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"Ten Things You Can Do on the Net This Week:" http://www.learnthenet.com/english/features/tenthings.htm

1. Get the latest volcano news: http://www.volcanolive.com/volcanolive.html

2. Take a virtual tour of Burma: http://www.hillerphoto.com/burma/index.htm#

3. Rate your sex life: http://www.rateyourself.com/poll.cfm?Subject_ID=1&Poll_ID=3281

4. Explore life in ancient Egypt: http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html

5. Create an artificial lifeform: http://www.technosphere.org.uk/

6. Bone up on cosmetic surgery: http://www.talksurgery.com/consumer/procedures/

7. Keep your lawn healthy: http://www.hort.cornell.edu/gardening/lawn/

8. View the Edinburgh Castle webcam: http://www.camvista.com/scotland/edinburgh/ecastle.php3

9. Visit Taiwan's National Palace Museum: http://www.npm.gov.tw/english/index-e.htm

10. Test your wits with mathematical problems: http://math.rice.edu/%7Elanius/Lessons/

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