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		<title>JCK - Legislative, Regulatory &amp; Legal News</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:42:10 MST</pubDate>
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			<title>Israel to Head Kimberley Process in 2010</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:17:24 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Boaz Hirsch Appointed to Represent Israeli Government at Namibia...</description>
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			<title>Zimbabwe Not Suspended by KP</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:23:37 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Kimberley Process members decided against suspending Zimbabwe for its alleged production of...</description>
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			<title>FTC Delays Red Flags Rule</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:40:41 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>FTC delays enforcement of the Red Flags Rule until June 1,...</description>
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			<title>Campaigners Call for Urgent Action on Zimbabwe</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:50:04 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The Kimberley Process Civil Society Coalition warns that failure to make a decision is...</description>
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			<title>Congress Likely to Modify Red Flags Rule</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>According to JVC, companies can apply for exclusion if certain qualifications are...</description>
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			<title>IRS Requests Examiner Training From JVC</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>JVC Training to Focus Examiners' Expectations Prior to Their Review of Jewelers'...</description>
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			<title>Pikesville Jewelry Store Owner Sentenced to Over 3 Years in Prison</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:36:01 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Eugene Petasky, owner of Metro Brokers Jewelers Ltd.in Maryland, was sentenced to 41 months in...</description>
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			<title>Jewelry Markup On Trial</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Jeweler Jim Jackson's biggest sale, the sale that almost put him out of business, started, as...</description>
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			<title>New Lead Law Won't Effect Most Jewelry</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>In a ruling jewelry organizations hailed as a victory, precious metal and gemstone jewelry have...</description>
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			<title>India Has New Foreign Trade Policy</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The Government of India, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has announced a new foreign trade...</description>
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			<title>WFDB Calls on KP to Expedite Release of Zimbabwe Report</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:31:45 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>WFDB Executive Committee called upon the Kimberley Process to release its report and...</description>
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			<title>JVC to Release Red Flags Rule CD</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The compliance kit will include easy-to-use forms, templates and guidance for jewelers to...</description>
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			<title>IDMA Supports WDC's Call for Action on Zimbabwe</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>IDMA president offers "unequivocal support" for WDC's...</description>
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			<title>Kimberley Process Chair Denies Zimbabwe Comments</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Bernhard Esau now denying comments attributed to him that Zimbabwe would not be suspended from...</description>
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			<title>Kentucky Jeweler Wins Suit Over Emerald Valuation</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>In a decision mostly applauded by the trade, a Louisville, Ky., jury said a Kentucky jeweler did...</description>
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			<title>World Diamond Council Calls for Action on Zimbabwe</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:54:57 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The WDC called for action from governments in the Kimberley Process to resolve issues...</description>
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			<title>KP Not Suspending Zimbabwe</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:31:27 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Zimbabwe will not face suspension from the Kimberley Process, despite the alleged ongoing human...</description>
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			<title>Precious Metals and Gemstones Exempt from Lead Law</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:11:40 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Precious metals and gemstones are now exempt from the testing and certification requirements for...</description>
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			<title>FTC to Enforce ‘Red Flags Identity Theft Rule' starting November 1st</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:05:22 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>FTC changed enforcement date to November 1st to give creditors and financial institutions more...</description>
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			<title>Lower Lead Content Limits for Children's Jewelry</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:31:42 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The Consumer Product Safety Commission lowered the amount of lead allowed in children's jewelry...</description>
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			<title>FTC To Enforce 'Red Flags' Identity Theft Rule</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:45:22 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Jewelry retail businesses will now be required to implement a written Identity Theft Prevention...</description>
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			<title>Partnership Africa Canada Supports Zimbabwe Suspension</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Partnership Africa Canada announced Monday that it agrees with the recommendations to...</description>
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			<title>No NRC Action on Irradiated Gems, Groups Say</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will take no action against licensees, importers and...</description>
