World Wide Learn Newsletter
http://www.worldwidelearn.com
"The More You Learn The More You Are"

Issue #1 - July 7, 1999

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In this Issue
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1. Summer Links
2. What's New at World Wide Learn
3. Coming Soon
4. New Courses and Learning Resources
5. Share Your Knowledge
6. Just for Fun

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Summer Links
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Ice Cream History & Folklore
http://www.foodsci.uoguelph.ca/dairyedu/ichist.html
Ice cream invented by the French Chef of Charles I
of England. The King was so enamoured of the delicacy
he offered the chef 500 pounds per year to keep the
recipe a secret. Well, that's one account . . .

Summer Cooking School at Better Homes & Gardens
http://www.bhg.com/food/grillschool/
For the Barbecue Challenged -learn gas grilling basics, 
charcoal grilling basics, key barbecuing techniques and
flavour enhancers - read about it or watch the video.

Summer Solstice
http://www.treasure-troves.com/astro/SummerSolstice.html
Summer facts - when does summer officially arrive, how
hot is the sun, and the truth about the infamous upright
egg test.

Solstices are Milestones of Civilization
http://www.utah.edu/Planetarium/SolsticeSum.html
"Each time we arrive at this point to enjoy the increased 
illumination from the Sun, human history on planet Earth 
has yielded one more year of experience and discovery." 

Rythym and Ritual: A Motive for Design
http://www-rcf.usc.edu/~rknowles/rhythm_ritual/rhy_rit.html
An interesting paper on how architecture design can be
improved by linking nature's rythyms to life's rituals.

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What's New at World Wide Learn
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I've recently added 6 new "Learning Guides" pages:

Does Your Site Sell?
http://www.worldwidelearn.com/makeyoursitesell.htm
Ezine Publishing
http://www.worldwidelearn.com/ezine-publishing.htm
Get Publicity
http://www.worldwidelearn.com/publicity.htm
Search Engine Ranking
http://www.worldwidelearn.com/search-engines.htm
E-Commerce
http://www.worldwidelearn.com/ecommerce.htm
Cyber-law
http://www.worldwidelearn.com/cyber-law.htm

Also new, a "Feedback" page where you can help contribute
to World Wide Learn - share your comments, suggestions
and let me know what other topics you'd like to see
covered.

Your Comments
http://www.worldwidelearn.com/feedback.htm

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Coming Soon to World Wide Learn
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New Learning Guides pages in the works and scheduled
to go live by the end of July:

1.  Adventure Learning
2.  History
3.  Science
4.  Space and Astronomy

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New Courses and Learning Resources
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Free Academy of Computer Training
http://www.freeacademy.london.on.ca/
Get your CNE, MCSE or A+ Certification for free. 
Also computer programming, Internet Webmaster
Specialist and Internet Application Developer courses
available for free.

Free Anti-Aging Home Study Course
mailto:2lri4me@getresponse.com
Designed by Dr. John Maher of Longevity Resources International 
and delivered weekly via email, you'll learn how to design your 
own "maximum health span" through anti-aging supplement programs,
lifestyle, and prevention strategies.

Internet Living Swahili Dictionary
http://www.cis.yale.edu/swahili/index2.html
Complete online dictionary allows you to translate English to 
Swahili and Swahili to English.

Learn to Speak "Survival" Chinese
http://pasture.ecn.purdue.edu/~agenhtml/agenmc/china/ctutor.html
Here's a quick audio tutorial for survival chinese - greeting, 
shopping, dining and travelling word translations.

Ocrat Chinese Language Learning Resource
http://www.ocrat.com/ocrat/
You can learn how to write Chinese by watching animations that 
draw Chinese characters stroke by stroke. Many other Chinese 
language links as well.

Ernie's Learn to Speak a Little Hawaiian
http://www.mhpcc.edu/~erobello/homepage_ernie/ernie1.html
An introduction to Hawaiian pronounciation and using Hawaiian 
phrases.

Hungarian Language Course
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~arubin/hungarian.html
Free online course for the beginner student consisting of 9 
lessons.

Webmonkey for Kids
http://www.hotwired.com/webmonkey/kids/
Webmonkey has always been one of my most-used resources for
learning how to design a website and now they've
created a colorful and fun website to teach HTML to kids.
Note: I don't think they check for ID so if you are a real
beginner (and not a kid), you might want to start here!

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New courses at ZDU:
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Save $$ on Travel
 - Learn where to find the best travel deals on the web.

Finding Things for Free on the Internet
 - Learn how you can get free email, set up a free Web 
site, sell things for free, and even get a computer for 
free.

Five Javascript Rollovers in Five Days
 - Learn how to add simple paste & cut scripts to jazz
up your site.

Sign up for the free trial and you'll get 2 weeks
free at ZDU:
http://www.zdu.com/free/free.asp?promocode=1-2955

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Share Your Knowledge
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KnowPost
http://www.knowpost.com/
If you have a question, here's the place to ask it. Or if
you have the answer, here's the place to share it! Just
one catch, you'll have to answer a question before you
can post a question. But you'll earn credits for each
answer that you do post.

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Just for Fun!
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Mr. Wakeup
http://mrwakeup.com/
No more excuses for sleeping in - Mr. Wakeup is the first
web based wakeup and reminder service in the world. Your
wakeup call can feature your horoscope, the daily news,
entertainment news or motivational tips. And its free.

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Next Issue . . .
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I've started compiling a list of resources for designing
and building your own online course or web-based tutorial 
and will share with you what I've found! Or if you know
of any websites or resources we can all benefit from
please let me know.


Thanks for reading!
"Still Learning"
Angela Lovett
Publisher
World Wide Learn

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