The Diamond Trading Company (DTC) is a London-based subsidiary of the De Beers Group, specializing in the sale and marketing of rough (uncut) diamonds. The company forms an essential part of De Beers’ sales mechanism, maintaining an exclusive list of sightholders to which it sells all De Beers gem-grade diamonds coming to the market […]

14 Diamonds is a compilation album by the Finnish power metal band Stratovarius. It was only released in Japan.

Track listing

“Hands of Time” – 5:36

“Distant Skies” – 4:10

“Tomorrow” – 4:53

“Coming Home” – 5:35

“Destiny” – 10:14

“Future Shock” – 4:34

“Black Diamond” – 5:44

“Why Are We Here” – 4:43

“We Are The Future” – 5:18

“Forever” – 3:07

“Hunting High And Low” […]

The Crown of Louis XV is the sole surviving crown from the French ancien regime among the French Crown Jewels.

Until the beginning of the 18th century French kings wore plain crowns unembellished with precious stones. This was changed by King Louis XV in 1722, when he had a new crown created, which he had embellished […]

Diamond willow is willow distinctively shaped as the result of attack by fungus (Valsa sordida, and possibly others), which has resulted in a diamonding effect occurring in the wood of the shrub or tree as the tree forms cankers, or diamonds (elongated ovals with pointed ends), in response to the infection, according to Lutz (see […]

A Morton’s Fork Coup is a coup in contract bridge involving the forcing of an opponent to choose between establishing one or more extra tricks in the suit led and losing the opportunity to win a trick in the suit led. It takes its name from the expression Morton’s Fork.

Example
South receives the lead of the […]

Three War Films is the title of Andrzej Wajda’s trilogy of anti-war films: A Generation, Kanal, and Ashes and Diamonds. The films deal with Polish reaction to the German occupation of their country during World War II.

External Links

[1]Trilogy at the Criterion Collection

“Insatiable” is a song by Prince and the New Power Generation from the 1991 album Diamonds and Pearls. It is a slow, simmering ballad that often draws comparisons to 1989’s “Scandalous”. The B-side was “I Love U In Me” which was originally the flipside to “The Arms of Orion”. “Insatiable” was only released in […]

Barry Hunter (born 18 November 1968, Coleraine, Northern Ireland) is a former Northern Ireland international footballer,He made his name with Wrexham FC before tranfering to Reading for £400,000,On ending his playing career at Portadown FC, he had a short spell as the caretaker-assistant manager at Swindon Town under Adrian Williams.Williams and Hunter were replaced by […]

For alternate meanings, see Diamond (disambiguation). For the other film, see Diamonds (1999 film).

Diamonds is a 1975 Israeli-American heist film. Robert Shaw stars in a dual role as twin brothers. Richard Roundtree, Barbara Hershey and Shelley Winters are co-stars. The film was also entitled Diamond Shaft, though it has no relation to the Shaft films […]

The Heart of Eternity is a diamond measuring 27.64 carats (5.528 g), rated in color as “Fancy Vivid Blue” by the Gemological Institute of America. The Heart of Eternity was cut by the Steinmetz group, who owned the diamond before selling it to the De Beers Group.

The Heart of Eternity is a member of […]

For other people with the same name, see James Gregory.

James Gregory was a noted 19th century British mineralogist.

When he was sent in 1868 by diamond merchant Harry Emmanuel of London’s Hatton Garden to Hopetown, South Africa to determine if claims of diamonds being found there were true, he investigated and reported back, that “The whole […]

Jack of Diamonds (), also called Knave Of Diamonds, was a group of artists founded in 1909 in Moscow. The group included Robert Falk, Aristarkh Lentulov, Ilya Mashkov, Alexander V. Kuprin, and Pyotr Konchalovsky. The group’s members considered Paul Cézanne to be the only worthy painter to imitate, the others being too trivial and bourgeois […]

For other people with the same name, see James Gregory.

James Gregory was a noted 19th century British mineralogist.

When he was sent in 1868 by diamond merchant Harry Emmanuel of London’s Hatton Garden to Hopetown, South Africa to determine if claims of diamonds being found there were true, he investigated and reported back, that “The whole […]

Los Lonely Boys was released in 1997. The first track, “Diamonds”, has been updated and is the first single released from LLB’s 2006 album “Sacred”.

Track listing

“Diamonds” – 3:15

“All Tied Up” – 2:00

“My Little Angel” – 3:56

“I Don’t Know (How To Say I. L. Y.)” – 2:32

“Crazy Baby” – 2:45

[…]

Denise Perrier (born 1935) is a French model and actress. She now goes by “Denise Perrier Lanfranchi.”

Perrier was the third person to be chosen as Miss World in 1953, representing France; the same year that France also won the Miss Universe pageant by Christiane Martel.

Perrier has done little acting. Her most memorable scene […]

Heimlich Menudo is a fictional anthropomorphic leopard villain in the animated television series Tale Spin. He appears in the episode Vowel Play. His name is a pun on the Heimlich Maneuver, a name he also chose for his master plan to steal all the diamonds in Cape Suzette (see below). He was voiced by Kenneth […]

The Acme of Control is a card trick in which the magician shows two cards, inserts them into the deck, allows the spectator to shuffle the deck, takes the deck back, and is then able to produce the two cards in any way he pleases, such as from his pocket.

