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<a title="GIA Spring 2009 Distance Education Quarterly page 2" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wdrtrf&pageid=2"> Fnfsbme!Fejujpo! Tqsjoh!1: Cover </a>image courtesy of Jack Kel?ge. ON THE COVER Jewelry with white and fancy intense yellow diamonds
<a title="GIA Spring 2009 Distance Education Quarterly page 3" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wdrtrf&pageid=3"> Ipx!Õcpvu CDL4 L]ni]^hbVnWZndjgi^bZ idhdVg^c</a>he^iZd[^iVaa# While there’s never a bad time to further your gem and jewelry education, right now may be the perfect time to tackle the next level of
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