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	Alice Cooper - Dirty Diamonds - New West Records - CD
		Dirty Diamonds is also an exercise in the straight take with all of the songs reportedly recorded with no overdubs.
		Dirty Diamonds is his 31 st album and he is showing signs of new change.
		Dirty Diamonds isn’t his best but it is his best in quite a few years.
	www.musictap.net /Reviews/CooperAliceDirtyDiamondsCD.htm (702 words)

	History of Dirty Diamonds
		blood diamonds, are rough diamonds found in areas of conflict which are controlled by outside forces and factions opposed to a legitimate and internationally recognized government.
		Diamond miners are disproportionately exposed to HIV/AIDS as a result of all-male mining camps, and the enforcement of no-family rules.
		Diamonds are Forever,” in which he exposes the problems concerning the exploitation that takes place in these countries.
	userwww.service.emory.edu /~smwalla/diamondsareforever.htm (877 words)

	usnews.com: Opinion: Michael Barone on connections between Jesse Jackson, Pat Robertson, and al Qaeda (11/12/01)
		Diamonds are easy to transport and smuggle, and diamond transactions are hard to trace; al Qaeda evidently increased its purchases in July, presumably in anticipation of its bank accounts being frozen.
		The diamonds are mined in Sierra Leone by the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebels, who famously hacked off the arms and legs of hundreds of people and built up an army of boys.
		Since 1998, the diamonds have been sold for cash in Liberia to al Qaeda agents by the RUF's diamond dealer, alleged to be a Libyan-trained Senegalese rebel.
	www.usnews.com /usnews/opinion/baroneweb/mb_011112.htm (816 words)

	BYU NewsNet - Dirty Diamonds: Behind sparkle, African gems hold stories of torture, terror (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Diamonds come from all over the world, but the diamonds that are mined in Africa, particularly in Sierra Leone, Angola, and the Congo, have tarnished the luster of the diamond industry, because they enter the world markets stained with blood.
		The horrors of diamond wars were the secret of the diamond industry, until a small non-profit group called Global Witness pulled the curtain back in 1998 and exposed an industry that had left hundreds of thousands dead and millions displaced.
		The flow of diamonds from miners to merchants to cutters and polishers to buyers and finally to retailers and the fingers and necks of women in the richest countries of the world is a long and complicated process.
	newsnet.byu.edu /story.cfm/38499 (1230 words)

	ABC Radio National - Background Briefing: 20 February 2000 - Dirty Diamonds
		Diamonds are in reality now just rather common bits of carbon, and what people are paying millions for is the mystique, the romance, the symbolic power of glamour and eternal love.
		But the truth is that the diamond areas, the major diamond areas are still under the control of the rebels, and until they give that up, until those areas are secure for the government of Sierra Leone, until the UN peacekeeping forces are able to go in there, it's not over.
		The diamonds in Sierra Leone are alluvial diamonds.
	www.abc.net.au /rn/talks/bbing/stories/s103508.htm (5835 words)

	Dirty Diamonds
		Dirty diamonds is the new song and album from Alice Cooper released July 4th 2005, but 'dirty diamonds' also describes gemstones from conflict areas.
		In everyday wear, diamonds in a ring get dirty, the main causes are oil and grease, from the skin, skin cream, cooking, everywhere.
		Diamonds from Liberia have been the subject of UN action and the Kimberley Process.
	www.24carat.co.uk /dirtydiamonds.html (257 words)

	CBC News Indepth: Diamonds
		Canadian diamonds not only are clean, as in not being "dirty diamonds" or "blood diamonds," they are actually rather wholesome-looking, each etched with a speck of polar bear as a trademark.
		The newspaper said the most dramatic increase in diamond action is in Nunavut, where the number of prospecting permits jumped to 1,518 in 2004 from 190 in 2003.
		The lure of diamonds has ignited a boom that is the talk across the North.
	www.cbc.ca /news/background/diamonds (906 words)

