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I'm completely new to the subject and am just trying to learn more about it. So far I have that alternative investments, including gold and diamonds, are really just for emergencies (e.g., collapse of the financial system) and shouldn't be more than 10% of your portfolio, with no more than 2-3% in diamonds.

So I'm looking at white round brilliant cut stones in the 1.00 to 1.02 carat range, color D, clarity FL, cut grade ideal, excellent symmetry and polish, no fluorescence, no culet, girldle exactly medium faceted, depth percentage 60.1 - 62.8%, table percentage 53 - 57.5.

So far that' all I have. I'm still trying to understand crown angle and pavilion angle, what makes a diamond H&A and if that's worth looking into. Also, how about if symmetry and polish were ideal instead of excellent? Premium ideal cut grade? Is that worth it? Is the table percentage range to broad?

And finally, what would be the liquidity and spread (between and sell) on something like that? Is 30k a reasonable price to pay? Thanks.

I see a lot of golf instruction videos on YouTube, but don't know which of the experts actually know what they're talking about. For example, Andy Wild, Arthur DeBolt, Conan Elliott, Jay Golden. What do you think?

I'm watching a YouTube video where the word is used that way. Is this golf slang or a secondary meaning of the term?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQljaii790o&t=0m18s

This video will automatically start at 18 seconds, but the critical part is at 29 seconds.

No time for details. It's 6:29 PST!

Let's say it was from the asteroid belt, at 4 degrees above absolute zero, potato-shaped, about four miles long, and made of iron. (That way it won't break apart from the force of earth's gravity.)

How far would it sink into the ground from the weight? Would its weight depress the earth's crust for miles around, or tens of miles? Would the air around it freeze solid? Would liquid air form around the air-ice and pour down the side, forming a puddle or lake?

How would it effect the weather? Would a super-gigantic thundercloud form overhead raining down hailstones the size of basketballs? Would it be big enough to effect world climate?

I'm worried my dad might get executed for something he said on the golf course.

Some sources say 1841, others say it was the Weights and Measures Act of 1878. A reliable source would be helpful.