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The Cool Tricks and Trinkets Newsletter #104 8/24/00 |
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In this issue: - Paper
Veins ~~~~~~~Our Sponsor's Message~~~~~~~ Philippine Outsourcing Services Outsourcing can drastically reduce your company's labor costs. Our services include scanning/OCR, data entry, web research, database design and maintenance, HTML coding and more. Rates begin at $6/hour and increase with the level of sophistication of the project. Contact
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here ~~~~~~~~Please support our sponsor~~~~~~~~ The Paper Veins Project is a multidisciplinary and multicultural group of award-winning artists who create projects about the body, identity, medicine and technology. You can create your own genetic masterpiece of a child in their one-stop baby-making section that allows you to scan your DNA online, review your genetic profile and immediately eliminate any negative characteristics in your unborn child. This is but one of the fascinating sections of this remarkable site. Paper Veins Project - http://www.paperveins.org How many times have you asked someone, what should you get ______ as a gift for their ______? The clever folks at Surprise.com have come up with a great online answer. Unlike gift sites that try to sell you whatever's in stock, this site connects you to top-rated gift ideas found on the web. It is organized in unique categories that help you think creatively about your gift recipient. The Right Gift - http://www.surprise.com Why is the sky blue? Why don't penguins' feet freeze? Why do clocks move clockwise? Why do women live longer than men? Why do we see stars when we receive a blow to the head? The answers to these and many other questions can be found at this entertaining and informative New Scientist site. Their archive contains over one thousand questions on scientific phenomena, along with a section where you can post a new question to the unanswered file. The Last Word - http://www.newscientist.com/lastword/lastword.html SHORT TAKES: FindSounds.com is the leading web search engine for finding sound effects and sample sounds on the Web. It is simple and easy to use, and suitable for all ages. (audio files containing obscenities are filtered out so this site is safe for children) Find
Sounds - http://www.findsounds.com Can personal financial planning be fun? I don't think so, unless having a root canal is your idea of fun. IHateFinancianPlanning.com knows exactly how you feel. This fun-filled website is for everyone who loves money, hates planning, and wants answers. Love
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If you're taking a flight from a major US airport, this site is a great resource. It has real time information about traffic conditions and potential delays. Air Traffic Control Command Center - http://www.fly.faa.gov Like this newsletter? Tell a friend and you could win $10,000! Just click here, click here Growing up, I have fond memories of my father taking me to the Coney Island amusement park in New York. I still remember the roller coaster, funhouse, sideshows and Nathan's hot dogs. This virtual amusement park has something for everyone. Take a ride on the scary elevator, play blackjack, strum a tune on the Mystery Guitar, go on a joyride or play the cool strategy game Hotdogz. Schwatown Midway - http://www.theschwacorporation.com/SCHWATOWN In our wireless world, mobility is being redefined on a daily basis. Soon communications and access to vital information will be as routine and simple as switching on a light switch. TheFeature is an excellent ezine and community, where people can meet, exchange opinions and develop the kinds of relationships that are helping make the Mobile Information Society a reality. TheFeature - http://www.thefeature.com _______Advertisement_______ Cool Productivity Software Tired of typing the same phrases over and over? Why not let your computer do the work. Type paragraphs, quotes, phone numbers, names, addresses, credit card numbers, URLs or email addresses with one keystroke. Perfect
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here Movie stars endorse a wide variety of products and we've become accustomed to seeing celebrities selling everything from pharmaceuticals to soup. Gaijin A Go Go features well know actors doing dubbed commercials in Japanese, or as they say, "selling out in Japan". Laugh along as Keanu sells liqueur, Demi sells Jog Mate Protein Goo, and Leonardo hawks a credit card. Lost in the Translation - http://www.zeroonedesign.com/gogo/main.html We normally think that popular culture including TV, art, film, style, advertising and music exist in a separate sphere from town halls, state houses, courts and the other privileged places where we confront social, economic and political issues. PopPolitics is an online magazine that covers the blending of popular and political culture through commentary, discussions and more. Great content! Politics and Culture - http://www.poppolitics.com A complete archive of previous Cool Tricks can be viewed at http://www.tricksandtrinkets.com/archives.htm Urban sprawl is defined as dispersed development outside of urban and village centers along highways and in rural countryside. We all know it when we see it. The Sprawl Resource Guide is designed to familiarize you with several of the key issues associated with sprawl, and discuss some of the solutions available to communities and planners as well as direct you to the wealth of information already available on the web. Sprqwl Guide - http://www.plannersweb.com/sprawl.html If you're interested in advertising in Cool Tricks and Trinkets, email info@tricksandtrinkets.com SUBSCRIBERS' SITES - Many of our subscribers have fascinating on-line projects. This weekly section will introduce you to some of these sites. Please let me know about your project so that I might mention it in this section. Write me at info@tricksandtrinkets.com ~Pillow Wishes - Custom Pillow cases with your favorite photos on them. click here http://www.pillowishes.com ~Joshua's Wellness Page - The Path To Perfect Health. click here http://www.angelfire.com/nc2/a3dc102 ~Doll-Doing's Co-op - The latest news from the Doll World. click here http://dolldoings.terrashare.com ~Advanced Systems Enhance Health, Wealth and Beauty. click here http://www.healthsystemsinc.net/sys-home.asp ~Ron's Wholesale Merchandise Marketplace click here http://www.mmarketplace.com/ron ~NutrActive.com - Free health information - Nutrition & Exercise click here http://www.nutractive.com ~Spirit of Intercession - Internet Prayer Chain. click here http://embark.to/holyspirit ~In Memory of Alice Ann Harvey click here http://homepages.go.com/homepages/m/i/k/mikarvey/bunuel.html ~SouthBeach Celebrates Grandparents Day! click here http://www.geocities.com/sbevents/Grandparents/Main.html \\ \\\ | /// // Tao -oooO-- Have a great weekend.
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