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IN THIS ISSUE
1.
Business: Are your ready to do trade with Iraq?
2. Business: Good advice for investing
3. Business: Best grape harvest in 30 years in the Cape
Town area
4. Business: Hollywood moves into Swakopmund, Namibia,
Africa
5. Business: Income Tax in the UK
6. Business: Investing in China
7. Business: Is gold still a good investment?
8. Business: Land Grab in Namibia?
9. Business: Trade Opportunities in Singapore
10. Business: Polish workers in England
11. Business: The Chad-Cameroon Petroleum Development
Project
12. Education: Aids in Africa
13. Education: Birdlife International
14. Education: Churchill and the Great Republic
15. Education: Discovering the American West
16. Education: English Accents and Dialects
17. Education: International Rugby Board (IRB)
18. Immigration: Easier to get into South Africa
19. Immigration: More Jews to move to Israel
20. Travel: Look out for the Sharks in Cape Town
21. Travel: South Africa defies global tourism downturn
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1. Business: Are your ready to do trade with Iraq?
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This
site from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
provides a summary of the Iraqi interim constitution -
signed on 8 March 2004 - as provided by the Iraqi Governing
Council. Also includes links to related BBC articles.
To read more, go to our NEWS
DESK link
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2. Business: Good advice for investing
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This
excellent review of the leading 22 points to consider
when making investments has received high acclaim from
many of our clients. In response we refer to the article
published in 2002. Visit
this link.
Editor's Note: We have an extensive range of investment
tools on our web site that are used by our clients. For
a full review,
please visit this page
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3. Business: Best grape harvest in 30 years in the
Cape Town area
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Cape
Town - An expected wine surplus from a grape harvest
that is said to be the best in 30 years should give wine
lovers a bonus.
Industry
talk is that a long, cool summer has ensured the quality
of wine would range between "very good" and
"phenomenal". To read the full report, go to
our NEWS
DESK link.
Editor's Note: Visit the Delamere
Vineyard, leading supplier of quality wines.
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4. Business: Hollywood moves into Swakopmund, Namibia,
Africa
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Swakopmund,
Namibia: Amid the rolling red dunes outside this palm-lined
resort lie the remnants of several wrecked C-119 airplanes
- the latest evidence of Hollywood's growing infatuation
with the Namibian desert.
The
props are for Flight Of The Phoenix, a 20th Century
Fox remake of the 1965 action adventure set in Mongolia's
Gobi Desert. Namibia may not be an obvious stand-in, but
it beat out other locations scouted in China, Chile, South
Africa and the United States. To read the full report,
go to our NEWS
DESK link
Editor's Note: For a review of tours and vacations
to this part of Africa, visit Delamere
Travel.
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5. Business: Income Tax in the UK
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According to a report, which appeared in The Times this
week, the Inland Revenue is proposing to bring several
million UK taxpayers with additional income streams into
the PAYE system, a move that could dramatically increase
their effective income tax rate. To read the full report,
go to our NEWS
DESK link.
Editor's
Note: For income tax advice and recommended sources
of information for South Africa and USA taxpayers, please
visit our Income
Tax Page
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6. Business: Investing in China
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South
Africa is now very much interested in the future development
of China and we strongly recommend to our clients to buy
shares in companies that have interests or holdings in
China. Today we received this report from Johannesburg.
Johannesburg:
Sasol, the world's largest producer of synthetic fuels
from coal, was in talks with the Shenhua Group, China's
largest coal mining company, about building a plant there,
the company said yesterday.
Sasol's
spokesperson Johann van Rheede confirmed that the two
companies were "in exploratory talks"
but these were still at a very early stage and feasibility
studies had not even been done yet.
"In
principle, we are very interested in the Chinese market,"
Van Rheede said, but added that the company was also talking
to other coal rich but oil poor countries, such as India
and Australia. To read this complete report, go to our
NEWS
DESK link.
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7. Business: Is gold still a good investment?
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Newmont
president, Pierre Lassonde, is certain that the gold bull
market remains in its infancy, and points investors to
the 1970s to understand how events might unfold in gold's
favour in an era of a "manic depressive dollar".
