Weighing nine tons, he was believed to be the largest Indian elephant in captivity. A good worker but prone to fits of temper, he was generally kept chained to two calm female elephants during parades through the towns the circus visited. On October 12, 1929, while being unloaded in Corsicana, Texas, Black Diamond went on a rampage, injuring his long-time former trainer, H. D. (Curley) Pritchett, and killing Pritchett's current employer, Eva Speed Donohoo (or Donohue).
Ms. Donohoo was not the first person Black Diamond had killed, so after his recapture he was deemed too dangerous to continue with the circus and the decision was made to put him down. Numerous ideas were floated but his size made most of them unworkable; the final decision was to shoot him. As many as 50, perhaps more than 100, shots were required before Black Diamond died.
His mounted head, on display in a museum in Houston, Texas for many years, was eventually acquired by a local Corsicana businessman, Carmack Watkins, who had been a five-year-old boy in the crowd that day in October 1929. Allegedly, one of his feet was made into a pedestal for a bust of Hans Nagle, Houston's first zookeeper, the man who fired the final shot that brought Black Diamond down. Another one of his legs is on display in the old post office in the ghost town, Helena, TX.
"Black Diamond" is a song by the Bee Gees released on the album Odessa in 1969. The song was written by Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb and featured lead vocals by Robin Gibb. It was included on the compilation Marley Purt Drive released in 1970.
Recording
This track was the first song recorded when the Bee Gees returned to England after initial sessions for the album in New York City, and was the first song not to feature lead guitarist Vince Melouney who had left after the New York sessions for the album. It was recorded twice, the first version ended to 4:00 was released on Sketches for Odessa in 2006. and the second version was released on the album. The intro features a guitar part played by Maurice, and the orchestral arrangement by Bill Shepherd. Barry Gibb did not feature on the demo version. The beginning of the song, similar but there are some vastly different lyrics in the verses.
Again I see you standing there watching me
Your gaze, those eyes are tantalizing openly
Inviting me to get close to you
Can't help myself
There's fascination in the air
I try to fight this strong sensation
But there's no chance to escape from this temptation
Feels like I've known you before
Repeating phrases
But I yearn for something more
I know I can't stay by your side forever
But I know I won't forget your beauty
My black diamond
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published: 12 Jan 2008
Everyone Who Had This Mysterious Black Diamond Regretted It
Marylin Monroe apparently knew what she was singing about. Diamonds are a girl’s best friend. Well, not all diamonds are friends. That’s where the Orlov diamond comes in – notorious for ruining his owners’ lives and… Yes, it is black! And, its past and origin are as dark as its color.
Legend has it that the Orlov diamond is “The Eye of Brahma” – a 195-carat gemstone that was inlaid in a Hindu statue near Pondicherry, India. In 1747, it was stolen under mysterious circumstances. Several hours before its disappearance, a monk was seen in the shrine who was later believed to be a thief.
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4 Mystery Doors That Should Never Be Opened https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfYnUaLpdc0&
10 Terrifying Places Science Still Can't Explain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvyHolI...
published: 24 Jun 2019
Black Diamond Quickdraws
published: 18 Jan 2016
Black Diamond Presents: Live. Climb. Repeat. with Nalle Hukkataival
BD Athlete Nalle Hukkatiaval is driven by first ascents. For him, the moment of actually climbing a boulder problem is secondary—a mere 10%—compared to the hard work of actually unearthing the line. But just because you have the vision of how a sequence should unfold doesn’t guarantee that you can do the moves. Is it too hard? Does it even go? Check out this new film documenting Nalle’s battle with one of America’s hardest boulder problems.
published: 01 Oct 2019
STRATOVARIUS - Black Diamond /Masters of Rock 2012 DvD/
Masters of Rock 2012 Vizovice
published: 13 Jan 2013
Black Diamond Presents: BD Athlete Mary McIntyre—Skiing the Fullness of the Void
“This powerful nothingness—that at once empties and fills the mind—is why powder is so addictive,” writes BD Athlete Mary McIntyre. For Mary—a devoted powder hound—her “Never Never Land” is Japan. Accumulating at a rate of five inches per hour, Japan’s famed powder is just what Mary had been searching for—that “fullness of the void” out of which all things come. Check out this beautiful film featuring Mary Mac getting deeper than deep in Japan.
