The
Delamere-International Newsletter ©
Edition
of 31 October, 2002 #116
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IN
THIS ISSUE
1.
Immigration: Do developing countries gain or lose when their brightest talents
go abroad?
2. Immigration: 'Hotel ship' scheme to house 500 UK asylum seekers
3. Immigration: Refugees wary of entry limits
4. Education: The History of
Urban Planning
5. Education: History of the Workhouse in UK
6. Environment:
Global Award goes to the Solar Electric Light Fund (Self)
7. Business: Avoid
the "Nigerian Scams"
8. Business: How to prevent fraud in your business
9. Business: Unemployment in South Africa now at 41 Percent?
10. Global Trade:
World Mining cuts 3m jobs in five years
11. The move is on again for the Legalization
of millions of illegal immigrants living in the US
12. Education: Fitzwilliam
Museum at the University of Cambridge
13. Teachers of the English language
Required
14. Travel: London to Cape Town Special
15. Immigration: Leaving
South Africa
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1. Immigration:
Do developing countries gain or lose when their brightest talents go abroad?
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Governments
that once strived to keep people out are encouraging the skilled to come in. Germany's
recent immigration legislation includes a points system for skilled workers. Britain
has rapidly expanded the availability of work permits for skilled migrants, and
pushed down the required level of skill. And many countries are softening the
rules that normally force foreign students to go home as soon as they graduate.
Australia decided last year to allow foreign students of information and communications
technology to apply for permanent residence on the basis of their education alone.
To read the full story, go to our NEWS
DESK
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2. 'Hotel ship'
scheme to house 500 UK asylum seekers.
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Ministers
in the UK are planning to house 500 asylum seekers on a converted "hotel
ship" moored in an English port.
Thurrock
Council in Essex said it had been made aware of the proposal to use the ship "Bibby
Progress" as part of David Blunkett's plan to accommodate refugees and their
families.
Leader
of the local council Andy Smith said they had been told the ship would be moored
in the port of Tilbury To read the full story go to our NEWS
DESK
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3. Immigration: Refugees
wary of entry limits
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A
plan that would reduce the number of refugees allowed to enter the United States
to its lowest level in more than two decades has refugees in Santa Clara County
and around the USA bracing for a major blow to the federal program that helped
them resettle here.
For many refugees living in the Bay Area -- a major
destination for those fleeing Vietnam, Central America and the former Yugoslavia
-- the change would mean longer waits for the arrival of relatives languishing
in refugee camps from Kenya to Croatia. This situation may also affect many of
the people we are trying to assist currently living in the Sub-Saharan region
of Africa.
Editors Note: The answer is not always to flee from
the problems, but for those who have to "stay behind" how can you help?
Visit our web page on Global
Trade
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4. Education- The History
of Urban Planning
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One
of our clients recently sent to our office, this very interesting source of documents
related to urban planning and housing and will be extremely useful to individuals
concerned with this subject and the history of planning and housing.
This
is an excellent source of research complied by the Cornell University in the USA.
For full details, go to this link. click
here
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5. Education: History
of the Workhouse in UK
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Part
social history, part public documentary, Peter Higginbotham has created a Web
site devoted to the workhouse, a feature of the English landscape for over two
hundred years, that provided employment for the destitute in return for board
and lodging.
Through
a series of primary documents, including the Poor Laws of the 19th century, Mr.
Higginbotham offers a descriptive and nuance perspective on the treatment of England's
impoverished and destitute.
Interactive
maps of Britain and Ireland provide users with the ability to look for the locations
of different workhouses and to find out additional information, such as their
dates of operation and their exact street address. Finally, an audio archive provides
reminiscence from Laurie Liddiard, who served as a workhouse clerk in the late
1920s. To visit this site, click
here
Editors
Note: Adequate housing today is still a major problem in many areas of the
world. Visit our web page on how we can help overcome this situation.
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6. Environment:
Global Award goes to the Solar Electric Light Fund (Self)
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The
"Solar Electric Light Fund"was nominated by physicist and Templeton
Prize-winner Freeman Dyson, who particularly cited SELF's bold work in rural South
Africa.
As
a legacy of apartheid, thousands of schools serving rural blacks still lack electricity.
In very poor KwaZulu-Natal Province, SELF helped Myeka High School acquire solar
power not only for lighting, TVs and VCRs, but also satellite Internet access.
The
benefits have been dramatic, with sharp gains in enrollment, test scores, graduation
rates, and students going on to college. "I never thought the sun could do
all this," Headmaster Melusi Zwane told The New York Times. "It's the
reason for all that we have now. Everything comes from power."
