Diamond bar Updates

NAD can refer to:

• Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, a coenzyme used in glycolysis
• National Appeals Division, an agency within the United States Department of Agriculture
• National Association of the Deaf, a non-profit advocacy organization
• NAD Electronics, a Canadian audio equipment manufacturer
• Namibian dollar, the currency of the African nation of Namibia
• North American Datum, a series of geographic coordinate systems
• New Animal Drug, a regulatory category under section 512 of the United States Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act.
• Native Americans at Dartmouth College, one of the Dartmouth College student groups.
• [[NAD+]], the oxidized form of NADH
• New Age Diamonds, a company producing cultured / synthetic diamonds of new age\
• National Advertising Division

No Presents for Christmas is a single by King Diamond released on December 25th 1985. Both songs found of the single can be found on the re-issue of King Diamond’s debut album Fatal Portrait.

Track listing

1. “No Presents for Christmas” – 4:20
   
2. “Charon” – 4:10

The Mighty Diamonds are a Jamaican harmony trio, recording roots reggae with a strong Rastafarian influence. The group, which comprises Donald “Tabby” Shaw, Fitzroy “Bunny” Simpson, and Lloyd “Judge” Ferguson, was formed in 1969 and remains together as of 2006. They are best-known for their 1976 debut album Right Time produced by Joseph Hoo Kim and 1979 release Deeper Roots.

Their first hit singles “Country Living” and “Hey Girl” were recorded on the Channel One label. Two of their greatest songs are “Go Seek Your Rights” and “I Need A Roof” both from the mid 1970s. The latter was remixed in an ultra chill out version in the mid 1990s. Any reggae fan would appreciate these as classics.

“Pass the Kouchie” also became an international hit when first released and then again when it was covered by the Musical Youth and released as “Pass the Dutchie”.

Tabby, Bunny and Judge have produced over 40 albums in their long career.

End of Fashion is Australian band End of Fashion’s debut album. It was released in Australia on August 152005, reached #3 in the Australian ARIA Album Charts and was certified gold. It features the single O Yeah, which reached #21 on the Australian ARIA Singles Charts.

It also features re-recorded versions of previously released songs Rough Diamonds and She’s Love from the Rough Diamonds / Anything Goes EP, and Too Careful and Love Comes In from the Too Careful EP.

Additional musicians on the album include Hugh Jennings a former bassist for End of Fashion, Katy Steele of Little Birdy and the records producer, Dennis Herring.

Track listing

1. She’s Love - 3:45
2. O Yeah - 2:59
3. The Game - 2:45
4. Anymore - 4:01
5. Too Careful - 3:13
6. Love Comes In - 3:34
7. In Denial - 5:03
8. Oh Strain - 3:08
9. Lock Up Your Daughters - 3:34
10. Rough Diamonds - 4:15
11. Seize the Day - 5:28

The Puppet Master is an album by King Diamond released in 2003. A limited edition includes a DVD on which King Diamond is telling the story of The Puppet Master.

Track listing

All lyrics by King Diamond. Music credits as indicated.

1. “Midnight” – 1:55 (Diamond)
2. “The Puppet Master” – 4:41 (Diamond)
3. “Magic” – 4:57 (LaRocque)
4. “Emerencia” – 5:19 (Diamond)
5. “Blue Eyes” – 4:24 (Diamond)
6. “The Ritual” – 5:02 (LaRocque)
   
7. “No More Me” – 3:16 (Diamond - Thompson)
8. “Blood to Walk” – 5:32 (Diamond)
9. “Darkness” – 4:37 (LaRocque)
10. “So Sad” – 4:38 (Diamond)
11. “Christmas” – 5:18 (Diamond)
12. “Living Dead” – 6:04 (Diamond)

• Christmas contains an excerpt from “The Little Drummer Boy” written by Davis - Onorati - Simeone. Arranged by King Diamond
• Outro music on Living Dead by Andy LaRocque

Holdup is a play in contract bridge, whereby the declarer ducks one or more trick to opponents, usually in notrump contracts, in order to cut their communications. The primary purpose of holdup is to give as many tricks to opponents as needed to exhaust all the cards in the suit from one of their hands. If that hand regains the lead, it will not be able to put the partner on lead to cash its tricks. Holdup is one of basic techniques in play.

Example

South is playing a contract of three notrump, and West leads the king of diamonds. There are nine needed tricks: two spades, two hearts, one diamond and four clubs. However, if the declarer wins the ace of diamonds at trick one and drives out the ace of clubs, the defenders will cash four diamond tricks to set the contract.

South can assure the contract (provided the ace of clubs is with East) by holding up the ace of diamonds: (s)he plays low to the first two diamond tricks
(known as ducking) and wins the ace of diamonds on the third trick. Now, when East wins the ace of clubs, (s)he has no diamonds left to play. If West holds the ace of clubs, the contract is impossible to make. If, on the other hand, East had a diamond, that would mean that diamonds were originally split 4-4 and defenders could only cash three tricks in the suit, so the contract wasn’t endangered.

Rule of seven

Take the number of cards you hold in the defenders’ suit, subtract from seven, and duck that many tricks.

In the hand above, there are five diamonds in the combined North-South hands, and declarer must duck two tricks (winning the third).

If there were an additional diamond in either the North or South hand, for a total of six, then declarer need only duck one trick (winning the second). This is because if West has five diamonds (and North-South six), then East will have only two and will be out of diamonds after two rounds of the suit. If East does have three diamonds, then West will have only four and the defenders can cash only two additional diamond tricks (for a total of three) upon winning the ace of clubs.