	ScienceDaily: UMass Gemstone Expert Helping To Stamp Out "Dirty" Diamonds
		At the heart of the matter are the gemstones known as "conflict diamonds" - an estimated 4 percent of the diamonds sold annually.
		Diamonds Made Of "Stardust," UMass Geoscientist Suggests (August 6, 1999) -- In the Aug. 6 issue of the journal Science, University of Massachusetts geoscientist Stephen Haggerty contends that some of the carbon in diamonds comes from outer space.
		Diamonds Have Oceanic Origin, Says University Of Toronto Geologist (May 1, 2003) -- More than just symbols of wealth and beauty, diamonds are a testament to the history of the earth, says University of Toronto professor Daniel Schulze.
	www.sciencedaily.com /releases/2001/03/010313073810.htm (1959 words)

	Dirty Diamonds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A dirty diamond is one of two things: a rough diamond, or a diamond that hasn't been cleaned in a while.
		But that type of dirty diamond will soon be cut and polished and sitting in a beautiful jewel box in a display case.
		The clarity of the diamond changes when the diamond is dirty – it loses its sparkle.
	www.onesmartclick.com /diamond-jewelry/dirty-diamonds.html (159 words)

	Bumpershot - CD Reviews, Music News, and More - Alice Cooper - Dirty Diamonds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Happily, with Dirty Diamonds, this appears to be a trend.
		Dirty Diamonds is at its best when delivering the three-minute pop-rock jolt.
		Where Dirty Diamonds falters a little is on the slower rock of “Six Hours” and “Zombie Dance”, which are simply not interesting enough musically to keep your attention.
	www.bumpershot.com /content/view/328/2 (314 words)

	The Rock Radio: Alice Cooper brings his "Dirty Diamonds"
		Shock rocker Alice Cooper returns with his forthcoming album "Dirty Diamonds" to be released on July 4, 2005.
		The band are Alice Cooper on vocals and harmonica, longtime guitarist Ryan Roxie, Damon Johnson (formerly of Brother Cane) - guitars, bass (Perfect), Chuck Garric - bass, guitar (Dirty Diamonds) and drummer Tommy Clufetos.
		"Dirty Diamonds" continues the back-to-basics philosophy established with 2003's "The Eyes of Alice Cooper" album.
	www.therockradio.com /2005/06/alice-cooper-brings-his-dirty-diamonds.html (192 words)

	Hour.ca - Music - Spin - Dirty Diamonds - Alice Cooper
		Too bad the title song is the weakest one on the record, 'cause the cover of the album has Alice in trademark "Zombie Cooper" makeup with dirty diamonds in his eyes.
		The skulls inside the diamonds are telling me to put on my sister's wedding gown and stuff a pistol down my Wonderbra...
		Dirty Diamonds is not the best stuff he's ever put out, there's definitely no new hits here but it is kinda cool in a retro way.
	www.hour.ca /music/spin.aspx?iIDDisque=3080 (698 words)

	Dirty Diamonds : DiamondRing.com
		What we would see is a "coating" on the diamond which had it's on refractive index which would alternatively change the way light interacts with the diamond.
		My point about a dirty diamond is that the issues occur upon entering the diamond, that is the roughness and scattering properties of the "gunk" will certainly have significant impact on the interaction of the light.
		By the time they penetrate through the oil and into the diamond, their sines are still between 0 and 1/2.417, and their refracted angles are still between 0° and arcsin(1/2.417) = 24° 26'.
	www.diamondtalk.com /forums/showthread.php?t=10178 (1841 words)

	MelodicRock.com - Interactive Melodic CD Reviews
		Now that being said, DIRTY DIAMONDS is a raw garage band type thing that he very well could've done back in 72/73.
		Could've done without the rap of STAND (doesn't quite fit with the oldies sound of the rest of the disc) but the rest of the album had me grinnin' from ear to ear and thinkin' this is exactly where Cooper does his best work.
		Dirty Diamonds is a solid release that sees Alice aging gracefully.
	www.melodicrock.com /reviews/alicecooper-dirtydiamonds.p3 (3481 words)

