mineralogy‚ diamond (from the ancient Greek αδάμας – adámas "unbreakable") is an allotrope of carbon‚ where the carbon atoms are arranged in a variation of the face-centered cubic crystal structure called a diamond lattice. Diamond is renowned as a material with superlative physical qualities‚ most of which originate from the strong covalent bonding between its atoms. In particular‚ diamond has the highest hardness and thermal conductivity of any bulk material. ELECTRICAL CONDUCTANCE: - . Diamond is less
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Ryan Conde QU301 Skyers Blood Diamonds Conflict diamonds are most commonly found in Africa‚ and are mined by slaves. The diamonds mined in this area were coined “blood diamonds” because enabled violence and destroyed hundreds of thousands of lives. I believe that as a global community we allowed‚ and sometimes encouraged the trade of conflict diamonds. Conflict diamonds derived from war zones and were sold to fuel insurgencies and guerilla groups. The lack of care was especially apparent
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Diamond Impact Mining has had both a negative and a positive effect on many societies; it has created conflict‚ higher quality of living‚ a higher economy and a higher environmental risk. In this essay I will focus mainly on the impact of diamonds in Africa‚ as this country is one of the main supplier of diamonds worldwide. Two-thirds of the world’s diamonds are exported from Africa; they are mined in these countries; Angola‚ Botswana‚ Tanzania‚ The Congo and Zimbabwe. For many of these countries
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Quotes: “An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind.” “There are many causes I would die for. There is not a single cause I would kill for.” “First they ignore you‚ then they laugh at you‚ then they fight you‚ then you win.” “There is no way to peace; peace is the way.” “I object to violence because when it appears to do good‚ the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.” “Nonviolence is the first article of my faith. It is also the last article of my creed.” “Use truth
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Porter’s Five Forces Analysis Threat of New Entry There are many companies manufacturing and selling office products at an international level. New entrants can find it easy to enter and establish their position in the market by basing their strategy on low cost. The market offers growth opportunities to new entrants as well indicating low entry barriers for the firms wanting to enter into the area of office products. Therefore it can be stated that Staples Inc is operating in an industry where
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CHAPTER 2: Porter’s Five Forces (Detailed Analysis of Present Environment) -Threats of new entrants A couple of years ago there were just a couple of casinos in Manila‚ all owned and operated by Pagcor (owned by the government)‚ but in the recent years a lot has changed and The Philippines is now expected to be one of the world’s top casino destinations in the near future. Resorts World Bayshore is the 4th casino to open in Entertainment City Manila. Construction on the first phase of the resort
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Marks each ) | | Case 1 | Conflict Diamonds | | | During the late 1990s South African diamond product De Beers and other companies on the diamond industry discovered that some of the diamonds they were buying or selling came from groups who used the proceeds to finance brutal civil wars. In Sierra Leone‚ rebels took control of diamond mines by systematically chopping off the arms and hands of as many as 20‚000 children‚ women and men until the diamond operations were turned over to them. Similarly
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framework‚ also known as Porter’s five forces‚ is one the fundamental business models widely used by businesses and managements consultants. Originally created by Michael Porter‚ it is applied for assessing market forces within an industry and developing strategic recommendations. [pic] PORTER’S FIVE FORCES Michael Porter had outlined the following 5 key external market forces: Supplier and Buyer Powers‚ Threat of New Entry‚ Threat of Substitutes and Industry Rivalry. The structured
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Diamond Chemicals PLC Executive Summary Diamond Chemicals is considering two mutually exclusive projects‚ the Merseyside project and the Rotterdam project‚ for the production of polypropylene When considering the Merseyside project‚ senior-management wants a positive impact on earnings per share. The addition to earnings per share was £28‚800 with an average addition of £2‚000 per year2. Calculated with erosion‚ the addition to earnings per share was £18‚800 with an average addition of £1
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DPorter’s Diamond Model on Competitiveness Factor conditions for production are the inputs and infrastructure necessary for competition‚ which include: • Human resources: quality and quantity of skilled labor‚ cost of personnel‚ and labor skill variety; • Physical resources: “the abundance‚ quality‚ accessibility‚ and cost of the nation’s land‚ water‚ mineral‚ or timber deposits‚ hydroelectric power sources‚ fishing grounds‚ and other physical traits.” (Porter‚ 1990‚ p. 74); • Knowledge resources:
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