BELIEVE

On the Web

www.thatquiz.org

That Quiz is an online assessment and practice tool for teachers and students. One of the most accessible test resources online, the website has hosted over six million graded exams to date with over 300,000 participating students. Both teachers and students can benefit from Math (integers, fractions, concepts, geometry), Science (cells, anatomy, elements, conversion), vocabulary (English, Spanish, French, German), and Geography (Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia) related questions – simply pick the subject of your choice and see how well you fare. Easy to use and quite helpful for revision!

www.iusedtobelieve.com

I Used To Believe is a "funny and bizarre collection of ideas that adults thought were true when they were children. It will remind you what it was like to be a child, fascinated and horrified by the world in equal parts", and "reassure you that the things you used to believe weren't so strange after all!" Delve into various categories – like animals, habits, food, grown-ups, language, media, music, nature, school, and science – to discover thousands of childhood beliefs, including the following:

- I used to believe the "Please Stand By..." TV's show when they can't find a signal actually meant for you to get up and go stand by them, so I did. – Audrey

- I'm not sure what age I was, somewhere between six to eight, and was watching telly and got an incredible shock to see bananas being picked off trees. I had somehow got it into my head that bananas were made of milk and the banana skin was the packaging! – Mark

- When I was a youngster, I recall travelling in our car and seeing signs saying, 'Dual Carriageway' and I thought this was a place. I could never understand why we never got there! – John Green

- I used to believe that if I went to Antarctica I could stand upside down. – Anon

- My cousin told me that if the self-opening doors didn't open when you approached them, it was because you had no soul! – Nathan

- I used to think the message on some TV shows that said "Viewer discretion advised" meant you were supposed to be discreet about it and not tell anyone you watched it. – Aretia

- When I was a little kid I used to believe that the handicap parking spots with the Wheelchair on them was actually meant for wheelchair parking; that people would leave their wheelchair there and walk away. Every time I saw a car parked in a handicap space I got really mad at the driver. – Alecks

BLOGROLL

Actors

- Stephen Fry (stephenfry.com/blog): The actor, comedian, writer, presenter, and director shares his thoughts on various topics with his fans via his blog on his website The New Adventures of Mr Stephen Fry.

- Ricky Gervais (rickygervais.com/thissideofthetruth.php): "Nearly finished the film. Nearly finished plugging the DVD. Nearly finished the HBO animation. Nearly finished the final Guide to. Just got to: Start plugging the film. Start making the DVD. Start plugging the HBO animation. Annoy and bully Karl in private..."

- Wil Wheaton (wilwheaton.typepad.com): Actor (and everyone's favourite geek) Wil Wheaton blogs about life and work.

- Tom Green (tomgreen.com/blog): Comedian Tom Green writes about what's going on with him, and shares photos and videos.

- Alec Baldwin (huffingtonpost.com/alec-baldwin): The 30 Rock star discusses politics and social issues on his Huffington Post blog.

Reader's pick

www.britneyspears.com

Access Britney Spears photos, galleries and videos, and get the latest news direct from Britney on her official blog. – Ramsha Kausar Khan

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Software Corner

Power Calculator

Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP are additional programmes that add functionality to the Windows experience. Power Calculator is a PowerToy that allows you to perform many different types of calculations, and in essence, serves as a more advanced calculator application than the built-in Windows Microsoft Calculator. With Power Calculator, you can define and store functions, evaluate expressions, draw graphs, and convert various units of measurements.

Freeware

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