500 Carat Egg-Sized Diamond Unearthed – One of the Top 20 Stones in the World

The famed Cullinan Mine in South Africa claimed another prize when a massive 500 carat diamond was unearthed in late-September 2009. The Cullinan Mine has long been associated with large and very high quality diamonds since the Cullinan Diamond was mined – this is the world's largest diamond weighing in at a simply enormous 3,106 carats and which now forms the centerpiece for the British Crown Jewels as the main diamond of the Imperial Septre.The most recent find may be nowhere near the size of the Cullinan but at 500 carats, it is the size of a chicken egg and is reported to be of the highest quality in terms of clarity and color. At the moment, no value has been ascribed to the 100 gram stone but an assessment will be under way to determine what to do with the diamond – either to cut it into smaller diamond gemstones or whether a buyer can be found for a single huge diamond which most woman would not be able to wear comfortably on their ring finger!The quality of the stone is said to be exceptional which makes it eminently suitable for producing diamonds for jewelry purposes as opposed to using the stone for industrial diamond products. What is also exceptional is that this stone was discovered along with two other “lesser” stones, both weighing in at more than 50 carats each and of similar quality. This find has further cemented the historical and global reputation of the Cullinan Mine which aside from the world's largest diamond has also produced the Jubilee Diamond (755 carats when cheap Oakley Scalpel found and before cutting and polishing), the Centenary (599 carats rough) and the Taylor-Burton which was a huge 69 carats after it had been cut and polished.The latest find will now undergo expert analysis to determine whether it is suitable for use as a piece of jewelry which seems likely given what is already known about its quality and in order to keep the size of the stone as large as possible to maximize potential sales revenue for its relative uniqueness. While most of the world's notable diamonds have come from South Africa, the stone may very well end up in India where most of the world's diamonds used in jewelry are actually cheap Oakley Juliet cut and polished, before heading to the largest market for diamond jewelry, the United States.Assessing the diamond will take account of the “Four C's” – the clarity, cheap Oakley Half Jacket color, cut and carat. Obviously, in the rough the only two factors that can be assessed are color and clarity – the cut and carat weight will be determined and only apply once the finished cutting and polishing has been concluded. In this instance, the stone is thought to be a Type II diamond, that is a stone which means that it has no measurable nitrogen impurities which affects the color – in this case the stone has a very high degree of clarity due to the absence of color, and this high rating is only likely to vastly increase the value of the stone cheap Oakley Lifestyle both in the rough and the finished product.

"Ningún presidente querría tener que vender a Cristiano", reconoce Ramón Calderón

Ramón Calderón ha vuelto a atender a los medios de comunicación tras el 'Desafío NACEX' para analizar la actualidad del Real Madrid. El polémico ex presidente del club blanco se mostró feliz por la exhibición vista en el Camp Nou el pasado martes. Según él, "el Real Madrid estuvo muy bien contra el Barcelona".Tampoco desaprovechó cheap Oakley Monster Dog la oportunidad de elogiar a Cristiano Ronaldo, el gran héroe del conjunto merengue durante los últimos años. "Ronaldo es un toro", comentó Calderón. Sobre José Mourinho, dijo lo siguiente: "Mourinho es un buen entrenador y el madridismo agradece que ahora esté más relajado".Calderón rechaza los rumores que apuntan la posibilidad de que Florentino Pérez traspase a Cristiano Ronaldo en verano. "No hay debate; ningún presidente querría tener que vender a Cristiano", disparó.El ex mandatario recordó, por enésima cheap Oakley Special Edition vez, que si Cristiano Ronaldo está en el Real Madrid es gracias a sus gestiones. "No creo que el problema de su continuidad sea económico. Además, yo le conozco bien, fui el que le contraté para el Madrid", explicó.Por último, y de cara a las elecciones a la presidencia de la entidad blanca que se celebrarán en verano, deslizó lo siguiente: "Florentino no tendrá rival en las elecciones. No le auguro ningún bien al que se presente. Lo sé por experiencia". Encuesta de Goal.com cheap Oakley Sports .widget.poll .result .percentage, .widget.poll .result .bar { filter: none!important; } .widget.poll .result .percentage, cheap Oakley Half Jacket.widget.poll .result .bar { background: #cc0617; filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#cc0617', endColorstr='#8c0410',GradientType=0 ); } ¿Qué estadio debe acoger la final de Copa? Santiago Bernabéu Vicente Calderón Camp Nou Mestalla Ver resultados