This rule, of course, assumes you are playing in 3 NT. It can be generalized for all notrump contracts as follows:

Add four to the rank of the contract and subtract the number of cards you hold in the suit.

Holdup is a play in contract bridge, whereby the declarer ducks one or more trick to opponents, usually in notrump contracts, in order to cut their communications. The primary purpose of holdup is to give as many tricks to opponents as needed to exhaust all the cards in the suit from one of their hands. If that hand regains the lead, it will not be able to put the partner on lead to cash its tricks. Holdup is one of basic techniques in play.

Example

South is playing a contract of three notrump, and West leads the king of diamonds. There are nine needed tricks: two spades, two hearts, one diamond and four clubs. However, if the declarer wins the ace of diamonds at trick one and drives out the ace of clubs, the defenders will cash four diamond tricks to set the contract.

South can assure the contract (provided the ace of clubs is with East) by holding up the ace of diamonds: (s)he plays low to the first two diamond tricks
(known as ducking) and wins the ace of diamonds on the third trick. Now, when East wins the ace of clubs, (s)he has no diamonds left to play. If West holds the ace of clubs, the contract is impossible to make. If, on the other hand, East had a diamond, that would mean that diamonds were originally split 4-4 and defenders could only cash three tricks in the suit, so the contract wasn’t endangered.

Rule of seven

Take the number of cards you hold in the defenders’ suit, subtract from seven, and duck that many tricks.

In the hand above, there are five diamonds in the combined North-South hands, and declarer must duck two tricks (winning the third).

If there were an additional diamond in either the North or South hand, for a total of six, then declarer need only duck one trick (winning the second). This is because if West has five diamonds (and North-South six), then East will have only two and will be out of diamonds after two rounds of the suit. If East does have three diamonds, then West will have only four and the defenders can cash only two additional diamond tricks (for a total of three) upon winning the ace of clubs.

This rule, of course, assumes you are playing in 3 NT. It can be generalized for all notrump contracts as follows:

Add four to the rank of the contract and subtract the number of cards you hold in the suit.

The curse of Scotland, also known as the Scourge of Scotland, is a term used in poker, bridge and various other card games for the nine of diamonds. The exact origins of the term is disputed but several theories exists.

The most common story is that the term arose after the Massacre of Glencoe due to a resemblance in the playing card and Sir John Dalrymple coat of arms. Another story is that the order for no quarter at the Battle of Culloden written on a nine of diamonds by the Duke of Cumberland. However, the term is first recorded in 1710, which definitely rules out any connection with Culloden, but does fit a possible connection with Glencoe. Another story is that Mary Queen of Scots death warrant was signed on the nine of diamonds by Elizabeth I.

Other less popular theories include the term deriving from a tax levied to pay for nine diamonds stolen from the crown of Scotland or that the term is a mispronunciation of “The Cross of Scotland” due to a resemblance in the patterns of St. Andrew’s Saltire and the playing card.

A plausible but mundane explanation is that the term comes from a card game “Pope Joan” (first mentioned in 1732) where the nine of diamonds is called the “Pope”. As Scotland has traditionally been a strongly Protestant country the Pope would be in a sense its curse.

Diamonds & Rust is a 1975 album by Joan Baez. Baez is often regarded as an interpreter of other people’s work, and on this album she covered songs by Stevie Wonder, The Allman Brothers, and Jackson Browne. But Diamonds & Rust also contained a number of her own compositions, including the title track, a haunting song written about Bob Dylan. In fact, she was covered herself as this song appeared on British heavy metal band Judas Priest’s 1977 album Sin After Sin.

Her cover of Dylan’s “Simple Twist of Fate” features Baez doing a very convincing impression of the song’s composer.

An alternate recording of “Dida” had appeared on the previous year’s Gracias A la Vida. The Diamonds & Rust recording of the song was more uptempo and featured duet vocals by Joni Mitchell.

Track listing

1. “Diamonds & Rust” (Joan Baez)
2. “Fountain Of Sorrow” (Jackson Browne)
3. “Never Dreamed You’d Leave In Summer” (Stevie Wonder/Syreeta Wright)
4. “Children And All That Jazz” (Joan Baez)
5. “Simple Twist Of Fate” (Bob Dylan)
   
6. “Blue Sky” (Dickey Betts)
7. “Hello In There” (John Prine)
8. “Jesse” (Janis Ian)
9. “Winds Of The Old Days” (Joan Baez)
10. “Dida” (duet with Joni Mitchell) (Joan Baez)
11. Medley: “I Dream Of Jeannie” (Stephen Foster) / “Danny Boy” (Frederick Weatherly)

The Crown of Louis XV is the sole surviving crown from the French ancien regime among the French Crown Jewels.

Until the beginning of the 18th century French kings wore plain crowns unembellished with precious stones. This was changed by King Louis XV in 1722, when he had a new crown created, which he had embellished with diamonds from the Royal Collection. He wore it at his coronation.

The new crown was made by Laurent Ronde, the French Crown jeweller. It originally contained collection of Mazarin Diamonds and the famous ‘Regent’ diamond, which was set in the front of the crown, as well as hundreds of other precious diamonds, rubies, emeralds and sapphires.

All of France’s older crowns were lost, stolen or destroyed during the French revolution. The crown of Louis XV was the only one to survive.

In 1885 the French Third Republic decided to sell the Crown Jewels. Given its historic importance, the crown of Louis XV was kept, though its precious stones were replaced by glass.

It is on permanent display in the Louvre museum in Paris.