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The Cool Tricks and Trinkets Newsletter #408 6/22/6 |
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Welcome to the 408th issue of the Cool Tricks and Trinkets Newsletter offering weekly insights into new, cool, useful, fun, unusual and interesting sites on the Internet.
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Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary
Visitors to the site will learn about "Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World", a travelling exhibition aimed at honouring Franklin and teaching people about his life and work. There is much to explore on the site, including a section on "Frankliniana", an online exhibit created by students called "Franklin Remixed", and other cool features relating to the accomplished and multi-talented statesman. http://www.benfranklin300.org/ Frat Pack Tribute Fans of movies such as "Dodgeball", "Old School", and "Anchorman" will love this site. It is an online tribute to the "frat pack" (a reference to the brat pack of the 80's and Sinatra's rat pack of old), a group of hilarious actors including Ben Stiller, Luke and Owen Wilson, Will Ferrel, and Steve Carell that often share the screen together as co-stars and friends. Get the scoop on the latest film projects starring the members of the frat pack, read interviews with the cast of this comic cadre, and check out a host of other fun features. Don't forget to watch the hilarious trailer for the upcoming movie "Talladega Nights", starring the always hysterical Will Ferrel. PARKitecture in Western National Parks In the early 20th Century, architects working within the pristine beauty of America's National Parks made a considerable effort to ensure that man-made structures fit in to the stunning landscapes that they inhabited. "PARKitecture" takes a look at the "native" style of architecture used in the breathtaking Western National Parks of the United States.
http://www.cr.nps.gov/habshaer/parkitect/
http://abum.com/file/shadow/animations/17632.swf
Get into "The Broth", an online collaborative network where you can participate with others to create mosaic artwork. Known as the global mosaic, The Broth is made up of one thousand colourful tiles that players from around the world can use. Very cool. http://www.thebroth.com/mosaic
Waste time at work and hone your mouse skills with this fun game. Aviosion 2 is a simple online game where players use their mouse to control a "dot", and must avoid being touched by pesky square bugs for as long as possible. http://www.foon.co.uk/farcade/avoision2/ Enjoy the newsletter?
Tell your friends to subscribe by sending an email to: Sound Dogs Founded almost ten years ago by veteran Hollywood sound editors, Sound Dogs is the original online sound effects library. The site boasts over 400,000 downloadable sounds including award-winning effects from big-budget films and world-class music. The virtual library of sounds lists everything you can imagine, from battlefield cries and musket fire to the peaceful sound of trickling water and everything in between. Your ears will perk up at the amount of unique and interesting audio treats you can download, including ringtones, production music, surround sound effects, vocals and much more. An Inconvenient Truth While he may not have become President of the United States, Al Gore has become an inspiring social and political figure. The new documentary film, "An Inconvenient Truth", based off his book by the same name, depicts the often misunderstood Gore leading the charge against what is perhaps the biggest threat facing humanity today; Global Warming. ClimateCrisis.Net is an inspiring and educational online experience about both the film and its impassioned cause. Visitors can learn about the movie, read information about the science that has set off global warning bells, calculate their "personal impact" on the environment, and learn how to take personal and political action to change the dangerous predicament we are in. Planet Perplex What you see is what you get, except at PlanetPerplex.Com. This hobbyist's website is dedicated to optical illusions, with an online gallery filled to the brim with perplexing, amazing, and interesting images. The site is a veritable fun house, with loads of puzzles, wordplay, upside down images, "impossible images", and optical illusions of all shapes and sizes. Discover that there truly is more than meets the eye as you learn about anamorphosis, surrealism, trompe l'oeil, and other elements that make up the world of illusions. http://www.planetperplex.com/en/index.html
Want to get your hands on the official Oscars Gift Bag or score a swag bag from the Grammy's, Emmy's or Derek Jeter's birthday party? Swagtime.com has weekly giveaways where you can win the hottest must-have swag in Hollywood, plus special charity auctions hosted by A-list Celebrity Guest Editors. Promotions change every week so log on often to win. http://www.swagtime.com/links.asp?t=3852
With so much controversy, conflict, and biased reporting coming out of the Middle East, it is difficult to know where to find credible journalism in the region. The Media Line is a non-profit organization that aims to provide unbiased, balanced content about current events in the Middle East to media outlets in the area as well as in the "West". While much of the news that comes out of the Middle East these days talks of violence and religious conflict, there are also quite a lot of uplifting stories and "good" news that goes unreported through mainstream media. Visitors will find current events, articles and feature stories on The Media Line that ably report on the entire spectrum of events happening in the Middle East. http://themedialine.org/index.asp National Sleep Foundation To fulfill our most basic needs, we all need sufficient food, clothing, shelter…and sleep! Welcome to the official website of the National Sleep Foundation (NSF), an organization dedicated improving public health by promoting an understanding of both sleep and sleep disorders. The NSH website is full of interesting information about our favourite nocturnal pastime. Check out the "Sleeptionary", a comprehensive guide to sleep disorders and their symptoms, then read about the state of America's sleeplessness, the dangers of "drowsy driving", and other sleep-related issues. http://www.sleepfoundation.org/ 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 ctt@net-market.com
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