http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Karen+Baron Business Karen Baron Wed, 08 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=173230&ca=Business Diamonds have four important characteristics, and the quality of each determines the value and the price of each diamond. These characteristics are referred to as the four C’s – clarity, carat, color and cut. Clarity is the measure of inclusions, which are internal defects in diamonds. These inclusi... Business Karen Baron Wed, 08 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=173231&ca=Business Loose diamonds have been around for many centuries, and have intrigued people of every country and continent. Some of the most famous have been the catalyst behind theft, and even murder. One of the first, and most famous loose diamonds, was the Koh-I-Noor, which means Mountain of Light. Historians... Business Karen Baron Wed, 08 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=173232&ca=Business If you are buying loose diamonds online you’ll find much help. Most of the loose diamonds sold on the Internet will have been certified. This certification indicates that the loose diamonds have been evaluated by a professional gemology laboratory that is independent of the merchant selling the loos... Business Karen Baron Wed, 08 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=173233&ca=Business When you begin your search for loose diamonds you first want to determine the particular cut you’d prefer. When we talk about the cut of loose diamonds we are referring to its length, depth and width. While you won’t hear as much talk about a diamond’s cut as you do its carats and clarity, the cut o... Business Karen Baron Wed, 08 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=173234&ca=Business Polish is an important factor in grading of loose diamonds. The grading system for polis is set by the Gemological Institute of America (GIA.) The system is fairly simplistic. Loose diamonds have polish that is either excellent, or very good, or good, or fair or poor. If the loose diamond has a poor... Business Karen Baron Tue, 07 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=173078&ca=Business Do you know what a medical card reader has to offer? If you have ever used one of these before, the answer is probably yes. But even if you have never used a medical card reader, there is a good chance that you can visualize what one of these can do for you. This is especially true if you work in a... Business Karen Baron Tue, 07 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=173080&ca=Business Do you know what a business card scanner is? If so, you have probably used one in your day to day life at the office. Although every business person does not need to have a business card scanner, there are many reasons that you may want one. But guess what? There is no point in going any further unt... Business Karen Baron Mon, 06 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=172962&ca=Business While we generally think of diamonds as clear and colorless the fact is that color is one of the four characteristics of diamonds that determines their value. A diamond that is perfect – i.e., chemically pure with no imperfections is transparent and has no color or hue. Most natural diamonds that ar... Business Karen Baron Mon, 06 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=172964&ca=Business Diamonds are popular not only because of their beauty and the prestige of being adorned with something that says so publicly, “I have money” but also because they are tough and durable. Diamonds are the hardest natural material we know of. Diamonds aren’t just jewelry, however. Their great dispersio... Business Karen Baron Mon, 06 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=172965&ca=Business Diamonds are formed under very specific conditions that require materials bearing carbon to be exposed to high pressure though low temperature (relative to most parts deep inside the earth.) The pressure should be somewhere at least 45 kilobars and the temperature a minimum of 1652 degrees Fahrenhei...