http://www.artipot.com/authors/6046/derek-dashwood/ Latest articles by Derek Dashwood from Artipot - your one-stop resource for free articles. http://www.artipot.com/articles/394429/diamonds-and-other-rare-gems.htm In this article we compare diamonds in many aspects with other rare gems such as cubic zirconia, synthetic sapphire and others. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:42:43 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/394429/diamonds-and-other-rare-gems.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/393842/diamonds-or-cubic-zirconia.htm Cubic Zirconia is the best simulation of a diamond so far made. It takes an expert to tell the difference Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:36:22 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/393842/diamonds-or-cubic-zirconia.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/393583/diamonds-or-diamond-imposters.htm How you can be certain a diamond is genuine is by placing yourelf in the hands of a professional gemologist or jeweler, before or after purchase with return agreement if you request. Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:45:46 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/393583/diamonds-or-diamond-imposters.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/393376/diamonds-how-to-compare-prices.htm Here we try to apply some recent dollar values of various sized diamonds: a full carat may cost more or less than half price for the half carat stone. Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:42:43 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/393376/diamonds-how-to-compare-prices.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/391816/diamonds-the-need-for-certification.htm We recommend that any fine diamond over one carat be certified, either by the Gemologists Institute of America, or some other professional testing organization. Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:06:40 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/391816/diamonds-the-need-for-certification.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/387999/diamonds-how-to-detect-color-alteration.htm Diamonds can be altered in many ways to enhance their value, and it is important that you know whether your diamond has been altered in any way. Mon, 13 Jul 2009 03:43:38 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/387999/diamonds-how-to-detect-color-alteration.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/385484/diamonds-what-is-a-carat.htm It is important to remember that diamonds are measured in carats, while gold is measured in karats. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:02:52 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/385484/diamonds-what-is-a-carat.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/385121/diamonds-four-key-ways-to-avoid-fraud.htm Four key ways to avoid diamond fraud are to buy from a reputable jeweler, ask the right questions,get it in writing, have it varified by a gemologist-appraiser. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:00:18 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/385121/diamonds-four-key-ways-to-avoid-fraud.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/381199/diamonds-how-to-clarify-clarity.htm For some investors, you may notices or collect diamonds and gemstones because their investment is purely, brilliantly natural. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:42:41 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/381199/diamonds-how-to-clarify-clarity.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/378189/diamonds-how-clarity-grade-affects-value.htm Derek Dashwood is interested in the fascination throughout history by men and women and diamonds and gemstones. Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:08:10 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/378189/diamonds-how-clarity-grade-affects-value.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/314550/archimedes-the-nile-the-water-wheel.htm Archimedes was a lad from Siciliy, in the town of Syracuse. Because of his ecellence, he received a shcolarship attend the finest university in the world as known in Alexandria. And then a teacher posed a question: how to get water up to the fields from the river Nie. Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:37:12 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/314550/archimedes-the-nile-the-water-wheel.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/313026/egypt-where-civilization-began.htm Our ancestry goes back several million years, but it is only the past ten thousand years, from Jerico in present day Syria, to the fertile delta of the Nile, and later at Sumerian sites in the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.But first to fully bloosom as an empire was Egypt Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:20:37 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/313026/egypt-where-civilization-began.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/312351/cleopatra-and-mark-antony-lessons-for-today.htm After her relationship with Julius Caesar Mark Antony, one of three selected senators to rule as triumverent, and see that dissolve to Octavian becoming August Caesar. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:43:03 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/312351/cleopatra-and-mark-antony-lessons-for-today.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/296271/diamonds-how-body-color-affects-value.htm Color remains a major factor in what people notice when they first look at a diamond. Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:51:59 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/296271/diamonds-how-body-color-affects-value.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/294921/diamonds-are-old-cuts-more-valuable.htm To know that diamonds are forever is to accept that the purchase of a diamond is a firm statement of commitment. Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:40:12 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/294921/diamonds-are-old-cuts-more-valuable.