"Neymar no sería titular en Barcelona o Real Madrid", afirma Muricy Ramalho

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Houston Finest Nightlife for the Last Day on Earth

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Houston Top 4 Nightlife Places You Might Get Dumped

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Show Me How to Play the Piano

Clefs, notes, rests, scales, chords, rhythm… How long does it really take to learn how to play the piano? The answer depends on your definition of what your desired level of ‘piano playing' should ultimately be. There are professionals, semi-professionals, amateurs and people with next to no training. The following are three common categories that a beginner pianist might aspire to achieve.1. You want to simply cheap Oakley Half Jacket play a couple of pieces to impress friends; this frame of mind will help you avoid unwanted comments such as:“It doesn't surprise me that you don't play an instrument. You never could do anything!”“I thought anyone could play SOMETHING on the piano. You've proven that I was wrong.”“I'm glad you don't play an instrument. Why do we need more noise pollution in the world?”Yes, people can be mean. Of course, I'm giving you cheap Oakley Multilens the worst case scenarios, but it doesn't hurt being prepared for the worst. Piano can easily be taught by a student copying a teacher, provided the pieces are not too long or complex. This type of rote teaching is a quick fix, designed to give a pupil confidence when asked by a friend or relative to play the piano. The downside is that a student will probably not accumulate a lot of repertoire using this method, unless that student has an astonishing memory or an incredibly accurate ear for music.2. The second category of student involves an aspiration to play for one's own enrichment and enjoyment. At this stage real lessons should kick in, including theory and practical technique. If music is to be taken as a serious, yet enjoyable hobby, then learning the language is essential in avoiding future frustration. Some of these frustrations might include:“I wish I learned how to read rhythm properly. Why did I waste my youth faking rhythm when I could have learned properly? Why, why, why …?”“I just realized something. I'm sixty and I cheap Oakley Gascan can't read music. Ahhhh!”3. Finally, category three involves an aspiration for professionalism. In order to achieve this level, serious lessons and lengthy practice sessions are a must. Music, like any other language, requires understanding and an unusual amount of repetition in order to reinforce mental understandings of music concepts and tactile memory. Consistency in this category has the added reward of increasing your chances at receiving comments such as:“Wow, you're amazing!”“I think my ears just smiled. Thank you for the blessing of your playing. Here's some cash… now please play some more, oh great one.”“I never knew real happiness until today. Thank you, thank you, thank you…”Which category does the average person fit into? I would say the second one. Although the world is filled with professional musicians, most people want to be able to play a few songs and enjoy themselves. This enjoyment includes a bit of an understanding of the language of music, including clefs, notes, rests, scales, chords, rhythm and more.So here's some final advice. If you really want to know how to play the piano, ask yourself what your ultimate goals cheap Oakley Batwolf are. This will better help you channel your valuable energy.

Should You Get a Phone Psychic Reading

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Famous Cigar Lovers Including Groucho Marx And Mark Twain

