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The Port Hacking Probus Club Inc. |
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Useful Links Page |
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Probus Websites |
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Probus regalia, gifts, etc. |
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This is the new site for Probus Centre - South pacific |
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This will take you directly to a list of Australian Probus Clubs with their own web sites. |
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Starting point for the world of Probus in CyberSpace |
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Australian Clubs Web Sites |
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Sites for Australian Seniors |
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Really Useful Stuff |
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As the world's oldest and largest online learning community, VU is a pioneer in Internet-based education. |
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'The reading public is intellectually adolescent at best, and it is obvious
that what is called "significant literature" will only be sold to this public
by exactly the same methods as are used to sell it toothpaste, cathartics and
automobiles.'
Raymond Chandler
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If the link above whetted your appitite for reflective reading, you might like to explore here. You will find a wide range of information and links including the writings of the english philosopher John Locke. Thursday 4th November 2004, was the 300th anniverary of the death of John Locke who developed the concepts which formed the framework of the British constitutional monarcy with the passing of Oliver Cromwell. Locke's writing provided the inspiration for the American Declaration of Independance and later, the American Constitution. |
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This site has a great gardening database that you can search for plants that meet your specifications such as size, sun/shade, wind tolerance that suits your climate. Other handy features include a one click request for plants suitable for planting now. |
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology offers syllabus, lecture notes, reading lists assignments etc. for all of its courses. |
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Wikipedia is a free access encyclopaedia which rivals the 'Encyclopaedia Britannica' in size and scope! |
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Find information on more than 120 areas of Australian law including family, medical negligence, unfair dismissal, personal injury and your rights when arrested. |
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An interactive world atlas providing useful information for those with the travel bug including maps and data on culture, currency, climate etc. |
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A multimedia tour of the Solar System. A huge site that has details of the major planets, their moons, asteroids, comets and even spacecraft. This is a site you will have to go back to time and time again! |
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This is the ABC NewsRadio's Useful links page and there is not much that you won't find here. A good starting place if you want stock market information, your home town newspaper or a web camera at an African waterhole. |
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This site offers a free translation between most European languages. Select which language you are going from and to, type text into the entry window and on clicking 'Translate' the result appears in the translation window. |
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Computers and Technical |
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This is an excellent site for free tutorials on the internet and e-mail. Suitable for beginners and those who have mastered the basics. |
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This site offers answers to almost any Information Technology related question from terminology, lingo and acronyms to explanations of a Robokoneko which is a Japanese robot cat that will have a remote computer brain containing "neural net" modules that can evolve their intelligence based on experience and prearranged rules??? |
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There are not many gadgets this site can't explain! You will find excellent explanations for everything from computers and rocket science to political systems and health and all points in between. You will be asked to register as a user but this is simple and free. |
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"I want you to share my excitement at the discoveries, past and present, which have revolutionized the way we think. From the Big Bang to black holes, from dark matter to a possible Big Crunch, our image of the universe today is full of strange sounding ideas, and remarkable truths. The story of how we arrived at this picture is the story of learning to understand what we see." (Stephen Hawkins) |
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For Grandparents |
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If your grandchildren like watching Sesame Street, they will probably love exploring the games or tickling Elmo! |
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A site designed for grandparents in the UK but with a lot of univrsal interest content. |
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