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			<title>Did Memo Cause Recent Bankruptcies?</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Earlier this year, a spate of retailers went Chapter 11. Now, it appears to be the...</description>
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			<title>New Federal Lead Law Now in Effect</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>It is now illegal for children's products, including jewelry, to contain more than 600 parts per...</description>
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			<title>Jeweler Pleads Guilty to Not Following 8300 Rules</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Gary Yee, 33, of Golden Sun Jewelry in West Bloomfield, Mich., pled guilty recently to one count...</description>
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			<title>Global Witness Backs Calls for Halt to Zimbabwe Diamond Trade</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Global Witness, a NGO active on the conflict diamond issue, backed calls for the suspension of...</description>
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			<title>Jeweler Prevails in Lawsuit Over Necklace Valuation</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>A jeweler did not mislead a now-deceased client when he sold him an $800,000 necklace, a jury...</description>
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			<title>Jeweler Integral in Police Sting to Catch Credit Card Thief</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Sacramento, Calif., jeweler helps catch alleged user of a deceased person’s credit...</description>
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			<title>Mervis Diamond Importers Wins Lawsuit</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>After four years of litigation, Mervis Diamond Importers, Rockville, Md., won a breach-of-lease...</description>
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			<title>Jewelers Try to Navigate the UCCs</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Shanu Singh Guliani, owner of Shanu's Fine Jewelry, Pembroke Pines, Fla., and a blogger for...</description>
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			<title>Zimbabwe Diamond Fields Suffer 'Repression'</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Human Rights Watch stated in a report released today that Zimbabwe’s armed forces and police...</description>
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			<title>Florida Jewelry Store Manager Fires At Fleeing Thief</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Robber escapes with $20,000 gold...</description>
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			<title>JCK Special Report: Jewelers Try to Navigate the UCCs</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>With the retail situation still uncertain, more vendors are filing Uniform Commercial Code...</description>
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			<title>JVC, JBT to Hold 'Memo' Seminar at JANY</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The Jewelers Vigilance Committee (JVC) and the Jewelers Board of Trade (JBT) will team up to...</description>
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			<title>Independent Jewelers Fight for Their LIFO</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>President Barack Obama's proposed budget includes a section repealing the last in, first out...</description>
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			<title>No New Luxury Taxes!</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Proposals in Illinois and New York that would have added a 5 percent tax to purchases of fine...</description>
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			<title>Africa Comes to the Oscars</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The week before the Academy Awards, the Diamond Information Center usually hosts a lavish suite...</description>
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			<title>JA's New JPAC Board Members and Fundraising Efforts</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>JA expanded its board of directors and launched a fundraising...</description>
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			<title>Bijou Sues Kohl’s Alleging Breach of Contract</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Fashion jewelry manufacturer and distributor Bijou International Corp. filed a lawsuit against...</description>
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			<title>Tacori Wins Copyright, Trade Dress Lawsuit</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Jewelry manufacturer Tacori said in a statement Wednesday that it was awarded more than $1.18...</description>
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			<title>New York State Rejects Luxury Tax</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The New York legislature officially passed the state’s FY 2009-2010 budget without imposing a...</description>
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			<title>JA Fights LIFO Repeal</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Jewelers of America has begun a campaign to aggressively oppose a repeal of the last-in, first...</description>
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			<title> WFDB Clarifies Trade Warning With Zambia</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The World Federation of Diamond Bourses has clarified its warning not to trade in conflict...</description>
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			<title>N.Y. Luxury Tax Proposal Defeated, Says AWA</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The lobbying effort against New York Gov. David Paterson’s proposal for a luxury tax on...</description>
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			<title>JA Provides Guidance on Burma Gem Ban</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Jewelers of America sent its members updated guidance on the Tom Lantos Block Burmese JADE...</description>
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			<title>Annual Rough Diamond Reports due April 1</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>All importers and exporters of rough diamonds in 2008 are reminded that annual reports of rough...</description>
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			<title>Alliance Time, Bidz.com Acquire Colibri Assets</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Alliance Time—a New York-based distributor of brand name and designer jewelry, watches and...</description>
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			<title>Illinois Luxury Tax Bill is Dropped</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The Illinois General Assembly will not be moving forward with a bill that would have imposed a 5...</description>
