Gems and Gemology- Winter 2007 issue talks in its lead story on “Latest-Generation CVD-Grown Synthetic Diamonds from Apollo Diamond Inc;” by Dr. Wuyi Wang and a team of researchers. “With recent advances in CVD synthesis, Apollo’s latest lab-created diamonds are comparable in color and clarity to natural diamonds in the marketplace. This article by Dr. Wang and colleagues is an essential guide to consistent identification of CVD synthetic diamonds.” said G&G Editor-in-Chief Alice S. Keller.%%The Napoleon Diamond Necklace has been profiled in a story “An Examination of the Napoleon Diamond Necklace,” informs about the history and a gemological characterisation of this historic necklace, given by Napoleon Bonaparte to Empress Marie Louise of France on the birth of their son in 1811. The high proportion of type IIa colorless to near-colorless diamonds with good clarity indicates that the standards for a fine diamond 200 years were similar to those used today.%%The publication is a quarterly released by the Gemological Institute of America (GIA). The Winter issue also includes stories on “Yellow Mn-rich Tourmaline from the Canary Mining Area, Zambia,” by Brendan Laurs and coauthors; a gemological characterization and geologic investigation of the “canary” tourmaline. Dr. Sally Eaton-Magaña, et al.’s “Fluorescence Spectra of Colored Diamonds Using a Rapid, Mobile Spectrometer” examines the application of fluorescence spectroscopy to help characterize fancy-color diamonds.%%The Lab Notes section is interesting with recent discoveries from the GIA Laboratory; apatite inclusions in spessartine and a diamond with large etch channels filled with iron sulfides. Another section Highlights from Gem News International include Namibian diamond mining by Namdeb, a new locality for copper-bearing Paraíba-type tourmaline from Nigeria, and a synthetic beryl that simulates Paraíba tourmaline.