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In 1953 the GIA developed its International Diamond Grading System and the "four Cs" (cut, clarity, color, and carat weight) as a standard to compare and evaluate the quality of diamonds. [2] As of 2024, the institute is headquartered in Carlsbad, California, and operates in 13 countries, with 11 campuses, 9 laboratories, and 4 research centers.
By 2000, the company's control of the world diamond supply decreased to 63%. [5] The company was founded in 1888 by British businessman Cecil Rhodes, who was financed by the South African diamond magnate Alfred Beit and the London-based N M Rothschild & Sons bank.
Most of the Florida Keys fall into USDA zone 11a to 11b; Key West is zone 12a. There are two main "seasons" in the Florida Keys, a hot and wet season from June through October, and a dry season from November through April, that features little rainfall, sunny skies, and warm breezy conditions.
Here is No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek's path to her meeting with Madison Keys at the Australian Open: First round: Def. Katerina Siniakova (CZE) 6-3, 6-4. Second round: Def. Rebecca Sramkova (SVK) 6-0, 6-2.
Florida Bay is the bay located between the southern end of the Florida mainland (the Florida Everglades) and the Florida Keys in the United States. It is a large, shallow estuary that while connected to the Gulf of Mexico, has limited exchange of water due to shallow mudbanks dividing the bay into many basins or lakes.
Failed banks. Date closed. Northern Star Bank, Mankato, Minn. 12/19/2014. Frontier Bank (dba El Paseo Bank), Palm Desert, Calif. 11/07/2014. The National Republic Bank of Chicago
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Fleming Key is an island off the northwest corner of the island of Key West, Florida in the lower Florida Keys. It is roughly 2 miles (3.2 km) long by 0.25 miles (400 m) wide. It is connected to the island of Key West by the Fleming Key Bridge (Mustin Road), having 18 feet (5.5 m) of clearance over Fleming Key Cut, a small channel. [1]