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			<title>JVC, JBT, Memo Seminar at Instore Show</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The Jewelers Vigilance Committee and The Jewelers Board of Trade will present “The Basics of...</description>
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			<title>Man Gets Six Years for Forging Rolex Watches</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>A federal court on March 11 sentenced a suburban Philadelphia man to six years in federal prison...</description>
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			<title>Obama’s Plan to Aid Small Businesses</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The Obama administration said Monday that it will inject $15 billion into small businesses by...</description>
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			<title>JA Offers Guidance on Lead Law</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Jewelers of America said it has prepared a new guidance document to help members understand the...</description>
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			<title>JA Urges Congress to Reintroduce Internet Tax Bill</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Jewelers of America is urging Congress to reintroduce and pass the Sales Tax Fairness and...</description>
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			<title>Rolex Loses 8-Year Court Case Against eBay</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 23:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The Swiss luxury watchmaker Rolex has lost an eight-year legal battle in Germany against eBay,...</description>
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			<title>Merit Reaches Agreement in Copyright Suit</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Merit Diamond Corp. said it has reached a final agreement in its copyright lawsuit against...</description>
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			<title>JA Says Recovery Act Will Help Jewelers</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Jewelers of America said Wednesday that it welcomes passage of “The American Recovery and...</description>
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			<title>Report: Cartier Sues QVC over Watch Design</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Cartier has accused QVC Inc. of selling watches that infringe on several of the French...</description>
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			<title>JA to Fight Luxury Tax Bills in NY, Illinois</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Jewelers of America has initiated a letter writing and fundraising campaign to oppose the...</description>
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			<title>JVC, JBT to Present Memo Seminar at MJSA Expo</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The Jewelers Vigilance Committee and The Jewelers Board of Trade will present “The Basics of...</description>
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			<title>Zale Settles 'Love Rocks' Suit</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Jewelry retailer Zale Corp. has settled a lawsuit filed earlier this week by a Texas-based...</description>
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			<title>Zale Sued Over 'Love Rocks' Campaign</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Love Rocks by JAGS Ltd. has sued Zale Corp. Thursday, accusing it of trademark infringement for...</description>
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			<title>Watch Rep. in Talks with DHS about Tariffs</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Avi E. Soffer, founder and director of Operations of The Watch Dealers Network (TheWDN.com),...</description>
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			<title>NRF: Economic Stimulus Doesn’t Go Far Enough</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The National Retail Federation told Congress Wednesday that economic stimulus legislation being...</description>
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			<title>Rapaport Fair Trade Conference at Baselworld</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The Rapaport Group will sponsor the first Fair Trade Jewelry Conference at the Baselworld Watch...</description>
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			<title>Colibri Assets to be Sold by Mid-Year</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>All assets of the shutdown Colibri Group, including well-known brand name lines, should be sold...</description>
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			<title>U.S. Congressmen Asked to Review Colibri Shutdown</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Rhode Island’s two U.S. senators and two congressmen are being asked to see if U.S. law was...</description>
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			<title>Displaced Colibri Workers Demand Pay Mandated by U.S. Law</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Scores of ousted Colibri workers and supporters rallied Tuesday at the shuttered company’s...</description>
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			<title>Feds Update Burma Jade Law</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued updated regulations Jan. 16 addressing “conditions...</description>
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			<title>JVC to Host Two Seminars at GemFair</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The Jewelers Vigilance Committee will present two seminars, “The Basics Of Memo Transactions -...</description>
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			<title>Tacori Defends Copyrighted Designs</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Jewelry manufacturer Tacori said in a statement Tuesday that a United States district judge has...</description>
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			<title>JVC Names New Board Members</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The Jewelers Vigilance Committee named its new board of directors members at the...</description>
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			<title>JVC Releases Ad Guide</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 23:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The Jewelers Vigilance Committee has released, “The Essential Guide to Advertising Law,” a...</description>
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			<title>Revere Academy's 'Green' Jewelry Class</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The San Francisco-based Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts is offering its second Green Jewelry...</description>
