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This one is almost too obvious for the game, but...

Lynn Diamond, executive director for the Diamond Promotion Service wing of De Beers...

Only three left...and hopefully I'll get to visit Nunavut this spring...


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I finally have speakers hooked up in my office at work. It makes the day go by SO much faster having music to listen to. Sitting on my desk right now: Kid Koala - Some of my best friends are DJs, Emmylou Harris - Stumble into grace, Johnny Cash - American IV: The man comes around, Transplants - Transplants and Sarah Slean - Sarah Slean. Yay for ( Read more... )

So, in terms of big news...this is about the biggest I can muster. Erin and I got engaged last night. < cue De Beers music >

And yes, it was a Canadian diamond. ;)


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I've made it back from Vancouver/Nanaimo/Victoria. Got back on Monday night. They have spring in southern BC. I mean flowers, grass, sun...all the things that won't be here until June. It's so depressing that the winter just stretches on and on and on ( Read more... )

I like this headline. It makes me picture a bunch of hunters at a town hall meeting, discussing their worry over the sheep having a new veto power ("We shouldn't have given them veto power! Now we'll never get our legislation through!")

it's good to see that kids can still rock!

I've just had a shocking revelation

There are times when I hate my job, but then there are times when I think it's the coolest job around. I got to hang out with the members of the Japan Jewellery Association on Monday night. Then I got an email from Time magazine today, asking if they could interview me about the Canadian diamond industry. And an email from the Walrus magazine, fact ( Read more... )