Rule # 4: Check with your local BBB (Better Business Bureau). This is usually one of first organizations that will receive a customer’s complaint.

Rule # 5: Make sure company you are dealing with gives a full money back guarantee of at least 5 days. This will give you enough time to have item checked by a professional (Gemologist/Appraiser) of your choice.

Rule # 6: Always choose appraiser / gemologist yourself. Never let salesperson recommend one. If firm recommends an “independent” appraiser or sends item (s) to an “independent” appraiser/gemologist of their choice, rest assure, that they are in cahoots. (If you have to sign a contract, would you ask other parties lawyer for advice? Or would you hire your own lawyer?)

Rule # 7: Don’t be blinded by photos of diamonds. In most cases are very misleading. Everyone who understands a little about photography knows that, photos are totally worthless. You need scientific facts of diamond, which are written in Diamond Report, or Certificate. The more details you get better. AGS (American Gemological Society) provides at moment North Americas top certificate. It will mention details of cut that are most important and unfortunately most ignored. Crown angle in degrees and height in percent. Pavilion depth and girdle thickness. AGS is as tough as GIA (Gemological Institute of America), but gives you much more scientific details.

Rule # 8: If you found your stone, go for it! Don’t wait too long because this diamond could be sold to someone else and you have to start all over again. There are no endless supplies on diamonds in every size, shape, clarity and color out there. Like with most things in life, you often have to compromise.

Rule # 9: Compare apples with apples! When you compare one diamond and it’s price with another, hold both certificates (print out copies that you get via e-mail) next to each other. Look at all facts and compare, consult gemologist if data is not clear or you need advice. Comparing one company and their prices with another, take in consideration if taxes, insurance during transport and shipping are included, is any extra cost involved, certificate, appraisal etc., or does it all come as a complete package?

Q: What will New Year (2004) bring Diamond Online Industry?

A: Growth! We expect a minimum total growth of 37% this year for diamond online firms. The Diamond Wholesale Corporation (DWC Inc.) invested heavily and increased customer service as well as keeping prices at lowest level possible in order to insure satisfied clients.

Unlike other researchers who had gone to Los Alamos to complete their work, Emeagwali didn’t go to Los Alamos to program supercomputer because he was afraid that lab officials would reject his proposal if they knew he was black. Instead he programmed “Connection Machine” over internet from his home in Michigan.

Emeagwali was successful in proving his theory.

Two years later CNN reported that his formula “led to computer scientist comprehending capabilities of supercomputers and … a system that allowed multiple computers to communicate.”

His discovery was front page headlines. He was hailed as a genius and academic journals that had previously rejected his work scrambled to publish him. A year later Journal of Higher Education wrote, “Phillip Emeagwali, who took on an enormously difficult problem … solved it alone…”

In 1989, Emeagwali won Gordon Bell Prize, Nobel Prize of computing industry, and he has since won over 100 other prizes for his work.

His computations were applied to oil industry, where it was estimated that they could increase an oil fields yield by $400 million a year and they have since been applied to global warming, astrology, and medicine.

The idea of HyperBall Internatinal Network was hailed as “an idea ahead of its time.” The theory predated Internet and was later called “a germinal seed of Internet.” Emeagwali was voted as one of twenty innovators of Internet and he has been called “A father of Internet” by CNN.

His theories also have been used in personal computers. Apple computer uses his multi processor technology in its Power Mac G4 and companies around world have applied his work in desk top and network server multi-processor technologies.

Emeagwali is known for more than just his mathematical calculations; he has been called “a black scientist with a social responsibility.” He has a broad knowledge of literature and arts, and he has been interviewed on many subjects outside of computing.

He is also known for his commitment to his community. Emeagwali speaks regularly to high school and junior high school classes about his life and how important it is for them to stay in school. He has been frequently quoted about need to increase number of minority scientist in America. “The young minority possesses same qualities as young majority. What needs to be changed is prejudice of people in workplace.”

Philip Emeagwali: child solider to world renowned scientist; an African American making history in our world.