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Again I see you standing there watching me
Your gaze, those eyes are tantalizing openly
Inviting me to get close to you
Can't help myself
There's fascination in...
Again I see you standing there watching me
Your gaze, those eyes are tantalizing openly
Inviting me to get close to you
Can't help myself
There's fascination in the air
I try to fight this strong sensation
But there's no chance to escape from this temptation
Feels like I've known you before
Repeating phrases
But I yearn for something more
I know I can't stay by your side forever
But I know I won't forget your beauty
My black diamond
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Again I see you standing there watching me
Your gaze, those eyes are tantalizing openly
Inviting me to get close to you
Can't help myself
There's fascination in the air
I try to fight this strong sensation
But there's no chance to escape from this temptation
Feels like I've known you before
Repeating phrases
But I yearn for something more
I know I can't stay by your side forever
But I know I won't forget your beauty
My black diamond
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Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
Marylin Monroe apparently knew what she was singing about. Diamonds are a girl’s best friend. Well, not all diamonds are friends. That’s where the Orlov diamond...
Marylin Monroe apparently knew what she was singing about. Diamonds are a girl’s best friend. Well, not all diamonds are friends. That’s where the Orlov diamond comes in – notorious for ruining his owners’ lives and… Yes, it is black! And, its past and origin are as dark as its color.
Legend has it that the Orlov diamond is “The Eye of Brahma” – a 195-carat gemstone that was inlaid in a Hindu statue near Pondicherry, India. In 1747, it was stolen under mysterious circumstances. Several hours before its disappearance, a monk was seen in the shrine who was later believed to be a thief.
Other videos you might like:
4 Mystery Doors That Should Never Be Opened https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfYnUaLpdc0&
10 Terrifying Places Science Still Can't Explain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvyHolI93xE&
The Truth About the Titanic Has Been Revealed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxdRTaAp5Fw
TIMESTAMPS:
The gemstone that killed three princesses 1:08
The Black Orlov in New York 2:49
Is the curse broken? 3:47
How ancient are diamonds? 5:14
What's so special about black diamonds? 6:04
Were black diamonds brought from space?! 6:44
What makes them black 7:57
How to choose a good one 8:23
#diamonds #jewellery #brightside
Music by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/
SUMMARY:
- Neither the monk nor other possible thieves were ever found, and any trace of the diamond was lost for many years. Much later, in the 18th century, it popped up in Great Britain.
- Princess Orlova’s story is a bit of a mystery. For a long time she was believed to be a fictional character. Historians couldn’t find any references to her biography.
- There are records of two more Russian princesses who owned the black diamond and shared the same terrible fate: Leonila Galitsine-Bariatinsky and Maria Leshchinskaya.
- In 1932 the Black Orlov was bought from an unknown source by J.W Paris – a well-known New York gem dealer.
- The next owner, Charles S. Winston, was shaken by Paris’s tragic demise and tried to break the diamond’s alleged curse by cutting it. He asked an Austrian jeweler to cut the diamond into 3 pieces.
- The present owner of the infamous stone, a diamond dealer from Pennsylvania named Dennis Petimezas, bought it in 2006.
- Petimezas had never seriously believed in the diamond's dark powers. He studied its history and found that there weren’t any troubles linked to it for about half a century.
- The Black Orlov is now part of a 108-diamond brooch suspended from a 124-diamond necklace and is sometimes on display at international gemstone exhibitions.
- It takes that long for diamonds to form at a depth of about a hundred miles (160 km). Imagine very high temperatures (1,652 – 2,370°F (900 – 1,300°С)) and extremely high pressure existing for millions of years deep inside the Earth’s mantle.
- While pure diamonds are big solid crystals, carbonados have a polycrystal structure. They’re made of many tiny crystals linked with each other.
- Black diamonds come from only 3 places and no other pure or colored diamonds are found there: The Central African Republic, Brazil and The Kozelski Volcano in Kamchatka, Russia.
- Carbonados have graphite and hematite in their crystals. These substances absorb light, while pure diamonds let it through. It's believed that the black hue also appeared due to radiation.
- The quality of the gemstone depends on the initial substance and the jeweler’s skills. The cheapest carbonados are produced in India.
