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CarbonVero Tool Tracing Carbon Emissions, Energy Consumption in Diamond Production, Launched in Paris

PARIS — Diamond trading company Andre Messika Ltd on Monday unveiled CarbonVero, a disclosure tool meant to calculate the carbon footprint of individual natural diamonds.

The announcement was made at the “Diamond Transformation, Environmental & Social Impact Across the Diamond Industry” panel organized by the Natural Diamond Council in Paris that included Watch & Jewelery Initiative 2030 executive director Iris Van der Veken, Kering’s chief sustainability and institutional affairs officer Marie -Claire Daveu, global sustainability consultancy Eco Age co-founder and creative director Livia Firth and other diamond industry executives.

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Evacuations, closures in north Scottsdale

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As the Diamond Fire continues to burn in north Scottsdale, here are the latest updates.

Beginning at around 5:15 pm on Tuesday, June 27, near 130th and Ranch Gate Road, the brush fire quickly sprawled into an estimated 2,500-acre wildfire.

At a news briefing Wednesday morning, Tiffany Davila, spokesperson for the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management said the fire remained at 0% containment, and winds were expected to pick up later Wednesday.

According to InciWeb, Diamond impacted multiple homes and forced evacuations by Scottsdale Police. Scottsdale reported that nearly 100-plus homes had been evacuated, affecting

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Diamond Flies Dart-750 Turboprop Trainer

Diamond Aircraft flew its DART-750 military trainer test article for the first time on June 12 and, as expected, all went well. The longish thin-winged hot rod sports a 750-horsepower Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-25C and is billed as an aerobatic trainer by the company. Diamond test pilots Soren Pedersen and Niko Daroussis flew the plane for 30 minutes and “covered all basic maneuvers including performance and handling checks.”

The aircraft looks something like the Beech Texan II and Embraer Super Tucano trainers that dominate that market (both have PT6 engines) but the similarity ends there. The DART-750 is all-composite

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Solar Power For Beginners – Understanding the Basics • Magali Vaz

Adding solar to your home is a rewarding DIY project, and it’s becoming more affordable every day. However, it must be clarified if you’re new to solar energy.

Even if you’re an EcoWarrior that ditches single-use plastic and practices other green habits daily, solar might still seem like a science outside your comfort zone.

What is Solar Power?

Solar power is the energy we use from the sun to create electricity and heat. This energy is produced through the conversion of sunlight into power using a variety of technologies. These include photovoltaic (PV), concentrated solar power, and thermal. Solar energy

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Diamond League Oslo schedule and start lists

Middle distance star Jakob Ingrebrigtsen will hope for a strong performance on home soil in Oslo (Getty Images)

Middle distance star Jakob Ingrebrigtsen will hope for a strong performance on home soil in Oslo (Getty Images)

The Diamond League season continues as athletics’ world tour moves north for the fifth event of the season.

After a record breaking night in Paris, Oslo hosts the Bislett Games, held annually in the Norwegian capital since 1965, with a host of starts in action.

The home crowd will be hopeful of strong performances from Jakob Ingebrigtsen, who headlines an outstanding men’s 1500m field after smashing the two-mile record in France last week, and Karsten Warholm, with the hurdler looking to get

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LOOK: Chiefs unveil stunning Super Bowl rings to celebrate second NFL title in four years

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If there’s a diamond shortage around the world in the next few days, you can probably go ahead and blame the Kansas City Chiefs.

After four months of waiting, the Chiefs finally got their Super Bowl rings on Thursday night and when you look at the new ring, the first thing you’ll notice is that it has a lot of diamonds. The exact number is 629: There are 609 round diamonds, 16 baguette diamonds and four marquise diamonds.

If you’re now wondering how Jostens was able to squeeze 629 diamonds into each ring, let’s go

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Diamond Hawgs Podcast – Fayetteville Regional Preview w/ Zack Morris

HawgBeat’s Mason Choate and co-host Christian Cheetham bring you the Diamond Hawgs Podcast. The guys preview the Fayetteville Regional for the Arkansas Razorbacks by breaking down TCU, Arizona and Santa Clara. Arkansas lefty Zack Morris joins the guys to talk about the team’s mindset and Matt Grissom of College Baseball Insiders gives betting advice.

You catch watch the episode on YouTube below, or download it on your favorite podcast provider, including Apple and Spotify.

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Lily Collins’ diamond engagement ring and wedding band ‘stolen at Hollywood spa’

Lily Collins’ diamond engagement ring and wedding band were reportedly stolen while she was at a spa in West Hollywood this weekend.

According to news reports, the stolen goods – which also include some electronic devices – are valued at over “$10,000 (£7,906)”.

The story was first reported by TMZ on Wednesday (10 May).

After securing her belongings at the spa in California, the Emily in Paris star