Jewelry Cleaning - The Cheap and Easy Way

Written by Ricky Alberta


There is no need to waste money on fancy jewelry cleaning solutions. You can save money by cleaning your jewelry at home using things you'll find in any kitchen or bathroom.

Cleaning Your Silver Jewelry

Use a soft bristle toothbrush with mild soap and warm water to restorerepparttar shine and brilliance of silver jewelry. Avoid immersing your sterling silver jewelry into jewelry cleaning dips, they should be cleaned by hand. Use a soft cloth to buff your silver jewelry for a nice, clean shine.

Cleaning Your Diamond Rings & Jewelry

Use a solution of six parts water and one part ammonia. Use a soft bristle toothbrush or toothpick to remove any dirt or particles from any crevices. Rinse well in water and buff dry with a soft cloth.

Cleaning Gold, Platinum and other Gemstone Jewelry

Use a solution of mild dishwashing liquid, like Ivory. Soak jewelry in this solution for a few minutes, then lightly brush away any dirt with a soft brush. Rinse with lukewarm water and air dry or buff with a soft cloth. Be sure not to soak any soft stones like turquoise, amber or lapis, as soaking can damage their polish. For particularly dirty gold jewelry, soak in alcohol or ammonia before cleaning.

Sudoku – The Hottest Puzzle Craze Since Rubik’s Cube

Written by Jacqui O'Brien


Sudoku isrepparttar addictive number puzzle that has takenrepparttar 147083 UK by storm and is now taking overrepparttar 147084 rest ofrepparttar 147085 world. Since it first appeared in The Times in late 2004 its popularity has grow so that it appears in most UK newspapers and has spread to countries from India to Canada, Australia to South Africa. So what is Sudoku all about? Sudoku is played on a nine by nine grid which is divided into nine smaller squares. The object ofrepparttar 147086 puzzle is to fill inrepparttar 147087 digits from 1 to 9 so that it appears only once in each column, row and small three by three square. You are given some ofrepparttar 147088 numbers and you have to use logic and deduction to findrepparttar 147089 position ofrepparttar 147090 other numbers. Simple? Well, it depends! A Sudoku puzzle can vary from easy to absolutely fiendish. Certainlyrepparttar 147091 more numbers you are given to start off with,repparttar 147092 easierrepparttar 147093 puzzle, but it also depends on which onesrepparttar 147094 puzzle setter offers. Traditionally there should be no more than 30 numbers given. Sudoku first appeared in a US puzzle magazine inrepparttar 147095 late 1970s, but was then picked up by Japanese publisher Nikoli who dubbed it Su Doku or ‘Solitary Square’ andrepparttar 147096 puzzle-hungry Japanese loved it. From there it was discovered by The Times andrepparttar 147097 rest is history. Sudoku is solved simply by logic; there is no maths required. You may at first be able to fill in a couple of numbers where it appears in every column and row but one. Next you may need to mark up possible candidates inrepparttar 147098 empty squares until only one possibility remains. Like so many puzzles there will be times when you stare hopelessly and others whererepparttar 147099 answers jump out at you.

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