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Marylin Monroe apparently knew what she was singing about. Diamonds are a girl’s best friend. Well, not all diamonds are friends. That’s where the Orlov diamond comes in – notorious for ruining his owners’ lives and… Yes, it is black! And, its past and origin are as dark as its color.
Legend has it that the Orlov diamond is “The Eye of Brahma” – a 195-carat gemstone that was inlaid in a Hindu statue near Pondicherry, India. In 1747, it was stolen under mysterious circumstances. Several hours before its disappearance, a monk was seen in the shrine who was later believed to be a thief.
Other videos you might like:
4 Mystery Doors That Should Never Be Opened https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfYnUaLpdc0&
10 Terrifying Places Science Still Can't Explain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvyHolI93xE&
The Truth About the Titanic Has Been Revealed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxdRTaAp5Fw
TIMESTAMPS:
The gemstone that killed three princesses 1:08
The Black Orlov in New York 2:49
Is the curse broken? 3:47
How ancient are diamonds? 5:14
What's so special about black diamonds? 6:04
Were black diamonds brought from space?! 6:44
What makes them black 7:57
How to choose a good one 8:23
#diamonds #jewellery #brightside
Music by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/
SUMMARY:
- Neither the monk nor other possible thieves were ever found, and any trace of the diamond was lost for many years. Much later, in the 18th century, it popped up in Great Britain.
- Princess Orlova’s story is a bit of a mystery. For a long time she was believed to be a fictional character. Historians couldn’t find any references to her biography.
- There are records of two more Russian princesses who owned the black diamond and shared the same terrible fate: Leonila Galitsine-Bariatinsky and Maria Leshchinskaya.
- In 1932 the Black Orlov was bought from an unknown source by J.W Paris – a well-known New York gem dealer.
- The next owner, Charles S. Winston, was shaken by Paris’s tragic demise and tried to break the diamond’s alleged curse by cutting it. He asked an Austrian jeweler to cut the diamond into 3 pieces.
- The present owner of the infamous stone, a diamond dealer from Pennsylvania named Dennis Petimezas, bought it in 2006.
- Petimezas had never seriously believed in the diamond's dark powers. He studied its history and found that there weren’t any troubles linked to it for about half a century.
- The Black Orlov is now part of a 108-diamond brooch suspended from a 124-diamond necklace and is sometimes on display at international gemstone exhibitions.
- It takes that long for diamonds to form at a depth of about a hundred miles (160 km). Imagine very high temperatures (1,652 – 2,370°F (900 – 1,300°С)) and extremely high pressure existing for millions of years deep inside the Earth’s mantle.
- While pure diamonds are big solid crystals, carbonados have a polycrystal structure. They’re made of many tiny crystals linked with each other.
- Black diamonds come from only 3 places and no other pure or colored diamonds are found there: The Central African Republic, Brazil and The Kozelski Volcano in Kamchatka, Russia.
- Carbonados have graphite and hematite in their crystals. These substances absorb light, while pure diamonds let it through. It's believed that the black hue also appeared due to radiation.
- The quality of the gemstone depends on the initial substance and the jeweler’s skills. The cheapest carbonados are produced in India.
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BD Athlete Nalle Hukkatiaval is driven by first ascents. For him, the moment of actually climbing a boulder problem is secondary—a mere 10%—compared to the hard...
BD Athlete Nalle Hukkatiaval is driven by first ascents. For him, the moment of actually climbing a boulder problem is secondary—a mere 10%—compared to the hard work of actually unearthing the line. But just because you have the vision of how a sequence should unfold doesn’t guarantee that you can do the moves. Is it too hard? Does it even go? Check out this new film documenting Nalle’s battle with one of America’s hardest boulder problems.
BD Athlete Nalle Hukkatiaval is driven by first ascents. For him, the moment of actually climbing a boulder problem is secondary—a mere 10%—compared to the hard work of actually unearthing the line. But just because you have the vision of how a sequence should unfold doesn’t guarantee that you can do the moves. Is it too hard? Does it even go? Check out this new film documenting Nalle’s battle with one of America’s hardest boulder problems.
“This powerful nothingness—that at once empties and fills the mind—is why powder is so addictive,” writes BD Athlete Mary McIntyre. For Mary—a devoted powder ho...
