De Beers has boosted rough diamond prices by 16 percent so far this year due to strong demand, the firm said on Tuesday.
De Beers, 45 percent owned by mining group Anglo American, said in July it was cautious about developments in the second half due to a downturn in the United States, the top diamond jewelery market.
Last month, De Beers said a difficult retail market in the United States, which accounts for around half of all diamond jewelery sales, was dampening sales of cheaper, mass market items using lower quality gems.
Anglo American has been a great stock play since I started following it back in 2004. But it seems like the Down Economy might even soften the Diamond Trade. I still think it will hold strong since every girl in middle America still wants a rock for her wedding.
The Rest is Up to You….
Michael Porfirio Mason
AKA The Peoples Champ
AKA The G you should have Killed last year
AKA The Only One
The Guide to Getting More out of Life http://www.thegmanifesto.com
Ryan Leslie “Diamond Girl” Official Video – Rough Cut
Womens Pole Vault World Record – 5.01M – Yelena Isinbayeva
Yelena Isinbayeva
Yelena Isinbayeva 5.04 in Monaco
Pretty sick actually.
I can leap tall girls in a single bound too.
The Rest is Up to You…
Michael Porfirio Mason
AKA The Peoples Champ
AKA The G you should have Killed last year
AKA The Only One
The Guide to Getting More out of Life http://www.thegmanifesto.com
Bank robbery suspect cited economy in botched heist
A Burlingame bank robbery suspect who crashed his car and scattered money on Interstate 880 in Hayward had taken $38,000 and told police that he committed the holdup because of the economy.
The suspect jumped on the counter, flashed a .38-caliber chrome revolver and ordered the seven people in the bank to the ground. Classic “take-over” bank robbery, as opposed to a “note job”.
When police tried to pull the car over, the suspect sped off and crashed as he attempted to enter the freeway going north. Poor get-away driving. The driver tried to run away, but pursuing officers shocked him with a Taser and arrested him.
I said in Outlook for 2008 to expect to “see more high-dollar International heists in 2008”. The Down Economy will also bring out more amateurs on low-dollar heists as well.
The Rest is Up to You…
Michael Porfirio Mason AKA The Peoples Champ AKA The Seventh Letter The Guide to Getting More out of Life http://www.thegmanifesto.com
Gang Starr – Code Of The Streets [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kT4jQld_FiE&hl=en&fs=1]
Great tracks to kick back to on a warm summer day with a fly girl, whip up some Squid Ink linguine, some free range organic Coho Salmon with a Grapefruit, honey sauce and sip a clean refreshing Pinot Grigio while puffing on jacks.
Michael Porfirio Mason
AKA The Peoples Champ
AKA The G you should have Killed last year
AKA The Only One
The Guide to Getting More out of Life http://www.thegmanifesto.com
I don’t think either of these tracks are “Gentleman’s Club Classics” per se, (and I don’t mean Tom Keller’s Per Se either) but I have been peeling Exotic Dancers to these tracks lately.