"We haven't even started to correct the US financial
imbalance of the last three years. Don't tell me that
the gold bull market is over. It has hardly even started,"
Lassonde told the audience at the 2004 BMO Nesbitt Burns
Global Resources Conference in Tampa, Florida. Read the
full report; go to our
NEWS DESK link.
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8. Business: Land Grab in Namibia?
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The
Namibian government has announced that it will expropriate
a select number of white-owned farms to accelerate its
land reform programme. To read the full report, go to
our NEWS
DESK link
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9. Business: Trade Opportunities in Singapore
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Singapore
has been through some tough times lately, having braved
SARS and Avian flu as well as intense economic competition
from China and other rising Asian economies.
The
nation's leaders recognize that innovation and entrepreneurship
will be one way for Singaporeans to remain competitive
in the world economy, and Singapore's government is trying
a host of techniques to support homegrown entrepreneurship.
The
latest effort comes out of Singapore's Education Ministry.
With support from Citigroup, the Ministry is offering
small grants to schoolchildren and teachers who develop
interesting business ideas. Grants range in size from
$2,500 to develop an idea, to $10,000 from beginning commercialization
efforts. To read the full report, go to our NEWS
DESK link.
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10. Business: Polish workers in England
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A new survey suggests there could be as many as 100,000
migrant workers employed on building sites in the UK.
One Polish carpenter tells the BBC how he went from working
on the black market to becoming a legitimate construction
worker.
Lukas came to the UK from Poland six years ago and now
lives in east London with his wife and young son. To read
how easy it was for Lukas, go to our NEWS
DESK link.
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11. Business: The Chad-Cameroon Petroleum Development
Project
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Information
about the project to develop the oil fields at Doba in
southern Chad (at a cost of US$1.5 billion) and construct
a 1,070 km pipeline to offshore oil-loading facilities
on Cameroon's Atlantic coast (US$2.2 billion). This site
provides background information, documents, photos, and
monitoring reports for the project, which is sponsored
by Exxon Mobil, Petronas, and ChevronTexaco. Also
includes a FAQ addressing human rights and environmental
and social concerns. From
the World Bank Group.
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12. Education: Aids in Africa
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Mbabane
- Swaziland stands alone with the world's highest rate
of HIV infection after nearby Botswana made headway against
the deadly pandemic, the United Nations special
envoy on Aids Stephen Lewis said on Friday.
Sparsely
populated Swaziland and Botswana have long been twinned
with the highest rates of HIV infection, although with
38.8 percent of adults infected, Botswana had slightly
outstripped Swaziland at 38.6 percent. What are they doing
about this situation? To read the full report, go to our
NEWS
DESK link.
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13. Education: Birdlife International
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This
group "is a global alliance of conservation organizations
working together for people, birds, and other wildlife."
The
site provides news, information, and data about bird species
and important bird areas throughout the world, case studies,
and reports such as "State of the World's Birds,"
which describes what is known about the status and distribution
of birds, the pressures on sites, species and habitats,
and an analysis of current conservation action. Visit
this site
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14. Education: Churchill and the Great Republic
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The late Winston Spencer Churchill, was many things, including
a fine diplomat, an excellent statesman, and quite a prodigious
author. Of course, he was also a good friend to the United
States, and this online exhibit from the Library of Congress
explores Churchill's long relationship with the U.S.,
which he referred to as "the great Republic".
With
generous funding from John W. Kluge (and the support of
the Annenberg Foundation), this exhibit is divided into
a number of areas, such as those dealing with the Cold
War and World War II, and features digitized images of
Churchill with his grandson and as a dapper little boy,
along with other visual materials. The text that accompanies
each section discusses such events as Churchill's first
visit to the US in 1895 and his second premiership in
Britain, which began in 1951. The site concludes with
a listing of public programs being held in conjunction
with the exhibit in Washington DC, and a list of further
reading material. Visit
this site
From
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15. Education: Discovering the American West
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Beginning
in January 2004, the Lewis & Clark National Bicentennial
Exhibition was set on display in St. Louis to commemorate
this rather pivotal event in American history -- the first
transcontinental journey across North America. This complementary
online exhibition is designed to let people follow in
the footsteps of the expedition, and in the words of the
introduction, "to meet people different from us in
mind and time, and to learn to know them."
