Born in Southern California, Rich Ting was raised in the Bay Area. His latest role has a personal connection to him. Ting plays Tyson "Koi" Koyama in Dick Wolf's "On Call," a production under ...

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Established in 1931, the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) is the world’s foremost authority on diamonds, colored stones, and pearls. A public benefit, nonprofit institute, GIA is the leading ...

Diamonds and other gemstones are weighed in metric carats: one carat is equal to 0.2 grams, about the same weight as a paperclip. (Don’t confuse carat with karat, as in “18K gold,” which refers to ...