=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
This
Month's
Sponsor
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
Delamere
Education
-
Our
education
site
offers
complete
resources
for
students,
staff
and
faculty,
including
research
into
leading
colleges,
services,
equipment,
books,
videos
and
CDs,
health
and
sports
activities.
The
service
also
provides
online
or
distance
learning
programs
covering
a
wide
range
of
subjects.
Plus
we
offer
services
for
international
students.
We
have
recently
developed
a
genealogy
research
service
(see
page
on
general
resources)
and
are
currently
researching
Vale
Royal
Abbey
and
the
Vale
Royal
branch
of
the
Cholmondeley
family.
Plus
we
are
also
researching
Lord
Egerton
of
Tatton
Hall,
Cheshire,
especially
the
last
and
4th
Lord
Maurice
Egerton
who
died
in
Kenya
in
1958.
Visit
this
site.
IN
THIS
ISSUE
1.
Business:
Dealing
With
Corruption
2.
Business:
Development
Fund
for
Africa
3.
Business:
Investing
in
Africa?
4.
Business:
Offshore
Oil
for
Ghana
5.
Business:
Positive
Outlook
for
South
Africa
6.
Education:
E-Learning
in
Africa
7.
Education
&
Travel:
English
History
8.
Education
&
Business:
Using
Excel
Spreadsheet
Software
9.
Immigration:
European
Immigrants
in
Britain
10.
Immigration:
Illegal
Immigrants
in
Holland
11.
Travel:
Visit
Bath
in
England
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
1.
Business:
Dealing
With
Corruption
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
The
international
organization
Transparency
International
is
well-known
for
its
distinguished
work
on
investigating
corruption
around
the
world,
and
this
latest
report
from
their
research
team
is
timely
and
tremendously
valuable.
The
429-page
report
takes
a
close
look
at
judicial
corruption
around
the
world.
As
the
report
notes
this
disturbing
trend
undermines
economic
growth
by
damaging
the
trust
of
the
investment
community,
and
impedes
efforts
to
reduce
poverty.
The
report
includes
findings
from
dozens
of
countries,
and
also
reveals
that
at
least
one
in
10
households
had
to
pay
a
bribe
to
get
access
to
justice.
Visitors
will
also
appreciate
the
many
tables
and
charts
that
populate
this
document,
and
of
course,
they
can
also
search
through
the
document
for
material
of
particular
interest.
To
read
this
report
(PDF),
visit
this
site.
From
The
Scout
Report,
Copyright
Internet
Scout
Project
1994-2007
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
2.
Business:
Development
Fund
for
Africa
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
Cape
Town
-
The
UK
will
donate
$20
million
(R144
million)
over
the
next
three
years
to
a
new
fund
that
aims
to
promote
entrepreneurship
and
economic
growth
in
Africa.
The
Africa
Enterprise
Challenge
Fund
would
begin
operating
next
year
and
would
give
grants
of
as
much
as
$1.5
million
to
companies
in
industries
such
as
finance
and
agriculture,
Valerie
Amos,
the
leader
of
the
UK
House
of
Lords,
said
yesterday.
To
read
the
full
report,
go
to
our
NEWS
DESK
link.
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
3.
Business:
Investing
in
Africa?
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
The
17th
World
Economic
Forum
on
Africa
closed
in
Cape
Town
Friday
with
business
delegations
rubbing
their
hands
in
excitement
at
the
scope
for
investing
in
the
world's
poorest
continent.
Corporate
executives
left
a
three-day
dialogue
with
African
leaders
and
multi-national
envoys,
hailing
opportunities
presented
by
the
continent's
economic
sprint,
but
stressing
African
states
had
to
find
their
own
way
of
sustaining
growth.
To
read
the
full
report,
go
to
our
NEWS
DESK
link.
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
4.
Business:
Offshore
Oil
for
Ghana
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
UK
firm
Tullow
Oil
has
announced
the
discovery
of
600
million
barrels
of
light
oil
offshore
from
Ghana.
Reserves
in
the
Mahogany
exploration
well
were
far
greater
than
the
250
million
barrels
than
the
firm
had
earlier
forecast,
it
said.
To
read
the
full
report,
go
to
our
NEWS
DESK
link.
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
5.
Business:
Positive
Outlook
for
South
Africa
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
Johannesburg
-
International
ratings
agency
Moody's
Investors
Service
rewarded
South
Africa's
conservative
fiscal
policies
yesterday
by
changing
its
ratings
outlook
from
stable
to
positive.
To
read
the
full
report,
go
to
our
NEWS
DESK
link.
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
6.
Education:
E-Learning
in
Africa
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
Bringing
education
to
a
wide
range
of
persons
throughout
different
countries
in
Africa
presents
an
extensive
set
of
challenges,
and
a
number
of
organizations
and
corporations
have
made
substantial
investments
in
this
area.
One
way
to
bring
a
diverse
group
of
interested
parties
to
the
table
is
by
having
a
conference,
and
that
is
precisely
the
focus
on
the
eLearning
Africa
2007
site.
This
particular
conference
was
held
in
Nairobi
in
late
May
2007,
and
visitors
with
an
interest
in
distance
learning
initiatives
in
Africa
will
appreciate
the
resources
offered
here.
On
the
site,
visitors
can
look
over
summary
documents,
multimedia
presentations,
and
abstracts
from
papers
presented
at
this
conference.
Additional
information
includes
links
to
their
in-house
newsletter
and
brief
synopses
of
previous
conferences.
