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Diamonds Advertising
Diamond Advertising
Diamonds may be a girl's best friend, according to a concept popular in the 1950s. Alternatively, diamonds might also be forever, a concept popularized in advertising for several decades. Diamonds are a symbol of love, but they have hardly been the source of much loving interaction between various populations of humans. In fact, diamonds have……
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De Beers advertisement. History Wired, http://historywired.si.edu/object.cfm?ID=246
Diamond History. Retrieved 14 June 2004 at http://www.diamondsonweb.com/learn/history.pl
Dubois, Bernard & Paternault, Claire. "Understanding the World of International Luxury Brands: the "Dream Formula." Journal of Advertising Research, 35.4, 1995, 69+. Accessed at www/(Dubois & Paternault 1995, 69+) Accessed at www.questia.com/
Greed For Diamonds and Other 'Lootable' Commodities Fuels Civil Wars." World Bank Web site. Retrieved 14 June 2004 at http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,contentMDK:20014607~menuPK:34465~pagePK:64003015~piPK:64003012~theSitePK:4607,00.html
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Diamonds Are Among The Most
In the cases of the kimberlite or lamproite pipes, open-pit mining is most commonly used. This involves a progressive digging at the source of the pipe (Open Pit, No Date). In effect, a giant crater is created that allows for transportation of trucks, people and heavy equipment to the bottom (Open Pit, No Date). A mining……
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Diamonds and Diamond Simulants" (No Date). Retrieved Nov. 24, 2006 from the Web site for the University of California at Berkeley at http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~eps2/wisc/Lect6.html .
Diamond Mining" (No Date). Retrieved Nov. 24, 2006 from the Web site for the Environmental Literacy Council at http://www.enviroliteracy.org/article.php/1121.html .
Diamond Trading Company" (No Date). Retrieved Nov. 24, 2006 from the Web Site for De Beers Group at (http://www.debeersgroup.com/debeersweb/About+De+Beers/De+Beers+World+Wide/Diamond+Trading+Company+(Dtc)/.
Learning About Diamonds" (No Date). Retrieved Nov. 24, 2006 from the Web site for Kings Jewelry at http://www.kingsjewelry.com/learning_diamond_mining02.shtml.
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Diamond Water Paradox Economics General
Differentiations are always brought up by the contemporary mainstream economists and their theories regarding ontological questions and assumptions or mere recognition regarding conformity of preference structures regarding some rules can be approximated usefully. This is done by the commodities' association or there quantities uses. Taking into account that preference can as well be taken as a……
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Venkatesh, B. (2003). The diamond-water paradox. Retrieved August 31, 2010, from http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/iw/2003/01/05/stories/2003010500241300.htm
Yousuf, D (1996). Adam Smith and the division of labour. Retrieved August 31, 2010, from
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Diamond-Water Paradox The Diamond Water Paradox Is
Diamond-Water Paradox
The diamond water paradox is a classic example of the numerous paradoxes that can be seen in everyday life. According to the diamond water paradox, the cost of diamonds is more than the cost of water despite the fact that water is essential for human existence while diamond is more of an optional luxury item.……
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McLaughlin, Dan. (July 11, 2007). Rich Athletes, Poor Teachers. Mises Daily. Retrieved from: http://mises.org/daily/2626
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2011). Occupational Outlook Handbook 2010-2011 Edition. Retrieved from: http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos251.htm
USA Today. (2011). Major League Baseball salaries. Retrieved from: http://content.usatoday.com/sportsdata/baseball/mlb/salaries/player/top-25
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Diamond Wars In Western Africa
Diamond ars in estern Africa
Throughout estern Africa, the quest for diamonds has taken control of many of people and affected the stability of economic and governmental status throughout the nation. The diamond mines have caused civil wars, which have resulted in many casualties over the years.
Possibly the major cause of the diamond……
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Campbell, Greg. Blood Diamonds: Tracing the Deadly Path of the World's Most Precious Stones. Westview Press, 2002.
Collier, Paul, "Economic Causes of Civil Conflict and Their Implications for Policy," World Bank. 15 June 2000.
Epstein, Edward Jay, "Have You Ever Tried to Sell a Diamond?" The Atlantic Monthly, February 1982. at: www.theatlantic.com/issues/82feb/8202diamond1.htm
Kerlin, Katherine "Diamonds Aren't Forever: Environmental Degradation and Civil War in the Gem Trade," The Environment Magazine. Sept. 2001.
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Diamonds By J Sorie Conteh
The entire framework of the country is shifting, and it is leaving the people from the rural outskirts behind. Soon, the natives will be like strangers in their own country, and they will not retain any rights or voice.
Even worse, those whites with power and money run the government, and own just about anyone they want……
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Conteh, J. Sorie. The Diamonds. New York: Lekon New Dimensions Publishing, 2001.
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Diamond Catalyst Shows Promise In
Based on these findings, researchers believe that lower elevation with drier environments is being heavily impacted by temperature changes. This not only threatens the ecology of these lower elevation sites, but it also could contribute more to the rapid changes in greenhouse gases. Without forests to be able to repopulate themselves, there will be fewer trees……
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Science Daily. (2013). The quantum secret to alcohol reactions in space. Science News. Web. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/06/130630145004.htm
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Czech Film Diamonds Of The Night
Diamonds of the Night
One of the overwhelming themes which stayed with me upon screening of the Czech film Diamonds of the Night (1964) by Jan Nemec was the motif of everything being illusory. This film definitely played with the notion that perhaps everything is a dream or an illusion. Throughout the film images are presented time……
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Nemec, J. (1964). Diamonds of the Night. Ceskoslovensky Film Export.
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Blood Diamonds Of South Africa
(Janine Roberts 2006)
Acts like the Kimberley process are presumed to guarantee that the diamonds that people buy have not been related to the killing and mutilating of children from a South African country. However, as most critics state, the certification alone is not enough to guarantee such a thing. The process of providing guarantees that the……
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1. D. Davey. (2006). "bad blood, blood diamonds." Retrieved May 2, 2009, from Pop and Politics Web site: http://www.popandpolitics.com/2006/12/13/bad-blood-blood-diamonds/
2. Durham, Dick. (2001). "De Beers sees threat of blood diamonds." Retrieved May 3, 2009, from CNN Web site: http://archives.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/africa/01/18/diamonds.debeers/
3. Johnson, Eric. (2002). "Blood Diamonds: The Conflict in Sierra Leone." Retrieved May 2, 2009, from Stanford University Web site: http://www.stanford.edu/class/e297c/Conflict%20in%20Sierra%20Leone.htm
4. Masin-Peters, Jon. (2003). "Conflict Diamonds." Retrieved May 2, 2009, from Hampshire University Web site: http://pawss.hampshire.edu/topics/conflictdiamonds/index.html
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Blood Diamonds The Prologue In
101). Plus, diamond mining hires over a million people, eeks adds.
On page 114 Campbell explains that at about the same time -- ironically -- that he was being pitched by the De Beers people about the "huge economic impact that bad publicity about conflict diamonds could have on sales" planes piloted by Al Queda were crashing……
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Campbell, Greg. Blood Diamonds: Tracing the Deadly Path of the World's Most
Precious Stones. Jackson TN: Westview Press, 2002.
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