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It’s been quite a week. The world holds its breath, waiting to see what will happen next. On America’s East Coast, while the rescue and recover efforts continue, the healing process has begun with tributes to the innocent lives lost. For a moving look at memorials held all around the world, visit the online photo exhibit at http://www.google.com/thankyou/

As I mentioned last week consider adding your thoughts to those of over 650,000 others by lighting a virtual candle: http://wwwcgi.icq.com/cgi-bin/memorial/candles.pl5

While the memory of September 11 remains painful, it’s vital for everyone to try to resume normal lives. Curtailing everyday activities only furthers the goals of the terrorists. This week, we are featuring an article about using coupons to save money while shopping online. Many online businesses are encouraging purchases by offering significant discounts. So save yourself a few dollars and help the ailing American economy too: http://www.learnthenet.com/english/features/save.htm

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

1. Contribute to the Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org

2. Make a donation to the Salvation Army: https://secure.salvationarmy.org/salarmy.nsf/Donation?Openform

3. Support the United Way of New York City: http://september11fund.org/epledge/sept11.cfm

4. Donate to the New York Firefighters 9/11 Disaster Relief Fund: http://daily.iaff.org/fund.htm

5. Locate a local center to donate blood: http://4.21.230.152/aboutabc/membership.htm

6. Read a round-up of attack reports and commentary: http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/special/attack/blog.html

7. Express your thoughts in the 9/11 Disaster forum: http://forums.craigslist.org/?areaID=1&forumID=35

8. Participate in an e-mail support group: http://www.griefnet.org/

9. Help your children cope with tragedy: http://www.brighthorizons.com/talktochildren/

10. Support economic stability by purchasing stock: http://www.etrade.com

Another kind of attack gripped the world last week--yet another destructive computer virus. You can contract the so-called Nimba virus by opening infected e-mail attachments and perhaps more alarming, by visiting infected websites. If you haven’t taken precautions, what are you waiting for? Refer to our "Computer Virus" article for advice and free software: http://www.learnthenet.com/english/html/37virus.htm

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