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WOW News – 5 June

June 5th, 2009 |

Author: Maree

Hello!

There seems to have been a flurry of messages this week.

We’ve had our Use Your Site messages, Quick Tips, our White Tiger with Chimp emails, a couple of blogs. I hope these messages continue to help us grow into a vibrant online community.

As you know I’ve been working behind the scenes getting ready to add new features to our community. One of these features will be some ‘e-guides’.

Do you have trouble doing certain functions on the computer, or when you read how-to instructions you’re still not clear on what to do? How would you like some help with that?

That’s what these Electronic Guides will be. Help with specific aspects of using your computer, or using the internet or using technology. We’ll have a series of emails to take you step by step through a particular subject. I am producing videos on these subjects too, so that you can see as well as read what we’re learning about.

I would like to ask you for your input, please, because as with everything on this site, it is built for you. So I would like to provide the guides that suit you. Is there any particular subject you would like to learn about? If so, please let me know – you can just click on reply to this message and let me know that way, if you like. I’ll try to make a course on your choice of topic.

These courses will be available at no charge to our paid members – the Silver and Gold levels. If you’re happy to stay as a free member but still want to participate, you’ll still have the opportunity – you will be able to just pay for whichever course you’d like.

Some of the topics we’ll be covering will be how to make folders, how to book cinema tickets online, how to find your local TV directory and put it into your Favorites in your computer, how to convert your VCRs to DVDs.

I’ll let you know all the details further down the track; I just wanted to let you know what’s in the pipeline.

On to today’s newsletter. This is going to be a shorter newsletter again. It seems my 2 and 3am finishes are catching up with me. I’m typing this through a fog, I think!

This week marks the 20^th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests. I was going to have a lot to say, but as I don’t live there, I really can’t comment. I can only take in what I see and hear, and have my own feelings. I just wanted to acknowledge that 20 years ago, there was a very sad day in China, and it seems that although things on the ‘outside’ have changed immensely, it seems not a lot on the ‘inside’ has changed. Here’s one newspaper article about the anniversary. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-tiananmen-diary5-2009jun05,0,5124681.story

Now, to change the subject.

It’s World Environment Day. The United Nations Environment Programme has designated 5^th June each year as World Environment Day. They have a lovely website – here is the link if you’d like to find out more: http://www.unep.org/wed/2009/english/

In this week’s issue we’ll look at:

the Swine Flu maps;
Meatball Minestrone recipe; and
Humour – Alzheimer’s Test

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Until next week, please take good care of yourself.

Viv

“You only live once – but if you work it right, once is enough.”

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Site to See

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The Swine Flu problem doesn’t seem to be going away in a hurry. Here in Australia for some reason we seem to have a high number of confirmed cases.

Google have a Flu Trends website, exploring flu trends around the world. It’s Influenza trends, not just Swine Flu. Here’s the link: http://google.org/flutrends

And here’s Google’s Flu Tracker map http://flutracker.rhizalabs.com/

There’s some really interesting comments at the bottom. I only read a few, but if you’ve got time there’s over 10,000 comments to read!!!!

Another disease tracker is The Health Map. http://www.healthmap.org/en. This site tracks a variety of diseases throughout the world, so this could be handy if you’re planning to travel. Click on your destination country and see if there’s anything to be aware of. It says it has the latest info, but from what I checked it was lagging a few days behind.

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How are you?

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Hungry??

It’s winter in Australia, and I think it’s a time for eating comfort food.

Here’s a recipe that my sister sent me last year, and I’ve cooked heaps of times. It’s quick, easy and cheap and the family loves it. A tick in all the right boxes!

I’ve noticed that the recipe is on the Sunrise website.

Here is a link to the recipe. http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/b/sunrise/27542/meatball-minestrone. Couple of hints from me. They have Tuscan seasoning for the meatballs – I just use Season All, or anything tasty to ‘lift’ the meatballs a bit. You could use parsley/garlic/oregano, or whatever pleases your tastebuds. And my family love spiral pasta, rather than angel hair. This recipe is one of those ‘throw in whatever you’ve got in the cupboard or fridge’ type recipes. Let me know what you think, if you give this a go.

Oh, and I’ll put a copy of the recipe in our File Sharing section, so our members can get a copy of it whenever you need it.

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Humour me!

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Worried about Alzheimer’s? Take these four Tests

Sit comfortably and be calm. Put your thinking process aside. Put your brain in neutral gear.

1- Find the C below. Do not use any cursor help.

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

2- If you found the C, now find the 6 below.

9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
6999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999

3- Now find the N below. It’s a little more difficult.

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMNMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

I was assured this is NOT a joke. If you were able to pass these 3 tests, you can cancel your annual visit to your neurologist. Your brain is great and you’re far from having a close relationship with Alzheimer.

Congratulations!

Oh, one more test .. . . ….

Find the 44^th USA President.