Issue number eighty-six (February 2008) 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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The search engine at www.everyclick.com seems as good as Google and every hit gives something to charity.(Thank you Glenys Tuersley, Hon. Secretary, Third Age Trust.)
Leading a sedentary lifestyle may make us old before our time; see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7212698.stm (Thank you, Sikha Ghosh, U3A Hyderabad)
History Groups: There are 35 very well-researched and illustrated historical essays to be found at http://travellinghistorian.com You might also find http://u3ahistorygroups.pbwiki.com useful.
Let's Talk About Money has been part-funded by the European Social Fund and produced by National Institute of Adult Continuing Education. http://www.letstalkaboutmoney.org.uk/
Newsletter Editors: Lots of news at www.seniorsnetwork.co.uk with a link to its community partner at www.greypower.org.uk
Sci/Tech Groups: Better (in this writer’s opinion) than most technology magazines, the Economist Technology Quarterly at http://www.economist.com/science/tq/ will provide you with plenty of interesting and useful material for meetings.
TECHNICAL TOPICS:In the demo at http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/65 Jeff Han shows off (for the first time publicly) a high-resolution multi-touch computer screen that may herald the end of the point-and-click mouse.
We do not normally recommend commercial services, but the offer by http://www.handmadepages.co.uk to register and host websites for U3A Groups for �25 per year seems excellent. Phone 0871 2260776 and make sure you quote WORLDU3A.


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