U3A Signposts - July 2009

Issue number one hundred and three (July 2009) in a series of Signposts from WorldU3A International Group and U3AOnline Australia, sent once a month, to any and all U3A members anywhere in the world. Please send snippets of possible interest to one of the editors. Feel free to copy this information in your newsletters.		July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April 2009 March 2009 February 2009 January 2009 December 2008 November 2008 October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008 Web manager Vennela vennela@holloways.org 11th March 2009
	The Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research Foundation is a leading source of funding, serving Alzheimer’s patients and their families to help them understand the causes of, find a cure for, and improve the quality of life for people with Alzheimer’s disease. It also has a section which may be helpful to carers.
	The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is one of the UK's leading science and research facilities. It is a world-leading centre of excellence in developing and applying the most accurate standards, science and technology available. Find out more about the interesting things we do; from measuring time to building water rockets - including information on our educational resources.
	U3A History Groups: The ancient Indus script, as yet undeciphered, continues to intrigue scholars with the lure of new insights into humanity's history. Some 5,000 examples have been found, but a definitive translation is still elusive. The Indus Valley civilization covered an area of Pakistan and northwest India about a quarter the size of Europe. At its peak, between 2500 and 1900 bce, its major cities were among the world's biggest. This article in a recent issue of New Scientist is worth downloading, distributing and discussing at a future group meeting.
	The GreenSpaces website demonstrates that technology, lifestyle changes, and design can economically reduce the energy consumed by buildings from 40% to 10%. This broadcast - "How to grow your own fresh air" is something that we can all of us do in our own homes. (Thank you I.V.L.N.Chary - Andhra U3A Hyderabad)
	Researchers: Oxford Journals are part of Oxford University Press. They are a major international publisher of academic and research journals, and they publish and develop titles in partnership with the world's most prestigious learned societies. Many of the journals are completely free to use.
	Newsletter editors: The OLDIE Magazine has an archive of cartoons you might use for filling in that odd corner. Just right-click and 'Save as' - but be sure to say where you got it from.

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