[TBSNews] Issue 23, 2008

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"The Black Stump" Site Update Report
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Issue 23, 2008

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1. THIS WEEKS NEW SITES
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These new sites are listed at: http://www.blackstump.com.au/new.htm

WDNews
  ....News from Walt Disney World

Teachable
  ....Helping teachers share resources

VADS
  ....The online resource for visual arts

American Art
  ....A view of 150 years of American art

Fruit and Veggie Guru
  ....Everything you need to know about the delicious fruits and 
vegetables you enjoy

United States National Seismic Hazard Maps
  ....Displays earthquake ground motions for various probability 
levels across the USA

The Labrador Inuit Through Moravian Eyes
  ....Information on the 250-year relationship between Moravian 
missionaries and the Inuit of Labrador

How Climate Affects Us
  ....Australia's climate and how it influences different aspects of 
every day life

Climate Action
  ....The European Commission integrated proposal for Climate Action

How to Tune a Piano Yourself
  ....Using the three tools: mutes, electronic tuner and a tuning wrench

Scrabulous
  ....Scrabulous is the coolest word game enjoyed by millions of users

Sears Tower
  ....Tallest building in North America

Glass Encyclopedia
  ....Intended to be the ultimate reference source on glass

Lost Titles, Forgotten Rhymes
  ....How to Find a Novel, Short Story, or Poem Without Knowing its 
Title or Author

Silobreaker
  ....Stories of the day with Silobreaker's contextual and graphical 
search results

Old Calculator Web Museum
  ....Devoted to preserving, documenting, and sharing the technology 
of desktop automatic calculating machines

China Digital Times
  ....China's social and political transition and its emerging role 
in the world

Recycle This
  ....What to do with leftover bits of food, old household items, 
empty containers of all shapes and sizes

Wordle
  ....A toy for generating "word clouds" from text that you provide

Totspot
  ....A place for parents to publish a page about their kids and 
share with family and friends


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2. SOFTWARE UPDATES
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Links to Updates  ----> http://www.blackstump.com.au/software.htm#SO

Website Watcher 4.42 Beta-3
Opera 9.50
Firefox 3.0 RC3
QuickTime 7.5
SnagIt 9.0
AVG Free Edition 8.0.100.a1323
FTP Voyager 15.0.0.3
Portable FireFox 3.0RC2
Skype 3.8.0.139

Software Listings  ---> http://www.blackstump.com.au/software.htm

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3. OTHER PAGES UPDATED RECENTLY INCLUDE:
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All About Australia  - http://www.blackstump.com.au/all.about.australia.htm
Asian/Oriental       - http://www.blackstump.com.au/oriental.htm
Auctions             - http://www.blackstump.com.au/auction.htm
Bizarro              - http://www.blackstump.com.au/bizarre.htm
Childbirth/Parenting - http://www.blackstump.com.au/childbirth.htm
Coool Sights         - http://www.blackstump.com.au/coolsites.htm
Ditloid              - http://www.blackstump.com.au/ditloid.htm
Environment          - http://www.blackstump.com.au/environment.htm
Funny Sites/Humour   - http://www.blackstump.com.au/clean-funny-jokes.htm
History              - http://www.blackstump.com.au/history.htm
Medical & Health     - http://www.blackstump.com.au/medical.htm
Pirate Petes Pick    - http://www.blackstump.com.au/piratepete.htm
Planets & Space      - http://www.blackstump.com.au/planet.htm
Puzzles              - http://www.blackstump.com.au/puzzle.htm
Recipes              - http://www.blackstump.com.au/recipes.htm
Search the Web       - http://www.blackstump.com.au/lookup.htm
Sports               - http://www.blackstump.com.au/sports.htm
Words/Quotations     - http://www.blackstump.com.au/words.htm


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4. OTHER STUFF
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Beyond The Black Stump Blog at http://btbs.blogspot.com is updated 
daily with more new sites of interest.

All the tabs in the Black Stump banner at the top of every page are 
clickable links e.g. Calculator, Calendar etc....try them..
The Search Engines tabs in the banner (e.g. Google) also pop up 
little windows to make searching your favourite engine a bit easier.

Click on the small red arrow in the left section of the banner and 
the toolbar will load into a separate, small window...give it a 
try....the separate windows are all re-sizeable and customisable for 
your convenience.

If you like what we do please recommend the Black Stump site to your 
friends and spread the word.

Thanks for your support - it is appreciated!

Take it easy !
Pete