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Issue number ninetytwo
(August 2008) in a series of Signposts sent by WorldU3A and U3AOnline
Australia, once a month, to any and all U3A members anywhere in the world.
Please send snippets of possible interest to one of the editors.
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11th March 2009
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Music Groups:
WorldU3A are very pleased to announce their new interactive website for
classical music lovers. Click on http://u3amusicgroups.pbwiki.com
and to join the DISCUSSION page you will need the password "bach". |
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Fernando Gómez-Pinilla,
a fish-loving professor of neurosurgery at the University of California
believes that appropriate changes to a person's diet can enhance his cognitive
abilities, protect his brain from damage and counteract the effects of ageing.
http://www.economist.com/science/
displaystory.cfm?story_id=11745528 (Thank you Shafeeq Siddiqui U3A London). |
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Better than GOOGLE?
Certainly a lot easier to use, and VERY attractive. Type 'searchme' in your
browser address bar and hit 'Control-ENTER' and that should bring up www.searchme.com |
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Openwriting Web
magazine - http://openwriting.com/archives/
- features a feast of words from regular columnists, U3A writers and other
authors. Every day there is something new. (Thank you Peter Hinchliffe -
U3A UK). |
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http://www.bonzer.org.au/
is The Australian Online Monthly Magazine by, for and about Wise Elders.
Regular features, plus an area for submitted articles on a theme. |
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http://books.google.co.uk/
and http://booksearch.blogspot.com/
Browse books online Book Search works just like web search. Try a search
on Google Book Search and if the book is out of copyright, or the publisher
has given us permission, you'll be able to see a preview of the book, and
in some cases the entire text. If it's in the public domain, you're free
to download a PDF copy. |
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TECHNICAL TOPICS
Adeona - http://adeona.cs.washington.edu/index.html
- is the first Open Source system for tracking the location of your lost
or stolen laptop that does not rely on a proprietary, central service. This
means that you can install Adeona on your laptop and go - there's no need
to rely on a single third party. (Thank you Juli Davis - U3A Maidenhead
UK.) |
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