Issue number seventyeight (April 2007) in a series of Signposts sent by the U3A International Group UK and U3AOnline Australia, once a month, to any and all U3A members anywhere in the world.

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	Please note that the website of IAUTA/AIUTA - the International Association of Universities of the Third Age - has changed address and can now be found at http://aiuta.org
	Sci/Tech Groups: The website of the Institute of Science in Society - http://www.i-sis.org.uk - seeks to promote science responsible to civil society and the public good, independent of commercial and other special interests, or of government control.
	History Groups: http://www.melfisher.org/henriettamarie/ is an exploration of the wreck of a slave ship, lost in 1700. A more general History and Archaeology of the Ship with extensive lecture notes, profusely illustrated with excellent slides, can be found at http://cma.soton.ac.uk/histship/shlecmen.htm
	Craft and Patchwork Groups: Ideas and instructions can be found at http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/cr_artists/0,1788,HGTV_3228,00.html - a commercial website with lots of free giveaways.
	Environment Groups: Are biofuels a cure worse than the disease? Join the debate at http://u3aclimatestudy.pbwiki.com and click-on 'Ethanol and liquid fuels'.
	Poetry Groups: Stuck for a word? Cat got your fingers? Have a quick look at http://www.rhymer.com/
	Groups studying Victorian History will find the following useful:-- - http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/homework/houses/ A very basic introduction to recognising house periods in england - http://www.bricksandbrass.co.uk/design/design.htm More detail on Victorian house features and a house dating tool - http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/ Pictures of all listed buildings in the UK - http://www.old-maps.co.uk/ Ordnance survey maps of Victorian age (Thank you Mike Day - U3A Farnborough, Hampshire, UK)
	TECHNICAL SUPPORT Microsoft confirm that the automatic switchover from Left-hand Mouse Operation to Right-hand Mouse Operation, due at 12:00 hours GMT on 01/04/2007, only affects Internet Explorer 7 on Windows XP Home Edition. For reversal details see http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/

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