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THIS ISSUE
1.
Business: California Wine Industry on the Upturn
2. Business: Collecting Antiques and Replicas
3. Business: Doing business in the Middle East
4. Business: New Gold Mine in Mali
5. Business: How to cope with unemployment
6. Business: Receive a farm for free in Mozambique
7. Business: Unemployment the main concern in South Africa
8. Education: History World
9. Education: Madagascar Wildlife Conservation
10. Immigration: Changing Visa Rules Creating Hassles in Russia
11. Immigration: Will the UK enforce more controls?
12. Business: Money Laundering Methods
13. Travel: Enjoy a visit to Kenya
14. Travel: Will the tourists return to Angola?
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1. Business: California Wine Industry on the Upturn
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A
year ago, bulk-wine broker Bill Turrentine couldn't sell even
premium Sonoma Valley-grown Cabernet Sauvignon for more than $10
a gallon. Last week, he unloaded some for $12.
In
the San Joaquin Valley, the more pedestrian French Colombard grapes
are fetching $150 a ton. That's double what they commanded two
years ago.
Editor's Note: For more information on how to select a
good wine, visit our web site that has a great range from our
international suppliers. Visit the Delamere
Vineyard
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2. Business: Collecting Antiques and Replicas
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Whether it is a well-worn teddy bear or a Restoration-era piece
of furniture, antiques fascinate many Americans, and the same
might be said of those across the pond in Britain.
The
BBC has created this delightful website to complement several
of its popular television programs on antiques, but this site
requires no knowledge of the programs to be a great boon to the
neophyte antiquarian. Those persons seeking to incorporate some
period pieces into the design of their home or apartment should
start with the Vintage Chic section, which features a brief overview
of do's and don'ts, and also leads into the well-honed guide to
period styles.
Here
users will be treated to thumbnail profiles of Art Deco, Art Nouveau,
Shaker, and thirteen other styles. Of course, for those looking
for the next big thing in the field of antiques, the section of
collecting plastic items, which includes a brief overview of the
field, and a few sample valuations of pieces worth keeping an
eye out for.
The
site is rounded out by a fine selection of video clips from some
of the BBC's programs (such as the legendary Antiques Roadshow),
and a buying and selling guide that provides a roadmap highlighting
the foibles of bidding at auctions and browsing advertisements
for those willing to enter the chaotic world of collecting antiques.
Visit
this site
From
The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2003
Editor's
Note: If you are interested in purchasing antique replicas
and collectibles, we invite you to visit our very popular site
Vintage
Shopper
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3. Business: Doing business in the Middle East
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Middle
East Research and Information Project (MERIP) is a non-profit,
non-governmental organization based in Washington, DC. The Project
has been quite successful over the past few decades due to its
commitment to providing a broad range of perspectives on the Middle
East not generally found in some of the mainstream media and press
coverage.
While
the organization's primary publication, the Middle East Report,
is not available for free on the site (although some of its editorial
pieces are), visitors will want to take a close look at the Middle
East Report Online, which is available. Visit
this site
From
The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2003
Editor's
Note: Visit our online bookstore for the latest copies of
business practices in the Middle East. Delamere
International Bookshop
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4. Business: New Gold Mine in Mali
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Johannesburg:
Randgold Resources has taken the plunge on the development of
a new 200,000 ounce a year gold mine at its Loulo deposit in western
Mali.
The
announcement provides the first piece of good corporate news for
the company since it lost out on the bidding war last year for
control of Ghana's Ashanti Goldfields. To read the full report,
go to our NEWS
DESK link.
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5. Business: How to cope with unemployment
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Unemployment
is the top social virus of the 21st century - ahead of Aids, especially
in Africa.
Unemployment
is an addiction. The longer one remains unemployed, the more unemployable
one becomes.
It
leads to a loss of self-worth and will to work, and slowly but
surely to the psychological destruction of the job-seeker, resulting
in loss of job-competency, despair, social isolation, and even
to depression and major anti-social behavior. Our firm has researched
many sources of information but we recommend that you read this
report. Visit our NEWS
DESK link.
Editor's Note: We also recommend that you visit our web
page on employment
for positive ideas on how to overcome this problem.
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6. Business: Receive a farm for free in Mozambique
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Mozambique
- Zimbabwean farmers, who are moving into neighbouring Mozambique
in significant numbers, are being greeted with a mixture of gratitude
for the jobs they bring and wariness that they will try to form
a second Rhodesia. To read the full report, got to our NEWS
DESK link.
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7. Business: Unemployment the main concern in South Africa
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A
survey shows nine out of 10 South Africans see unemployment as
the country's biggest problem, and want the government to address
it as a matter of urgency.
The
latest SABC/Markinor survey has found that 90% of South
Africans are most unhappy about the high unemployment rate, while
64% are most concerned about crime, and 48% listed poverty and
HIV/Aids. To read the full report, go to our NEWS
DESK link.
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8. Education: History World
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This
site contains over 400 separate historical articles and descriptions
of approximately 4,000 world events, with emphasis on English
history.
Material
is searchable or browsable by time period, topic, and location.
Also includes timelines and an online game where visitors can
pit their historical knowledge against that of other competitors.
Part of the National Grid for Learning, Great Britain.
Visit this
site
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9. Education: Madagascar Wildlife Conservation
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This
site's goal is "to provide an overview of the results
of ongoing conservation projects in Madagascar." The
site includes a list of conservation and humanitarian organizations
working in Madagascar, news summaries and links, a message board,
a bibliography, and links to related sites.
Also
includes information about a case study of Andreba, Madagascar.
This site is available in English and French. Visit
this site
From
The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2003
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10. Immigration: Changing Visa Rules Creating Hassles in
Russia
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Moscow:
Expats, tourists and companies with foreign employees face a few
more visa and registration hurdles that promise to create more
paperwork -- and headaches.
The
new rules, which came into force over the past couple of weeks,
appear to be an attempt to keep closer track of foreigners, particularly
the large number from other former Soviet republics who live and
work illegally in Russia. To read the full report, go to our NEWS
DESK link.
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11. Immigration: Will the UK enforce more controls?
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Britain is set to introduce new curbs on migrants claiming welfare
benefits, in the latest in a series of European Union moves designed
to limit immigration from central and eastern Europe. To read
the full report, go to our NEWS
DESK link.
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12. Business: Money Laundering Methods
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Many
of our clients have requested that we clarify how the rich get
richer and the poor get poorer. The obvious answer is "luck"
which means in fact being in the right place at the right time
and opportunities present themselves to those of us who are sharp
enough to grab the opportunity at hand, plus being committed of
course to hard work and persistence.
Many
have used other methods to get rich and one of these is using
illegal monitory gain and "washing" that money,
making it now appear to be legal. This is known as "money
laundering." The following list reviews some of the most
common methods of money laundering. Note that our firm neither
condones or recommends using any of these methods, and is totally
neutral on this issue, leaving the final decision up to the client.
