http://quality.allureofdiamonds.com Sat, 07 Jun 2008 13:30:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "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 ... http://quality.allureofdiamonds.com/2008/06/07/diamonds-four-little-diamonds-5/ 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 ... http://quality.allureofdiamonds.com/2008/06/07/diamonds-diamond-willow-2/ Chibuzor Chilaka (born October 21 1986 in Nigeria) is a professional football player. He currently plays for Notts County. Chibuzor was bought to club by the youth team coach after the two had been together at Rushden & Diamonds. He used to play in the heart of the defence, but the ... http://quality.allureofdiamonds.com/2008/06/07/diamonds-chibuzor-chilaka-2/ King's Way is a 45 mile long-distance footpath in Hampshire, England from Winchester Cathedral to Portchester Castle. This footpath was created by Allan King of the Hampshire Area Rambler's Association. The footpath is waymarked by metal and plastic disks found attached to wooden and metal posts, trees and street furniture. These are ... http://quality.allureofdiamonds.com/2008/06/07/diamonds-kings-way-8/ Bort or boart is a term used in the diamond industry to refer to shards of gem-grade/quality diamonds. In the manufacturing and heavy industries, "bort" is used to describe dark, imperfectly formed/crystallized diamonds of varying levels of opacity. The lowest grade, "crushing bort", is crushed by steel mortars and ... http://quality.allureofdiamonds.com/2008/06/07/diamonds-bort-5/ The Ocean Dream is a diamond measuring 5.51 carats (1.102 g), rated in color as Fancy Deep Blue-Green by the Gemological Institute of America. The Ocean Dream is the only natural diamond known to the GIA to possess a blue-green hue, making it one of the rarest diamonds ... http://quality.allureofdiamonds.com/2008/06/07/diamonds-ocean-dream-diamond-3/ Aber Diamond Corporation (; ) is a Toronto, Canada specialist diamond mining and retail company. The company holds a 40% stake in the Diavik Diamonds Project. Production at the Diavik Diamond Mine, Canada's second diamond mine, is operated by Aber's joint venture partner, Diavik Diamond Mines Inc., a subsidiary of Rio ... http://quality.allureofdiamonds.com/2008/06/07/diamonds-aber-diamond-3/ The Three Aces is a card trick where the magician places the Ace of Diamonds in the middle of the deck, and the two black Aces (Spades and Clubs) on the top and bottom of the deck. The deck is cut, and all three aces are found together in ... http://quality.allureofdiamonds.com/2008/06/07/diamonds-the-three-aces-5/ "Diamonds and Pearls" is the title track to Prince and the New Power Generation's 1991 hit album. The song is an upbeat ballad, given a rock and roll edge with guitar and heavy drumming. The song also features the powerful vocals of NPG member Rosie Gaines. The ballad is an ... http://quality.allureofdiamonds.com/2008/06/07/diamonds-diamonds-and-pearls-song-4/ The Excelsior Diamond was found on June 30, 1893 at the Jagersfontein Mine by a worker while loading a truck. The man was able to hide the diamond from the supervisors but delivered it to the manager of the mine himself. Until 1905, when the larger Cullinan diamond was found, ... http://quality.allureofdiamonds.com/2008/06/06/diamonds-excelsior-diamond-2/ Pusoy Dos, is a variation of Big Two that is popular in the Philippines. In Pusoy Dos, the order of the suits is strictly diamonds > hearts > spades > clubs, with the two of diamonds being the highest card in the game and the three of clubs the lowest. On ... http://quality.allureofdiamonds.com/2008/06/06/diamonds-pusoy-dos-4/ The Truth About Diamonds is a novel by Nicole Richie. It was released in 2005. The novel tells the story of Chloe Parker, a woman in her early 20s who had been adopted at the age of seven by a music superstar and his wife, and who now associates with ... http://quality.allureofdiamonds.com/2008/06/06/diamonds-the-truth-about-diamonds-5/ King's Way is a 45 mile long-distance footpath in Hampshire, England from Winchester Cathedral to Portchester Castle. This footpath was created by Allan King of the Hampshire Area Rambler's Association. The footpath is waymarked by metal and plastic disks found attached to wooden and metal posts, trees and street