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    Diamond Cut Diamond

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    Diamond cut Diamond A merchant‚ after many years of poverty and hard work‚ moved to a distant region and grew rich. He decided to go home. A man told him that his road was beset by thieves‚ and the merchant left his box of jewels with him until he could get men of his own family to accompany him. When he returned‚ the man denied that it had ever happened‚ and threw him out of the shop. Koosby Ram saw him sitting on the road‚ and asked him what had happened. Then he told him to go back the next

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    Diamonds

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    essay By Ian Diamond (Synthesis of artificial diamonds) Everyone knows Diamonds are hard and beautiful‚ but there are less people known a diamond could be the oldest material. Diamonds are found may be 50 to 1‚600 million years old‚ the diamonds themselves are about 3.3 billion years old. This difference is because the volcanic magma that solidifies into rock where diamonds are found did not create them‚ but only transported the diamonds from the Earth’s cover to the surface. Diamonds also may be

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    These rocks don’t lose their shape Diamonds are a girl’s best friend Ladies and gentlemen‚do u know what this song all about?......No‚it is not gold…..Yes! It is diamond! Perhaps some audience know this song.This song is singing by a Hollywood star‚Marilyn Monroe‚struck a chord which resonated across the world when she sang Diamonds are a Girl’s best friend in the classic 1950s film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Ladies and gentlemen‚when I said the word “DIAMONDS”‚I’m sure the picture of dazzling whitestones

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    Diamond Wire Saw Machining ABSTRACT The process monitoring and mechanics of fixed abrasive diamond wire saw machining are investigated in this study. New techniques to affix diamond particles to a steel wire core have advanced to make this process feasible for the machining of ceramics‚ wood‚ and foam materials. Developments in fixed abrasive diamond wire machining are first reviewed. Advantages of using fixed abrasive diamond wire machining are then introduced. The process monitoring and signal

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    ADVANCED WIRE SAWING TECHNOLOGY FOR SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS APPLIED MATERIALS EXTERNAL USE ADVANCED WIRE SAWING TECHNOLOGY FOR SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS INTRODUCTION For solar cells to be competitive in an energy supply market ultimately driven by the cost per watt‚ the Total Cost of Ownership (TCOO) of each production step in the PV value chain (Figure 1) takes on critical importance. The manufacture of crystalline silicon wafers is no exception: the TCOO for a processed wafer

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    Collapse

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    The Collapse of Lehman Brothers – Lessons Learned: Corporate Governance and Ethics. Posted by erictse2 on February 11‚ 2012 The Collapse of Lehman Brothers – Lessons Learned: Corporate Governance and Ethics. Executive summary This essay discusses about the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008‚ from the perspective of corporate governance and ethics. It first gives some background about the collapse and analyze financial situation of the company before the incident happened. It reveals unethical

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    around? UCLA geology professor and Pulitzer prize winner Jared Diamond delves into this issue in his 1997 talk‚ “Why Did Human History Unfold Differently On Different Continents For The Last 13‚000 Years?” He argues: over the last 13‚000 years‚ biological and evolutionary patterns have had a dramatic effect on human population numbers‚ technology development‚ disease proliferation‚ and the determination of conquest and land domination. Diamond supports his claims by raising questions about human history

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    Diamond Mining

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    DIAMOND MINING AND ITS IMPACT ON ENVIROMENT * Diamond is the strongest natural mineral known by a man. It is a crystalline form of carbon. * Composed primarily individual crystals of a cubic appearance. * There are three main uses for Diamonds * Industrial * Fashion (only 5% of diamonds) * Investment Approximately 130‚000‚000 carats (26‚000 kg) of diamonds are mined yearly‚ with a total value of nearly US$9 billion‚ and about 100‚000 kg are

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    Diamond Chip

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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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    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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