The more the diamond is cut the brighter it sparkles; and in what seems hard dealing‚ there God has no end in view but to perfect His people. Thomas Guthrie The soul is placed in the body like a rough diamond‚ and must be polished‚ or the luster of it will never appear. Daniel Defoe Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without Confucius In mineralogy‚ diamond (from the ancient Greek αδάμας – adámas "unbreakable") is a metastable allotrope of carbon‚ where the carbon atoms are
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Task 1 [P3‚ M1] Describe/explain potential sources of energy intake and expenditure and the factors that affect intake and expenditure such as basal metabolism‚ age‚ gender‚ climate and physical activity. Food is a source of energy intake as it contains carbohydrates; there main function is to store energy in the muscles. Carbs are a macronutrient and come in two different forms‚ simple which are foods like chocolate and sweets these release energy quickly‚ the other form is complex which are foods
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South Pole and extends around the earth close to the North Pole and shields us from the radiation produced in outer space. When the sun produces solar wind the magnetic force repels the charged waves and the only evidence we have of the wind is the chemical reaction that causes the auroras‚ which occur at the North and South Pole. Using electronic devices and magnets scientists have discovered that Mars has no magnetic core but the crust has strong magnetic forces‚ and the magnetic forces prove that
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CRITICISMS OF PORTER’S DIAMOND I. INTRODUCTION The book‚ “The Competitive Advantage of Nations”‚ shows how Michael Porter studied ten developed countries and 100 industries in order to answer questions concerning the national competitive advantage which he found to be inadequately explained by the Heckscher-Ohlin theory and the theory of comparative advantage. (Hill‚ 2009‚ p. 189). These questions include: A. “Why are some nations more successful than others in international competition?”
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World’s Chemical Industry 1.1 Scope of the chemical industry. 1.2 Category wise breakdown of the chemical industry. 1.3 Research and development in the chemical industry. 1.4 Classification of the chemical industry development of Pakistan – Vision 2030. CHAPTER 2 Potential for the development of secondary chemical industries based on feedstocks derived from primary industries. 2.1 Feedstocks derived from primary industries for the potential development of secondary chemical industries
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MHR 705 Problem Set 4 Top Dollar Sales (TDS) is a national firm that sells automobile and life insurance. TDS employs 500 insurance agents. Each agent works somewhat independently to contact and service clients. However‚ TDS is organized into 100 different geographically regions. The average sales for a region is $1‚000‚000‚ with a standard deviation of $100‚000. The manager of each geographical region has the autonomy to establish a compensation plan. The average annual compensation
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Chemical Formulas and Chemical Compounds MIXED REVIEW SHORT ANSWER Answer the following questions in the space provided. 1. Write formulas for the following compounds: CuCO3 a. copper(II) carbonate Na2SO3 b. sodium sulfite (NH4)3PO4 c. ammonium phosphate SnS2 d. tin(IV) sulfide HNO2 e. nitrous acid 2. Write the Stock names for the following compounds: magnesium perchlorate a. Mg(ClO4)2 iron(II) nitrate b. Fe(NO3)2 iron(III) nitrite c. Fe(NO2)3 cobalt(II) oxide d. CoO nitrogen(V) oxide
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wish to look deeper into financial statements and seek out margin growth rates or any declining debt. The main objective of financial analysis is to know company or industry’s financial status‚ its debt‚ revenue‚ expenditure‚ equity‚ share price‚ segmental revenue expenditures etc. With Financial analysis we can know the present company or industry sector status and we can expect its future. Financial performance analysis is the process of identifying the financial strengths and weaknesses
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DEBEERS DIAMOND DILEMMA 1. VISION STATEMENT To be the world’s leading provider of traditional and quality diamonds. Justification: World: This gives the idea that Debeers is targeting the entire world market “consumption of diamonds” Provider: Debeers is looking at provision of this product at all phases of the value chain Traditional: To still focus on the production and sale of natural diamonds to service that existing portion of the market. Quality: This means that Debeers will continue
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Summary What are the secrets of India’s success in information technology? By using Porter’s Diamond Model‚ this article tries to answer that question. Based on the analysis‚ it seems the only determinant in the Porter’s Diamond that creates India’s success is Factor Condition (i.e. the Indian intellectual capital and “Indian connection” in Silicon Valley). The supporting determinant outside the diamond is the outsourcing trend in current global competition‚ which can be considered as the Chance
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