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In mineralogy, diamond (from the ancient Greek αδάμας – adámas "unbreakable") is an allotrope of carbon, where the carbon atoms are arranged in a variation of the face-centered cubic crystal structure called a diamond lattice. Diamond is less stable than graphite, but the conversion rate from diamond to graphite is negligible at ambient conditions. Diamond is renowned as a material with superlative physical qualities, most of which originate from the strong covalent bonding between its atoms. In particular, diamond has the highest hardness and thermal conductivity of any bulk material. Those properties determine the major industrial application of diamond in cutting and polishing tools and the scientific applications in diamond knives and diamond anvil cells.
Diamond has remarkable optical characteristics. Because of its extremely rigid lattice, it can be contaminated by very few types of impurities, such as boron and nitrogen. Combined with wide transparency, this results in the clear, colorless appearance of most natural diamonds. Small amounts of defects or impurities (about one per million of lattice atoms) color diamond blue (boron), yellow (nitrogen), brown (lattice defects), green (radiation exposure), purple, pink, orange or red. Diamond also has relatively high optical dispersion (ability to disperse light of different colors), which results in its characteristic luster. Excellent optical and mechanical properties, combined with efficient marketing, make diamond the most popular gemstone.
Kanye Omari West ( /ˈkɑːnjeɪ/; born June 8, 1977) is an American musician, film director and fashion designer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and Janet Jackson. His style of production originally used pitched-up vocal samples from soul songs incorporated with his own drums and instruments. However, subsequent productions saw him broadening his musical palette and expressing influences encompassing '70s R&B, baroque pop, trip hop, arena rock, folk, alternative, electronica, synthpop, and classical music.
West released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004, his second album Late Registration in 2005, his third album Graduation in 2007, his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak in 2008, and his fifth album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy in 2010. West released a collaborative album, Watch the Throne with Jay-Z in 2011, which is the duo's first collaborative album. His five solo albums, all of which have gone platinum, have received numerous awards and critical acclaim. As of 2012, West has won a total of eighteen Grammy Awards, making him one of the most awarded artists of all-time. All albums have been very commercially successful, with My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy becoming his fourth consecutive No. 1 album in the U.S. upon release. West has had 5 songs exceed 3 million in digital sales as of July 2011, with "Gold Digger" selling 3,086,000, "Stronger" selling 4,402,000, "Heartless" selling 3,742,000, "E.T." selling over 4,000,000 and "Love Lockdown" selling over 3,000,000 placing him third in overall digital sales of the past decade. He has sold over 30 million digital songs in the United States making him one of the best-selling digital artists of all-time.
Actors: Sticky Fingaz (producer), Sticky Fingaz (writer), Michael K. Williams (actor), Mekhi Phifer (actor), Peter Block (producer), Bokeem Woodbine (actor), Clarence Williams III (actor), Sticky Fingaz (actor), Troy Garity (actor), Anthony 'Treach' Criss (actor), Tony Curran (actor), Michael Rapaport (actor), Faizon Love (actor), Sticky Fingaz (director), Sticky Fingaz (composer),
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Musical, Thriller,Actors: Bill Richards (miscellaneous crew), Clifton James (actor), Kevin Spacey (producer), Joel Goodman (composer), Kevin Dillon (actor), Vinny Vella (actor), John Doman (actor), Andrew Morreale (editor), Ross Partridge (director), Ross Partridge (writer), Joel Garland (actor), Michele Baker (miscellaneous crew), Harley Cross (actor), Megan Dodds (actress), John Littlefield (actor),
Plot: When a body is found floating in an upstate New York river, hard-drinking cop Joe Weldon is left with few clues. After uncovering the man's identity - an enigmatic simpleton named Hap - Weldon is led to the crooked hustler who took advantage of Hap and the disturbed, young punk who tormented him. A tale of personal demons, shattered lives, and ultimate redemption.
Keywords: alcoholic, alcoholism, bridge, death, interstate, new-york, number-in-title, police, river, tormentActors: Dickie Moore (actor), Jack Davis (actor), Samuel Fuller (writer), Stephen Elliott (actor), Peter Fernandez (actor), Bob Hastings (actor), Anthony Spinelli (actor), Frank Campanella (actor), Jack Weston (actor), Georgann Johnson (actress), Stefan Schnabel (actor), Arthur C. Clarke (writer), Jim Boles (actor), Wright King (actor), John Martin (actor),
Plot: "Guardian of the Safety of the World", private citizen-scientist Captain Video, assisted by his teenage helper The Ranger and an army of Video Rangers, preserves the peace in the far-off future, fighting the evil Dr. Pauli of the Astroidal Society and a bunch of other baddies (Nargola, Mook, Kul, Clysmok). The show appeared nightly Mon-Fri, featured many outlandish weapons and techno-gimmicks, and was run on a minuscule prop budget.
Keywords: action-hero, alien, character-name-in-title, planet, space-hero, space-opera, spacecraft, teenage-boy