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THE WRITER Koh Shi Li. Born on 6 Sept 1987. Virgo. Has 2 sisters, whom i'm in a love-hate relationship with. Met the most wonderful guy, who is also damn lucky to have met me, on 18 Nov 2006 and we have been working hard towards a beautiful future tgt since then. HER MAN Puah Yeow Chong  HER UPDATES TAGBOARD HER FRIENDS OTHERS HER MEMORIES August 2007 September 2007 October 2007 November 2007 December 2007 January 2008 February 2008 March 2008 April 2008 May 2008 June 2008 July 2008 August 2008 September 2008 October 2008 November 2008 December 2008 January 2009 February 2009 March 2009 April 2009 May 2009 June 2009 July 2009 August 2009 September 2009 October 2009 November 2009 December 2009 January 2010 February 2010 March 2010 April 2010 May 2010 June 2010 July 2010 August 2010 September 2010 October 2010 November 2010 December 2010 January 2011 February 2011 March 2011 April 2011 May 2011 June 2011 July 2011 August 2011 September 2011 October 2011 November 2011 December 2011 January 2012 February 2012 March 2012 April 2012 May 2012 June 2012 July 2012 August 2012 September 2012 October 2012 November 2012 December 2012 CREDIT |
Friday, September 10, 2010 Heard of conflict diamonds and conflict minerals? Definitions from Wikipedia: In relation to diamond trading, blood diamond (also called a converted diamond, CONFLICT DIAMOND, hot diamond, or a war diamond) refers to a diamond mined in war zone and sold to finance an insurgency, invading army's war efforts, or a warlord's activity, usually in Africa from where around two-thirds of the world's diamonds are produced.CONFLICT MINERALS refers to minerals mined in conditions of armed conflict and human rights abused notably in the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, by the Congolese National Army and various armed rebel groups, including the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda. The profits from the sale of these minerals finance continued fighting in the Second Congo War, and control of lucrative mines becomes a focus of the Fighting as well. The most commonly mined minerals are cassiterite, wolframite, coltan, and gold, which are extracted from the Eastern Congo, and passed through a variety of intermediaries before being purchased by multinational electronics companies. These minerals are essential in the manufacture of a variety of device, like cell phones, laptops and MP3 players. In short, it is the sufferings of the third world countries due to our selfish wants. Women are raped, people are killed and children are traumatised. Although it's hard to trace roots of the diamonds and components used in the electronic products we buy, there are still ways to help stop this cruelty. For conflict minerals, we can make known to the electronic industry that we Commit to Purchase Conflict-Free Electronics. Simply enter some of your details and they will help you to send emails to 21 of the biggest electronics companies (Nokia, Apple, HP, etc) to inform them that you are committed to purchase electronics products with no conflict minerals. This may urge them to trace the source of their raw materials and put an end to the sufferings of the people in Congo. the power of one voice is small but 团结力量大! I am sure when they received enough emails, things may change. For conflict diamonds, there is an alternative called Moissanite. If you have no idea what they are, I am sure you have heard of "man made" diamonds. They are in fact made under the same conditions as a natural diamonds and with less flaws! Also, they are way cheaper than conflict diamonds. Need other reasons to skip diamonds? Find them here. I am still trying hard to convince myself that i don't need a natural diamond ring! Lets try together!! Haha. So, do your part to help stop the cruelty in Africa! |