The
exhibit's materials can be accessed in a number of ways,
including by theme, through following the trail with an
interactive map, or by searching or browsing a gallery
of the many pieces of visual and historical ephemera digitally
archived here.
Using
the interactive map is wholly engrossing, as each site
allows users to toggle the historic map of the journey
with a contemporary map, listen to various sounds associated
with each place, and in a few instances, listen to readings
from the words of various persons on the expedition.
In
the themes area, visitors can browse through such topically
arranged pieces on Discovering of Diplomacy, A World of
Women, and Trade and Property. Finally, there is the collection
of over 350 artifacts available for online viewing, including
Meriwether Lewis's watch and the will of William Clark.
Visit
this site.
From
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16. Education: English Accents and Dialects
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All
languages change over time and vary according to place
and social domain, as is perfectly illustrated by these
extracts taken from two large audio resources held in
the British Library Sound Archive.
Together, they provide a fascinating overview of spoken
English during the second half of the 20th century. This
site includes dozens of browsable sound clips and a glossary.
A part of the British Library Collect Britain project.
Visit
this site
Copyright 2004 by Librarians' Index to
the Internet
Editor's Note: Many of our site visitors have found
that undertaking English Language Online Courses have
proved an invaluable asset in their careers. For more
details visit the Delamere
Institute of Online Learning
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17. Education: International Rugby Board (IRB)
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Founded
in 1886, the International Rugby Board (IRB) "is
the world governing and Law making body for the game of
Rugby Union." This site offers information on
training, coaching, refereeing, and game analysis for
all age groups.
It keeps rankings on men's and women's international 15-a-side
and 7-a-side rugby and provides a schedule of events such
as the Rugby World Cup. Includes information about the
more than 90 member unions from around the world, including
the "Springboks". Visit
this site.
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18. Immigration: Easier to get into South Africa
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The
public will be given a chance to comment on the cabinet's
proposed changes to immigration regulations including
one to exempt foreigners from poorer countries from requiring
visas when they are published in the next two months.
This
comes after the Cape High Court halted efforts this week
to have the cabinet's amended version of the regulations
published without public comment. The court heard argument
that some of the changes could have a profound effect
on SA and its citizens. To read the full report, go to
our NEWS
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19. Immigration: More Jews to move to Israel
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Prime
Minister Ariel Sharon recently held a meeting, attended
by ministers and representatives of agencies involved
with immigration, in which he attempted to determine how
Israel could get a million Jews to immigrate over the
next several years.
The
meeting did not produce an answer, but it was agreed that
practical plans for bringing a million Jews here would
be prepared for a follow-up session in June. Sharon, his
associates said, left the meeting believing this goal
was attainable. To read the full report, go to our NEWS
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20. Travel: Look out for the Sharks in Cape Town
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Finance
Minister of the South African Government, Trevor Manuel,
lashed out at a Cape Town restaurant for charging R120
($20 USD) for a cheese sandwich this week.
Trevor
Manuel reprimanded Cape Town's hospitality industry for
milking international tourists by charging "exorbitant"
prices at its restaurants and hotels. He said there was
a hotel not far from parliament that charged R120 for
a cheese sandwich. One of our senior partners also tried
it and the bread was even stale, plus he also told us
that he would never use that place ever again. Do you
want the name of the restaurant, so you can avoid it in
future? Contact us for the name.
To
read the full report, go to our NEWS
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Johannesburg
- South Africa's tourism industry defied the global downturn
and continues to be the fastest-growing tourism destination
in the world, according to total tourist arrival figures
for last year. To read the full report, go to our NEWS
DESK link.
Footnote: Many of our clients find the facility
on our News Page a great sources of interest, as it focuses
their minds on the benefits of being alive, and they enjoy
the therapeutic input of looking at the Cosmos photographs
released by NASA. Each day an image or photograph of our
fascinating Universe is featured along with a brief explanation.
Visit
our News
Page and select "How Do You Start Your Day?"
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