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Deviousness `anmari has been spreading her infectious positivity throughout our community for over 6 years. Throughout this time Ana has been at the core of all things devious, passionately developing an eclectic gallery, helping organise devmeets, participating in chat events and also recently completed dedicating her time as a Community Volunteer. We are absolutely delighted to bestow the Deviousness Award for May 2013 to `anmari, congratulations! Read More
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When I see this photo, I think that if I can make it again, it will be better
Sorry for my bad bad bad english.
If it wasn't for the subject matter, I'd fave it! I may have to go and find something else of yours to fave, unless all of your pictures are businessmen drooling at yacht catalogues or something.
Did you know that diamond engagement rings were actually a marketing idea dreamed up by the De Beers corporation in the mid-20th century to boost sales? So I gather, anyway.
I don't know if you're aware of the working conditions of the poor people who work in the diamond mines, but they're absolutely criminal, in the literal sense. So many of them die! Not to mention the wars the demand for diamonds contribute to.
It makes me think of another thing actually, there's some element used in mobile phones a lot (it may be tellurium but don't quote me), That has ALSO caused wars in Africa, because the high demand makes it very valuable. So all us affluent chaps want mobile phone, so people have to die. There have been like 2 billion mobile phones sold worldwide now, when a few years ago no-one had one. It's all very strange.
Having worked in the mines not all mines are bad; depending on the company and the location sites vary .. even in southern africa not all diamond mines are like the ones that were exposed by the media to be blood diamond mines. There are actually very few of those left. Most people that work in real certified diamond mines are highly trained professionals.
And one more thing; the battle of troy was caused by the love for one man to a woman - does that mean we should dismiss loving women because they (according to history) cause wars? No. War happens, destruction happens, its a part of nature.
sorry to Amersill to critique this guy so heavily on his/her page, but I hate that ignorance based "Diamonds are evil" bullshit.
I have other reasons for thinking it's bad to mine/produce/consume more than we need, but I know I'm in a minority compared to the "let's install plasma-screen TVs in our hummers whilst eating as much as we can!" bunch!
Aside from that, though, what have diamonds to do with love? Love is about respecting and caring for someone. The "'be nice to your partner every day in ways that actually matter' approach", as I wrote - didn't you read that bit? Too often people don't bother with that and try to make it ok with expensive gifts.
Unless you're actually using Helen and Troy as a metaphor for diamonds or something? I just realised that's what you might be doing. In any case, of course we should do anything we can to reduce the amount of war in the world! It's fine to go "War happens, destruction happens, its a part of nature", and be all philosophical about it, but how many wars have you been in? I don't think many people caught in a war would take such a blase attitude towards trying to prevent them.
By th way, I don't think Helen caused the fall of Troy, I think it was good old-fashioned testosterone and male bellicosity that did that!
Also,
First the diamond by itself is absolutely nearly worthless, just junk and grit... but the process that people go to tumble and refine it, that adds to the value. Next the way in which the artist (the diamond cutter) adds to the stone - THAT art and passion in cutting the diamond - is what makes the diamond such a unique and rich item.
Just my two cents... take them, cash them, throw em on the ground if they're not of value to you perhaps they'll be lucky
I'm sorry for my english, first of all
In her eyes, I see the hope of a ring. An engagement ring, but not 'cause avarice; 'cause she is falling in love.
May be that they were in Florence for their first travel (a long travel, something important) and I know that they have a lot of memories of that city, of Italy. And none memory may be better that a marriage proposal, expecially for a woman.
Then... I think that the tradition of a ring with a diamond is very old. And wars are fighting by men, so... diamonds, gems, petroleum... freedom (ahahahah! What ridicolous pretext!) are only poor excuse.
I'd like to tell you something else, but I'm not very able in english, I'm sorry.