Wednesday, 27 March 2013

The King's Map - 222 Years Old

"A unique map of South Africa produced 222 years ago for King Louis XVI, and never before exhibited, will form the centre-piece of the exhibition, The King’s Map, Francois le Vaillant in Southern Africa: 1781 -1784. The exhibition, on show at the Iziko South African Museum until 26 May 2013, forms part of the prestigious ‘French Season’ - the multifaceted bilateral collaboration between France and South Africa."

Link - http://www.iziko.org.za/news/entry/the-kings-map



Friday, 22 March 2013

Real Time World Statistics

The www.worldometers.info website is a fascinating representation of real time world statistics.

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"Worldometers is run by an international team of developers, researchers, and volunteers with the goal of making world statistics available in a thought-provoking and time relevant format to a wide audience around the world. We have no political, governmental, or corporate affiliation."

Here follows a few screenshots captured from the site at about 14h10 South African Time (GMT + 2). Go to the site and see the counters increase!