de Beers is fucked!!
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i looked online for diamonds, and found some synthetic ones- the prices (vs. online real diamonds) were a bit cheaper, but still kinda expensive.
online real diamonds, however, in comparison to storefront (brick and mortar actual stores), were much cheaper. like a $3000 diamond in a store would've been about $2200 or so online.
online real diamonds, however, in comparison to storefront (brick and mortar actual stores), were much cheaper. like a $3000 diamond in a store would've been about $2200 or so online.
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diamonds are actually plentiful. the reason they're so pricey is because the de Beers cartel (which controls the majority of the world's diamond mines) keeps the prices high by only allowing a certain number of them to be mined and released per year.
the artificial diamond thing allows anyone who can scrape up the cash to buy diamond-making machines to make and release as many diamonds as they want. so, i don't think artificial diamonds are cheaper right NOW--artificial diamond-sellers charge as much as the market will bear, and the market will bear a very high price right now--but in time, unless de Beers leverages their money politically to screw over fake diamonds, i think you'll see incredibly cheap fake (and real!) diamonds.
the artificial diamond thing allows anyone who can scrape up the cash to buy diamond-making machines to make and release as many diamonds as they want. so, i don't think artificial diamonds are cheaper right NOW--artificial diamond-sellers charge as much as the market will bear, and the market will bear a very high price right now--but in time, unless de Beers leverages their money politically to screw over fake diamonds, i think you'll see incredibly cheap fake (and real!) diamonds.
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what he's essentially saying is that he won't let any nancypants "civilians" get in the way of his glittering duty.
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anthing that fucks over de Beers is cool with me.
but as far as Africa not sucking:
Nigerian Woman Begins Appeal of Sentence of Death by Stoning
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, Trebuchet MS]VOA News[/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, Trebuchet MS]27 Aug 2003, 14:29 UTC[/font]
A Nigerian woman sentenced to death by stoning has begun her appeal in a case that has caused an international outcry. Amina Lawal arrived at the heavily guarded Islamic court in northern Nigeria Wednesday carrying her baby daughter, whose out-of-wedlock birth led to Ms. Lawal's adultery conviction in 2002. She was sentenced to die by an Islamic court, which ordered that she be buried up to her neck and stoned. Ms. Lawal, now 31 years old, was divorced when she became pregnant, allegedly by her ex-husband. Under Sharia, or strict Islamic law, having sex outside marriage is punishable by death. She has already lost one appeal. If Ms. Lawal loses again she can take the case to a higher regional court and eventually to Nigeria's Supreme Court. Human rights groups and opponents of Sharia law have launched international campaigns calling for her sentence to be lifted. Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo says his government opposes stoning death sentences. It is not clear if the government is willing to intervene. Strict Sharia law was introduced in Nigeria's predominantly Muslim north three years ago. Several defendants have successfully appealed their cases. So far, no stoning death sentence has been carried out.
but as far as Africa not sucking:
Nigerian Woman Begins Appeal of Sentence of Death by Stoning
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, Trebuchet MS]VOA News[/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, Trebuchet MS]27 Aug 2003, 14:29 UTC[/font]
A Nigerian woman sentenced to death by stoning has begun her appeal in a case that has caused an international outcry. Amina Lawal arrived at the heavily guarded Islamic court in northern Nigeria Wednesday carrying her baby daughter, whose out-of-wedlock birth led to Ms. Lawal's adultery conviction in 2002. She was sentenced to die by an Islamic court, which ordered that she be buried up to her neck and stoned. Ms. Lawal, now 31 years old, was divorced when she became pregnant, allegedly by her ex-husband. Under Sharia, or strict Islamic law, having sex outside marriage is punishable by death. She has already lost one appeal. If Ms. Lawal loses again she can take the case to a higher regional court and eventually to Nigeria's Supreme Court. Human rights groups and opponents of Sharia law have launched international campaigns calling for her sentence to be lifted. Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo says his government opposes stoning death sentences. It is not clear if the government is willing to intervene. Strict Sharia law was introduced in Nigeria's predominantly Muslim north three years ago. Several defendants have successfully appealed their cases. So far, no stoning death sentence has been carried out.
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