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ARCHIVE - February 2004
Mon, 02
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Explore your brain, take part in real-life experiments and test yourself with these interesting games, illusions and brain-benders.
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Sun, 01
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News fiends should take a look at Topix.net, a site that finds news stories from more than 3,000 sources to create more than 150,000 topically based, individual news-pages, so there's a good chance you'll find something of interest.
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Tue, 03
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This is a useful, comprehensive database of new Irish plays produced professionally since 1975. A further database of plays produced between 1950-1974 and 1904-1949 will be available shortly.
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Wed, 04
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Consult this handy site for excerpts from Shakespeare. After all, St Valentines Day is around the corner and who penned love sonnets better? You'll find plenty of inspiration here!
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Thu, 05
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Slick-haired surfers will find useful advice for protecting their barnet from crimes such as poodle perms, the mullet and the rat's tail at this new website from hair-care product manufacturer Brylcreem. Click on History of Hair Crime for details of past misdemeanours from celebrities including David Seaman and Pat Sharp. Well-designed and entertaining.
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Fri, 06
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Art lovers can enjoy more than 40,000 images of drawings, paintings and photographs at this excellent new site from the Courtauld Institute of Art in London.
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Sat, 07
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This Flash-animated site lets you create your own Picasso painting by offering a number of his motif facial features - mouths, ears, hair - which you then cut and mix into a face. You can even sign them in a Picassoesque font and print them out, email them to friends or display them in the online gallery.
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Sun, 08
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This attractive site features photographs and information on endangered species worldwide. As the site says, it is the Noah's Ark for the Internet era.
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Mon, 09
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Grab some instant nostalgia in the form of screensavers that show the between-programme clocks from TV stations in the "old days." Check out the stylish BBC 2 clock circa 1979.
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Tue, 10
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Madonna Dreams analyzes Madonna's dreams. I kid you not. Quite a mad site. Has to be visited to be believed. Some people really do have too much time on their hands.
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Wed, 11
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The Jameson Dublin International Film Festival starts tomorrow and promises an enticing and eclectic mix of the best of new film from Ireland and all over the world. What will you see?
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Thu, 12
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Having one of those days where nothing is going right? Relax and enjoy the
helpless screams of this poor voodoo doll while you relieve your stress. All
in good fun mind you.
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Fri, 13
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A really clever web based tool developed by Mapflow.
Give it any 2 street names in Dublin and not only will it measure the distance
between the 2 streets but it will plot out the quickest route on a map. Not
only does it guide you street by street, turn by turn but it also calculates
the amount of calories burned walking or cycling the journey!
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Sat, 14
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It doesn't matter whether you are single or otherwise, this site has it all
for Valentines. Send an E-card to a loved one, win tickets to a romantic film or for
the single person, there's a Valentines survival guide to get you
through cupids favourite day.
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Sun, 15
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This is actually a very popular sport in Ireland and the UK. Bog Snorkelling involves
a very dirty bog in the middle of nowhere and an insane individual attempting to
complete two lengths of a 60 yard stretch of bog in the fastest time possible. Not a
bad sport really especially as the Womens World Bog Snorkelling Champion is Irish!
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Mon, 16
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Ever wanted to personalise your own lego man? Do it right here and see how
close you can come to a self portrait.
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Tue, 17
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Want to know what your hairstlye will look like before you even go to a hairdresser?
Try this demo and discover the unending types of hairstyles you can have!
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Wed, 18
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The most famous football referee in the world has his own website! Italy's own
Pierluigi Collina is well known in the world of football for his shiny bald head
and beady eyes but here's your chance to learn more about football's most respected
referee.
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Thu, 19
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Look away now if you think mistakes can't happen in movies. A very
comprehensive site that points out nearly every possible mistake in
all of the top movies.
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Fri, 20
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There's millions of stars out there so why not name one? This site allows
you to register a star name and you receive a gift pack for your troubles.
A wee bit expensive but can also make a very good gift!
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Sat, 21
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If you work in the IT industry or even just find IT interesting then this
website has everything you need. Selling "nerdy" stuff from T-Shirts to
PC parts to gadgets, this site has it all to survive in the technologically
advancing world we live in today!
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Sun, 22
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Planning to take a break in a foreign country? Then check XE.com's
highly rated currency converter. This convertor can convert any monetary
value into any currency. It's exchange rates are real time feeds it
receives from the worlds top banks.
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Mon, 23
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Ever plan a trip and then wonder how you are actually going to get there?
The AA have designed this clever tool that plots the exact distance and
route for any journey within Europe. It also calculates how long the
journey should take.
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Tue, 24
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There are currently 71,850 SkyScrapers in the world today and this
website has a record of every one of them. A huge databse of facts
on each one awaits a interested web surfer.
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Wed, 25
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A database of all the worlds stadiums be they for soccer, rugby, athletics or even speedway
this site has them all. A comprehensive database of facts accompanies each stadium too.
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Thu, 26
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If you love photography but don't have the time to visit galleries then National Geographic
is a refreshing alternative. Check out the History and Culture section!
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Fri, 27
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Can you pick a disasterous team for the season, a team so bad that you earn points for
each players terrible performance!
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Sat, 28
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This site wants to help you fine "the one that got away". We don't believe one bit in any
of this fate etc but it is a good bit of fun to read!
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Sun, 29
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Offering deals to top European Cities, this newcomer to the web-travel industry has the backing
of all the big airlines and travel companies and don't be surprised if you find a few great deals.
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