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	Next Stop NYC: Diamond District, Manhattan
		Over 90 percent of the diamonds that enter the country go through New York City, and most of them go through the Diamond District (the stretch of 47th Street between 5th and 6th Avenue).
		By the mid 1920's a thriving diamond industry had been established that was known as the "Diamond District".
		Today the Diamond District sells a lot more than diamonds: savvy shoppers will tell you that the area offers virtually any type of jewelry imaginable, as well as jewelry related services, such as cleaning, pearl restringing or watch repair.
	www.nyc.gov /html/nextstopnyc/html/neighborhoods/diamond_district_main.shtml (665 words)

	Diamond District \| 47 BID
		The Diamond District is the world's largest shopping district for all sizes and shapes of diamonds and fine jewelry at tremendous prices and value.
		More than 2,600 independent businesses are located in the Diamond District, and nearly all of them are related to diamonds or fine jewelry.
		The Diamond District is located on West 47 th Street between Fifth and the Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Avenue) in midtown Manhattan.
	www.diamonddistrict.org /home.html (219 words)

	Next Stop NYC: Diamond District
		However, the Diamond District does have some of its own "gems" as far as dining is concerned:
		This unique eatery is positioned upstairs in the District's famed National Jewelers Exchange.
		Blake and Todd (7 W. 47th Street) sells a variety of sandwiches, salads, coffee drinks and treats, perfect for an afternoon break, and, while it's not technically considered part of the Diamond District, 46th Street's "Little Brazil" has several Brazilian restaurants offering a unique alternative to the typical midtown lunch counter or deli.
	www.nyc.gov /html/nextstopnyc/html/neighborhoods/diamond_district_eat.shtml (149 words)

	Diamond Engagement Ring Offers diamond bracelets, earrings, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Offers diamonds and a wide range of jewelry including wedding and engagement sets, bands, and rings, watches, and more.
		Abazias Diamonds has an extensive selection of engagement rings, wedding bands and over 100,000 carats in virtual inventory.
		Specializes in diamond engagement rings and wedding bands in platinum and white or yellow gold settings with pendants, earrings, and bracelets also a Find Engagement Rings.
	www.dizzinesscenter.com /p5.html (441 words)

	NPR's Weekend All Things Considered -- With This Ring: The Worldwide Diamond Market
		Diamonds are made from pure carbon under extreme heat and pressure between 75 to 120 miles below the surface.
		The DeBeers motto "a diamond is forever" is the one of the most-recognized advertising line of the 20th century.
		The producer for the Manhattan Diamond District segment of the report was NPR's Davar Ardalan, and was edited by Deborah George for American RadioWorks and NPR.
	www.npr.org /programs/watc/features/2001/diamonds/011117.diamonds.html (990 words)

	cbs2.com - New York's Diamond District Struggles To Keep Up
		New York's Diamond District Struggles To Keep Up On a recent afternoon at the venerable Diamond Dealers Club, many of the chairs and long tables remained empty on the vast trading floor as a few dozen men haggled over precious stones.
		The Diamond Dealers Club, comprised of manufacturers, dealers, brokers and rough diamond merchants, is arguably the heart of this district.
		But experts say the district's diamond dealers are in a tough spot because the current state of the business.
	cbs2.com /topstories/topstories_story_029073723.html (966 words)

	Diamond district Antwerp : Antwerp diamonds
		The unique infrastructure of the diamond district is home to 1'500 diamond companies and four diamond exchange bourses.
		The Antwerp diamond world is home to Indian and Jewish communities, but also to many Lebanese and Armenians and to people from Asian and African countries who have been arriving in large numbers since the eighties.
		The diamond district is a multi-racial mosaic of cultures.
	www.barninka-diamant.be /glossary/diamond-district.html (200 words)

