Friday, 4 July 2008

Global Rich List

HOW RICH ARE YOU?
Every year we gaze enviously at the lists of the richest people in world. Wondering what it would be like to have that sort of cash. But where would you sit on one of those lists? Here's your chance to find out. Just enter your annual income into the box below and hit 'show me the money'

The GLOBAL RICH LIST

Thursday, 3 July 2008

BBC NEWS | World | Denmark 'world's happiest nation'

 Man laughing

Denmark is the happiest country in the world, according to the latest World Values Survey published by the United States National Science Foundation.

The annual study surveyed people in 97 countries to discover who is happiest.

BBC NEWS | World | Denmark 'world's happiest nation'

Sunday, 22 June 2008

Costa Blanca Britons to lose free healthcare | World news | The Observer

Half a million British expatriates living on Spain's Costa Blanca are to lose their right to free healthcare under a radical new law introduced by the provincial government.

The Spanish authorities say that providing for 500,000 Britons - most of whom are over 50 - and other European residents living in the Valencia region is placing an impossible burden on the country's health service.

Costa Blanca Britons to lose free healthcare | World news | The Observer

Gapminder World

UPDATE to original site

Gapminder World

The hidden face of Primark fashion

The huge fashion store Primark sacked three of its suppliers last week after an investigation for the BBC's Panorama and The Observer uncovered children labouring in Indian refugee camps to produce some of its cheapest garments. Here we reveal the brutal reality of a supply chain that sees children as young as 11 sewing T-shirts which cost shoppers just a few pounds to buy on high streets across Britain. Watch the Panorama preview here

The hidden face of Primark fashion | World news | The Observer

Thursday, 19 June 2008

Google Earth Blog: Disappearing Forests Google Earth Visualizations

Google Earth Blog: Disappearing Forests Google Earth Visualizations

DaylightMap

DaylightMap

Free clip art images browse by A-Z - Dorling Kindersley

Free clip art images browse by A-Z - Dorling Kindersley

Wednesday, 18 June 2008

The Commodities Game

An interactive simulation designed to teach students about
natural resources and the issues surrounding globalisation

The Commodities Game

Geography Games - Test Your Geography Knowledge Online

This site provides lots of different games, most of which are against the clock. The games revolve around locating places or features on maps. Most suitable for A,G&T students at KS3 or GCSE and A-Level students.Wide variety available

Geography Games - Test Your Geography Knowledge Online

Ilike2learn Menu

Lots of very simple Map quizzes

Ilike2learn Menu

World66 - visited countries

World Maps - click on the countries you want so they are shown on a world map

World66 - visited countries

Sunday, 15 June 2008

Best-Places-to-Live-2008

Mercer Consulting's annual roundup of the global cities with the best quality of life is here, and Zurich once again comes out on top. The best place in the U.S.? Honolulu at No. 28.

New York, London, and Paris are internationally renowned cities but consultants at Mercer Consulting have picked Zurich, Switzerland, as the best place to live in the company's annual survey.

More from BusinessWeek.com:
World's Most Expensive Real Estate Markets
World's Most Affordable Housing Markets
Countries With Most Millionaire Households

Consultants rated each city on a variety of factors including the level of traffic congestion, air quality, and personal safety reported by expatriates living in more than 600 cities worldwide. In the top 25, U.S. cities such as San Francisco, Boston, and Chicago were all edged out by Geneva, Switzerland, Vancouver, B.C., and Auckland, New Zealand. The highest-scoring U.S. city is Honolulu, which came in at No. 28.

The-World's-Best-Places-to-Live-2008: Personal Finance News from Yahoo! Finance

Wednesday, 11 June 2008

Nature laid waste: The destruction of Africa

Nature laid waste: The destruction of Africa - Africa, World - The Independent

Thanet Earth greenhouse

Thanet earth LINK

Thanet Earth greenhouse | Environment | guardian.co.uk