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			<title>Memos Seminar, Gold and Silver Guide at JA/NY</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The Jewelers Vigilance Committee and The Jewelers Board of Trade present a seminar on memo...</description>
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			<title>N.Y. State Comptroller: Industry Should Sound Off About Luxury Tax</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Noting that New York State’s new budget proposal includes a “luxury tax” on jewelry...</description>
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			<title>Merit Protects its Copyrighted Jewelry Designs</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>A federal district court has issued a temporary restraining order for two jewelry chains to...</description>
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			<title>NRF Calls for Sales Tax Holidays</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The National Retail Federation asked president-elect Barack Obama to incorporate a series of...</description>
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			<title>New York Gov. Proposes Tax on Luxury Jewelry</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>New York Gov. David Paterson on Tuesday proposed a sales tax on luxuries items, including...</description>
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			<title>JVC, JBT to Host Seminar on Memo Transactions</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The Jewelers Vigilance Committee and the Jewelers Board of Trade will present “The Basics of...</description>
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			<title>GemEx Sues Zale Over Reports</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>GemEx has filed suit against Zale Corp., accusing it of false advertising under the Lanham Act,...</description>
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			<title>JVC, NCDIA Produce Color Diamond Guide</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The Jewelers Vigilance Committee and Natural Color Diamond Association have released “The...</description>
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			<title>NGOs Call on the KP to Suspend Zimbabwe</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Members of the Kimberley Process Civil Society Coalition are calling upon the KP to suspend...</description>
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			<title>GCAL Certifies Waldman’s Canadian Diamonds</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The Waldman Diamond Company is working with Gem Certification &amp; Assurance Lab to certify...</description>
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			<title>JVC Sends Condolences to Mumbai Jewelry Industry</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Eli Haas, Jewelers Vigilance Committee chairman of the board of directors and Cecilia L....</description>
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			<title>Yehuda Sues Blue Nile over Emerald Disclosures</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Yehuda Diamonds filed a federal lawsuit seeking to require Blue Nile, Inc. to offer refunds to...</description>
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			<title>Buying Your Customer’s Jewelry</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Given the market realities today, jewelers are increasingly being asked to purchase jewelry from...</description>
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			<title>GCAL and Motiganz Partner in Botswana</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Motiganz, a DTC Sightholder, is working with Gem Certification &amp; Assurance Lab to certify...</description>
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			<title>JVC Releases Gold and Silver Jewelry Guide</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The Jewelers Vigilance Committee has released a new publication, “The Essential Guide to the...</description>
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			<title>Trent West Protects its TrewTungsten Patents</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Trent West said he has successfully protected his patents for his company’s TrewTungsten...</description>
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			<title>Israel to Chair Kimberley Process in 2010</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Israel was elected deputy chairman of the Kimberley Process for the coming year by the Sixth...</description>
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			<title>Gem Traders Worldwide to Fight Burma Ban</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The world's gemstone traders will fight a new U.S. law banning the sale of Burmese rubies and...</description>
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			<title>Paraiba.com Challenges Court Dismissal of Suit</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>A federal court dismissed the case brought by Paraiba.com, against the American Gem Trade...</description>
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			<title>Burmese Ruby Ban Begins</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Effective Monday, it is mandatory for U.S. jewelers who import and export non-Burmese rubies and...</description>
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			<title>GemClear Finds Non-Compliant Topaz in U.S.</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>GemClear, the independent irradiated gemstone testing laboratory in Dallas, Tex., said it has...</description>
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			<title>Settlement in Andesine-Labradorite Suit</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Attorneys represented plaintiffs in a class action suit and Jewelry Television issued a joint...</description>
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			<title>JVC Tutorial Program on JM University</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The Jewelers Vigilance Committee and Jewelers Mutual Insurance Company have developed a tutorial...</description>
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			<title>Gardner to Present AML Report to World Bank</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Cecilia L. Gardner will present an overview of the U.S. jewelry industry’s response to...</description>
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			<title>Skagen, Genender Settle Litigation</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Two watch companies—Genender International, of Wheeling, Ill., and Skagen Designs of...</description>
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			<title>Weil’s $20M Suit Against Theron to Proceed</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Swiss watchmaker Raymond Weil’s $20 million lawsuit against Oscar-winning actress Charlize...</description>