	Southwest Florida's Diamond District - Southwest Florida Diamond and Jewelry Companies, Naples, Fort Myers, Bonita ...
		A diamond cutter’s challenge is to balance beauty with weight retention from the rough diamond crystal.
		While the majority of gem diamonds appear to be colorless, others can contain increasing shades of yellow to brown, some of which are referred to as champagne diamonds.
		To determine a diamond’s clarity grading, it must be examined under 10 x magnification by a trained, skilled eye.
	www.diamonddistrictusa.com /the4cs.php (675 words)

	American RadioWorks: With This Ring - The Democratic Diamond, page 1
		And nearly half of all the diamond jewelry in the world is sold in the United States.
		Of those diamonds destined for the U.S., all but a few of them pass through the Diamond District in New York.
		The diamond district in New York's mid-town is one of the city's most colorful neighborhoods.
	americanradioworks.publicradio.org /features/diamonds/ny1.html (595 words)

	Stags Leap District
		In Austria, a district is an administrative subdivision normallyencompassing several municipalities, roughly equivalent to the Landkreis in Germany.
		The State of Vienna, which is at the same time a municipality, is also subdivided in23 districts, which, however, have a somewhat different function than in the rest of the country.
		However, representatives(Bezirksräte) on the district level are elected, and they in turn elect the head of the district, the Bezirksvorsteher.
	www.altvetmed.com /face/143-stags-leap-district.html (585 words)

	JVibe --> action
		In the 1920's and 30s, the district was located downtown at the intersection of the Bowery and Canal Street.
		But up until at least 1977, when two dealers were killed on the street for their diamonds, most dealers traded stones with their friends in the open and settled million-dollar deals with simple handshakes.
		Virtually all the diamond brokers and cutters of the district are Jews, using skills that were passed down since the 16th Century when stone-cutting was one of the few trades that Jews were allowed to learn.
	www.jvibe.com /action/diamond.shtml (250 words)

	CNN.com: Web search
		The popularity of fancy colored diamonds has increased over the past few years,...
		Diamond Heart Pendant - 1.75ct heart-shaped diamond pendant w/ round and baguettes diamonds, 14k white gold.
		A dazzling heart with the glitter of diamonds is...
	www.natalia-diamonds.com (371 words)

	Golda Jewelry - Engagement rings, loose diamonds from New York Diamond District
		Design your diamond ring by browsing our inventory of certified loose diamonds.
		We have hundreds of diamond ring designs for all occasions, be it an engagement, birthday or anniversary.
		Our diamond rings are individually handcrafted using diamonds and precious metals to satisfy each customer's unique desires.
	www.goldajewelry.com (172 words)

	Diamond District Breakfast Inn - Lynn (Boston area), Massachusetts - BBOnline.com / Introduction
		Diamond District Breakfast Inn - Lynn (Boston area), Massachusetts - BBOnline.com / Introduction
		Diamond District Breakfast Inn is located just a few miles north of Boston, and only a short 300 feet from miles of sandy Ocean Beach.
		Your usage of the site further indicates your agreement to be subject to and bound by the jurisdiction and laws of the State of California.
	www.bbonline.com /ma/diamond (472 words)

	Damoh - a district of Madhya Pradesh - a city of Grace and Affection - Diamond Cements
		Diamond Cements at Narsingarh has been a boon to the people of the area.
		An aerial view of the place shows the factory and adjacent areas as an oasis as a result of the extensive tree plantation done by it in an otherwise barren stretch of bushy and rocky landscape.
		Diamond Cements, Narsingarh, has constructed a New Administration Building for housing its Commercial Departments.
	damoh.nic.in /diamonds.htm (639 words)

	The Morning News - Here Is 47th Street by Pam Widener
		Unlike many of the artisans and dealers in the diamond district, Kilnisan was not born into the jewelry trade.
		At the same time, Jews fleeing the diamond centers in Antwerp and Amsterdam came to New York, bringing with them new expertise in cutting and polishing, and soon New York’s growing Hasidic population was attracted to the business, in part because working with fellow Jews allowed them to practice their traditions with relative ease.
		For generations, this is how diamond dealers throughout the world have conducted business, and it continues to be the principal mode of operation on 47th Street.
	www.themorningnews.org /archives/in_the_city/here_is_47th_street.php (3167 words)

