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	<title>Pastor-Geneve Investment Grade Coloured Diamonds</title>
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	<description>Pastor-Genève bvba makes you an educated consumer that will choose the diamond dreams are made of.</description>
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		<title>De Beers woos investors seeking haven – Pastor Geneve</title>
		<description><![CDATA[De Beers has launched a global campaign to convince investors that diamonds are an alternative to gold as a safe investment.
The move is a sign of the pressure on the world’s biggest diamond miner to find new markets following the collapse of traditional sales.

EDITOR’S CHOICE
 
Stephen Lussier, De Beers’ executive director for corporate affairs, told the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pastor-geneve.org.uk/de-beers-woos-investors-seeking-haven-%e2%80%93-pastor-geneve/</link>
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		<title>Pastor-Geneve News</title>
		<description><![CDATA[July 2009
 
As the global economies continue to show signs of stabilization, rare colored diamond buyers around the world continue to consider the consequences of monetary policy and inflationary pressures that could potentially mount in the future.  With several diamond dealers and hard asset firms recognizing the potential of the market, the number of new dealers [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pastor-geneve.org.uk/pastor-geneve-news/</link>
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		<title>Diamond News – Pastor Geneve</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rapaport CD Investment Value
However, the stronger trend has emerged in the fancy color diamond segment, which has shown far less price volatility than white diamonds throughout the crisis. The Codiam Fund was recently established to invest specifically in high-end polished color diamonds, but more telling was a reported spike in the number of private buyers [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pastor-geneve.org.uk/diamond-news-%e2%80%93-pastor-geneve/</link>
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		<title>Forbes 2009 – Pastor Geneve</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps you find the blue and red diamonds to be out of your price range. I have just the solution. A company called LifeGem reportedly can turn the cremated remains of a loved one into a diamond. It just so happens that the most expensive offering is a red version. It may only cost you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pastor-geneve.org.uk/forbes-2009-%e2%80%93-pastor-geneve/</link>
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		<title>A Reason to Hope – Pastor Geneve</title>
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Reason to Hope – Pastor Geneve
BY MARC GOLDSTEH







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There seem indeed to be some positive signs appearing in the diamond market — small as fledgling spring flowers peeking out of the winter-bare landscape. They hint at the fact that there might be a future after all, even if nobody knows when exactly it will arrive.
Henri Keesje [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chicago Sun Times – Pastor Geneve</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Diamonds are not only a girl&#8217;s best friend, they also may be an investor&#8217;s best bet.
The day after last year&#8217;s October stock market crash, a single unmounted 64.83 carat, pear-shaped diamond pendant sold at Christie&#8217;s for a world record price of $6.38 million.
The buyers were Shlomo and Alisa Moussaieff, London-based jewelers whose clients have included [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clarity In Coloured Diamonds – Pastor Geneve</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Diamonds contain minute imperfections called inclusions. The clarity grading scale is the following:
 
IF – Internally Flawless
VVS – Very Very Slightly Included
VS – Very Slightly Included
SI – Slightly Included
I – Included
 
All of these clarity scales are analysed under a microscope using 10 X magnification.  Only an I graded stone has inclusions large enough for the human [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pastor-Genève News –January 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pastor-Geneve is please to announce the sale of a very important 1-carat Argyle tender stone from the 2008 Argyle tender.  Last year Pastor-Geneve was able to sell three stones from the Argyle tender, including a rare 1 carat Vivid Pink stone, the largest vivid stone at the Argyle tender of 2007.
 
Pastor-Geneve has been working closely [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pastor-geneve.org.uk/pastor-geneve-news-%e2%80%93january-2009w/</link>
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		<title>There&#8217;s No Substitute for Smart Energy Conservation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Energy Saver Dave
Whether you are planning to live “off the grid” and free yourself from energy bills or just “kick back” and enjoy lower energy bills, the first step is always to understand your home&#8217;s energy usage and employ good old fashioned energy conservation techniques.
The reason for this is simple – you can not be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pastor-geneve.org.uk/theres-no-substitute-for-smart-energy-conservation/</link>
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		<title>Community Energy Conservation &#8211; Find Ways to Help Conserve Energy in Your Community</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Author: Wendy Pan
Community energy conservation efforts can go a long way with short changes to make a big difference. Community leaders can truly lead the way, by hosting public events that encourage residents to follow energy conservation practices. Local ordinances can be formed or rewritten to encourage conservation of local public resources, and provide avenues [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pastor-geneve.org.uk/community-energy-conservation-find-ways-to-help-conserve-energy-in-your-community/</link>
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