child labor is widespread‚ and corrupt leaders are depriving mining communities of funds badly needed for economic development. In extreme cases‚ diamond mining can cause entire ecosystems to collapse. Diamond miners in the Kono district of eastern Sierra Leone have left behind thousands of mining pits. Wildlife has vanished‚ topsoil has eroded‚ and land once suitable for farming is now a desolate moonscape. These sparkling stones are more a curse than a blessing. Too often‚ the world’s diamond mines
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Dr. Charles Curtis Thomas There is a Spanish proverb that “Every man is a fool in some man’s opinion‚” however‚ Ralph Waldo said‚ “People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character‚” whereby‚ Albert Einstein said‚ “Most people say that it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character. It is said that‚ “Everyone tries to define this thing called Character. It’s not hard. Character is doing what’s right when nobody’s
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Muir is one of California’s most important historical personalities. Born in Scotland‚ he has been called “The Father of our National Parks‚” “Wilderness Profit‚” and “Citizen of the Universe.” As a wilderness explorer‚ his exciting adventures in the Sierra Nevada and Alaska’s glaciers led him searching for nature’s beauty. Gifford Pinchot was born to a wealthy family on August 11‚ 1865‚ at his family’s summer home in Connecticut. His family was upper-class merchants‚ politicians‚ and land owners. His
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The Ebola virus is an infectious and fatal disease that is widely spread through various countries‚ scattering terror throughout. When traveling is areas with a high prevalence rate of infection one must equip themselves with a knowledge that will help them stay clear of infection. To create a thorough understanding of the disease it is important to look back in the history book to see where‚ how and when the infection came about‚ recognise the pathophysiological side of the condition and it’s modes
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My family and I have always loved are camping trips‚ especially the ones the take us deep into the depths of the Sierra Nevada mountians. There’s a very unique and beautiful camp ground near Mammoth Lakes called Devils Postpile. My is it beautiful‚ two gigantic crystal clear lakes‚ wildlife sites that could easily be posted in any National Geographic magazine‚ and trout that have enough meat on their bones to suvive in the deepest of any ocean. One little problem I always have
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David Sengeh was born in Sierra Leone in 1987. He grew up in the city of Bol where his father was an executive at UNICEF‚ serving as the agencies Planning‚ Monitoring and Evaluation specialist as well as the Deputy Country Representative for Sierra Leone. Growing up in a family of privilege‚ at least by Sierra Leone standards‚ David Sengeh attended private school as a young man‚ but that does not mean he was immune from the atrocities of the civil war raging in Sierra Leone from 1991-2001. Two
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Bharti Airtel B H A R T I I N TE L E C O M S | I N D I A From Neutral NOMURA SINGAPORE LIMITED Sachin Gupta‚ CFA +65 6433 6968 Neeraja Natarajan (Associate) sachin.gupta@nomura.com BUY A N C H O R R E P O R T Rumble in the jungle We have reviewed Bharti’s operations in the 15 African countries in which it operates. Apart from learning that Madagascar makes half of the world’s vanilla beans and 4/5 of African gorillas live in Gabon‚ we observe that Bharti is well positioned
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History In 1972‚ the local government system in Sierra Leone was abolished by the then Executive by a “Presidential declaration” which was achievable as there was no codified law or any constitutional provision to protect local government from such powerful actions by the Executive. This abolition effectively meant that Management Committees appointed by the President between 2002 and 2004 replaced local authorities. Binneh –Kamara in 2013 argues that the “Local Government act of 2004 was enacted
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become his primary inspiration to pursue photography. Strangely enough the 1906 earthquake made a permanent mark on him as he was thrown to the ground breaking his nose. When he was 17 he gained his early experience and inspiration by working for the Sierra Club at the Club ’s LeConte Memorial Lodge‚ in Yosemite National Park. Ansel eventually became a photographer for the clubs annual outings. He is best known as a visionary figure for natural photography as well as for his passion in preserving the
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breaks in the past but 2014/15’s outbreak has claimed more lives than all of these other outbreaks together‚ with a staggering 8386 death and counting. It has also spread between countries starting in Guinea then spreading across land borders to Sierra Leone calming 3‚049 lives
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