	New York City's Diamond District struggles as industry evolves - International Herald Tribune
		Much of the diamonds that enter the country flow through New York City, with many being sold in the district.
		One of the biggest changes has come thanks to the Internet, where diamonds are now bought and sold, squeezing out the minor players that help populate the $143 billion (€110.8 billion) jewelry business.
		But Destino does not think diamonds or the districts that sell them will be made obsolete.
	iht.com /articles/ap/2007/01/29/america/NA-FIN-US-Diamond-District.php (856 words)

	With this Ring : Presented by American RadioWorks
		In this documentary, follow the international diamond trail from the buckets of child miners in war-torn Western Africa to America's jewelry counters.
		Diamond: A Journey to the Heart of an Obsession
		Most of it comes through the diamond district in Manhattan; but some of it is now coming through discount warehouse stores and the Internet.
	americanradioworks.publicradio.org /features/diamonds/index.html (252 words)

	Golda Jewelry - Engagement rings, loose diamonds from New York Diamond District
		Design your diamond ring by browsing our inventory of certified loose diamonds.Combined with our free solitaire setting offer, with a purchase of any loose diamond, our deals are hard to beat.
		We have hundreds of diamond ring designs for all occasions, be it an engagement, birthday or anniversary.
		Our diamond rings are individually handcrafted using diamonds and precious metals to satisfy each customer's unique desires.
	www.goldajewelry.com /Home.asp (171 words)

	Fine Diamonds, Diamond Engagement Rings, and Diamond Jewelry
		Jewelry site Mondera.com has sold two loose diamonds for $96,000 to a single customer, but the real dazzler is a $1 million purse encrusted with gold and 380 carats worth of diamonds.
		Blue Nile lists an 18-carat loose diamond for $380,000 and its top sale as of January was a $60,000, 7.6-carat diamond ring.
		A buying guide to diamonds and care instructions for other gems help you make informed decisions on big-ticket jewelry.
	www.mondera.com /about/quotes.asp?mscssid=SV2UCW7SX1P38M2KK4VQ3U7DTU7MAVM3%233004500 (710 words)

	USNews.com: The Looting of Russia
		He had arrived with signed contracts guaranteeing that Golden ADA would be supplied with Russian diamonds, and he had found in the Shagirians good partners who spoke fluent English and brought local contacts to the enterprise.
		His mission, Kozlenok declared to associates, was to punch a giant hole in the De Beers diamond cartel.
		Since the 1950s, when huge diamond deposits were found in Siberia, Moscow had played along, contracting to sell nearly all its gems to De Beers.
	www.usnews.com /usnews/culture/articles/980803/archive_004468_2.htm (707 words)

	hotels.com-Hotell nära Diamond District,Hotell i närheten av Diamond District,boende nära Diamond District (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Hotell nära Diamond District: The New York Palace is a stately midtown luxury hotel encompassing the historic Villard Mansion (which has been a designated landmark since 1882) and......
		Hotell nära Diamond District: The City Club is a sleek luxury hotel in Midtown Manhattan, tucked neatly between the Times Square theater district and Fifth Avenue shopping.......
		Hotell nära Diamond District: A model of progressive sophistication and contemporary charm, the Hotel QT is positioned in Times Square, and within walking distance of countless......
	www.hotels.se /hotell-new-york/hotell-new-york/diamond-district-hotell-new-york (978 words)

	It's worth $16m, promise - World - smh.com.au
		The world's 15th-largest rough diamond - about the size of a golf ball and dubbed the Lesotho Promise - was bought by a South African diamond cutting company today for $16.6 million at the end of a five-day silent bid competition in Antwerp.
		Lesotho's Natural Resources Minister Mamphono Khaketla, whose government and mining company Gem Diamonds co-owned the 603-carat stone, announced the sale to the South African Diamond Corp, or Safdico, in the heart of the port city's diamond district.
		Gem Diamonds chief executive Clifford Elphick said there were three other "very serious bidders" quite close to winning the final bid for the giant gem, but he refused to divulge who they were.
	www.smh.com.au /news/world/its-worth-16m-promise/2006/10/10/1160246104662.html (442 words)

