[ Others ] www.wises.co.nz is a Hitwise 1# site award winner
02.02.2006
Hitwise is pleased to announce that www.wises.co.nz has qualified for a Hitwise #1 Award for the quarter ending June 2006.  During this period, www.wises.co.nz ranked No. 1 by visits in the
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[ Others ] Artefact Catalog Codes - London Museum of Archaeology
In cataloging artefacts, various code schemes are frequently used for computer entry. While one of the early purposes of these, to minimize space in computer files, has been made redundant by cheap very large disk storage, the codes are still commonly used to expedite data entry for computer processing. The code scheme used by the London Museum of Archaeology has become something of a de facto standard being used by avocational archaeologists as well as consultants. As any move to greater standardization is a good thing, we present here with the kind permission of the London Museum of Archaeology, the most current version of the codes. Further as the London Museum of Archaeology is the natural spot for final disposition of any artefactual material from the London area, use of the museum's codes will facilitate encorporation to the existing collections.
The Museum's catalog system/code was initially conceived by Bill Finlayson for his research in the Crawford Lake area in the early 1970s, and formalized for the Museum's Draper site project in 1975. A full description of the system and procedures for cataloging is contained in an Appendix to Bill's Draper site report (The 1975 and 1978 Rescue Excavations at the Draper Site: Introduction and Settlement Patterns, National Museum of Man Mercury Series Paper 130, 1985) and this publication should be used as a reference. The code is very flexible and can easily be changed/modified to meet specific needs or characteristics of the site being cataloged.
While the codes are detailed below, the following file is made available in DBASE format and can be imported into most newer word processors or spreadsheets to be printed or used as you see fit.
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[ Others ] Customs . . . Repositioning to Serve Effectively
By Yemi Akinsuyi, 12.18.2006
The Nigeria Customs Service, a Federal Government arm whose cardinal function is to collect import and export revenue as well as fighting smuggling and trade facilitation, plays a very important role in the economic drive of this nation. The Customs revenue has always been an effective device for government security and raising the living standards and quality of life of the citizens.
To meet the expectation of government and the general public therefore, the Nigeria Customs Service has in the last five years tried to reposition itself through the implementation of government reforms simplification and harmonisation of its procedures in line with international best practices as well as involvement of stakeholders in Customs matters and enlightenment of the general public. It is therefore, on the basis of these and the need to meet the challenges in the increasing world trade, that the SERVICOM Charter of the Service was recently formulated.
Despite the Customs primary purpose of excelling in the collection of and accounting for revenues, international trade facilitation and the protection of the Nigerian economy it has consistently ensured compliance with, and enforcement of government fiscal policies. The Nigeria Customs Service aims to achieve these through several activities such as simplifying valuation and declaration methods to the understanding of officers and men of the service, stakeholders and the general public. General ignorance on this has been identified as one of the factors that promote corrupt practices.

[ Others ] UN ban fails to stop Ivorian diamond trade
December 19 2006 at 01:37AM
By Ange Aboa
Abidjan - Diamonds are still being smuggled out of war-divided Ivory Coast via Mali and Ghana in violation of a United Nations embargo despite rebel assertions to the contrary, according to a UN report.
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[ Others ] Kenya: Kenya Failed to Make Full Use of Agoa Opportunity
The East African Standard (Nairobi)
OPINION
December 18, 2006
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