The Millennium Star is a famous diamond owned by De Beers. At 203.04 carats (40.608 g), the world’s second largest known top-color (D), internally and externally flawless, pear-shaped diamond.

The diamond was discovered in the Mbuji-Mayi district of Zaire (Democratic Republic of the Congo) in 1990 in alluvial deposits; uncut, it was 777 carats (155.4 g). It was purchased […]

Irthlingborough Diamonds were a football club from Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England, founded in 1946. In 1992, they merged with Rushden Town to create Rushden and Diamonds.

The Diamonds played their home games at the old Nene Park, which sits on the site of the current stadium.

Blue Diamond may refer to:

A blue diamond, the most famous example being the Hope Diamond

The Blue Diamond, the name assigned in 1954 to the air demonstration unit of the Philippine Air Force. In 1960, this was changed to The Blue Diamonds.

Blue Diamond, Nevada, a census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Nevada, […]

Helsinki Watch was a private American NGO devoted to monitoring Helsinki implementation. It was created in 1978 to monitor compliance to the Helsinki Final Act (signed 1975). The group focused on the human rights and human contacts portions of the Helsinki Agreement.

The United States-based Helsinki Watch group was inspired by Eastern European efforts such […]

In contract bridge the minor suits are diamonds () and clubs (). They are given that name because contracts made in those suits score less (20 points per contracted trick) than contracts made in the major suits (30 points), and they rank lower in bidding. In particular, one can make game with a bid of […]

Pens is a card game for two or more players. The players sit around a table, and a number of pens (one less than the number of players) are laid with equal spacing in the center of the table, at an equal distance from each of the players. Cards are then removed from the pack […]

In contract bridge, a two suiter is a hand containing cards mostly from two of the four suits. Traditionally a hand is considered a two suiter if it contains at least ten cards in two suits, with the two suits not differing in length by more than one card. Depending on suit quality and partnership […]

Helsinki Watch was a private American NGO devoted to monitoring Helsinki implementation. It was created in 1978 to monitor compliance to the Helsinki Final Act (signed 1975). The group focused on the human rights and human contacts portions of the Helsinki Agreement.

The United States-based Helsinki Watch group was inspired by Eastern European efforts such […]

The curse of Scotland, also known as the Scourge of Scotland, is a term used in poker, bridge and various other card games for the nine of diamonds. The exact origins of the term is disputed but several theories exists.

The most common story is that the term arose after the Massacre of Glencoe due […]

Dirty Diamonds is the 24th studio album by Alice Cooper. It was released on July 4, 2005 internationally and on August 2 for North America.

The album peaked on Billboard’s “Top Independent Albums” chart at position #17, and on the Billboard 200 album chart at #169 - Cooper’s highest charting album since The Last Temptation, 11 […]

Dirty Diamonds is the 24th studio album by Alice Cooper. It was released on July 4, 2005 internationally and on August 2 for North America.

The album peaked on Billboard’s “Top Independent Albums” chart at position #17, and on the Billboard 200 album chart at #169 - Cooper’s highest charting album since The Last Temptation, 11 […]

Fire watch may refer to several things:

Fire watch, the act of watching for the occurrence of fires. This is usually done with the intent of detecting fires early so that they can be extinguished quickly and damage to land and/or property can be prevented or minimalized. Fire watches are often employed in forested areas where […]

Diamond Valley is also an informal name for an area north of Melbourne near Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia. For the abolished Australian electoral division, see Division of Diamond Valley. For the abolished Victorian shire see Shire of Diamond Valley

Diamond Valley is a basin located in central Nevada in the western United States, between the Sulpher […]

In contract bridge, the trump squeeze is a variant of the simple squeeze. (Squeezes are techniques in this game to gain extra tricks.)

In a trump squeeze, declarer has a suit that can be established by ruffing, but the defender being squeezed is guarding that suit. However, if he happens to also guard another suit, […]

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 the middle of the deck.

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