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Sunday, November 18th, 2007
Archive for the ‘Justforfun!’ Category
Schmap Internet travel maps
Sunday, November 18th, 2007I’m becoming a bit of an amateur photographer, which just shows you how good digital cameras are, I received an email to say that one of my images, of the Sony Centre in Potsdamer Platz, has been used in the new Berlin Schmap travel map.
Free Rice
Saturday, November 17th, 2007
Plan the game and help people through the United Nations World Food Program. Hat-tip GeographyJazz.
Been sent a postcard… statistics.
Saturday, September 22nd, 2007Here are the statistics I promised from our holiday postcard display.
Our sample
- Travelled to 19 different countries, with most people holidaying in the United Kingdom, Wales was very popular.
- We travelled to 3 different continents, North America, Africa and Europe. Europe being the most popular.
- The total number of miles we travelled was 45,220, this could take us 5 times around the equator.
- The furthest distance travelled was by a member of staff was Miss Lancashire, to Hawaii.
- The furthest distance travelled by a student was Stringy, to Mauritius.
- The shortest distance travelled was by the staff of the office, who travelled 11.3 metres to my pigeonhole.
- The average distance travelled was 1739 miles.
- Mr Hayden wins the award for outstanding contribution, for travelling to Albania and then doing battle with officials to post it.
Thanks to all, I’m now worrying about our carbon footprint…
Postcard Display
Thursday, September 20th, 2007The postcard display is now complete and in the main Humanities area, thanks to all staff and students that contributed, Mrs Marston and her gang for putting it together, who ever thought coloured string could be so exciting,and Alan for the original idea.
I have completed a statistical analysis of our travels which I’ll post over the weekend, sorry I left it on my desk tonight! 
Caption Competition…
Wednesday, September 5th, 2007Just to let you all know that Miss Thornhill is safely installed in the American education system and working hard, but she is also finding time for some fun. Anyone willing to add a caption to this image?
Thanks for the postcards…
Wednesday, September 5th, 2007
Thanks to all the staff, students and new students that sent the Geography Department postcards, we had fifty, over the coming weeks I’ll produce a display and associated statistics about our travels outside the new Humanities computer room.
You what… Part.2
Thursday, August 30th, 2007Nice answer, better than the last, with thanks Tom Biebrach.
You what…
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007With thanks Catholicgauze.
Geography of outer space…
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007As reported on the B.B.C. , Google Earth now allows you to view the night sky from your position on the Earth, it requires an update, perhaps this would be useful to our science colleagues? I had a good exploration of the sky.
