Human Geography Diamonds of War 1. According to the film‚ what percentage of all diamonds are considered illicit? a. The film says that 20% of all diamonds are considered illicit. They are diamonds that are smuggled out of countries. They are diamonds that have paid for wars‚ terrorists‚ weapons‚ or armies. They can also be diamonds that were used to launder money or hide illegal activity. 2. How many UN troops are currently stationed in Sierra Leone? Why is the number significant? a. There
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Properties and uses; Gold is a pure chemical substance that consists of one type of atom‚ in other words it is a pure substance. You can find gold on the periodic table with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79 (this is also known as the proton number). Gold is a metal which is soft‚ shiny‚ malleable‚ ductile and dense. It is also a very special metal as it is very rare and resists attacks by most acids. Pure gold has a bright yellow colour which does not oxidize in air or water and therefore
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The expansion of the global construction and mining machinery industry is forecast to reach 9.3% p.a. in the coming years. Between 2007 and 2013 the market increased with an average annual growth of 10.5%. Currently‚ excavators‚ shovel loaders‚ and mechanical shovels account for 22.9% of the global demand while the remaining market share is divided between off-highway dumpers (7%)‚ mineral‚ stone and ore screening‚ sorting‚ separating‚ washing‚ grinding‚ crushing‚ kneading and mixing machinery (6
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excess fat of 128.54 carats.And until very recently‚ was the main golden-yellow diamond in the world. The Koh-I-Noor Diamonds ( Mountain / hill of Light ) is now among your British The queen’s Jewels.This fabulous ancient diamond weighs about 105.60 carats.First mentioned in 1304‚ it is believed to have been recently once that is set in Shah Jehan’s legendary peacock throne as one of the peacocks big eyes. The Agra Diamond is graded as a naturally colored Fancy Lighting Pink and even weighs 33.34 carats
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Porter generic strategies Michael Porter described three types of strategy to achieve/maintain competitive advantage in his 1980 work Competitive strategy: techniques for analysing industries and competitors. (CS:TAIC) These generic strategies are based on two dimensions: market scope + core competency with two competencies being the most important: product differentiation/product cost. [pic] Porter (1980) stressed that failure to adopt single strategy of differentiation or low cost results in
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Task 1 Theory exam Assessment Instructions Answer the questions below. Click in the space provided and type your answer. Q1. List one example of DOMESTIC legislation that is important to be aware of when importing and exporting goods. Briefly describe the purpose of this legislation. (1.1) AQIS (Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service) - AQIS’s import and export inspection and certification is essential to maintaining Australia’s highly favorable animal‚ plant and human health status and
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ssPorter’s 5 forces analysis for Arcelor Mittal 1. Competitive rivalry: Industry rivalry is high: Arcelor Mittal is still ranked no. 1 in the world top steelmakers (World SteelAssociation‚ 2013) with a reported 96.1 tonesof crude steel in 2013‚ higher than 93.6 tones in 2012. In 2014 Arcelo Mittal produced around 119 tones crude steel‚ it is present in 22 countries‚ all over the world. Ranked no.2 is Nippon Steel & Sumimoto Metal Corporation‚ with 50.1 tones crude steel in 2013. However‚ many companies
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BLOOD DIAMONDS Student: XXXX YYYY Subject: International Economics‚ Spring 2007 Table of context: 1. Introduction ..2 2. Brief description of diamonds 2 3. Trade ..4 a. Nature of Diamonds .4 b. Industry’s Lack of Transparency 5 4. Political-economical view on this issue ..7 5. Tariffs.( USA) .8 6. Conclusion and
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TASK 3: 1. INTRODUCTION Nespresso is an operating unit of the Nestlé group based in Switzerland. Since the 90’s Nespresso sell machines‚ which have a market success. Packaged portions of espresso coffee are one of the fastest growing segments of the coffee market. It has between 20 and 40% of the value of ground coffee sales in the European coffee market‚ which totals USD 17 billion. Nespresso sales have been growing at an average of 30% per year over the past 10 years and more than 20 billion
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Executive Summary Metal Mining Limited (MML) is an Australia mining company. It faces many types of risks such as‚ interest rate risk which affects both the syndicated bank loan and variable rate debt. Exchange rate risk affects the repayment of the variable rate debt. The price risk associated with production of gold and copper. MML can mitigate and reduce these risks by entering into the future contracts and options. Future contract or option is suggested for MML who wants to hedge 50% of the production
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