Method
Assuming that the magician wishes to […]

The Pumpkin Diamond is a diamond measuring 5.54 carats (1.108 g) rated in color as Fancy Vivid Orange by the Gemological Institute of America. While this may seem relatively small when compared to other famous diamonds, the Pumpkin Diamond is, in fact, one of the largest Fancy Vivid Oranges the GIA reports having rated […]

The Moussaieff Red Diamond is a diamond measuring 5.11 carats (1.022 g) with a triangular brilliant cut (sometimes called a trillion or a trilliant cut), rated in color as Fancy Red by the Gemological Institute of America. While this may seem relatively small when compared to other famous diamonds, the Moussaieff Red is, in […]

Los Lonely Boys was released in 1997. The first track, “Diamonds”, has been updated and is the first single released from LLB’s 2006 album “Sacred”.

Track listing

“Diamonds” – 3:15

“All Tied Up” – 2:00

“My Little Angel” – 3:56

“I Don’t Know (How To Say I. L. Y.)” – 2:32

“Crazy Baby” – 2:45

[…]

“Four Little Diamonds” is a song by the rock music group Electric Light Orchestra from their 1983 album Secret Messages. It also featured on their compilation albums Afterglow and Flashback.
The song refers to the search made by the singer for his cheating lover who emotionally conned him out of a ring which had ‘Four Little […]

“Insatiable” is a song by Prince and the New Power Generation from the 1991 album Diamonds and Pearls. It is a slow, simmering ballad that often draws comparisons to 1989’s “Scandalous”. The B-side was “I Love U In Me” which was originally the flipside to “The Arms of Orion”. “Insatiable” was only released in […]

The Dresden Green diamond is a 41 carat (8.2 g) natural green diamond that has a historical record dating to 1722, when a London news-sheet carried an article about it in its 25 October-27th edition.

It is named after the capital of Saxony, Germany where it has been on display for most of the last two […]

NAD can refer to:

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, a coenzyme used in glycolysis

National Appeals Division, an agency within the United States Department of Agriculture

National Association of the Deaf, a non-profit advocacy organization

NAD Electronics, a Canadian audio equipment manufacturer

Namibian dollar, the currency of the African nation of Namibia

North American Datum, a series […]

Aziz Salih Nuhmah was appointed Iraqi governor of Kuwait by Saddam Hussein during the 1991 Gulf War. He is a member of the “dirty dozen”, allegedly responsible for torture and murder in Iraq. He was taken into custody on May 22nd, 2003, according to www.centcom.mil.

Nuhmah is the King of Diamonds in the most-wanted Iraqi playing […]

Jack of Diamonds may refer to:

The playing card.

Jack of Diamonds, a group of artists founded in 1909 in Moscow.

Jack of Diamonds, a 1967 film directed by Don Taylor.

Jack of Diamonds, a 2001 film directed by Jon Kirby and Mitchell Morgan.

Jack of Diamonds (song)

Brozel is a method for intervening against an opposing 1NT opening bid. It features the following calls:

Double – shows any single suit; advancer bids 2♣, after which intervenor corrects to his actual suit (or passes with clubs). This was originally played as requiring either a solid suit or a very good suit and […]

The year 1797 in science and technology involved some significant events.

Awards

Copley Medal: Not awarded

Births

January 14 - Wilhelm Beer, astronomer (died 1850)

November 14 - Charles Lyell, geologist (died 1875)

Deaths

March 26 - James Hutton, geologist (born 1726)

The Sweet William Catchfly (Silene armeria) is a plant of the family Caryophyllaceae. Originally a native of Europe it has become widespread in the USA. The name comes from the way in which small insects are trapped by the sticky sap exuded onto the stem. However it is not regarded […]

A root group <math>G\,</math> is a group together with a set of prime numbers <math>P=\{p_1,p_2,…\}\,</math> satisfying the axiom:

<math>g \in G \land p\in P \Rightarrow \exists h \in G, \; h^p=g\;</math>.

To specify the set of primes, a group may be referred to as a P-root group. For a single prime p it may be referred […]

Fast break is an offensive strategy in basketball. In a fast break, a team attempts to move the ball up court and into scoring position as quickly as possible, so that the defense is outnumbered and does not have time to set up.

In a typical fast break situation, the defending team obtains the basketball and […]

Farofa is a dish of wildly varying flavors consumed in South America. It can be found commercially produced and packaged in most South American markets but is often prepared at home based on family recipes. The key ingredient of all Farofas is either toasted manioc (also known as Mandioca, macaxeira, macaxera, cassava, yuca, […]

A film release is the stage at which a completed film is legally authorized by its owner for public distribution.