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			<title>JA Welcomes New Law on Store Improvements</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Jewelers of America said Monday that it welcomed a two-year extension of the 15-year...</description>
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			<title>Burma Ruby Ban Phase 1 Begins Oct. 26</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>U.S. Customs &amp; Border Protection has issued Phase 1 of its plan enforce the “Tom Lantos Block...</description>
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			<title>Burma Act Takes Effect</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The “Tom Lantos Block Burmese JADE Act of 2008” took effect Monday. As a result, jadeite and...</description>
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			<title>EEOC Sues Sterling for Discrimination</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Sterling Jewelers Inc., the largest U.S. specialty retail jeweler, has been sued by the U.S....</description>
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			<title>NRF Urges Congress to Address Financial Crisis</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The National Retail Federation Thursday called on Congress to set aside partisan differences and...</description>
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			<title>JVC to Present Legal Compliance Seminar in NY</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Jewelers Vigilance Committee is presenting “Legal Compliance is NOT Optional” education...</description>
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			<title>GemClear Receives NRC Blue Topaz License</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>GemClear LP, an independent laboratory licensed by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to...</description>
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			<title>Jeweler Arrested for Selling Fake Diamonds</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>A California jeweler was arrested on suspicion of passing off approximately $240,000 worth cubic...</description>
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			<title>Kowalski Testifies on Coral Conservation</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Michael J. Kowalski, Tiffany &amp; Co. chairman and chief executive officer, testified Tuesday...</description>
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			<title>Trade Groups Petition FTC over Platinum Name</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Jewelry trade organizations filed a submission to the Federal Trade Commission on its proposed...</description>
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			<title>ICA Concerned Over Burma Ban Law</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The International Colored Gemstone Association said that the recently passed legislation that...</description>
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			<title>JVC Lists Countries with AML Laws</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The Jewelers Vigilance Committee has compiled a list of countries that have laws in place to...</description>
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			<title>NJJA Gold Bill Meeting</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The New Jersey Jewelers Association is hosting a meeting concerning a bill being considered in...</description>
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			<title>Tiffany Appeals eBay Counterfeiting Decision</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Tiffany &amp; Co. said Monday that it has filed an appeal from the decision of the District Court in...</description>
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			<title>Gitanjali Still Interested in Whitehall</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 14:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>MUMBAI—As Whitehall Jewelers bankruptcy negotiations continue, the head of the Gitanjali Group...</description>
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			<title>Burma Bill Becomes Law</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>President Bush signed legislation Tuesday designed to punish Myanmar's brutal ruling regime by...</description>
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			<title>Tiffany ‘Salutes’ Congress for Burma Ruby Act</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Tiffany &amp; Co. placed an advertisement in The Washington Post congratulating the U.S. Congress...</description>
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			<title>Tom Chatham: FTC Ruling Vindicates Father</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Tom Chatham, president and chief executive officer of Chatham Created Gems, in a prepared...</description>
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			<title>Congress Passes Burma Act</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The U.S. House and Senate passed legislation Tuesday that bans the import of all Burmese jade...</description>
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			<title>FTC Says ‘Cultured’ Can Describe Lab-Created Diamonds</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>In a setback for several jewelry associations, the Federal Trade Commission, in a ruling...</description>
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			<title>PAJ Receives NRC License</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Prime Art &amp; Jewel (PAJ, Inc.) was awarded a Materials License for Exempt Distribution of...</description>
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			<title>Whitehall Settles Discrimination Lawsuit</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Whitehall Jewelers and attorneys representing Shereen Attia said they’ve agreed to resolve an...</description>
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			<title>Tiffany Defeated in Trademark Case vs. eBay</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Companies such as Tiffany &amp; Co. are responsible for policing their trademarks online, not...</description>
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			<title>Thailand Becomes Member of Dubai Gems Club</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Dubai Multi Commodities Centre and the Thai Gem and Jewelry Traders Association signed an...</description>
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			<title>JVC to Host Rough Diamond Training Seminar</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The Jewelers Vigilance Committee is presenting “Training for Rough Diamond Traders: U.S....</description>
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			<title>EBay Ordered to Pay LVMH $63M</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>A court in Paris on Monday ordered eBay Inc. to pay approximately $63 million in damages to six...</description>
