Last year, Manhattan was victimized by fake gold manufacturers. Apparently, a ten ounce gold bar was sold in the market amounting to almost $18,000. The said item is unfortunately not 100% gold. The bar had tungsten in it. Based on reports, the weight of the gold content is the same as the tungsten content. It’s a 50-50 ratio. Since it is difficult to identify such counterfeited item, many became victims. To aggravate the issue, selling of fake gold continued for a time even after the initial discovery of counterfeit bars.

Most of the recovered Titanic jewelry will go on display soon in a 3 city tour. The jewelry comes from a single purser’s bag found in 1987 during a research and recovery mission. It includes diamond and sapphire rings, brooches, necklaces, cuff links and a gold pocket watch. Conservators and curators have been preserving and studying the jewelry to gain better understanding of individual passengers’ lives aboard the Titanic. After a two-month exhibit at Premier’s display gallery at the Atlantic Station development, the jewels will travel to Orlando, Florida and Las Vegas.

Hilaria Thomas, Alec Baldwin’s fiancé, 28, has been showing off some bling. The newly engaged yoga studio owner and instructor was seen walking around NYC on Monday with a stunner, with a sizable square diamond. This will be the first marriage for Thomas and the second for Baldwin, who divorced Kim Basinger in 2002. Alec Baldwin is always seen tweeting his graces for Hilaria, so their upcoming ceremony comes as no surprise.

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James Blake has exchanged wedding rings with his now-wife. The tennis player married publicist Emily snider in Del Mar, California on Friday night. The bride, 37, and the groom, 32, both looked amazing as Blake wore a Hugo Boss suit, while Snider stunned In an Ines DiSanto bridal gown. The wedding took place with close family members and friends, including tennis star Andy Roddick, New York Yankee Nick Swisher and his wife, JoAnna Garcia Wisher, Robby Ginepri, Mardy Fish, John Isner and Tyrone Wells.

Gymnast Carly Patterson said ‘I do’ this past Saturday. The world famous 24-year-old Olympic Gold Medal winner celebrated her wedding with Mark Caldwell in a Southern style ceremony. The wedding was held at Main Street Garden Park in Dallas, Texas with approximately 250 close family members and friends that attended. Patterson looked stunning in a Vera Wang gown and matching Jimmy Choo shoes. Patterson was exited to exchange vows with Caldwell, especially after dating him for only two weeks and knowing that he was ‘the one’