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Articles in April, 2002 issue of Israel Diamonds

• DTC and Israeli government hold liaison meeting. (Facets).(Diamond Trading Company)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
• Hypothesis or practicalty: the quest for the Ideal cut; the Gemological Institute of America appears to have withdrawn its historical support of the American Ideal Cut. AGS urges cutters, optical physicists, gemologists and mathematicians to continue work
  by Cowing, Michael; Tivol, Thomas; Yantzer, Peter
• De Beers sells mine to black empowerment company. (Facets).
• WDC designs warranty system to combat conflict diamonds; `consumer confidence is the most essential asset of our industry and the unanimous decision taken today to implement this system of warranties demonstrates our determination to maintain that confide
• The many trials and tribulations of first-time diamond buyers; a consumer study reveals that the experience of buying diamond for the first time is crucial. If the prospective groom had a bad experience buying diamond jewelry, unless he knows that his wif
  by Schupak, Hedda T.
• De Beers remains upbeat, despite lower sales results in 2001. (Facets).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
• IDE graduates new members. (Short Cuts).(Israel Diamond Exchange)(Brief Article)
• The land God made in anger; billions of carats of gem-quality diamonds lie of the inhospitable coastline of Namibia. De Beers is the most prominent of a number of companies mining the area.(Statistical Data Included)
• Ekati to begin underground operations years ahead of schedule. (Facets).(BHP Billiton to start up underground diamond operations)(Brief Article)
• Despite market, Israelis show at IJT. (Short Cuts).(International Jewelry Tokyo show)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
• Are black diamonds just old lumps of coal? (Facets).(Brief Article)
• Leviev considers options, as Russian industry is privatized. (Facets).(diamond industry)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
• Embattled auction house tough out troubled market; these are not the best of time for the jewelry auction sector. The fallout from Sotheby's and Christie's court battle has not yet settled, and senior personnel having been playing musical chairs. Still, i
• Debswana supply of rough down 2 percent in 2001. (Facets).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
• `Conflict' NGOs nominated for Nobel. (Short Cuts).(human rights organizations nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for work in campaign against conflict diamonds)(Brief Article)
• Polished diamond markets still fragile during first quarter. (Polished Exports).(Statistical Data Included)
• Angolans deny that Leviev's Ascorp contract may be revoked. (Facets).(Brief Article)
• Viewpoint.(Israel and the World Diamond Congress)(Brief Article)
  by Arikha, Itzchak
• Valentine's mixed bag: Valentine's Day sales were driven by basic items this year--and while some companies saw solid gains, most believe the real industry turnaround will begin with Mother's Day.
• Patent applications sought for HPHT by GE and De Beers. (Facets).
• Oppenheimer Jr. joins De Beers board. (Short Cuts).(Brief Article)
• Defending tanzanite; members of the tanzanite trade come together to protect the public integrity of the gemstone, following unsubstantiated allegations that it had been used to finance terrorist activity. To do so, they devised a protocol modeled on the
• Anglo American headline earnings fall 12 percent in 2001. (Facets).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
• Mugabe uses gems as insurance policy? (Short Cuts).(Robert Mugabe)(Brief Article)
• Sharp rise is reported in sales of diamond jewelry in Thai market. (Facets).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
• World diamond congress on hold. (Facets).
• De Beers defaults in a second U.S. lawsuit. (Facets).(Brief Article)
• Stepping out into jewelry; at long last the Israeli diamond sector has discovered the jewelry industry, which it once considered as only a client, but today regards as a partner and collaborator. (Cover Story).
• De Beers market testing the effectiveness `Forevermark'. (Facets).(emblem is important element of company's new marketing strategy)(Brief Article)
• Alrosa appoints new president. (Short Cuts).(Vladimir Kalitin)(Brief Article)