“This powerful nothingness—that at once empties and fills the mind—is why powder is so addictive,” writes BD Athlete Mary McIntyre. For Mary—a devoted powder hound—her “Never Never Land” is Japan. Accumulating at a rate of five inches per hour, Japan’s famed powder is just what Mary had been searching for—that “fullness of the void” out of which all things come. Check out this beautiful film featuring Mary Mac getting deeper than deep in Japan.
Join the Black Diamond Community: https://bit.ly/3eL1PP2
“This powerful nothingness—that at once empties and fills the mind—is why powder is so addictive,” writes BD Athlete Mary McIntyre. For Mary—a devoted powder hound—her “Never Never Land” is Japan. Accumulating at a rate of five inches per hour, Japan’s famed powder is just what Mary had been searching for—that “fullness of the void” out of which all things come. Check out this beautiful film featuring Mary Mac getting deeper than deep in Japan.
Join the Black Diamond Community: https://bit.ly/3eL1PP2
Again I see you standing there watching me
Your gaze, those eyes are tantalizing openly
Inviting me to get close to you
Can't help myself
There's fascination in the air
I try to fight this strong sensation
But there's no chance to escape from this temptation
Feels like I've known you before
Repeating phrases
But I yearn for something more
I know I can't stay by your side forever
But I know I won't forget your beauty
My black diamond
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
Marylin Monroe apparently knew what she was singing about. Diamonds are a girl’s best friend. Well, not all diamonds are friends. That’s where the Orlov diamond comes in – notorious for ruining his owners’ lives and… Yes, it is black! And, its past and origin are as dark as its color.
Legend has it that the Orlov diamond is “The Eye of Brahma” – a 195-carat gemstone that was inlaid in a Hindu statue near Pondicherry, India. In 1747, it was stolen under mysterious circumstances. Several hours before its disappearance, a monk was seen in the shrine who was later believed to be a thief.
Other videos you might like:
4 Mystery Doors That Should Never Be Opened https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfYnUaLpdc0&
10 Terrifying Places Science Still Can't Explain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvyHolI93xE&
The Truth About the Titanic Has Been Revealed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxdRTaAp5Fw
TIMESTAMPS:
The gemstone that killed three princesses 1:08
The Black Orlov in New York 2:49
Is the curse broken? 3:47
How ancient are diamonds? 5:14
What's so special about black diamonds? 6:04
Were black diamonds brought from space?! 6:44
What makes them black 7:57
How to choose a good one 8:23
#diamonds #jewellery #brightside
Music by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/
SUMMARY:
- Neither the monk nor other possible thieves were ever found, and any trace of the diamond was lost for many years. Much later, in the 18th century, it popped up in Great Britain.
- Princess Orlova’s story is a bit of a mystery. For a long time she was believed to be a fictional character. Historians couldn’t find any references to her biography.
- There are records of two more Russian princesses who owned the black diamond and shared the same terrible fate: Leonila Galitsine-Bariatinsky and Maria Leshchinskaya.
- In 1932 the Black Orlov was bought from an unknown source by J.W Paris – a well-known New York gem dealer.
- The next owner, Charles S. Winston, was shaken by Paris’s tragic demise and tried to break the diamond’s alleged curse by cutting it. He asked an Austrian jeweler to cut the diamond into 3 pieces.
- The present owner of the infamous stone, a diamond dealer from Pennsylvania named Dennis Petimezas, bought it in 2006.
- Petimezas had never seriously believed in the diamond's dark powers. He studied its history and found that there weren’t any troubles linked to it for about half a century.
- The Black Orlov is now part of a 108-diamond brooch suspended from a 124-diamond necklace and is sometimes on display at international gemstone exhibitions.
- It takes that long for diamonds to form at a depth of about a hundred miles (160 km). Imagine very high temperatures (1,652 – 2,370°F (900 – 1,300°С)) and extremely high pressure existing for millions of years deep inside the Earth’s mantle.
- While pure diamonds are big solid crystals, carbonados have a polycrystal structure. They’re made of many tiny crystals linked with each other.
- Black diamonds come from only 3 places and no other pure or colored diamonds are found there: The Central African Republic, Brazil and The Kozelski Volcano in Kamchatka, Russia.
