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Diamond Valley is also an informal name for an area north of Melbourne near Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia. For the abolished Australian electoral division, see Division of Diamond Valley. For the abolished Victorian shire see Shire of Diamond Valley

Diamond Valley is a basin located in central Nevada in the western United States, between the Sulpher Spring Range and the Diamond Mountains. The valley is located almost entirely within Eureka County, but the northern end crosses into Elko County. The valley is up to 12 miles wide and over 45 miles long. The town of Eureka lies at the southern end of the valley, while the northern end is home to an alkali flat. Several small lakes are located in the western part of the valley near Sadler Brown Road.

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Diamond Point is an unincorporated community in Clallam County, Washington, located on the Miller Peninsula. Located mostly along the waterfront, Diamond Point is entirely residential. It is serviced by the small Diamond Point Airport, notable for taxiways that run across town streets, connecting to hangars that are adjacent to driveways. Diamond Point is at the northwestern corner of Discovery Bay, and looks north to Protection Island.

History

Diamond Point was a quarantine station for ships coming into the Puget Sound from outside the United States. There are still old relics of Diamond Point’s past visible, including a crumbling dock, a spray house, a utility building, a hospital, and a nurses’ quarters. The hospital and nurses’ quarters are now private residences.

Another old community, Gardiner, is south of Diamond Point on the west side of the bay. Both areas were cleared in the late 19th century.

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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.

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Fatal Portrait is the debut album by the heavy metal band King Diamond. The album was released in 1986 on Roadrunner Records.

Track listing

Lyrics by King Diamond. Music credits indicated as such.

1. “The Candle” – 6:38 (Diamond)
2. “The Jonah” – 5:15 (Diamond)
3. “The Portrait” – 5:06 (Diamond)
4. “Dressed in White” – 3:09 (Diamond)
5. “Charon” – 4:14 (Diamond - Denner)
6. “Lurking in the Dark” – 3:33 (Diamond)
7. “Halloween” – 4:12 (Diamond - Denner)
8. “Voices from the Past” – 1:29 (Diamond)
9. “Haunted” – 3:54 (Diamond - Denner)
10. “No Presents for Christmas” – 3:23 * (Diamond - Denner)
11. “The Lake” – 4:11 * (Diamond)

* bonus tracks on re-issue

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