	Canadas Conflict Diamond
		In an attempt to increase public awareness of the ongoing strike at the Ekati diamond mine in Canada, the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), has launched a "Dirty Diamonds" campaign against mine owners BHP Billiton in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal today.
		PSAC is asking consumers not to buy Ekati diamonds being produced by strikebreakers under the Aurias and CanadaMark trademarks behind union picket lines as the union fights to win a fair first collective agreement for nearly 400 Ekati workers on strike since April 7.
		Des Lauriers said BHP Billiton has been marketing Ekati diamonds as "conflict free" compared to diamonds produced in war-torn African nations but potential buyers are not yet aware of the strike by Ekati's workers and the company's failure to negotiate a fair contract.
	www.abazias.com /education/news/Industry_News/Canada_Conflict_Diamonds.asp (415 words)

	DIAMONDS
		Therefore, ending the conflict diamond trade is largely reliant upon the successful implementation of standards and regulations in the world's largest diamond market --the U.S. It is widely felt that any standards adopted and implemented by the U.S. would serve as an international standard and could be put into place in other nations.
		Its successor, the Clean Diamond Trade Act, introduced by a bipartisan group of lawmakers, calls for a ban to be imposed on all diamonds from countries not co-operating with an international certification process currently being negotiated by 38 diamond-producing nations.
		For centuries, diamonds were a symbol of wealth and status, as diamonds were scarce --typically found only far underground where it was difficult to locate and extract them.
	www.onemovement.net /campaigns/diamonds.html (8039 words)

	Cooper's 'Dirty Diamonds' Have Heirloom Shine
		Alice Cooper is taking his Dirty Diamonds tour to the world, supporting a new New West release of the same name that represents a real return to Detroit rock form.
		The vibe of "Dirty Diamonds" recalls Cooper's classic 1971 album "Killer," which include such gems as "Be My Lover", "Desperado" (not to be confused with the Eagles' song of the same name) and "Dead Babies."
		Dirty Diamond cuts like "Perfect" fit nicely alongside early gems like "Be My Lover" in the Cooper canon.
	www.photoserve.com /bb/feature/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001014166 (735 words)

	RevelationZ Magazine - Album Review - Alice Cooper - Dirty Diamonds
		“Dirty Diamonds” follows the garage rock style from “The Eyes of Alice Cooper” and despite this is a better album, it still has a few sharp edges.
		Dirty Diamonds opens with an emotional intro that sounds inspired by the soundtrack from Morricone’s classic “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”.
		Overall “Dirty Diamonds” follows in the footsteps of “The Eyes Of Alice Cooper”, but this record is more consistent.
	www.revelationz.net /index.asp?ID=1530 (1580 words)

	No Dirty Gold
		Diamonds have fuelled conflicts in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia and Sierra Leone, contributing to the death and displacement of millions of people.
		EARTHWORKS, Oxfam Americaand other groups worldwide launched the No Dirty Gold campaign (www.nodirtygold.org) in 2004 to reform the mining industry and change the way gold is produced and sold.
		The groups are calling on CIBJO to ensure that any steps it takes result in meaningful changes on the ground for communities currently suffering the impacts of dirty gold mining and the conflict diamond trade.
	www.nodirtygold.org /CIBJO2005.cfm (611 words)

	Diamond Education - Dirty Diamonds
		However, many of you are buying magnificent diamonds, then allowing them to gather so much soot, dirt, oil, hand lotion, soap, hair spray and grease that any benefit from buying a well-proportioned, white, eye-clean, gigantic rock is negated.
		When the only benefit of a good diamond is increased light return (when clean) then don’t purchase a good quality diamond if the diamond can’t be properly maintained.
		At the end of any given day, even the 91% diamonds will have only 67% light return due to the oil and dirt that accumulates from normal wear.
	www.diamondcuttersintl.com /diamond_education/articles/reference/dirty_diamonds.html (599 words)

	Fafo-report 377: Dirty Diamonds
		The recent rise to prominence of 'conflict diamonds' poses a challenge not just to the diamond industry, but also to governments, multilateral institutions and non-governmental organisations working to end these wars.
		Dirty Diamonds looks at this recent experience, explores how the trade in rough diamonds helps sustain armed conflict and assesses the various solutions now being debated.
		The report was commissioned by PICCR as part of the Economies of Conflict research project, which examines the links between certain private sector activity and armed conflict.
	www.fafo.no /pub/rapp/377/index.htm (170 words)

