It is provided by the Department of State's Bureau of Consular Affairs, Office of Passport Services/Customer Service, which designates many post offices, clerks of court, public libraries and other state, county, township, and municipal government offices to accept passport applications on its behalf.
Where did Pearl Jam get their name? Thereâs a lot of misinformation on this subject, most of it gleefully spread by the band. For example, despite Eddie Vedderâs repeated claims, he did not have a great-grandmother Pearl who married a Native American and cooked up jam with peyote as an ingredient. And although the band was originally named Mookie Blaylock, after the star NBA point guard, âPearl Jamâ was not his nickname. (They changed their name to avoid legal problemsâbut Ten, the title of their debut, was Blaylockâs jersey number.) The band also doesnât seem to have intended their name to refer to semen.
The sapphire's current owner, who has chosen to remain anonymous, has named it the Star of Adam, after the local belief that Adam lived in Sri Lanka after being banished from the Garden of Eden. Blue star sapphires are named after the star-shaped patterns found on them. This particular specimen was mined at the city of Ratnapura in the southern part of the country, which is a major centre of the gem industry. Sri Lanka produces over 50 kinds of gems, with its prized 'cornflower blue' sapphires fetching high prices in particular.