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/292066/cleopatra-egyptian-legend-lessons-for-today.htm Cleopatra, unlike the legendary Helen of Troy, was a real live person, the fourth and last Ptolmy to rule Egypt. Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:07:34 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/292066/cleopatra-egyptian-legend-lessons-for-today.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/291938/george-washington-his-origins-and-his-canal.htm George Washington, founder of the United States of America, was also an innovative thinker. He was a very astute business man, as well as a victorious general. and first president of the United States of America. Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:43:01 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/291938/george-washington-his-origins-and-his-canal.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/290398/diamonds-exciting-new-shapes-antique-bargains.htm Diamonds have come a long way in recent decades in the specialized world of diamonds. There are the classics, but now cutters are trying new cuts. Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:47:39 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/290398/diamonds-exciting-new-shapes-antique-bargains.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/289685/benjamin-franklin-and-his-place-in-history.htm Benjamin Franklin was an inventor, a respected politian at all levels, state and nationsl spokesman,orator, a publisher and truly one of the Founding Fathers of America. Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:01:42 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/289685/benjamin-franklin-and-his-place-in-history.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/289329/franklin-delano-roosevelt-and-today-ivory-and-ebony.htm Franklin Delano Roosevelt was a towering figure of world stature during the decades he was President of the United States of America. Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:47:55 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/289329/franklin-delano-roosevelt-and-today-ivory-and-ebony.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/287192/alexander-the-great-his-influence-in-persia.htm To study the full life of Alexander the Great requires that you view him as warrior, builder, creator. Alexander brought much additional distinctions in archicture and much else. Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:40:19 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/287192/alexander-the-great-his-influence-in-persia.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/286930/alexander-graham-bell-innovation-through-effort.htm Alexander Graham Bell had an inventive and curious mind, and his achievement of the telephone alone earn him great admiration and a place in history. Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:19:47 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/286930/alexander-graham-bell-innovation-through-effort.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/286541/orville-and-wilbur-wright-innovation-on-basics.htm To imagine that two bicycle makers would create and actually fly the first airplane is common in our minds, but extraordinary in itself. Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:43:39 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/286541/orville-and-wilbur-wright-innovation-on-basics.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/286486/alexander-the-great-the-natural-leader.htm To examine the life from 356-323 B.C. of Alexander the Great as natural leader leaves you to be in admiration of such a man. Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:38:16 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/286486/alexander-the-great-the-natural-leader.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/283529/diamonds-are-a-hearts-best-friend.htm Diamonds need to be fully understood by the cutter before he or she makes that first cut. Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:48:31 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/283529/diamonds-are-a-hearts-best-friend.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/279123/attila-the-hun-as-general-manager.htm Attila the Hun was a fierce warrior and a man who could command an army of five hundred thousand. Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:25:39 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/279123/attila-the-hun-as-general-manager.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/278418/hannibal-elephants-over-the-alps-to-attack-rome.htm Hannibal grew up in a military home, and went off to war with his father. He learned to hate Romans.He was a brilliant strategist. Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:46:22 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/278418/hannibal-elephants-over-the-alps-to-attack-rome.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/278411/attila-the-hun-and-the-fall-of-rome.htm The fall of Rome began in the year 405 AD and the attacks by barbarians who saw ripe pickings and easy people to plunder. Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:21:38 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/278411/attila-the-hun-and-the-fall-of-rome.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/248442/jullius-caesar-and-his-crossing-the-rubicon.htm When you have crossed your Rubicon, you have taken a step too far and are under warning that you should back up now. Fri, 12 Dec 2008 04:41:42 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/248442/jullius-caesar-and-his-crossing-the-rubicon.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/247969/diamonds-that-sparkle-are-brilliant-to-behold.htm Diamonds and gemstones are being discovered and dug out of the ground up in the north of Canada. Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:32:33 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/247969/diamonds-that-sparkle-are-brilliant-to-behold.htm