	Arkansas State Gemstone or Gem: Diamond
		The diamond was adopted as the Arkansas State Gem by the Sixty-sixth General Assembly of 1967.
		The Crater of Diamonds State Park, located in Murfreesboro, Arkansas, is the only place in the nation where you can dig for diamonds and keep what you find.
		The Crater of Diamonds State Park is the eighth-largest diamond deposit in the world.
	www.e-referencedesk.com /resources/state-gemstone/arkansas.html (300 words)

	Panna - a district of Madhya Pradesh - Government of Madhya Pradesh - Diamond
		The Arabian Knights has added an episode on the Valley of Diamonds, referring to India.
		Diamonds in Panna : The diamond mines located in a belt of 80 kms across the district.
		At present the major diamond mining is assigned to a Government of India Undertaking, National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) - Diamond Mine Project.
	panna.nic.in /diamond.htm (135 words)

	wcbstv.com - NYC Diamond District Struggles As Industry Evolves
		And more recently, the industry took a public relations hit with the release of the movie "Blood Diamond," which portrays diamonds fueling a brutal civil war in West Africa -- despite the fact conflict diamonds represent fewer than 1 percent of all diamonds sold worldwide.
		For decades, Manhattan's Diamond District has been a bustling center of commerce in New York City -- and a huge contributor to the nation's diamond business.
		Deals are still cemented with a handshake and each member agrees to go to in-house arbitration if there's a conflict with another member.
	wcbstv.com /local/local_story_028225748.html (969 words)

	hotels.com - Hotell i nærheten av Diamond District, Hotell nær Diamond District, Overnatting i nærheten avDiamond ...
		Reduksjoner og gode priser på overnatting nær Diamond District.
		Hotell nær Diamond District: A model of progressive sophistication and contemporary charm, the Hotel QT is positioned in Times Square, and within walking distance of countless......
		Hotell nær Diamond District: The Helmsley Middletowne Hotel is located in an East Side neighborhood in New York City, N.Y. Located on a quiet side street, this hotel is within......
	www.hotell.com /hotell-new-york/hotell-new-york/diamond-district-hotell-new-york (1032 words)

	Diamonds.net News - Flemish Minister Moerman Visits Antwerp Diamond District
		ANTWERP:Â Fientje Moerman, the Flemish Minister for Economy, Enterprise, Science, Innovation and Foreign Trade, paid a visit to Antwerpâs diamond district on Wednesday, February 7, 2007, during which she toured the HRD Antwerp Diamond Lab, one of the worldâs most important providers of diamond grading reports, and was hosted by the Research Department of AWDC
		The AWDC Research Department is recognised internationally as an authority in development of detection methods for treated and synthetic diamonds.
		Its team of scientists is considered a strategic asset by the Belgian diamond trade, in that is helps ensure the competitiveness of the Antwerp World Diamond Centre.
	www.diamonds.net /news/NewsItem.aspx?ArticleID=16798 (407 words)

	In Manhattan’s Diamond District, a Turf Battle Looms - New York Times
		The developer of the $433.5 million project, Gary Barnett, a former Belgian diamond trader, promises that his tower, like similar complexes in Antwerp, Shanghai, Dubai and Ramat Gan, Israel, housing diamond cutters, traders, brokers and jewelry retailers in a modern upscale setting, will restore the district as a world center for the trade.
		The opposition is led by Kenneth Kahn and Arthur Margolin, who own two prominent buildings in the diamond district, and Philip A. Mactaggart, the owner of three others.
		Margolin’s tenants, including the Diamond Dealers Club, one of 20 diamond bourses in the world, and the Gemological Institute of America, which grades and certifies precious stones.
	www.nytimes.com /2006/11/05/nyregion/05diamond.html?ex=1320382800&en=238f248f4ac3d470&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss (837 words)

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