Conflict Diamonds 01/10/2012 Diamonds are beautiful‚ and last a life time but some come at a deadly cost and these diamonds are called blood diamonds. I agree with the statement because diamonds are very expensive stones and can be very profitable for businesses. There are many problems with blood diamonds like the violence‚ impact on the environment‚ and lastly they finance wars in the country’s that they are found. Conflict diamonds do help international businesses because the businesses
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Taxability of stolen money It has recently been reported in the press that SARS has lodged a claim for R183 million in income tax against the estate of the slain mining magnate‚ Brett Kebble in respect of the R2 billion allegedly stolen by him from the mining companies of which he was a director. It is further reported that the Master of the High Court has rejected the claim on the grounds that the amounts on which SARS sought to levy tax constituted money stolen by Kebble‚ and that stolen
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ABSTRACT Gold acts as a catalyst in boosting the economy of any country and maintaining and stabilizing the exchange rate. Gold as being a risky asset‚ of which governments hold large stocks‚ it is vital to know the co-integration between countries. The research is done to study whether or not the Gold reserves of the world are co-integrated means that the gold reserves of the world co-move with each other. Data is extracted from the World Gold Council of past 62 years having a sample size of 32
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what our experiences embrace will determine our perceptions of discoveries. Once discovery is created‚ previous perceptions of the world and our interactions with others may be reassessed. Conversely‚ having preconceived ideas and expectations may limit the individual’s experiences of discovery. Absence of preconceived ideas and expectations of the world and others could allow for more meaningful experiences. These aspects of discovery are portrayed throughout Nasht’s documentary Frank Hurley – The
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Diamond Foods 1. How did weaknesses in Diamond Foods’ internal controls contribute to the accounting scandal? The audit committee of Diamond’s board was conducting an investigation of Diamond’s accounting for certain crop payments to walnut growers. This is where the scandal sort of took off. Filings done to approve the accounting practices were signed off by the companies CEO and CFO. Then there was an independent audit committee who was assigned to probe the company’s practices. The committee
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INTRODUCTION Electronics without silicon is unbelievable‚ but it will come true with the evolution of Diamond or Carbon chip. Now a day we are using silicon for the manufacturing of Electronic Chip’s. It has many disadvantages when it is used in power electronic applications‚ such as bulk in size‚ slow operating speed etc. Carbon‚ Silicon and Germanium are belonging to the same group in the periodic table. They have four valance electrons in their outer shell. Pure Silicon and Germanium are semiconductors
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Policy Brief: HIV/AIDS Prevention Among Adolescents in South Africa Heterosexual intercourse among adolescents is the primary method of HIV transmission in South Africa‚ with the majority of new infections occurring in the 21 25 year age group. An HIV-prevention campaign promoting abstinence among young people would seem to be an effective barrier to further infections. However‚ a policy promoting abstinence approaches the problem only superficially‚ and would not take into account all of
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South Africa - Overcoming Apartheid‚ Building Democracy: A Case Analysis South Africa‚ as the case under analysis‚ provides an inspiring example of a country that has successfully managed a democratic transition. South Africa’s successful struggle for freedom and democracy is one of the most dramatic stories of our time. The racial oppression of apartheid ended with a negotiated transition to a non-racial democracy‚ but not without immense personal sacrifice to thousands of men‚ women‚ and young
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Facts The case Democratic Alliance v President of South Africa deals with the extent of the constitutional constraints that exist in relation to the exercise of power by the president. s179 of The Constitution together with s10 of the National Prosecuting Authority Act stipulates that a National Director of Public Prosecutions‚ who is the director of public prosecutions is appointed by the president‚ as the head of the national executive. In Democratic Alliance v President the issue was whether
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Diamond Building-Bangunan Suruhanjaya Tenaga‚ Putrajaya Energy-efficient buildings are designed with emphasis on environmentally friendly‚ such as energy and water efficiency‚ indoor environmental quality‚ use of renewable energy and so on. From the physical characteristics of the buildings we can see the use of glass which will allow entry of sunlight‚ thus reducing the use of lights. This shows the savings in electricity consumption. In addition‚ heat from the lights can also be reduced by it
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