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The Lesotho promise.


THE LESOTHO PROMISE The Lesotho Promise, a 603 carat (121 g) diamond stone of exceptional colour was unearthed on 22 August 2006[1] at the Letseng diamond mine in the mountain kingdom of Lesotho. , a 603-carat diamond unearthed Unearthed is the name of a Triple J project to find and "dig up" (hence the name) hidden talent in regional Australia.

Unearthed has had three incarnations - they first visited each region of Australia where Triple J had a transmitter - 41 regions in all.
 in Lesotho in August, was purchased in October for $12.4 million by Graft graft, in surgery: see transplantation, medical.
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In horticulture, the act of placing a portion of one plant (called a bud or scion) into or on a stem, root, or branch of another (called the stock) in such a way that a union forms and the
 Diamonds of London. The giant rough diamond, bought at auction in Antwerp, Belgium, will, probably be cut into several. smaller stones with a collective value of around $20 million. Mpho Mokhora, a model. from Lesotho, examines the stone, which is the 10th-largest white diamond ever found.
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Publication:New York Times Upfront
Date:Nov 27, 2006
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