Sentences with phrase «from diamond trade»

Seven blockchain projects specialising in everything from diamond trade to health records and promotion of tourism have been presented at today's conference held by Dubai's Global Blockchain Council.

Not exact matches

The Russian diamond mining company invited 86 companies from the world's main diamond trading hubs,... →

There, visitors learn of Venetian traders who brought diamonds to Europe from India, once the world's only known source, eventually establishing a permanent presence in this once - important trade centre by the 15th century.

The Kimberley Process was supposed to do the same for diamonds from all countries by banning the trade of conflict stones.

In a further decline of the credibility of the diamond industry's way of ensuring «conflict free» diamonds, the non-governmental organization IMPACT, based in Canada, announced its departure from the Kimberley Process certification scheme the diamond industry has much touted to eradicate the trade in conflict diamonds.

When you reach out to the jeweler ask if their diamonds are certified conflict - free or certified fair trade and where the metal is sourced from; go for recycled if you can.

What is so unbelievably unique about these lines is that a substantial portion of the proceeds from sales, 100 % profit from Dreams of Africa and 25 % from AWEAR items, goes to support children in nations hit hard by the blood diamond trade.

Head to Geneva from May 10 to 13 for the first ever GemGenève trade show; three days of diamonds, emeralds, pearls and handpicked antique jewels from the best artisans.

An American diamond merchant travels to Russia to sell rare blue diamonds of questionable origin and falls into an obsessive relationship with a cafe owner in a small Siberian town, but he is unable to extricate himself from the treacherous world of the diamond trade.

DIAMOND BAR, Calif. (Feb. 22, 2012)- Applications are now available to exhibit at the 2012 SEMA Show, the premier automotive trade event where manufacturers of specialty parts and accessories connect face - to - face with more than 60,000 quality buyers from throughout the world.

In light of Zynga's (ZNGA) rapid descent from its IPO (the stock trades at a 48 % discount to its IPO price), this company may have a unique diamond in the rough.

These suppliers are required to source diamonds that originate from specific mine operators who follow internationally recognized labor, trade, and environmental standards.

-- Nintendo previously made Zelda games by making small areas and connecting them together — For Breath of the Wild, the team first had to figure out what needed to be placed on the map — Groups were created out of the over 300 devs to work on specific sections of the world — Game Informer's demo starts at Serenne Stable — Yammo runs this place — Link can rest in bed and restore health here — Stable also lets you store horses, meet with merchants, NPCs — Stables are located throughout the world — Each one is run by a distinct character — You can spend rupees on a more expensive bed, giving you an extra heart the next morning — These hearts are yellow and can't be recovered if you're hit in combat — Spending time by fires in the world passes time — Dynamic weather system in the game, with the world reacting as a result — Ex: when it starts raining, NPCs outside the stable quickly go inside — Beedle is back to sell you goods — Have to be careful during a thunderstorm, since your metal items can attract thunder — Metal weapons and shields can be discarded or thrown at enemies — Link can get killed by lightning — Difficulty dips / spikes depending on where you are, since you can go around it and avoid it until you're stronger — Over 100 Shrines — You can find an item that identifies Shrines — Discover a Shrine for it to be a fast - travel point — Shrines also give a Spirit Orb — Trade in orbs for unknown items — Dedicated team handled animal A.I. — Bears, wolves, deer move through the snow — You can get overwhelmed by enemies quickly — Link can keep multiple horses at a time — Affection / loyalty important with horses — Feed and take care of horses to raise their stats — Can call horses over to you, but horses need to be within a certain proximity to be called — Horses can be killed by enemies — Aonuma «wanted players to choose their own path», so no companion character in this game — Stamina meter encopasses sprinting, paragliding, climbing — Meter can be upgraded, but Nintendo won't say how — Different shields have different speeds and level of control for snowboarding — Can mine rocks which can be solid for rupees or used for crafting — Can place stamps to mark areas of interest — 100 of these symbols can be used on the map, including sword, shield, bow and arrow, pot, star, chest, skull, leaf, diamond — Every style of weapon has a unique set of animations and feel different — No invincible weapons in the game, Nintendo says — Zelda can get mad at you and scold you — Players can see the ending without seeing everything from the story — A certain element was added in the game to make for a more cohesive storyline — Most difficult Zelda game to make — Aonuma is still finding new things in the world

As you may know from the podcasts, I'm still waist deep in Breath of the Wild, and I couldn't resist parodying the guy that trades you a diamond for ten luminous stones.

“ Despite making commitments to tackle these issues, it is deeply troubling that G8 governments so far have failed to take strong measures to prevent terrorists from having access to the highly lucrative diamond trade, ” said Gilfillan.

Participating countries are implementing import / export control regimes to prevent conflict diamonds from entering the legitimate diamond trade and fuelling conflicts and human rights abuses.

They will therefore be excluded from the scheme until their legislation is put in place, and will be banned from trading in rough diamonds as of August 31, 2003.

In the past there have been three main obstacles prohibiting the public from trading in diamonds as an asset class.

I'm not planning on trading in my diamond ring anytime soon but when it comes to my home and my heart, I'm going to take my cues from Anne Shirley and find beauty in «simple little pleasures».