As more and more entertainment venues close themselves off to the rich, complicated odor of cigar smoke, perhaps it's time to remind ourselves that some of history's great artists - writers, entertainers, musicians - were not just smokers but cigar lovers. From comedians to social critics, from rockstar pianists to Christian apologists, these luminaries found the taste of cigars to be their eleventh muse.Groucho MarxWith his bushy eyebrows, ducklike walk and - yes - that omnipresent cigar, Groucho Marx (1890-1977) was among the most recognizable of American comedians. And with his legendary wit, he remains one of the greatest. Born into a showbiz family tory burch outlet (his uncle was a well-known vaudeville performer), Julius Marx - "Groucho" in later life - was already singing onstage by the age of fifteen, both alone and as part of a quintet with his four brothers. After an especially bad performance in Texas, the brothers began cracking jokes to each other onstage; to their surprise, the Texas crowd liked their jokes better than their singing. The cheap oakleys Marx brothers, lower case, became The Marx Brothers. They conquered vaudeville, Broadway, and eventually Hollywood with their rapid-fire comic repartee; their best films include Duck Soup (1933) and A Night at the Opera (1935).In addition to his other accomplishments, Marx was a furious autodidact and an avid reader - he once remarked, "I find television very educational. Every time someone switches it on I go into another room and read a good book." He maintained friendships by correspondence with such writers as T.S. Eliot fake oakleys and Carl Sandburg. He also maintained a long love affair with cigars, quipping that "A woman is an occasional pleasure but a cigar is always a smoke."G.K. ChestertonNobody ever wrote more eloquently about the taste of a good cigar than the popular English author G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936). On the other hand - in a career that spanned 80 books, 200 short stories, 4000 essays, and a scattering of poems and plays - there are few things Chesterton didn't, at some point, write about eloquently. Loved for his religious works, his mystery stories and fantasy novels, his essays, and his social criticism, Chesterton left behind a fan club anyone would envy: Ernest Hemingway, Orson Welles, Franz Kafka, Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Dorothy Day, Mohandas K. Gandhi, and Irish Republican Army leader Michael Collins. Director Ingmar Bergman and novelist/comic creator Neil Gaiman. Conservative pundits and liberal journalists, literary critics and social activists, Christians (of which Chesterton was one) and others - his influence knows no bounds.Chesterton's unique philosophy was rooted in his robust enjoyment of all life's pleasures - including his ever-present cigar. In an era when many well-known Christians defined themselves by the pleasures they avoided, he championed the virtue of moderation, writing "Let us praise God for beer and wine by not drinking too much of them."Mark TwainSamuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910) was born, and died, when Halley's Comet was in the sky. In the 75 years between those two appearances, he led an appropriately unique, prodigious life, working as a sailor, soldier, publisher, inventor, and lecturer, all the while creating the most unique body of work in American literature. Of course he's best known for the iconic Tom Sawyer (1876) and its infinitely better sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1886), but he could also be, by turns, a brave social critic, a champion of the poor and persecuted, a savagely funny satirist, a genial entertainer, and a devoted family man and friend. He was also devoted to his cigars, rarely appearing without them.Franz LisztThe Hungarian composer and pianist (1811-1886) once claimed that "a good Cuban cigar closes the doors to the vulgarities of the world." So, for many listeners, does Liszt's passionately Romantic music. Already a performing pianist by the age of nine, Liszt's mastery of the instrument was so great that it freed him up to write works for the piano that simply weren't technically possible before his ascendancy - no one before him could have hit all those notes. His music influenced the future of composing, while his playing has influenced every significant pianist since. And his great fame - especially with women, who fought over his used handkerchiefs - made him a prototype of the satyr-like, charismatic rock star, a nineteenth-century Mick Jagger. (And what would a nineteenth-century Mick Jagger be without a good smoke christian louboutin replica?)

Famous Bollywood Pranksters

Every actor in Bollywood claims that cinema is a serious and risky business. They work really hard to make a movie and often stay away from families. No denying that it is a very tiring job. But trust only our Bollywood stars to have fun in the midst of so much work. How do they do so? Well, that's simple. They play pranks on each other and have good laugh now and then. Consecutively, our film industry has many pranksters on loose who make the lives of their co-stars hell. We thought why not introduce you to some of these actors who otherwise wear a very serious face in front of the camera but behind it are the most mischievous of the lot. So behold the mischief men and a woman!Akshay KumarNow we know it isn't difficult to fathom about Akshay Kumar as the prankster given his comic capers. But the extent this man can go to have some innocent fun at the expense of his co-stars. Vidya Balan was one of his preys when they were shooting for ‘Heyy Baby'. One day, Akshay called Vidya on the sets posing as an Australian journalist and requested for an interview. Doubting nothing Vidya agreed for the telephonic interaction. Akshay started his questionnaire and Vidya innocently answered all. Akshay had switched the speaker mode tory burch outlet on in his phone and everyone heard Vidya's answers. After completing the interview when she came out of her room, she saw people laughing frantically looking at her. She was then told about Akshay's prank and was left red-faced.Abhishek BachchanAbhishek Bachchan is one of the major prank players in Bollywood as he hasn't spared anyone he worked with including his beautiful wife Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. During the premiere of ‘Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey', Aishwarya was at lobby after the event when Abhishek dragged her into a room and closed the door from behind. Later, did Ash realise that Abhishek has dragged her into men's restroom when she saw men ogling at her. Realizing that her husband has played a prank on her, Ash burst out into peals of laughter.Ajay DevgnNow this is one actor everyone swears by as one who can be mischievous even at a seemingly impossible moment. During Golmaal Returns's shooting, Kareena Kapoor became his victims many a times. Ajay had somehow procured a big collection of fake bombs cheap oakleys that catches fire but doesn't explode. One day, to her horror, Kareena saw Ajay toss one towards her. It landed next to her and made hissing noises. Bebo ran for life and only later realized that they were not meant to burst. This happened more than once on the sets.Aamir KhanAamir Khan today is coming out with real issues and real troubles of men and trying to seek a way to end social malice. But don't get conned by this serious side of Aamir as this man is very naughty. Ask his co-stars and they will tell how he would spit on their palms on the christian louboutin sale pretext of reading them. He also used to scare Madhuri Dixit on the sets of Dil by suddenly approaching her from behind.Vidya BalanShe is the only female in this list and is only prankster whose name doesn't start with an A. She might have become a prey to Akshay's prank but she too is one of the naughtiest actresses of B-town. She pulled a fast one on Tusshar Kapoor while shooting The Dirty Picture. In a scene Tusshar was supposed to be blind folded. She enacted the scene as long as Tusshar could endure her many antics. He quietly accepted it all thinking it was the need of the scene. Later, it was broken to him that it was a prank and he just couldn't believe christian louboutin replica.

