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Vladimir Pilyushin: The jewelry market is not stand-alone and moves by the same laws as other markets
Vladimir Pilyushin is editor-in-chief of Russian Jeweler, a leading magazine about the jewelry industry in Russia. He told Rough&Polished about his view on the evolution of the jewelry industry in Russia and touched upon some of its problems.
16 september 2024
Sarine’s David Block: Diamond Industry at Standstill Until Chinese Demand Returns
David Block is CEO of Israel’s Sarine Technologies and has served in the position since 2012. In this exclusive interview for Rough and Polished, Block gives his opinion on the leading issues affecting today’s diamond trade.
11 september 2024
Dr M'zée Fula Ngenge: Demand for considerable-sized diamonds stronger than ever
The African Diamond Council (ADC) chairperson Dr M'zée Fula Ngenge told Rough & Polished’s Mathew Nyaungwa in an exclusive interview that although overall global diamond prices have been somewhat soft, the demand for considerable-sized diamonds...
02 september 2024
Amplats sees prospects as a standalone company
Anglo has revealed its plans to demerge Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), which has operations in South Africa and Zimbabwe, to optimise shareholder value. Rough&Polished contacted Amplats to comment on this and other issues but was referred...
19 august 2024
WFDB President Yoram Dvash Remains Confident Despite Global Diamond Challenges
Yoram Dvash is President of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) having been elected in 2020. He found time in his busy schedule to speak to Rough&Polished about the state of the diamond industry around the world and some of the major...
12 august 2024
The Polar State University to launch a health-saving project on a grant from Norilsk Nickel
The project with the help of modern equipment will help to assess the health of schoolchildren and students of Norilsk, ttelegraf.ru writes.
Specialists of "Ecology of Health" will develop a municipal educational program on physical culture from 1st to 11th grade with the use of health-saving technologies.
As part of the project, the center will hold a master class on wellness techniques for schoolchildren in the Arctic, a sports challenge marathon, a training seminar on the use of health-saving technologies in the classroom, as well as a Health Day.
"Сancellation of classes due to weather conditions, polar night, getting out of the polar night, getting used to the school regime after a long vacation – all these factors need to be taken into account when drawing up the school schedule, combine classes with warm-ups. It is important to take into account the characteristics of each student's body: he is an owl or a lark.
It is very important to study children who have not been involved in sports for a long time, and then suddenly started abruptly. Or the guys who conducted active classes, and then there was a period of calm: as during a pandemic, for example, "– said the curator of the project, the teacher of ZSU Valery Dubrovin.
Alex Shishlo for Rough&Polished