The process includes locating a distributor to handle the film. For example, a film may be shown at a film festival or tradeshow in order to attract distributor attention, and if successful in that regard, may […]

The following events occurred in architecture in the 4th millennium BC:

Sialk ziggurat near Kashan, Iran (3200BCE)

Ġgantija - megalithic temple complex on the island of Gozo (part of Malta, c.3600–2500 BCE)

Harappa - fortifed city of the Indus Valley Civilization with as many as 40,000 residents (3300–1600 BCE)

Northern Europe

Céide Fields - oldest known […]

A leg break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is the stock delivery of a right-handed leg spin bowler. Leg breaks are also colloquially known as leggies or wrist spinners, as the wrist is the body part which is primarily used to impart spin on the ball, as opposed to […]

Erin Elizabeth Tanner, also known as Nicki Foxx (born November 5 1985 in Burbank, California) was one of the five girls that comprised the now-defunct pop girl group No Secrets. In 2005, Tanner started her solo singing career by changing her name to Nicki Foxx, releasing a demo entitled Can’t Lose Control.

Foxx’s debut album, I’m […]

The 1995 Summer Universiade, also known as the XVIII Summer Universiade, took place in Fukuoka, Japan.

Sports at the 1995 Summer Universiade

Athletics

Baseball

Basketball

Diving

Fencing

Football

Gymnastics

Judo

Swimming

Tennis

Volleyball

Water Polo

External links

Official Website of the 18th Summer Universiade

The Biz is a 1995 album by The Sea and Cake.

Track listing

“The Biz” – 4:01

“Leeora” – 4:23

“The Kiss” – 3:46

“Station in the Valley” – 4:54

“Darkest Night” – 3:49

“Sending” – 2:29

“Escort” – 4:28

“An Assassin” – 3:07

“The Transaction” – 3:33

“For Minor Sky” – 3:33

Personnel

Sam Prekop – vocals, […]

Three
War Films is the title of Andrzej Wajda’s trilogy of anti-war films: A Generation, Kanal, and Ashes and Diamonds. The films deal with Polish reaction to the German occupation of their country during World War II.

External Links

[1]Trilogy at the Criterion Collection

The First Ten Years is a VHS and laserdisc music video compilation released by the heavy metal band Iron Maiden in 1990. It features all of the band’s promotional videos from 1980-1990.
The video is an addition to the The First Ten Years cd/double 12″ single series, also released by Iron Maiden in 1990.

Track listing

“Women […]

Moiety (plural moieties) may mean:

In chemistry, a functional group, or part of a molecule

In anthropology, a type of descent group

In Australian Aboriginal kinship, a skin group

In real estate, a half interest in a property

In the 1997 computer game Riven, Moiety was the name of a group that rebelled against Gehn.

In January 2004, Interactive Gaming UK introduced a new style of tournament for computer game tournaments. Rather than the best player winning the prize at the conclusion of the event, each player or team are given a number of virtual “raffle tickets” based upon how well they did or how many points they scored. A […]

Roma has been the name of various films:

Roma (2004 film), Spanish film directed by Adolfo Aristarain

Roma (2001 film), German film directed by Daniel Leuthold

Roma (1972 film), Italian film directed by Federico Fellini

Eugenio Rolando Martinez (alias Musculito) was a member of anti-Castro movement in the early 1960s, and later was one of the five men recruited by G. Gordon Liddy and E. Howard Hunt in 1972 for the Memorial Day weekend Watergate first break-in at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Weeks later, on June […]

Namibian Black German (German: Küchendeutsch) is a pidgin language spoken in various parts of Namibia. It is a non-standardized variety. Namibian Black German is based on standard German.

Namibian Black German is in danger of extinction. It was spoken mostly by the Africans who served their colonial masters when Namibia was known as German South-West Africa. […]

A Morton’s Fork Coup is a coup in contract bridge involving the forcing of an opponent to choose between establishing one or more extra tricks in the suit led and losing the opportunity to win a trick in the suit led. It takes its name from the expression Morton’s Fork.

Example
South receives the lead of the […]

Melaconite is a mineral consisting of cupric oxide, CuO. It is known also as black copper ore. In appearance it is strikingly different from cuprite or red copper ore, which is cuprous oxide.

Crystals are rare; they belong to the monoclinic, or possibly to the anorthic system, and have the form of thin triangular or hexagonal […]

Nothingface is the fifth album from Canadian thrash metal/progressive metal band Voivod, which was released by Mechanic/MCA Records in 1989.
The album marked a change for the band, expanding their sound and exploring more progressive sounds. It is the only Voivod album to enter the Billboard 200 charts, peaking at #114.

Track listing

All songs written by Voivod […]

Track listing
Tracks 1-10 constituted the original 1967 release of the album.

Track 11 was added to the album when it was reissued as part of the 16CD box set Boîte à Bonbons on 23 September 2003.

“Mon Enfance” (Jacques Brel)

Recorded 2 January 1967

“Le Cheval” (Brel)

Recorded 30 December 1966

“Mon Père Disait” (Brel)

Recorded 3 January 1967

“La…la…la…” (Brel)

Recorded 30 December […]

Out of Gas is a Game Boy action game developed by Realtime Associates where the player’s space ship is out of gas and needs to stop on certain tiles in order to refuel so that the astronauts can go home. This game was mentioned in an issue of Nintendo Power.

External links