Visit
this
site.
Editor's
Note:
Visit
our
web
site
on
e-learning.
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
7.
Education
&
Travel:
English
History
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
Over
the
course
of
the
past
eight
centuries,
Cambridge
University
has
come
into
the
possession
of
more
than
a
few
important
documents.
Their
online
digital
image
collection
may
be
seen
as
an
important
first
stop
for
anyone
interested
in
perusing
some
of
these
remarkable
materials.
These
documents
include
The
Portsmouth
and
Macclesfield
Collection,
which
contains
the
writings
and
ideas
of
Sir
Isaac
Newton,
and
the
sketchbooks
of
Conrad
Martens,
who
accompanied
Charles
Darwin
on
board
the
Beagle.
That
is
far
from
all,
however,
as
visitors
can
also
browse
the
pages
of
the
13th
century
illuminated
volume,
The
Life
of
King
Edward
the
Confessor.
All
in
all,
it
is
a
lovely
collection
and
one
that
scholars
with
any
interest
in
English
history
will
want
to
examine
and
recommend
to
their
colleagues
and
students.
Visit
this
site.
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
8.
Education
&
Business:
Using
Excel
Spreadsheet
Software
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
Excel
is
a
very
common
spreadsheet
application,
and
developing
mastery
of
this
powerful
tool
can
be
a
bit
difficult
for
those
who
might
be
less
experienced
with
its
various
features
and
analytical
tools.
This
rather
useful
Excel
tutorial
is
part
of
the
StudyFinance.com
website,
which
was
developed
by
Professor
Sharon
Garrison
of
the
University
of
Arizona.
The
tutorial
is
divided
into
eight
sections,
which
include,
Entering
and
Editing
Data,
Formatting
the
Worksheet,
and
Creating
a
Chart.
Each
section
contains
several
short
paragraphs
of
text,
complemented
effectively
with
a
few
helpful
graphics.
The
tutorial
is
rounded
out
by
several
problem
assignments
that
will
make
sure
students
have
mastered
some
of
the
basic
features
of
Excel.
Visit
this
very
useful
site.
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
9.
Immigration:
European
Immigrants
in
Britain
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
At
least
half
of
eastern
European
immigrants
in
Britain
intend
to
stay
there,
a
survey
showed;
suggesting
the
jump
in
population
over
the
past
three
years
may
prove
to
be
permanent.
Only
16
percent
of
600
eastern
European
migrants
interviewed
have
plans
to
return
to
their
country
of
origin
within
three
years,
according
to
a
survey
published
today
by
the
Joseph
Rowntree
Foundation.
The
longer
a
migrant
stays,
the
more
likely
he
is
to
remain
in
the
new
country,
the
study
said.
The
findings
contrast
with
government
predictions
that
few
migrants
will
stay
and
are
likely
to
fuel
a
debate
over
the
pace
of
immigration
since
Britain
opened
its
doors
to
eight
former
Soviet
bloc
nations
that
joined
the
European
Union
in
May
2004.
To
read
the
full
report,
go
to
our
NEWS
DESK
link.
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
10.
Immigration:
Illegal
Immigrants
in
Holland
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
The
Dutch
parliament
has
agreed
to
an
amnesty
for
some
30,000
illegal
immigrants,
reversing
the
previous
government's
policies.
The
move
means
residence
permits
will
be
given
to
people
who
applied
for
and
failed
to
get
asylum
before
2001.
To
read
the
full
report,
go
to
our
NEWS
DESK
link.
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
11.
Travel:
Visit
Bath
in
England
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
There
are
baths
all
over
the
world,
and
then
there
are
the
very
unique
baths
in
Bath,
England.
As
the
official
site
for
these
marvelous
edifices
proclaims,
they
are
the
best
preserved
Roman
religious
spa
from
the
ancient
world.
For
first-time
visitors,
the
best
place
to
start
is,
the
site
today,
which
is
a
section
that
will
take
visitors
around
the
different
parts
of
this
World
Heritage
Site.
In
the
Curator's
Comments
area,
visitors
can
read
comments
from
Stephen
Clews
about
the
ongoing
work
being
done
at
the
site.
The
site
also
includes
helpful
sections
on
planning
a
visit
and
the
various
collections
that
are
available
for
use
by
both
the
general
public
and
scholars.
Visit
this
site.
From
The
Scout
Report,
Copyright
Internet
Scout
Project
1994-2007
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
This
month's
quote
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
"It
takes
less
time
to
do
a
thing
right
than
it
does
to
explain
why
you
did
it
wrong."
~
Longfellow
*********
Disclaimer
*********
Although
great
effort
has
been
made
in
compiling
and
checking
the
information
contained
in
this
Newsletter
is
accurate,
the
publisher
shall
not
be
held
responsible
for
any
errors,
omissions
or
inaccuracies
in
this
electronic
publication,
or
for
any
consequences
arising
there
from.
Editorial
materials
published
herein
are
provided
for
information
only.
The
publisher
expressly
disclaims
any
and
all
liability
to
any
person,
whosoever,
in
respect
of
any
loss,
damage,
death,
personal
injury
or
other
consequences,
by
their
use
of,
or
reliance
upon
in
any
way,
the
information
contained
in
this
electronic
publication.
**************
Copyright
Notice
**************
Copyright
2007
by
"Delamere-Pennine
Associates,
International
Business
&
Marketing
Consultants"
All
Rights
Reserved.
For
easy
access
to
Delamere
Group
of
Businesses