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			<title>K&amp;G Counter Sues Charles &amp; Colvard for $50M</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Moissanite jewelry manufacturer K&amp;G Creations has filed a $50 million countersuit against...</description>
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			<title>NJJA Phone Campaign Stops Used Jewelry Bill</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The New Jersey state legislature went on its summer vacation without voting on a bill that would...</description>
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			<title>Royal Asscher Not Affiliated with M. Fabrikant</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>On June 18 a U.S. district court ruling document cited “RA Cut LLC” as a named affiliate...</description>
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			<title>Hearts On Fire Sues Blue Nile</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Blue Nile Inc. was sued for trademark infringement and unfair competition by Hearts On Fire...</description>
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			<title>JVC to Host Color Gemstone Seminar</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The Jewelers Vigilance Committee is presenting “Color Gemstone Sales: Are you Compliant or at...</description>
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			<title>Judge Orders Fabrikant Insiders’ Assets Seized</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The bankruptcy of M. Fabrikant &amp; Sons has turned nasty—with a judge ordering the former...</description>
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			<title>New Jersey Jewelers Battle Gold Bill</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The New Jersey Jewelers Association is asking members to speak out against a bill before its...</description>
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			<title>Report: Charles &amp; Colvard Sues Former Customer</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Charles &amp; Colvard filed suit June 16 against K&amp;G Creations in U.S. District Court, according to...</description>
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			<title>Lawyers Duke It Out over Paraiba Lawsuit</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>John P Hannon II, attorney for David Sherman and Paraiba.com, has fired back at American Gem...</description>
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			<title>Genender, Skagen File Counter Lawsuits</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Two U.S. watch companies have filed counter legal actions against each other. At issue is the...</description>
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			<title>JTV Faces Second Lawsuit</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>A second false advertising lawsuit has been filed against Jewelry Television, the Knoxville News...</description>
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			<title>AGTA Demands Dismissal of $120M Paraiba Lawsuit</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>In an eight-page letter, Thomas E. Shuck, representing the American Gem Trade Association’s...</description>
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			<title>Skagen Designs Claims Trade Dress Infringement</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Skagen Designs said it has filed a lawsuit against Genender International, Inc., a watch...</description>
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			<title>Jewelry Television Accused of False Advertising</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>A California woman has filed a $5 million lawsuit against Jewelry Television, accusing the...</description>
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			<title>Court Approves Diamond Class Action Settlement</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>U.S. District Judge Stanley R. Chesler for the District of New Jersey has issued his written...</description>
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			<title>Seeking Copyright Protection for Designs</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 19:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>“Protect your designs now, because it can be so hard to pick up the pieces later.”That was...</description>
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			<title>Amendments to Clean Diamond Trade Act</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 13:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury has added two...</description>
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			<title>South Africa Reopens De Beers Probe</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 13:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>South African lawmakers on Tuesday ordered the country's national treasury to seek a legal...</description>
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			<title>JVC Releases 'Green Pack'</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 04:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Jewelers Vigilance Committee is releasing its eco-friendly Green USA PATRIOT Act Compliance Kit....</description>
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			<title>JVC: De Beers Claim Deadline is May 19</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 17:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The deadline to submit a claim to the De Beers Class Action Lawsuit claim is May 19. Responses...</description>
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			<title>PhotoScribe Claims Second Victory in LKI Suit</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 15:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>PhotoScribe Technologies, Inc., a diamond laser inscription equipment manufacturer, said Monday...</description>
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			<title>Fed Officials to Talk Compliance at JCK Show</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 18:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Sue Saarnio, special advisor for Conflict Diamonds, U.S. State Department and Vincent Dantone,...</description>
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			<title>De Beers Class Action Filing Deadline Nears</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The Jewelers Vigilance Committee says that May 19 is the deadline to submit a claim to the De...</description>
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			<title>UAE and China to Promote Jewelry Trade</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Dubai Multi Commodities Centre on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the...</description>
