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Diamond cutting is the practice of shaping a diamond from a rough stone into a faceted gem. Cutting diamonds requires specialized knowledge, tools, equipment, and techniques because of its extreme difficulty. The first guild of diamond cutters and polishers (Diamantaire) was formed in 1375 in Nuremberg, Germany, [1] and led to the development ...
The paradox of value (also known as the diamond–water paradox) is the contradiction that, although water is on the whole more useful, in terms of survival, than diamonds, diamonds command a higher price in the market. The philosopher Adam Smith is often considered to be the classic presenter of this paradox, although it had already appeared ...
Subsistence agriculture. Subsistence agriculture occurs when farmers grow crops on smallholdings to meet the needs of themselves and their families. [ 1] Subsistence agriculturalists target farm output for survival and for mostly local requirements. Planting decisions occur principally with an eye toward what the family will need during the ...
The Arizona Diamondbacks farm system consists of eight Minor League Baseball affiliates across the United States and in the Dominican Republic. Six teams are independently owned, while four—two Arizona Complex League D-backs teams and two Dominican Summer League Arizona teams—are owned by the major league club.
The Ekati Diamond Mine, often simply called Ekati, is Canada's first surface and underground diamond mine [1] and is owned by Burgundy Diamond Mines. It is located 310 km (190 mi) north-east of Yellowknife, [2] Northwest Territories, and about 200 km (120 mi) south of the Arctic Circle, near Lac de Gras. Until 2014, Ekati was a joint venture ...
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From mid-July 1871 [ 3] to 1914 up to 50,000 miners dug the hole with picks and shovels, [ 4] yielding 2,720 kilograms (6,000 lb; 13,600,000 carats) of diamonds. The Big Hole has a surface of 17 hectares (42 acres) and is 463 metres (1,519 ft) wide. It was excavated to a depth of 240 metres (790 ft), but then partially infilled with debris ...
Celine Dion’s return to the spotlight is showing no signs of slowing down. In a rare public appearance, Dion, 56, stepped out with her twin sons, Nelson and Eddy, 13, to attend a concert by ...