The "Loi Obama" or Obama Law — as the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform act of 2010 has become known in the region — includes an obscure provision that requires public companies to indicate what measures they are taking to ensure that minerals in their supply chain don't benefit warlords in conflict-ravaged Congo.
► Individuals engage in different social bonds and benefit from them in conflicts.
The cost of an ESIA has soared 20-fold in the past 15 years, with doubtful improvement in project benefits, and in conflict with the experience curve (Henderson's Law) stating that cost falls by a constant percentage with every doubling of product volume.
Mr. Bush, his aides say, sees no benefit in personalizing the conflict, and he has not yet said what he thought of Mr. bin Laden's taped message on Sunday afternoon.
The current delay of spousal benefit claims is in conflict with last year's Supreme Court decision, it places an economic and emotional burden on the families of legally married same-sex couples, and it is inconsistent with the practice of other federal departments and agencies.
Cacao is often held up as a particular product that stands to benefit in the new post-conflict environment, but the government's recent success in securing access for Hass avocadoes into the US market shows how other products enjoy better prospects; additionally, production of lemons, mango, and pineapple is expanding significantly this year.
However, mutants causing sexual conflict, benefit in one sex and harm in the other (WM > 1, WF > 1 or WM < 1, WF > 1), spread with surprising frequency as well (Table 3).
This resulted, particularly in the 1990s, in conflicts of interest between benefits for the patient, personal benefit for the physician and financial demands [ 18, 45, 96].
As such, government and non-governmental agencies must make difficult decisions to direct the few resources available to programmes that will provide the greatest benefit in recovery and rebuilding after conflict.
