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South Korea Dominates Asia-Pacific Internet Activity.

South Korean home surfers are the most active in the Asia Pacific region, according to the latest global data from Nielsen//NetRatings. The January index shows surfers in South Korea are by far the most active in the region in terms of number of web sessions per month, time spent online, number of sites visited and total page views accessed. Not surprisingly, South Korea is the fourth largest single Internet market in the world. The Index shows surfers in South Korea spend an average 21 sessions online per month, followed by Japan and Hong Kong (16 sessions each), NZ (14), Australia and Taiwan (12 each) and Singapore (11). The Index also shows Hong Kong has the highest percentage of households with Internet access from home at 49.5%, ahead of Singapore at 48.4%, South Korea at 45.5%, Taiwan at 42.9% and NZ at 39.9%.

RD1.COM Open to All.

Rural supplies provider RD1.COM has opened its site to general registration. Rural NZers wanting to access the site can do so by emailing details to customer.service@teamrd1.com , or by calling 0800 RD1COM (0800 731266), and completing the registration process over the telephone. To purchase goods and services online, users require an account with RD1.COM or any AnchorMart store. New users can acquire an account when they register with RD1.COM, but must then complete the manual application that takes about one week.

MAF Animal Health Import Standards

A new interface has been developed for finding animal import health standards on the MAF website 

Horticulture Statistics

Selected fruit and vegetables statistics have recently been added to the MAF website. You can find this data on a new web page set up for Horticulture/Fruit outdoor/Vegetables outdoor/Vegetables indoor. A time series of the fruit and vegetables data can be viewed on the Net or downloaded in an Excel table. www.maf.govt.nz/statistics

Calendars Through the Ages

This site offers pretty much everything you could want to know about calendars, from the definition of a year, to the astronomical basis of the calendar to the history of the development of western calendars. You can find the answers to important questions such as just why February has 28 days and whether the year always started on 1 January. There is also information on a variety of other calendars than the Gregorian, from those currently in use - such as the Chinese, Indian, Jewish, Islamic and Christian - to those no longer used - such as the Mayan, Roman and French Revolutionary. Also on offer are a history of the 7-day week and a timeline of interesting calendar facts.

http://webexhibits.org/calendars

Reviewed by 'New Scientist'

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