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			<title>Auction of Esmerian's Jewels is Canceled</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 03:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>An attempt by Merrill Lynch to sell Ralph Esmerian's private collection of jewels at Christie's...</description>
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			<title>De Beers Welcomes Approval of Anti-Trust Action</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>De Beers said it “welcomes” recent comments by the judge handling its class action case that...</description>
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			<title>Update: Christie's Jewelry Auction Off as Ralph Esmerian Files for Bankruptcy Protection</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Ralph Esmerian stopped a court-ordered auction of his jewelry and gems Tuesday by filing a...</description>
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			<title>Antiquorum Accuses Ex-CEO of Fraud</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 03:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Antiquorum Auctioneers SA is alleging that the company's former co-founder and chief executive...</description>
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			<title>SEC Charges CMKM with Stock Fraud</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged 11 individuals and three companies,...</description>
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			<title>Paraiba.com Threatens to Sue AGTA and Others for $120 Million</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Claiming that "the good name of Paraíba itself has been hijacked," David Sherman, chief...</description>
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			<title>Compliance, the Retailer, and a JVC Road Trip</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The Jewelers Vigilance Committee’s Cecilia Gardner and Suzan Flamm traveled to four east coast...</description>
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			<title>Jewelry Television Sues Lloyd’s of London</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Jewelry Television is suing Lloyd’s of London to recover millions of dollars in jewelry the...</description>
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			<title>JVC Video on AGL Web site</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The video of the presentation “Color Gemstone Sales: Are you Compliant or at Risk?”...</description>
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			<title>Fake Tiffany Jewelry to be Scrapped</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>More than 9,000 items of fake Tiffany jewelry is headed for the scrap heap in...</description>
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			<title>Bradley Stinn Convicted of Fraud</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>A federal jury in New York Monday convicted Bradley Stinn, the former chief executive officer at...</description>
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			<title>Sex Discrimination Suit Filed Against Sterling</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>A group of female employees in several states are claiming sex discrimination in a lawsuit...</description>
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			<title>PhotoScribe Claims Victory in Patent Suit</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 01:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>PhotoScribe Technologies, Inc., a manufacturer of diamond laser inscription equipment, said...</description>
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			<title>Fed Official Issues New AML Guidance</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>James H. Freis, Jr. director, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, issued the first additional...</description>
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			<title>Issues Keeping the Industry Up at Night</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>One thing members of the jewelry industry don't get enough of is sleep, judging from a panel...</description>
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			<title>Pomerantz Named WFDB Mark Ambassador</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The World Federation of Diamond Bourses has named Howard M. Pomerantz roving ambassador for the...</description>
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			<title>Platinum Task Force Open Meeting</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The Platinum Task Force is holding an open meeting on March 10 at the Javits Convention Center,...</description>
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			<title>Calif. Lead in Jewelry Law to Expand March 1</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Beginning March 1, a new state law expands to limit lead in adult jewelry and body piercing...</description>
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			<title>FTC Seeks Public Comment on Platinum Guides</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The Federal Trade Commission has issued a Federal Register Notice asking for comments on its...</description>
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			<title>JVC to Hold Free Seminars in Four Cities</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 19:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The Jewelers Vigilance Committee is presenting “Legal Compliance is NOT Optional” education...</description>
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			<title>Court Awards Forest Diamonds $750,000</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>A federal court has awarded diamond manufacturer Forest Diamonds $750,000 to be paid by the...</description>
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			<title>JVC to Present Two Seminars at JA/NY</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The Jewelers Vigilance Committee will present two legal compliance seminars during the JA/NY...</description>
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			<title>Bush Signs Stimulus Bill</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>President Bush signed legislation Wednesday that will send $300 to $1,200 rebate checks to...</description>
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			<title>Belgian, U.S. Treaty Ends Double Taxation</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>A new treaty between the United States and Belgium to avoid double taxation was enatced Dec....</description>
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			<title>Ganz, 'No Shortage of Rough'</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Moti Ganz, Israel Diamond Institute chairman, told diamond miners, producing countries, and...</description>
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			<title>Congress Passes Stimulus Bill</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Congress passed an economic stimulus plan Thursday that will provide $600 to $1,200 in rebates...</description>
