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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 the other hand, Big Two is sometimes played with the order of the suits being spades > hearts > clubs > diamonds and sometimes with the order of the suits being spades > hearts > diamonds > clubs.

Also, Pusoy Dos has some differences in scoring.

Also called “pepito” in Ilocano.

Younger generations of Pusoy Dos players have begun using Pusoy Dos Taunts to successfully raise the entertainment aspect of Pusoy Dos. For example, Shaft Openers and Fantastic Wieners have been employed to further the game’s enjoyment.

Optional Variations

Hands consisting of two pairs are allowed in some versions of Pusoy Dos, while flushes and straight flushes are not allowed.

Main Variation

The most common variation played commonly by middle schoolers and high schoolers follows the rules as shown in Big Two with some differences. Firstly, there is no scoring. It’s round by round with no bigger goal. Secondly, three of a kind is not a valid hand. It must be broken up into pairs or used with a separate pair as a full house. Finally, it is a common practice to reshuffle if one is dealt all four twos. The one who is handed those is considered to have lost, ironically. However, people with four twos often lack other good cards and thusly lose anyway. Also, the order of suits from low to high respectively is clubs, spades, hearts, diamonds. If you’re playing someone, it’s like following this format.

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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 Hollywood celebrities. The novel is believed to be partly autobiographical.

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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 a red arrow and words Allan Kings Way.

This route is shown as a series of green diamonds on Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 maps and as a series of red diamonds on Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 maps.

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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 in League Two against Exeter City, coming on with 15 minutes remaining, he scored the winner in the final minute of the match.

He scored his first (and so far only) hat-trick on November 20 2004 in League Two against Rushden & Diamonds. Cambridge United won the match 3-1. Whilst at Cambridge, he was loan out to Aldershot for a month.

As of the summer of 2005, he had played 82 matches for United, scoring 12 times.

Transferred to Rushden & Diamonds in January 2006 he was knocked out during his first appearance. He later played for Grays Athletic who loaned him out to Conference South sides Braintree and Bishop’s Stortford, before being released in May 2007.

Turner has since signed for King’s Lynn

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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 93 sightholders on its website. ([1])
Eurostar Diamonds International ([2]) is one of the world’s largest sightholder.

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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 Hollywood celebrities. The novel is believed to be partly autobiographical.

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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 produce the cards from his pocket at the end, he starts with the five of diamonds and the four of hearts in his pocket before presenting the trick. He then removes the five of hearts and the four of diamonds that are in the deck, and shows them together to the audience. These cards are re-inserted into the deck, which is then shuffled by the spectator. At the end, the magician produces the similar pair of cards that have been in his pocket all along, apparently the same cards which were shuffled into the deck.

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“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 a mirror.

The single’s B-side was reused from the “Gett Off” single, “Horny Pony“, a rap-pop song that was replaced at the last minute by “Gett Off” on Diamonds and Pearls. “Cream” was also released as a maxi-single EP with remixes and songs/raps loosely based on “Cream”. The EP was notable for including several prank telephone conversations.

In the UK, “Gangster Glam” was an additional B-side on the 12″/CD maxi single. In Japan, an EP was released with the tracks from the U.S. maxi single, and four tracks from the U.S. “Gett Off” maxi single.

7″

1. “Cream” – (4:12)
2. “Horny Pony” – (4:17)

UK. CD/12″

1. “Cream” – (4:12)
2. “Horny Pony” – (4:17)
3. “Gangster Glam” – (5:06)

U.S. CD Maxi-Single

1. “Cream” (Album Version) – (4:12)
2. “Cream” (N.P.G Mix) – (5:47)
3. “Things Have Gotta Change” (Tony M. Rap) – (3:57)
4. “2 the Wire” (Creamy Instrumental) – (3:13)
5. “Get Some Solo” – (1:31)
6. “Do Your Dance” (KC’s Remix) – (5:58)
7. “Housebangers” – (4:23)
8. “Q In Doubt” – (4:00)
9. “Ethereal Mix” – (4:43)

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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 late 1700s. Geologists discovered exposed dolostone in Herkimer County and began mining there. The popularity of mining for double-terminated quartz in the Herkimer County outcroppings is what lead to the name, Herkimer diamonds. Currently, Herkimer diamonds can be found in large quantity in at least Herkimer, Fulton, and Montgomery counties.

These quartz crystals, which formed extremely slowly in small pockets or vugs, have 18 facets (6 sides) and two terminations. They can be found clear, cloudy, or even containing a variety of rare impurities. Impurities (rare and general) can include clusters, scepters, enhydro, phantom, and bridge crystals. An enhydro contains a water pocket within the crystal, and a phantom is a crystal which contains an image of itself within.

The crystals referred to unofficially as “Herkimer Diamonds” are officially known as “Little Falls Diamonds” because they are found in a rock formation called “Little Falls Dolostone.”
Some years ago a resident of the village of Herkimer bought one of the diamond mines, and started calling the crystals Herkimer Diamonds, although none are found in the village. They are abundant in the City of Little Falls, and the public library there has a large display of the crystals.

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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 Tinto Group. The mine began producing diamonds in November 2002.

Aber’s participation in the retail segment of the diamond pipeline is by means of its 51% controlling interest in Harry Winston, which they purchased in 2004. As of October 2006, Aber has a 100% ownership in Harry Winston.

Aside from its corporate office in Toronto, Aber Diamond also has a rough diamond sorting faciilty in Toronto and a marketing office in Antwerp, Belgium. Aber Diamond sells Tiffany & Co. about 25% of the diamonds in Aber’s share and sells the remainder on the Antwerp open diamond market through its rough diamond dealer subsidiary, Aber International.

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