USEFUL EDUCATIONAL SITES

Dictionary.com - an online dictionary - www.dictionary.com

English Language Newspapers (from many countries, not just UK & USA; a very good site; don't worry - the slightly annoying music stops as soon as you choose a paper to look at) - www.dojgov.net/World_Newspapers.htm

Free - Learn basic Malay in 60 lessons - [En: I actually tried this & it's very good; no need to pay or register any details - just click on the lessons & start learning] - pgoh.free.fr/course.php3

Free Education - www.free-ed.net

Free online courses, tutorials & distance learning - www.docnmail.com

Financial Times - www.ft.com

International Monetary Fund - www.imf.org

Organisation for Education, Co-operation & Development (OECD) - Global statistics on education and the workforce. - www.oecd.org

The Economist - www.economist.com

The Money Programme - www.bbc.co.uk/moneyprogramme

The Times - www.thetimes.co.uk

The Treasury - www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/pub/html/econ.html

The Whirlpool Foundation - studies of women in the workplace www.whirlpoolcorp.com

UN Annual Human Development Report - www.undp.org/hdro/report.html

CHARITIES & NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS

Freedom House - includes an annual survey of political rights & info on civil liberties - freedomhouse.org

Friends of The Earth - www.foe.co.uk [Muh? They call themselves "FRIENDS of the earth" and have the URL "foe"? - (z)Ed]

Oxfam - www.oxfam.org.uk

INTELLIGENCE, LEARNING DIFFICULTIES & MENTAL HEALTH

Mensa - if you have an IQ within the top 2% of the population you may be eligible to join Mensa. If you don't know whether or not you do but would like to join, see website for details. Find out everything you wanted to know about it at its UK site - www.mensa.org.uk

Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation - Are you just someone who's curious about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder? Or are you just bored just thought you might click on this random link? Whatever, here's everything you wanted to know about OCD - www.ocfoundation.org

The Dyslexia Institute - www.dyslexia-inst.org.uk [which really should have a mirror site at www.dislecksia-int.org.uk for people who, you know, can't spell - (z)Ed]

Tintavision - If you are dyslexic and/or a slow reader, Tintavision could make life a lot easier for you by helping you to increase your reading speed. This company is personally recommended by En who has seen a significant increase in her reading speed since her first appointment in August 2000. This is a relatively new form of technology but all studies so far prove that it definitely benefits most people to a certain extent (extent of improvement varies from person to person). It has recently been recognised by various educational authorities as an accepted aid to those with learning difficulties. For more details, go to www.tintavision.com or telephone (01778) 349233.

**If you would like to suggest some more links or if one of the links is broken, please e-mail zed@femgeeks.net.