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5 Easy Steps to Setting Up a Perfect Home Recoding Studio

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Yaya Toure I've never considered joining Real Madrid because of Barcelona ties

Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure says he has never considered joining Real Madrid due to his ties with former club Barcelona.Toure had a trophy-laden spell in Spain, playing 74 times for the Spanish giants and winning seven competitions including two Liga titles and the Champions League.However, when asked louis vuitton Outlet whether he would consider a move to their fierce rivals Real Madrid, Toure insists that it was something that had not crossed his mind."I've never considered going to Madrid because I've been a Barca fan for may years," Toure told RAC1. "Madrid are a great club but it would be very hard to play against Barca."Barcelona have always been the most important team to me. They're an example for hard michael kors Outlet online workers and committed players like Xavi and [Carles] Puyol, but also for the fans. They're the best team in the world."The Spanish giants were rumoured to be interested in Toure's City team-mate Sergio Aguero recently, and the Ivory Coast international admits that turning down the Camp Nou would be a tough choice to make."It's difficult to say no christian louboutin sale to Barca," he added. "You can't say no to playing with Xavi, [Lionel] Messi and [Gerard] Pique."The arrival of [Ferran] Soriano and Txiki [Begiristain] helped a lot. Txiki is a great professional and I'm sure the club will continue to grow with them. Hopefully we can reach Barcelona's fake christian louboutin level one day."Toure says that despite the Blaugrana facing a "difficult" tie against Bayern Munich in the Champions League, he fancies his former side to progress."The game against Bayern will be very difficult, but Barca are always favourites for me," he continued. "There are always difficulties in the Champions League, like against Milan, but I believe that Barca's quality - and Messi's above all - can decide the game."James Richardson, Les Ferdinand & Goal.com's Peter Staunton run through the biggest transfer talking points of the week.CLICK THE IMAGE TO SEE THE FIRST EPISODE!

Yaya Toure hopeful Sir Alex Ferguson's departure will herald Manchester City dominance

Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure believes Sir Alex Ferguson's decision to retire could prove to be to his side's gain as the blue side of Manchester look to capitalise and claw back the title from neighbours Manchester United.City's disappointing defence of their title this season enabled United to win a 20th league title with relative ease but Toure insists City are ready to pounce next season as United venture into the unknown without their most successful manager."United is a great club and Ferguson is a big character at this club," Toure told reporters. "He has michael kors Outlet built everything at United and the balance I hope will go to the City side now."We will see next year, because there will be a lot of rivalry between Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal and United."Tottenham are coming through and the Premier League is going to be very, very tough."Toure's City team-mate Pablo Zabaleta shares this view but feels City need to look closer to home if they are launch a title assault next season. MANCHESTER CITY LATEST7/1Manchester City are 7/1 with Bet365 christian louboutin sale to beat Wigan 3-0 in the FA Cup finalHe said: "We need to think about what's happening at Manchester City now. What's happening on the other side of the town doesn't matter to us."All I can say about Ferguson is that he was a great manager. He has been very successful with Manchester United and we wish him all the best for the future."The FA Cup final on Saturday against Wigan provides City with a golden chance to recover from their failure to retain the replica christian louboutin shoes league title, and Toure admits he and his fellow team-mates are desperate to secure some form of silverware for the season.The midfielder added: "We let the Premier League trophy go to United but now we want to win this one."But it's going to be difficult because we can't think Wigan will let the trophy go, just because of the situation they are in now in the Premier League."For us, this will be a very important trophy. It's is very important to keep winning trophies and that is why I signed a new contract."I want to be part of the history of the club. We've already started that, we've already won some trophies."I hope there are going to be more, like the Champions League and the Premier League, like the FA Cup."This is the only trophy left this season for us and we know it's going to be tough this Saturday. Wigan are a good football team with a fantastic manager."It's going to be tough but we're determined to achieve something for the club and for the fans. For the players it's very important louis vuitton Outlet."