For
the full report go to our NEWS
DESK
Editors
Note: Don't forget to visit our web page on Environmental Issues currently
under research.click
here
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7. Business: Avoid the "Nigerian
Scams"
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We
recently received a sad story from a Mr. and Mrs. Smith (real name not disclosed
to avoid embarrassment). An overseas caller had informed them that they were due
a massive payout from the estate of a long lost relative in Nigeria. To transfer
the funds to their bank account, they needed to pay attorney's fees, taxes, and
other charges. They paid up an amount of over $50,000 in good faith. Unfortunately
other "complications" developed that necessitated additional payments
to certain Nigerian go-betweens. Now two years later and no longer waiting for
their "Inheritance" the Smiths had fallen victim to a new twist on the
classical "Nigerian Scam", which is a get-rich quick 'con' on the endless
variations now being used.
Experts
now say that the "Nigerian Scam" costs victims in the US alone more
than $100 million a year and is proliferating thanks to the easy access of e-mail.
The scam nearly always begins with an unsolicited offer, by e-mail, telephone
or fax, from someone claiming to be writing on behalf of a former government dignitary.
The
typical story line revolves around tens of millions of dollars in ill-gotten gains,
from over billing or other schemes. In exchange for helping to move the money
out of Nigeria to an overseas bank, the victim is promised a hefty cut of the
action and asked to pay various fees in advance. The scam continues until the
victim either wises up and quits or runs out of money. It may seem incredible
but many naive and innocent individuals fall victim to these scams. Beware that
it is not you.
To
read more on these financial crimes visit the web site of the "Secret Service"
and click on "Financial Crimes" and select the item "Nigerian Advance
Fee Fraud - Operation 4-1-9" click
here
Editors
Note: If you are serious about investments, especially the benefits of investing
in off shore sources which are reliable and trustworthy, and help you to legally
avoid paying excess taxes, visit our web page, click
here
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8.
Business: How to prevent fraud in your business
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Small businesses are more likely
to become victims of fraud than larger businesses. Would you like to learn how
you can prevent fraudulent activity in your workplace?
Many
good businesses have collapsed because of fraud by senior members of the staff.
Our firm knows first hand about this negative experience, as one of the most successful
private colleges in Cape Town, South Africa, was forced to close its doors in
2000 because of theft, fraud and extortion by senior members of the staff. (The
police authorities did nothing to apprehend the culprits even though evidence
was presented to the authorities to prove beyond any reasonable doubt, the crimes
that had been committed.)
This
not only caused the loss of many regular and secure jobs for dedicated teachers
and trainers, but also denied the provisions of quality education backed by international
accrediting bodies to the youth of Southern Africa. So remember that crime and
fraud in your business, not only affects the owners personally, but also has repercussions
on the local community.
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9. Unemployment
in South Africa, is it now at 41 Percent?
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Unemployment
often makes the headlines in Southern Africa, with trade unions arguing that official
estimates are too low; security experts blaming crime rates on the desperation
of the growing numbers of those unlikely to find employment in the formal sector;
and both the government and the private sector launching initiatives aimed at
reducing levels of unemployment.
Under
the recently expanded definition, South Africa's unemployment rate rises from
the official rate of 29.4 percent to 40.9 percent of the economically active population
as at February 2002. Read the full story; go to our NEWS
DESK
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10. Global
Trade: World Mining cuts 3m jobs in five years
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Geneva
- Well over 3 million miners' jobs had been slashed worldwide in the past five
years despite an increase in mineral production, the UN labour agency said in
a report released yesterday.
The
decline, almost 32 percent, was largely due to the closing of older, less efficient
mines and the opening of less labour-intensive ones that needed fewer workers,
said the report, prepared for a meeting of industry experts from 45 countries
in Geneva this week. To read full story go to our NEWS
DESK
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11. The
move in on again for the Legalization of millions of illegal immigrants living
in the US
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Advocates
for illegal immigrants displayed their political muscle recently, rallying to
celebrate the delivery of 1 million postcards urging President Bush and Congress
to push for a sweeping legalization program.
It
is just a matter of time before the US Government "legalizes" the status
of millions of illegal immigrants. The question being asked by many of our clients
"Will this "amnesty" be exploited by the many unemployed in Mexico,
who are still trying to get into the US, and on a daily basis are pouring across
the borders in the thousand?"
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12. Education:
Fitzwilliam Museum at the University of Cambridge
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Perhaps
one of the highest-regarded, university-affiliated museums in the world, the Fitzwilliam
Museum at the University of Cambridge contains close to 500,000 different objects
ranging from medieval manuscripts, to coins from the Roman occupation of Britain.
Visitors
to this website will find that there are also several excellent online exhibits
that will introduce them to the breadth of the collection, ranging from "Medieval
Manuscripts: Illuminating the Law" to an exhibit of the ethereal paintings
of J.M.W. Turner.
For
researchers, the museum is currently in the process of creating an online catalogue
of their entire collection. Currently, 77,000 items (15% of the museum's total
holdings) are available for online record finding.
Besides
the online exhibits and the catalogue, there is complete information on the museum's
educational programs, hours of operation, and upcoming events. This site is well
worth a visit. click
here
Editors
Note: Education today is such an important area of our lives and the lives
of our families that we encourage you to check out the webpage on our site related
to Education. click
here
