: About Me

Alexandra is currently exploring Los Angeles, and trying to think of reasons why it may be better than New York, her former residence. She was first found scribbling stories with crayons, and later learned to use a pen and finally a keyboard. She's been told in the past (mainly from her parents) that she was a good writer, but she still has her doubts and hopes the online forum will build her writing confidence. Nevertheless, the anticipation of a blank page is always both a daunting and exciting experience.

My passion is ...

finding new experiences

I know too much about ...

movies

My parents always told me ...

I should be a writer!

My childhood ambition ...

to be a doctor

Why I write ...

playing with words is fun.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

trying to learn Japanese, I can't wait to see how LOST ends, and I love something I can dance to

My first job ...

film editor

My inspiration ...

my future!

Style & Beauty > Jewelry An overview of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme

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Lovely and awe inspiring, perfect and sparkling are adjectives aptly used to describe diamond jewelry. However, how would you feel to learn that scores of people may have been beaten, tortured, maimed and even executed because of that shiny new rock? The conflict, or blood, diamond trade is something not from the too distant past. In 2003, the UN and many nations around the world banned together to form the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS). This landmark decision is designed to certify that the precious diamonds in a new pair of earrings or an engagement ring are not unknowing...

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