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I hope this finds you in the best of health and spirits.

In this issue:

- Exploring Electronic Consciousness
- Are you Stressed?
- How Computers Work
- Short Takes
- For Her Eyes Only
- Print Greeting Cards Online
- Show me the Money
- Digital Gallery
- History of the Violin
- Subscribers' Sites

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In most cities, people don't know their neighbors across the hall, yet they will exchange the most intimate details of their personal lives with strangers in chat rooms.

In the midst of this world there exists a place where the hangers-on and the more fanatical members of cyberspace come to rant and rave. This ezine is dedicated to understanding the very nature of this brave new world we inhabit.

COOL EZINE - spark-online.com


Stress has become the villain of our time. It is cited as cause for people smoking, overeating, contracting disease, having family problems, workplace difficulties and just about everything else.

This site takes a look at the "stress" industry and the amazing sums of money the commercialism of stress has created. It also deals with combating stress with fitness, ergonomics, drugs and other fringe antidotes.

HIGH ANXIETY - Stressed


In 1971, Intel introduced the first microprocessor and the world has never been the same. This fascinating and informative site is based on an existing exhibit at the Intel Museum in Silicon Valley.

Learn the history of the microprocessor, how chips are made and transistors work in a Shockwave or HTML presentation. This site helps demystify the inner workings of your computer by following a keystroke through its input and output cycles.

COMPUTER WORKINGS - Intel

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SHORT TAKES:

Etymology is the study of words that trace their transmission from one language to another or as it cognates to a common ancestral form. Play the toughest word game on the net.

WORD HISTORY

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Where are the best places to live in the United States? This site will let you know as well as compare the cost of living between cities. See how your hometown stacks up.

BEST PLACES TO LIVE

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What kind of a day are you having? The Daily Rating is an easy, automated way to keep track of life's ups and downs.

The Daily Rating

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If you are interested in what is going on in the United Kingdom, this site offers a useful guide.

UK Guide


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Dish is a lively, fun and informative magazine uniquely designed for young women of all ages. It is dedicated to providing valuable information that women can enjoy and use in their daily lives.

COOL EZINE - Dish Magazine


We all know, that it is just a matter of time until every possible convenience is available online. It is now possible to create a beautiful greeting card, print it out and mail it.

The site offers a wide selection of themes including romance, business, outdoor scenes and fine art. They also offer a selection of card stock paper and envelopes.

COOL CARDS - Greeting Cards Quick (free)


Bankrate.com provides online consumers with financial data, research and editorial information on non-investment financial products.

If offers information on mortgages, credit cards, new and used auto loans, money market accounts, CDs, checking and ATM fees, home equity loans, etc, The information is gathered from 4,000 financial institutions in 120 markets in 50 states and Puerto Rico.

MONEY RATES - Bankrate.com


This site showcases some of the world's finest photographers, artists and designers. The current exhibition features Geoffrey Hiller, an award-winning documentary and fine art photographer.

His specialty is photographing people, investigating different types of community, and celebrating the individual human spirit. The pictures made me feel like I was actually there.

COOL PHOTOGRAPHY - Creative Site


This Think Quest site covers the immensely rich history of the violin, its music and its masters. It includes sections on its history, manufacture, playing techniques and a discussion on the science that makes up tone qualities. A fascinating site!

STRINGED SOUNDS - The Violin


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>

~ Ask Mr. Modem - Protecting seniors from online schemes, scams and frauds. Richard A. Sherman <mrmodem@home.com>

~ Aspre - FREE ecommerce site for up to up to 10 products or services. Alan Rihm <alan@aspre.net>

~ Biz Frontpage Newsletter - The How-To-Do-It Newsletter.
Larry Johnson <ljohnson@mmind.net>

~ Poetic Ambition - 40 years worth of individual unpublished poetry. John Parker <jparker@mail.sd70.bc.ca>

~ Profit Power Promotions - Turn Your Website Into A Profit-Generating Sales Machine. Pam Jones <pam@profitpowerpromo.com>

~ Fun and Freebies - Many links to fun and free sites. Sharon Rothe <LottaFunnn@aol.com>

~ Random SNASH - random home pages, online journals, webcams and more. Steve Nash <smnash@bigfoot.com>

~ Choice Promotional Products - Tshirts, pens, mugs, key chains, beverage insulators etc. Gord Braun <gbraun@cableyorkton.com>


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