furniture. These are ... http://quality.allureofdiamonds.com/2008/06/06/diamonds-kings-way-7/ John Turner (born February 12 1986 in Harrow, London) is an English footballer, who currently plays for King's Lynn. He is 178cm (5'10") tall and plays as a forward. He joined Cambridge United's youth scheme in the summer of 2002, after leaving Aston Villa's youth academy.. He made his debut on 2003-04-12 ... http://quality.allureofdiamonds.com/2008/06/05/diamonds-john-turner-footballer-7/ A sightholder is a company on the Diamond Trading Company's (DTC) list of authorized bulk purchasers of rough diamonds. DTC is controlled by the De Beers Group, the single largest producer and purveyor of rough diamonds in the world. In May 2006, DTC released a list of the ... http://quality.allureofdiamonds.com/2008/06/05/diamonds-sightholder-6/ The Truth About Diamonds is a novel by Nicole Richie. It was released in 2005. The novel tells the story of Chloe Parker, a woman in her early 20s who had been adopted at the age of seven by a music superstar and his wife, and who now associates with ... http://quality.allureofdiamonds.com/2008/06/05/diamonds-the-truth-about-diamonds-4/ 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 ... http://quality.allureofdiamonds.com/2008/06/04/diamonds-the-acme-of-control/ "Cream" is a rock and roll song by Prince and the New Power Generation from the 1991 album Diamonds and Pearls. The song is Prince's fifth (and currently last) U.S. number one hit single. Prince has claimed that he had written the song while standing in front of ... http://quality.allureofdiamonds.com/2008/06/04/diamonds-cream-song-3/ Herkimer diamond is the misnomerous name for double-terminated quartz first discovered in exposed outcrops of dolostone at Little Falls in Herkimer County, New York and the Mohawk River Valley. They became largely recognized after workmen discovered them in large quantities while cutting into the Mohawk River Valley dolostone in the ... http://quality.allureofdiamonds.com/2008/06/04/diamonds-herkimer-diamond-8/ Aber Diamond Corporation (; ) is a Toronto, Canada specialist diamond mining and retail company. The company holds a 40% stake in the Diavik Diamonds Project. Production at the Diavik Diamond Mine, Canada's second diamond mine, is operated by Aber's joint venture partner, Diavik Diamond Mines Inc., a subsidiary of Rio ... http://quality.allureofdiamonds.com/2008/06/04/diamonds-aber-diamond-2/ A winkle is a rare squeeze/endplay in contract bridge in which a trick is offered to the defenders but whichever wins the trick is then endplayed. Often one defender would be forced to offer a finesse or ruff and discard while the other could overtake and thereby promote a trick ... http://quality.allureofdiamonds.com/2008/06/04/quality-diamonds-winkle-squeeze-2/ A four-color deck is identical to the standard Anglo-American playing cards except for the color of the suits. In a typical four-color deck, hearts are red and spades are black as usual, but clubs are green and diamonds are blue. However, other color combinations have been used over the ... http://quality.allureofdiamonds.com/2008/06/04/diamonds-four-color-deck/ Eva Almos is a Canadian voice actress, who voiced Friend Bear and Swift Heart Rabbit in Nelvana's Care Bears films and TV series, and also appeared in AlfTales. Almos was also a writer of USA Network's animated sitcom, Duckman, and as of 2006 has continued this job with An American in ... http://quality.allureofdiamonds.com/2008/06/04/diamonds-eva-almos-4/ Onandi Lowe (born December 2, 1974) is a Jamaican soccer player. He played at the 1998 World Cup and has earned over 60 caps for Jamaica. Lowe currently plays for Jamaican National Premier League outfit Portmore United F.C., after spending several years in England, the USA and Canada. http://quality.allureofdiamonds.com/2008/06/03/diamonds-onandi-lowe-2/ Putter Smith (Born Patrick Smith on 19th January 1941, California, U.S.) is an American jazz bassist and actor, who played Mr. Kidd in the James Bond film, Diamonds Are Forever. References Putter has worked with Massive Attack, Bruce Glover, Pussycat Dolls, Depeche Mode, Dirk Benedict, Frank Sinatra, Roger Moore & many other ... http://quality.allureofdiamonds.com/2008/06/03/diamonds-putter-smith/