Tom Moses

The Karowe Diamond Mine in Botswana, owned and operated by Lucara Diamond Corp., has gained international recognition for producing large, high-quality type IaB or coexistence of IaB with IIa diamonds since its operations began in 2012. Among the notable finds are the 1,109-carat Lesedi La Rona and the 813-carat Constellation. In August 2024, Lucara announced the recovery of a remarkable 2,492-carat diamond from the same mine.

Many years ago, rookie baseball umpire Durwood Merrill found himself behind the plate for a game when legendary fastball pitcher Nolan Ryan was on the mound. The second pitch of the game was so fast that Merrill never saw it. He froze, unable to make the call. Finally, he yelled, “Strike!” The batter then backed out of the box, looked over at Merrill and said, “Ump, don’t feel bad, I didn’t see the ball either!” You know, the whole world is like that today.