<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2470778728809026609</id><updated>2011-11-27T16:00:27.206-08:00</updated><category term='diamond rings'/><category term='birmingham'/><category term='diamond jewelery'/><category term='diamond jewelry'/><category term='diamonds'/><category term='certified diamonds'/><category term='task force'/><category term='standard of diamond grading'/><category term='diamond engagement rings'/><title type='text'>Certified Diamonds in Birmingham</title><subtitle type='html'>Certified Diamonds in Birmingham will be featuring best diamonds in Birmingham. This is best for all diamond lovers out there.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://certified-diamonds-birmingham.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2470778728809026609/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://certified-diamonds-birmingham.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Certified Diamonds Jewelery</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06516231096182474546</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>3</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2470778728809026609.post-1966008161042634020</id><published>2008-06-23T21:40:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-23T21:49:26.686-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='certified diamonds'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='diamond rings'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='diamonds'/><title type='text'>Diamond, Ice!?</title><content type='html'>&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 158px; height: 110px;" src="http://sharkride.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2006/06/diamonds.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;Diamonds were called“ice",engineers and physicists have long studied diamond. Even though the material is hard as an ice ball, diamond slips and slides with remarkably low friction. This makes it  it an ideal material or coating for seals, even high performance tools and high-tech moving parts.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2470778728809026609-1966008161042634020?l=certified-diamonds-birmingham.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://certified-diamonds-birmingham.blogspot.com/feeds/1966008161042634020/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2470778728809026609&amp;postID=1966008161042634020' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2470778728809026609/posts/default/1966008161042634020'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2470778728809026609/posts/default/1966008161042634020'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://certified-diamonds-birmingham.blogspot.com/2008/06/diamond-ice.html' title='Diamond, Ice!?'/><author><name>Certified Diamonds Jewelery</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06516231096182474546</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2470778728809026609.post-4663857902200457217</id><published>2008-06-19T19:27:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-19T19:38:16.038-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='certified diamonds'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='standard of diamond grading'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='diamond jewelery'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='diamonds'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='diamond engagement rings'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='task force'/><title type='text'>Standardization of Diamond Grading</title><content type='html'>&lt;a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.adamasgem.org/giafl4.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.adamasgem.org/giafl4.jpg" alt="Certified Diamonds at www.jewelleryquarterbirmingham.com" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: verdana;" id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolderMainContent_lblBody"&gt;The group of gemological experts representing organizations from around the world formed a Task Force which will propose an unprecedented scheme to be able to establish an international technical standards for &lt;a href="http://www.jewelleryquarterbirmingham.com" title="Certified Diamonds"&gt;diamond&lt;/a&gt; grading, including interlab comparisons.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: verdana;" id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolderMainContent_lblBody"&gt;This is from the initiative which was launched by the Accredited Gemologists Association, driven from the consumer dissatisfaction with inconsistent grades and a specific concern which current procedures used to color grade fluorescent diamonds that result in grades that are inaccurate, unscientific and misleading. The principal objective of it was to determine standard light sources for grading fluorescent diamonds, the discussions revealed that while the experts agreed that lighting standards must be re-examined, the urgent need for clearly defined technical procedures had went far beyond this.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: verdana;" id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolderMainContent_lblBody"&gt;The Task Force was able to determine the need to establish illumination standards and procedural guidelines for the lighting used in grading diamonds and gemstones and to be able to develop systems to ensure compliance among labs claiming to to established standards. This team will gather additional data on the broad area of lighting and its impact on diamond and gemstone grading, explore possible alternatives and carry out interlab comparison.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: verdana;" id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolderMainContent_lblBody"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;The AnchorCert Diamond Certification which is the division of The Birmingham Assay Office in the UK, has agreed to draft the protocol for “round robin” testing, and start the process with GCAL in New York.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: verdana;" id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolderMainContent_lblBody"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2470778728809026609-4663857902200457217?l=certified-diamonds-birmingham.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://certified-diamonds-birmingham.blogspot.com/feeds/4663857902200457217/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2470778728809026609&amp;postID=4663857902200457217' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2470778728809026609/posts/default/4663857902200457217'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2470778728809026609/posts/default/4663857902200457217'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://certified-diamonds-birmingham.blogspot.com/2008/06/standardization-of-diamond-grading.html' title='Standardization of Diamond Grading'/><author><name>Certified Diamonds Jewelery</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06516231096182474546</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2470778728809026609.post-7430748768068582581</id><published>2008-06-12T20:09:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-12T20:14:23.363-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='certified diamonds'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='birmingham'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='diamond jewelry'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='diamonds'/><title type='text'>Jewellery Quarter in Birmingham</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jewelleryquarterbirmingham.com/"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 316px; height: 237px;" src="http://www.virtualbrum.co.uk/images/jewel/001.jpg" alt="Certified Diamonds in Birmingham" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Coming soon - the No 1 website for Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2470778728809026609-7430748768068582581?l=certified-diamonds-birmingham.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://certified-diamonds-birmingham.blogspot.com/feeds/7430748768068582581/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2470778728809026609&amp;postID=7430748768068582581' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2470778728809026609/posts/default/7430748768068582581'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2470778728809026609/posts/default/7430748768068582581'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://certified-diamonds-birmingham.blogspot.com/2008/06/jewellery-quarter-in-birmingham.html' title='Jewellery Quarter in Birmingham'/><author><name>Certified Diamonds Jewelery</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06516231096182474546</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
