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The
Delamere Group
and its Marketing
Division, Delamere
Marketing, have
recently developed
an on-line service
related to news,
research and buyers
guides directly
targeted at industry
leaders and management
of companies and
services involved
in, ProAv, Broadcast,
Post-Production
Film, Audio, Video,
HD-Radio, IP-TV
(Internet Protocol
Television) Digital
Cinema and Mobile
TV.
We
currently have 2
very popular sites
operating, ProAv
Buyers Guide
and Broadcast
Equipment Buyers
Guide, both
of which distribute
weekly Newsletters
containing the latest
news, products and
information, industry
trends and events.
During the next
12 months additional
sites will be developed
and launched directly
related to all services
in the audio and
video industries.
These online services
will form part of
the new division,
Delamere Media
Services.
IN
THIS ISSUE
1.
Business: Business
Opportunities in
South Africa
2. Business: Forum
on China-Africa
Cooperation
3. Business: Growth
in sub-Saharan Africa
4. Business: Harvard
Business Report
on South Africa
5. Business: Oilfields
of Africa
6. Education: For
Lovers of Poetry
7. Education: The
Doomsday Book
8. Immigration:
US Immigration Fees
to Increase Dramatically
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1. Business:
Business Opportunities
in South Africa
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According
to a World Bank
report called Doing
Business 2007, South
Africa was ranked
among the top 10
economies in the
world for its protection
of investors. South
Africa scored highly
in sectors measuring
the ease of starting
a business and obtaining
credit. The report
said South Africa
ranked among the
top 30 countries
in the world. To
read the full report,
go to our NEWS
DESK link.
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2. Business:
Forum on China-Africa
Cooperation
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Beijing
- China celebrated
its relations with
Africa on Saturday
by pledging to double
aid and offering
$5-billion (about
R37-billion) in
loans and credits
by 2009 in a summit
aimed at deepening
ties with the continent.
Chinese President
Hu Jintao touted
"the common
pursuit of friendship,
peace, cooperation
and development"
with Africa at the
official opening
of the Beijing Summit
of the Forum on
China-Africa Cooperation.
To read the full
report, go to our
NEWS
DESK link.
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3. Business:
Growth in sub-Saharan
Africa
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Economic
growth in sub-Saharan
Africa, excluding
Zimbabwe, is expected
to reach 6% next
year. That is the
prediction of the
International Monetary
Fund (IMF) in its
Regional Economic
Outlook published
today. To read the
full report, go
to our NEWS
DESK link.
Editors Note:
Visit our webpage
on global trade
in sub-Saharan
countries.
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4. Business:
Harvard Business
Report on South
Africa
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More
than one decade
after the fall of
apartheid, and despite
ambitious economic
reforms by the ANC
government, foreign
direct investment
flows into South
Africa averaged
around two-thirds
less than investments
in comparable emerging-market
economies. Why?
One reason that
could be overlooked
is the enduring
strength of the
corporate climate
in South Africa,
says Eric D. Werker,
an assistant professor
at Harvard Business
School. Case study,
"Foreign Direct
Investment and South
Africa." To
read the full report,
go to our NEWS
DESK link.
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5. Business:
Oilfields of Africa
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Cape
Town - Africa
accounts for only
about 10 percent
of world oil reserves.
But the continent
is the focus of
a feeding frenzy
among energy companies
that is just beginning
in countries such
as Libya and Angola.
Crisis in Iraq,
concerns about energy
nationalism in South
America and difficulties
investing in Russia
had limited exploration
and kept interest
in Africa bubbling.
To read the full
report, go to our
NEWS
DESK link.
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6. Education:
For Lovers of Poetry
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Some
might say that a
poem a day is not
nearly enough, while
the skeptical might
say that it is quite
enough already,
thank you very much.
Regardless of that
debate, Poetry Daily
is a splendid resource
that brings visitors
new poems from books,
magazines and journals
currently in print.
Visitors
to the site will
find themselves
looking straight
at Today's Poem
which of course
features the daily
poem, along with
links to other works
by the author. If
one poem is simply
not enough, the
site also contains
an archive that
goes back approximately
one year. Additionally,
the site also contains
a News, Reviews,
& Special Features
section, which digests
recent news stories
about the world
of poetry. Visit
this site.
From
The Scout Report,
Copyright Internet
Scout Project 1994-2006
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7. Education:
The Domesday Book
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William
the Conqueror had
a considerable interest
in the property
holdings of his
subjects, and around
Christmas 1085 he
decided to commission
a great survey to
discover just what
resources were out
among the boroughs
and manors of England.
The massive document
that came out of
this lengthy process
was the Domesday
Book. It has fascinated
historians for centuries,
and recently The
UK National Archives
created this online
guide to the work.
Visitors
can take a look
through the book
via interactive
features such as
"Discovery
Domesday" which
provides a bit of
background on the
work, complete with
images from its
pages. Additionally,
the "World
of Domesday"
feature provides
some contextual
background for understanding
what life was like
for the people of
11th century England.
Visitors can search
across the Domesday
Book in its entirety
by place name, person,
or other keyword.
Visit
this site.
From
The Scout Report,
Copyright Internet
Scout Project 1994-2006
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8. Immigration:
US Immigration Fees
to Increase Dramatically
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Federal
authorities plan
to increase fees
for immigration
documents next year
and transfer services
out of a fortress-like
building on Biscayne
Boulevard to four
new facilities in
Miami-Dade and Broward
counties by 2008,
the immigration
service chief announced
Friday.
Emilio
T. González,
director of U.S.
Citizenship and
Immigration Services,
said that the as-yet
undetermined fee
increase will affect
all applications
for immigration
benefits ranging
from work permits
to green cards to
naturalization.
To read the full
report, go to our
NEWS
DESK link.
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This month's
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"To
be capable of steady
friendship or lasting
love, are the two
greatest proofs,
not only of goodness
of heart, but of
strength of mind."
~ Lord Delamere
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