People were out.

You can't just drill a hole and pump it out.

Noting that the vast majority of rough diamonds produced in the world are from legitimate sources,

So it's the deepest geological bore hole ever drilled.

Noting that the vast majority of rough diamonds produced in the world are from legitimate sources,

Bearing in mind the positive benefits of the legitimate diamond trade to producing countries, and underlining the need for continued international action to prevent the problem of conflict diamonds from negatively affecting the trade in legitimate diamonds, which makes a critical contribution to the economies of many of the producing, exporting and importing States, especially developing States,

Bearing in mind the positive benefits of the legitimate diamond trade to producing countries, and underlining the need for continued international action to prevent the problem of conflict diamonds from negatively affecting the trade in legitimate diamonds, which makes a critical contribution to the economies of many of the producing, exporting and importing States, especially developing States,

It's about six inches deep in the wall, but it just appears like it's coming out of the wall.

It was a diamond cell structure was the point of departure.

Revenues from diamond exports have continued to increase as the Government has increased its control over the diamond mining sector.

Recognizing also the positive benefits of the legitimate diamond trade to producing countries, and underlining the need for continued international action to prevent the problem of conflict diamonds from negatively affecting the trade in legitimate diamonds, which makes a critical contribution to the economies of many of the producing, exporting and importing States, especially developing States,

Do I want to walk in, because unless I have Ariadne's thread to anchor enough metaphors for you? somewhere, I may not get out.

Welcoming further the important contribution made by the diamond industry, in particular the World Diamond Council, as well as civil society, to assist international efforts to stop the trade in conflict diamonds,

People have pulled aside, I mean, they've come out of that queue line, they have popped their trunks, pulled out lawn chairs and cool drinks.

Welcoming also the important contributions made and that continue to be made by civil society and the diamond industry, in particular the World Diamond Council which represents all aspects of the diamond industry, to assist international efforts to stop the trade in conflict diamonds,

Welcoming further the important contributions made and that continue to be made by the diamond industry, in particular the World Diamond Council, as well as civil society, to assist international efforts to stop the trade in conflict diamonds,

So we have a diamond drill.

And I had no idea that I was one of those obnoxious people you occasionally see weaving in and out of traffic, because it was just that smooth.

It is like a tube where a wounded soldier enters on one end and exits back home, on the other.

I used a microscopic shard of diamond to actually carve the actual base.

These are not diamonds, not really.

Antwerp is one of the world's largest diamond trading centers. The diamond cutting technology of local artisans is well known. All diamonds on sale have undergone rigorous identification, deeply welcomed by the mainland ladies.

This is a crazy thing, this big drill rig wrapped in a blanket to keep everybody warm, drilling at temperatures of minus 40.

The problem came to a head this year when the Kimberley Process began to certify diamonds from Marange, in Zimbabwe. The Marange diamond field, discovered in 2006, is one of the richest ever found.

By the end of September 2005, 109 million worth of diamonds had been exported.

And all the people who lived in the neighborhood, who owned restaurants and bars in the neighborhood, were all out there had them all open.

Commendable progress has been made in the diamond mining sector, particularly in the area of licensing and the substantial increase in the official exports of diamonds.

Because what you need is the hole, not the drill.

The diamond exports amounted to some 82 million in the first half of 2005.

Woman Have any of these diamond shapes gone out?

Your diamond you've all heard, probably seen the movie Blood Diamond.

Women have long been engaged in traditional gold panning and small scale diamond mining.

Diamond Mine

The Diamond Area Community Development Fund, which provides a proportion of funds from the 3 per cent export tax on diamonds to chiefdoms in which mining is carried out, is also supporting development in those areas.

As a result of this support, the Government of Sierra Leone has been able to extend its authority throughout the country, including in diamond mining areas, which has helped it to significantly increase official exports of diamonds.

Highlighting the additional important initiatives already taken to address this problem, in particular by the Governments of Angola and Sierra Leone and by other key producing, processing, exporting and importing countries, as well as by the diamond industry and civil society, including the creation by the industry of the World Diamond Council,

By the end of 2004, diamond exports from Sierra Leone totalled 127 million.

Diamond trading

So as an academic, we're always trained to be able to jump through hoops to raise funding for our labs, and we get our robots to do that.

Maybe he ate something bad for lunch, and then things get really horrible, as his skin rips apart, and he sees a virus coming out from his insides.

That used to be the illegal diamond trade, from the UNITA dominated area in Angola.

(e) The need for diamond processing, exporting and importing States to act in concert

And we made the very first bore hole through the largest floating ice shelf on the planet.

Trinidad and Tobago is not a producer of such precious commodities as gold, diamonds and jewels.

This remarkable growth is linked to increased Government control over diamond mining through the implementation of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme and related measures taken by the Government.