- Carbonados have graphite and hematite in their crystals. These substances absorb light, while pure diamonds let it through. It's believed that the black hue also appeared due to radiation.
- The quality of the gemstone depends on the initial substance and the jeweler’s skills. The cheapest carbonados are produced in India.
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https://www.eastnews.ru
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BD Athlete Nalle Hukkatiaval is driven by first ascents. For him, the moment of actually climbing a boulder problem is secondary—a mere 10%—compared to the hard work of actually unearthing the line. But just because you have the vision of how a sequence should unfold doesn’t guarantee that you can do the moves. Is it too hard? Does it even go? Check out this new film documenting Nalle’s battle with one of America’s hardest boulder problems.
“This powerful nothingness—that at once empties and fills the mind—is why powder is so addictive,” writes BD Athlete Mary McIntyre. For Mary—a devoted powder hound—her “Never Never Land” is Japan. Accumulating at a rate of five inches per hour, Japan’s famed powder is just what Mary had been searching for—that “fullness of the void” out of which all things come. Check out this beautiful film featuring Mary Mac getting deeper than deep in Japan.
Join the Black Diamond Community: https://bit.ly/3eL1PP2
Where are you ? I love you . Where are you ? I love you . Where are you to keep me warm? I had a dream of a place far away. I followed a river where the dead man would play. And I'm leaving in the morning. And I'm leaving in the morning. And I won't die, so don't cry. I'll be home. Those big black diamonds that lie there for me. By the tall white mountains which lie by the sea. I knew a man who was tall as the sky Followed a river where thousands have died. He was leaving in the morning. He was leaving in the morning. If I come home and my women has flown. Those big black diamonds that lie there for me By the tall white mountains which lie by the sea Oh oh oh oh oh
Aguilera, 43, and the Espresso hitmaker, both sporting blonde locks styled in silky curls cascading over their shoulders, twinned in all-black outfits ... She completed her look with a sparkling diamond necklace and chandelier earrings.
For her unexpected appearance on stage, Christina showed off her slimmed down frame in a busty black corset and shorts ... She looked great with a glinting diamond necklace and matching chandelier earrings.
DiamondSportsGroup, whose TV contracts with a bunch of major league teams were in jeopardy, has escaped bankruptcy, and all is right with the world again ... its crazy quilt of blacked out territories.
In 2018, Joe DiMeo fell asleep at the wheel of his car after working a night shift ... The nurse boasted her sparkling diamond ring while donning a black dress and matching heels. Joe opted for a chic yellow top and a pair of black pants ... One person said ... .
Kareena Kapoor shows how to do justice to archival outfits, pairs her YSL dress with blinding diamonds for beauty event) ...Inspired by Kim Kardashian’s ‘out of this world’ style, the cosmic piece is covered in black diamond handset crystals.
To protect her modesty, the mother-of-two — who recently returned from her native Barbados — wore black thong underwear ... black SUV ... To protect her modesty, the mother-of-two wore black thong underwear.
Fellow Love Island alum Arabella, meanwhile, showed off her model legs in a strapless black minidress ... Love Island's Arabella Chi looked chic in a black strapless minidress.
She teamed it with a pair of figure-hugging silver and black trousers, embroidered with sequins in wavy striped pattern. The mother-of-five finished off her eye-catching look with a number of chunky bracelets and diamond-studded black satin heels.
She posed up on the event's purple carpet in a chic black midi dress with a bedazzled asymmetrical neckline. Reese styled her frock with black satin heels and a pair of diamond stud earrings.
Although I have a good gig as a full professor at Iowa State University, I’ve daydreamed about learning a trade – something that required both my mind and my hands ...That’s an increase of about 47% ... the purpose of the black diamonds on my tape measure.
Olympic swimmer Emma, 30, went for a classic black gown with plunging neckline, pairing the look with a diamond necklace and a strapped heel ... Olympic swimmer Emma, 30, went for a classic black gown ...
reported that it has mobilized a diamond drill rig from BlackDiamond Drilling to commence its 2024 PhaseIII drill program at its 100%-owned CaseLake property in northeastern Ontario.
Chicago Tribune
16 Nov 2024
Chicago Tribune
16 Nov 2024