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Welcome to the 452nd issue of the Cool Tricks and Trinkets Newsletter
offering weekly insights into new, cool, useful, fun, unusual and
interesting sites on the Internet.

- American Rhetoric
- Global Warming Survival Guide
- Good Old Superstitions
- Short Takes
- Chemistry Online
- Really Short Stories
- Learn To Speak 'Computer'
- The World's Healthiest Foods
- Soccer Training
- Subscribers' Sites

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Archive of American Rhetoric

In our relatively short time as a sovereign nation, the United States has
seen more than its fair share of historically pivotal and memorable
moments. From the American Revolution to the Civil War to the Civil
Right's Movement to the 2004 DNC Convention, legendary and skillful orators
have captured these moments that define our country's tumultuous and
triumphant history.

AmericanRhetoric.Com is a fascinating website that uses the orations of
many famous "figures of speech" such as Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy,
Martin Luther King Jr., FDR, Malcolm X, and Lyndon B. Johnson, to tell the
story of American history. Visitors to the site will find it is an amazing
audio resource where they can listen to some of the most famous, and
infamous, speeches ever made in America. Other cool features include the
"Top 100 Speeches", "Rhetorical Figures in Sound" which contains hundreds
of audio clips, and other sections such as "Movie Speeches", "Rhetoric of
9/11", and even a Rhetoric Quiz that scholars and history buffs will enjoy.

http://americanrhetoric.com/

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The Global Warming Survival Guide

Time Magazine may not be the most cutting-edge news magazine around, but it
has certainly earned points with progressives and environmentalists with
its latest issue on Climate Change. Those who missed it can check out the
magazine's official website to read its recently published "Global Warming
Survival Guide".

Entitled "51 Things We Can Do to Save the Environment", the piece is a
comprehensive guide for individuals who want to live a "greener", more
environmentally-conscious lifestyle. The lists suggestions to slow down
Global Warming vary from simple pragmatic changes like using CFL light
bulbs, embracing public transit, and paying your bills online, to more
ambitious actions such as requesting an Energy Audit, building a Green
Home, and buying credits to offset your Carbon Footprint.

http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/environment/

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Good Old Superstitions

We all have idiosyncratic beliefs about good and bad luck, whether it is
knocking on wood, finding a 4-leaf clover, avoiding cracks in the sidewalk,
or wearing a "lucky hat" to the ball game. OldSuperstitions.Com boasts the
largest list of superstitions on the World Wide Web, with enough irrational
fears to drive even the sane among us into a mild state of paranoia.

This spooky website takes a deeper look into the history of superstitions,
from commonly-known theories about black cats to more arcane beliefs about
Christmas, Acting, Weddings, New Homes, Animals, and even Parsley! Just
browse randomly to discover tons of odd tidbits such as how to scare away
evil spirits on New Year's Eve, the one word you should never say whilst
fishing, and how watching cows can help predict the weather.

http://www.oldsuperstitions.com/

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SHORT TAKES

Are You a City Person?

The Web is filled with creative yet dubious personality tests, and this
wonderfully unique quiz created by MyYearbook.Com is no exception. Simply
answer a series of questions to determine which American City your
personality most resembles.

http://quiz.myyearbook.com/zenhex/quiz.php?id=12

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Fun with Jackson Pollock

Paul "Jackson" Pollock was an influential American painter most famous for
his signature painting style known as "pouring". Created by Miltos
Manetas, this cool Flash site lets visitors use their mouse to virtually
paint their own wannabe Pollock drawing on screen.

http://www.jacksonpollock.org/

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Play With Your Mind

Get your grey matter into top shape at this brainy site, which boasts one
of the largest selections of mind games on the Net. Visitors can test
their mental skills and exercise their brains with the help of an
impressive collection of logic puzzles, IQ tests, word games, memory
challenges, and focus exercises.

http://playwithyourmind.com/index.php

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Chemistry Online

Like most of the other hard sciences, the mere mention of the word
"Chemistry" strikes fear into the hearts of many high-school
students. With the help of General Chemistry Online, those dark nightmares
of confusing curriculums, eccentric professors, and failed final exams can
be quickly channeled into light-hearted dreams of polymers and molecules
and Quantum theory.

Developed by Frostburg State University professor Fred Senese, this website
is meant to be a useful companion for students to help guide them through
the murky waters of General Chemistry. A virtual glossary of more than a
thousand chemical terms, Flash-based simulations, a searchable library of
common compounds, and a "Chemistry Exam Survival Guide" are only some of
the features that make the site the ultimate study buddy.

http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/index.shtml

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http://www.tricksandtrinkets.com/archives.htm
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Really Short Stories

A self-described "experiment in brevity", OneSentence.Org is a cool
literary project that was originally inspired by a single blog entry. The
site's contributors are invited to submit their personal stories; the only
rule of course is that they must be told in a single written sentence.

Visitors to the One Sentence website can browse through the many true
stories, which range in subject from the insignificant to the
life-altering. If you have a brief, boiled-down tale of your own to tell
you can submit it to the site, or sit back and enjoy some of the most
popular posts of all time. Favorite single-sentence stories include "I
knew I was out of my league when she used 'summer' as a verb" and "I once
ran the sound for a touring mime company."

http://www.onesentence.org/

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Learn to Speak 'Computer'

Regardless of how many languages you may speak, anyone who is new to the
wide world of computers and the Internet will be unfamiliar with its
ever-evolving vernacular. Smart Computing presents this great online
dictionary/encyclopedia, which provides plain-English definitions for
literally thousands of computer terms.

Search the Dictionary of Computer Terms by keyword or letter/symbol, post a
question to the "Q & A" board, or read responses to common computer-related
queries. If you are so new to the Web that navigating this site proves an
arduous task, you may purchase your own 'old-fashioned' print version of
the dictionary. You'll be speaking "computer-ese" in no time!

http://www.smartcomputing.com/editorial/dictionary/index.asp?page=dictionary

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The World's Healthiest Foods

Many people like the idea of eating healthier, but don't necessarily have a
resource of easily digestible information to help them get started. The
George Mateljan Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to
discovering and sharing scientifically proven information about the
benefits of healthy eating.

It is in this spirit of spreading a health-promoting diet that the
Foundation launched WHFoods.Com, a website that lists 130 of "The World's
Healthiest Foods". Learn about salubrious Fruits, Vegetables, Seeds, Nuts,
Beans, Spices, Herbs, Grains, Fish and other super foods, and get great
tips on selecting, preparing, and cooking these delicious natural wonders.

http://www.whfoods.com/foodstoc.php

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Soccer Training

Soccer, or Football as it is called in many nations, is the most popular
sport on the p***t. And while it still has a way to go within the
hierarchy of sports in America, soccer is gaining more and more players and
fans in this country every year.

The Soccer Training website is filled with great tips for honing skills on
the pitch, including pointers on fitness and nutrition, soccer
fundamentals, mental focus, drills, strategy, and much more. In addition
to the online training guide, the site is also a terrific resource for
other information on "the beautiful game", with an entire section dedicated
to the sport's 2,000 year history, as well as the latest news from FIFA and
the world of professional international soccer.

http://www.soccer-training-info.com/

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