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  Endnotes
While the Diamond Trading Company was extremely cooperative in showing me through their headquarters in London and explaining the sorting and distribution procedures, I did not have an opportunity to interview a number of key executives there, including Monty Charles.
There were no synthetic diamonds in those days, and the only source for many important types of diamonds were the mines and fields in the British Empire under the control of the diamond cartel.
The description of the diamond sorting was given to me by a former diamond sorter for the Diamond Trading Company in London who prefers that her identity be kept secret.
www.edwardjayepstein.com /diamond/endnotes.htm   (4356 words)

  
 The Food Timeline: history notes--bread
Thirteen years later, Husson in "Les Consommations de Paris" [1875] includes 'croissants for coffee' in a list of 'ordinary' (as opposed to 'fine') pastry goods.
Parker's first guests was a lady from London who misplaced her diamonds.
The pastry cook, who was in love with the chambermaid, heard the commotion and was so angry he picked up pieces of dough in his fists and slammed them into the oven.
www.foodtimeline.org /foodbreads.html   (13495 words)

  
 DMM - Gallon Challenge Backstory: Adam Roberts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
It was common knowledge to everyone that Bunner had essentially gone crazy thirteen years ago after the football team lost a state championship because of a botched extra point.
The next year he was banned from varsity football competition after he dropped his pants and began crawling around the field in an attempt to motivate the team.
At a freakish 6 foot 9 inches tall, Ricardo was the former Spanish National Champion, who had allegedly been lured to Kenyon with promises of diamonds, women and financial security from the wealthy and prolific network of Kenyon swimming alumni.
www.drmoviemovie.com /articleDetail.asp?REV_ID=277   (4719 words)

  
 Card Games: Commercial Games
There are alternative versions: Vampire Thief, in which vampire cards can be stolen from opponents, and Horror Wonderland in which the cards are arranged in stacks with only the top card visible and moved according to fairly complex rules.
The cards of each suit are numbered 1-8 in the first pack, 10 to 80 in the second and 100 to 800 in the third.
In this unusual game, the four players take turns to pass cards to other players and receive replacements, the aims being (a) to collect a hand of only one suit and (b) to identify correctly who is collecting each of the other suits.
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 Reviews   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Crater of Diamonds Park in Arkansas, is the only place in the USA where diamonds are found.
Thirteen major religions of the world are presented with 2 to 12 pages dedicated to each.
Besides the most well known are Jainism, Baha'i faith, Zoroastrianism and Rastafarianism.
www.edcpub.com /corp/reviews.htm   (9592 words)

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