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Monday, 3 March 2008
India to pay poor families to bring up girls
The Indian government today announced a scheme to pay poor families to give birth to and bring up girls in an attempt to stop families nationwide aborting an estimated half a million female foetuses a year.
Families in seven states are set to benefit from cash payments amounting to 15,500 rupees (£193) to keep and bring up their female children.
India to pay poor families to bring up girls | World news | guardian.co.uk
Poverty 'blights 1m rural homes'
Almost one million households in rural England live in poverty, a study says.The report, by the government's rural advocate, Stuart Burgess, says many people living and working in the countryside have prosperous lifestyles.
VIDEO CLIP Problems facing people in rural areas
PDF of report "Tackling Rural disadvantage"
LINK to The problem with rural Britain
BBC NEWS England Poverty 'blights 1m rural homes'
Saturday, 1 March 2008
Provinces pay price for green Olympics | World news | The Guardian
Millions of gallons of water are being diverted to Beijing from areas hit by drought
Provinces pay price for green Olympics | World news | The Guardian
Friday, 29 February 2008
China considers ending one-child policy
China could scrap its one-child policy, a senior family planning official said today, acknowledging concerns about its effects in creating an ageing society and gender gap.
China considers ending one-child policy | World news | guardian.co.uk
Immigration points system begins
The government has launched the first stage of a new points-based system for migrants from outside the EU.
Wednesday, 27 February 2008
UK earthquake: town-by-town statistics - Telegraph
This is the US Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program's statistics for the earthquake that hit Britain at 00:55am, February 27 2008. The average distance is taken from the epicentre of the quake, near Market Rasen in Lincolnshire. The average intensity is on a scale of one to ten, with one not felt and ten "extreme" and causing very heavy damage to buildings. The highest intensity in the Market Resen quake was VI, which represents strong shaking and light damage. Intensities below four are usually not associated with damage.A total of 7872 reports from members of the public were received, mainly in Britain but some in Belgium.
UK earthquake: town-by-town statistics - Telegraph
Sunday, 24 February 2008
Stats4Schools
Statistics paint a picture of who we are, where we live, and what we do. They help people, firms and government make choices which shape our lives.
stats4schools is about helping teachers and pupils to get more from statistics. For pupils, we have datasets you can download and include in your own projects, free of charge. For teachers, we have lesson plans and worksheets, which you are free to download and use in class.
stats4schools is managed by the independent Office for National Statistics, and includes data from across government.
Link to Stats4Schools > Homepage
earth album alpha - a slicker google maps + flickr mash-up
Earth album is a simpler, slicker Flickr mash-up that allows you to explore some of the most stunning photos in the world courtesy of Google maps and Flickr. To begin your journey, just click somewhere on the map, e.g. "India". Note-- since the top Flickr images are used, the images change every few weeks; bookmark this site and check back for a different experience in a month!
earth album alpha - a slicker google maps + flickr mash-up
myabodo : see your world change
this is an interactive game that lets you shape a house to suit you. Change your stuff and see how it shapes the climate.
myabodo : see your world change
Thursday, 21 February 2008
Map pinpoints disease 'hotspots'
A detailed map highlighting the world's hotspots for emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) has been released.
Link to BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Map pinpoints disease 'hotspots'
Tuesday, 19 February 2008
How its economic miracle has not helped the peasants living in Stone Age poverty
China has swept to economic might on the back of a political system which resembles no other on earth.
Link to China: How its economic miracle has not helped the peasants living in Stone Age poverty | the Daily Mail
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