooned trees announce the season, while just across the street, the newly refurbished City Hall is festively adorned in red and green.
Fine jewels find new wearers International Herald Tribune
Colored stones and semi-precious gems are finding their way into entry level collections at the world's great jewelry houses in a convergence play with fashion brands to reach an expanding consumer market
Make Your Own Holiday Ornament Hooks BellaOnline
Don't let boring, manufactured hooks make your holiday tree ornaments look shabby! Here's an easy way to make hooks with more personality.
Match lipstick with your tone Asheville Citizen-Times
When selecting lipstick, you don't want to go too stark like a vampire -- but you also don't want a color that's too bland for your face.
Just a Click Away Richmond.com
Richmond.com's online shopping guide tells you where to surf for convenient desktop gift-buying.
Art Galleries Palo Alto Weekly
"Beaches" Pastels by Waif Mullins Features new works on paper of his travels to exotic islands in the South Pacific, Caribbean and Mexico. Dec. 1-31; artist reception Dec., 9 noon-4 p.m. Call 321-0220 or visit www.portolaartgallery.com . Portola Art Gallery, 75 Arbor Road, Menlo Park
Vote Pari Syma Mayel-Afshar for Tehran City Council Payvand Iran News
Pari Syma Mayel-Afshar (Syma Sayyah), an active contributor of payvand.com, is running for a city council post in Tehran. Syma has all the right credentials. She has earned a higher education degree and worked as a businesswoman. She has also been closely involved in numerous Non-Governmental Organizations. More importantly, she cares deeply about Tehran and Iran; and she is very knowledgeable
Choose the right lipstick for your skin tone Star-Gazette
When selecting lipstick, you don't want to go too bold and look like a clown, or too stark like a vampire -- but you also don't want a color that's too bland for your face.
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