Young Brooklyn Author Pens America?s First Hip-Hop Soap Opera
New York City, NY (ContentDesk) August 13, 2004 -- The story takes place in present day Brooklyn, NY and focuses on the life of Rich, a young drug hustler trying to pull himself and his family out of a life of crime.
But the book doesn't just focus on the hard-core elements of the streets. It also features a number of sub-plots that deal with such themes as friendship, loyalty, love and revenge. McCalla, a hip hop enthusiast, weaves into Diamond Drought his unique perspective on the social, political and economic trends affecting the urban music scene.
An on-line excerpt is available from Writersandpoets.com at http://writersandpoets.com/home.htmMcCalla is available for interviews about Diamond Drought, as well as its hotly anticipated sequel, Diamond Dynasty.
McCalla can also comment as an expert on any of these subjects: urban music, the importance of hip hop to the youth, the drug culture, and inner-city gang violence.Producers, writers, editors, show hosts or reviewers who wish to receive a free copy of Diamond Drought should contact the publisher, Earl Cox of Writersandpoets.com LLC at 908-233-2399 or email e-mail protected from spam bots ..
The Diamond Cutter
Geshe Michael Roach is a Princeton graduate and a Buddhist monk. After graduation, he spent seven years studying the wisdom of Tibetan Buddhism. At the suggestion of his teacher, he joined a fledgling diamond business in New York to test his ideals in real life. He stayed with the business as a member of the core management team for seventeen years. The company grew from a start-up with two owners and two employees to $100 million in sales and five hundred employees in offices around the world.
The Diamond Cutter: The Buddha on Strategies for Managing Your Business and Your Life tells the story of how Geshe Michael Roach built the diamond division of this company, using principles culled from ancient Tibetan Buddhism as the driving force behind his decision making.Drawing on lessons he learned in the diamond business and years in Buddhist monasteries, Roach shows how taking care of others is the ultimate path to taking care of oneself, even--especially--in business. As he puts...
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Diamond Jewelry
To mark two celebrations in the year?Christmas and Valentine's Day?people often buy diamond jewelry. This means that at these times of the year, people invest in new jewelry that they must insure which usually is not covered by a homeowner's or renter's policy.
Usually, policies don't allow the dollar value for jewelry, furs and precious stones to exceed $2,000. So, since jewelry can either go missing or can be stolen, one can invest in a valuable articles floater and add that on as security. Of course, the prices for floaters vary depending on the type of jewelry you buy, the insurance company you choose, the part of town you live in, and where you keep this piece of jewelry.
There are no deductibles on floaters and endorsements, but the insurance company will give you the option of replacing the item for you.
Now, let us suppose you don't lose your diamond jewelry, and are very happy with it. From time to time, however, you still need to clean...
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How Diamond Prices Are Determined
Pricing most products is quite easy. Determine how much it costs to make the item, how much it costs to market that item, and then mark it up by 15 ? 30% or more. Simple, right? Well, pricing diamonds isn't quite that simple. There are many factors that are considered when diamonds are priced.
Diamond prices are determined first by adding the cost of the rough diamond, the cost of cutting the diamond, and all other costs necessary to turn the rough diamond into a marketable diamond. Depending on the importance of the diamond, an independent company may be called in to certify the grade of the diamond based on color, cut, clarity, and weight.
At this point, the diamond becomes more expensive each time it changes hands, until it finally reaches a retailer, where the price is raised a bit more.
Before reaching the retailer, however, the diamond must travel from the mine, to the cutter and polisher, to the independent grading company, and then to the...
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