Word: roughness
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...than a thousand diamond cutters file into Surat's spotless Venus Jewel factory, each pressing his thumb on an electronic fingerprint scanner that releases a turnstile. After removing footwear, to ensure they don't leave with diamonds stuck to their soles, the cutters are handed plastic bags filled with rough diamonds. Operating lathes and lasers, they slice, polish and facet the cloudy crystals into sparkling gems, churning out about $150 million worth each year. Venus and several hundred other factories, employing 300,000 cutters in total, have made Surat the heart of India's thriving diamond-polishing industry, which last...
...Although India dominates the polishing business, it produces almost none of the world's diamonds. Most rough stones are mined in Angola, Botswana, Namibia and Russia, and then find their way to Antwerp, where ultra-orthodox Hasidic Jews form the nerve center of the international diamond trade. With contacts from Tel Aviv to New York City, Hasidic businessmen have controlled the polishing and selling of diamonds for generations?until, that is, the Indians began butting...
Brotemarkle had a rough outing for the Crimson, surrendering seven runs on 11 hits in three innings. Rachel Murray provided the sunshine for Harvard hitting a solo home run in the bottom of the fifth inning to prevent the shutout. Stefanchik supplied the only other Crimson hit, going 1-2 in the process...
...talked to her about it and asked…we just wanted to be sure that she was serious,” Brotemarkle said. “She affirmed that she was and proved herself throughout the fall. Most people understood she had had a rough two years and that she really wanted to be on the team...
...rough and tumble though, voters might forget that these candidates are far more complex than all the media’s talk of vetting and dogging would suggest. Having overhyped the candidates’ bark, it’s time for media to start focusing on the issues, where the candidates can really bite...