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			<title>Consumers Likely to Pay-Off Debt with Rebate</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Americans who are likely to receive government-funded rebates are most likely to use the money...</description>
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			<title>DDI International Names Executive Director</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The Board of Directors of Diamond Development Initiative International has named Dorothée...</description>
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			<title>JCK Industry Fund Names Grant Winners</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>JCK Events and JCK magazine have announced the winners of grant monies from the annual JCK...</description>
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			<title>Irradiated Gemstones Seminar in Tucson</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The Jewelers Vigilance Committee and the American Gem Trade Association are presenting “What...</description>
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			<title>Friedman's Files for Chapter 11</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Following a petition by debtors to force it into Chapter 7, Friedman's Jewelers has filed a...</description>
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			<title>Eli Haas New JVC Board Chair</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Eli Haas, president of ENH International, Inc. was named the new chairman of the Jewelers...</description>
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			<title>DTC Ends Suspension to Sightholders</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The Diamond Trading Company, in a brief statement Tuesday, said it has ended the suspension of...</description>
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			<title>Roger Dubuis and Former Distributor End Dispute</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Swiss luxury watchmaker Roger Dubuis S.A. and its former U.S. distributor Helvetia Time Corp....</description>
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			<title>Simmons Jewelry Donates to D.E.F.</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Scott Rauch, president of Simmons Jewelry Co., presented on behalf of Simmons Jewelry Co., a...</description>
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			<title>NRF Board Calls for Economic Stimulus</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 18:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The National Retail Federation Board of Directors called on Congress and President Bush to enact...</description>
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			<title>JA Helps Jewelers with De Beers Settlement</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 22:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Jewelers of America has created three guidance documents to help retail jewelers address...</description>
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			<title>Flamm Joins JVC</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Suzan Radin Flamm has joined the Jewelers Vigilance Committee as assistant general counsel where...</description>
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			<title>Ad Expert Calls for Self-Regulation</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The industry needs to self-regulate claims in its advertising, Andrea Levine, director of the...</description>
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			<title>Tiffany Funds Fair Trade Diamonds Study</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>TransFair USA, an independent, third-party certifier of Fair Trade Certified products, has been...</description>
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			<title>Report: Inventory Missing at Alpha Omega</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>About $6.6 million worth of inventory is missing from the Alpha Omega watch and jewelry chain,...</description>
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			<title>More Guidance for De Beers Case Claims</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2008 23:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The Jewelers Vigilance Committee continues to provide guidance for resellers who submit claims...</description>
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			<title>Model Sues Jeweler for Racy Ad</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>A model who appeared in an online video for a jewelry company has filed a $5 million lawsuit...</description>
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			<title>Alpha Omega Files for Bankruptcy</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Alpha Omega Jewelers filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy late Wednesday night, the Boston Globe...</description>
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			<title>JVC Offers Link to De Beers Claim Form</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2007 18:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>A link to the form to make a claim under the De Beers Indirect Purchaser/Reseller class action...</description>
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			<title>Van Cleef and Arpels Sues Heidi Klum</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 25 Dec 2007 01:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Luxury jeweler Van Cleef and Arpels filed a lawsuit against German supermodel Heidi Klum's...</description>
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			<title>Alpha Omega Back in Business</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 25 Dec 2007 01:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Four Alpha Omega jewelry stores are back in business after being shut down last week when the...</description>
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			<title>NRF Applauds EC Ruling on Credit Card Fees</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2007 11:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The National Retail Federation welcomed a ruling by the European Commission that hidden fees...</description>
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			<title>Congress Gives Jewelers a Lump of Tax Coal</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Congress has given businesses, including jewelers, an unexpected lump of coal for Christmas...</description>
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			<title>Franck Muller Stops Gray Market Retailers</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Franck Muller USA, Inc., the exclusive authorized importer and wholesale distributor of Franck...</description>
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