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Vol. 4, No. 35 -- Week of October 13, 2002

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Our friendly guidebook, "The Portable Learn the Net," is an easy way to help a friend or relative get connected. And it’s economical—only US $9.95. Place your order at http://www.learnthenet.com/books/book.htm .

 

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There’s no doubt that Google has become an indispensable tool for finding information on the Web. Now some creative soul has come up with a very amusing way to harness Google’s search results. You can pit opposing keywords against each other and watch them battle it out. Discover the winner of “crime” vs. “punishment:” http://www.learnthenet.com/english/features/cooltool.htm

 

 

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"Ten Things You Can Do on the Net This Week"

http://www.learnthenet.com/english/features/tenthings.htm

 

1. Plan your Halloween costume: http://users.aol.com/nebula5/hallocst.html

2. Contemplate bellybutton lint: http://www.abc.net.au/science/k2/lint/default.htm

3. Discover the science of cooking: http://www.exploratorium.edu/cooking/

4. Find a fugitive: http://www.fbi.gov/mostwant/topten/fugitives/fugitives.htm

5. Laugh at jokes from around the world: http://www.laughlab.co.uk/topByCountry.html

6. Take a virtual trip to New Zealand: http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0210/sights_n_sounds/media1.html

7. Enter the mysterious world of Sherlock Holmes: http://221bakerstreet.org/

8. Explore the history of the World Series: http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/history/mlb_history.jsp

9. Get some pointers on Microsoft Outlook: http://www.outlooktips.com/

10. See the world through the eyes of a bee: http://cvs.anu.edu.au/andy/beye/beyehome.html

 

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