	Press Picks Up "Dirty Diamonds" African Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		It has adhered to diamond sanctions the United Nations imposed on Angola since they were announced in June 1998 and has worked with Robert Fowler, who heads the U.N. sanctions committee, in overseeing the ban.
		On the other hand, diamonds' portability and high value make them perfect tools to be "a magnet for the greedy and corrupt to line their own pockets at the expense of the people" in war-torn countries, according to Oppenheimer.
		Though such a law would add to the cost of diamonds and will doubtless be difficult to implement, such a measure may go a long way towards dissuading consumers to boycott all diamonds due to the abuses of a few diamond producing countries.
	www.professionaljeweler.com /archives/news/1999/111299story.html (473 words)

	Alice Cooper - Dirty Diamonds (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		With the release of Dirty Diamonds, Coop is back in even finer form, promising more thrills, chills and doctor bills.
		I’d much rather have the sound of an early Stones album.”; And that’s exactly what Dirty Diamonds is — a nod to the British Invasion past while acknowledging the Nu-rock White Stripes/Jet present.
		Writing and recording Dirty Diamonds with Alice is his band, long-time guitarist Ryan Roxie, recent addition guitarist Damon Johnson (best known for his band Brother Cane), bassist Chuck Garric and drummer Tommy Clufetos.
	www.alicecooper.com.cob-web.org:8888 /discography/dirty.html (843 words)

	Dirty Diamonds
		Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada -- While the recent industry initiative to boost and maintain consumer confidence in diamonds focuses on the issue of conflict diamonds in Africa, there's trouble brewing to the North.
		Striking miners at the Ekati diamond mine, owned by BHP Billiton, announced a campaign against the company with major ads in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, according to a media release from Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), which is sponsoring the ads.
		He said—and the advertisement asserts—that BHP Billiton has marketed the diamonds as "conflict-free" compared to those produced in war-torn African nations, but that consumers are unaware of the Ekati strike and what he said is the company's failure to negotiate a fair contract.
	www.abazias.com /education/diamonds/Industry_News/Dirty_Diamonds.asp (303 words)

	No to AURIAS™ Dirty Diamonds from Canada! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Diamonds produced in Canada’s Arctic by BHP Billiton at the Ekati diamond mine are being marketed as a “conflict-free” alternative to diamonds from war-torn countries.
		But today Canadian AURIAS™ and CanadaMark™ diamonds are being produced in a conflict - behind a picket line set up by 385 diamond mine workers who have been on strike at Ekati for over two months to win a first contract.
		And BHP Billiton is using strikebreakers to operate the Ekati diamond mine despite the strike by workers represented by the Public Service Alliance of Canada/Union of Northern Workers.
	www.psacbc.com /dirty-diamonds (170 words)

	Rolling Stone : Alice Cooper Gets "Dirty"
		Dirty Diamonds was actually overseen by Steve Lindsey, who co-produced Cooper's 2004 duet with rapper Xzibit "Stand" (off the official Olympics Games album, Unity) and has worked with Elton John, Luther Vandross and Leonard Cohen.
		Cooper describes the title track of Dirty Diamonds as an "epic" similar to his multilayered 1971 song "Halo of Flies." "I tried to make it as cinematic as possible -- so it's definitely got a little bit of a John Barry-ish, James Bond-ish thing," he says.
		Cooper is preparing to debut his new live show, the Dirty Diamonds Revue, in Australia and Europe this summer, with Kiss drummer Eric Singer part of the band once again.
	www.rollingstone.com /news/story/7232451/alice_cooper_gets_dirty (511 words)

	Dirty Diamonds in Review
		DIRTY DIAMONDS: This is one of the songs that Alice has previewed on his show.
		The copy of Dirty Diamonds that I have doesn't include the bonus track, "The Sharpest Pain," which seems to be appearing on the UK release.
		I find that DIRTY DIAMONDS is a natural evolution of EYES.
	home.gci.net /~coopercollections/dirty_diamonds.htm (1110 words)

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