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Issue : 0004
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We here at YNL hope you all had enjoyable
New Year celebrations. NEWS and
VIEWS If you have any comments, suggestions
or links you think we should include email either S1
or S2 and you may find it
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General Interest
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| BELL LABS TEXT TO SPEECH This is a fun little demo-site to toy around with. It pretty much does what it says it does, it takes text and changes it into a sound file. Just type your text and choose one of the different voice types to do the speaking. Includes other pages for foreign languages and even Pig-Latin! |
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Graphics
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| Flaming Text. Want to make those professional-looking graphics, but not sure where to begin? Here is a terrific place to start. This site shows you how to make buttons, arrows, text and animations; everything you need to put those finishing touches on your Webpage. Includes complete instructions and walkthroughs. |
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Free Stuff
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| Freebies, free stuff...call them what you want, they all break down to the same thing...getting something for nothing. This site has scoured the Web to bring you the best it has to offer in free product samples, baby freebies, free beauty items and much more! |
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Environmental
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| .This is a site for any of you who are environmentally conscious or for those who just want to do their part. This site shows statistics concerning airborne pollutants from vehicles, what can be done about it and where to find related information. |
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Space
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| Are you interested in what the weather is going to be like at the shuttle launch. Or perhaps you would like to track the International Space Station. Then this site has all the information you need. There is even a real time JAVA application to track the station or the shuttle and Russian vehicles. |
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For the kids
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| This is a terrific family site! The highlight here is stories that you can read, read along with or have read to you. This very well maintained site also games and coloring pages. Be sure to check out the list of people who read the stories, you may be surprised! |
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Fun Stuff
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OPTICAL ILLUSIONS. Do you see a rabbit or a duck? A vase or something different? Are the lines parallel? Whatever your perception of the picture, you will have fun with this award winning site. Here you'll find 27 optical illusions including many classics as well as new sure-to-be favorites. Personally I went a bit cross-eyed on a few of them...see how you do! |
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Reference
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| If you don't mind a fair bit of reading, this is a very interesting site. It covers the evolution of vehicle transportation and how different factors such as commuting, road costs, environmental factors and society impact the transportation problems in America today. It offers information on coming ideas and ideas already in effect to solve this problem that affects millions of people every day. A highly informative and thought-provoking site. |
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Featured Friends Site
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WHISPERING WILLOW'S SCHOOL OF WICCA. This is an excellent place to start for the serious student of Wicca. Whispering Willow runs a correspondence course for those wanting to learn the study and practice of witchcraft. She reminds us of the purpose of Wicca and what its practitioners hope to achieve. She also offers Tarot readings and a store where you can order books, statues and candles. |
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I hope you have found at least some of the links useful
or interesting. If you wish to subscribe you can do so by either using
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