Diversions for Dad
Here’s some sites that may interest your Dad or anyone looking for some diversions from the everyday…
(Note: These are links to external sites. WIE takes no responsibility for the content.)
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Finding Answers |
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| Google – popular search engine | http://www.google.com/ |
| Wikipedia – multilingual, community developed encyclopaedia | |
| Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – put a twist in your information | http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/ |
| Media | |
| ABC | http://abc.net.au/ |
| Channel 7 | http://seven.com.au/ |
| Channel 9 | http://ninemsn.com.au/ |
| Channel 10 | http://www.ten.com.au/ |
| SBS | http://sbs.com.au/ |
| ABC2 | http://www.abc.net.au/tv/abc2 |
| Foxtel | http://foxtel.com/ |
| Enough Rope – transcripts available for all interviews | http://www.abc.net.au/tv/enoughrope/ |
| West Australian | http://www.thewest.com.au/ |
| The Australian | http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/ |
| Quokka | http://quokka.com.au/ |
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Sport |
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| AFL | http://afl.com.au/ |
| Rugby League | http://www.nrl.com/ |
| Rugby Union | http://www.rugby.com.au/ |
| World Cup Soccer | http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/ |
| Basketball | http://www.nbl.com.au/ |
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Baseball |
http://www.baseball.org.au/ |
| Horse Racing | http://www.horseracing.bigpond.com/ |
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Olympics |
http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/index_uk.asp |
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Special Interest |
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NASA |
http://www.nasa.gov/ |
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Perth Observatory |
http://www.perthobservatory.wa.gov.au/ |
| Square Kilometre Array - Australia's bid for the international radio-telescope project | http://www.atnf.csiro.au/SKA/ |
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Men's Stuff |
http://www.menstuff.org/ |
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Projects |
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Gardening Australia |
http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/ |
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Better Homes and Gardens |
http://www.bhg.com.au/ |
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Mitre 10 projects |
http://www.mitre10.com.au/ |
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Bunnings |
http://www.bunnings.com.au/ |
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Humour |
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Dilbert – Subscribe to “daily Dilbert” |
http://dilbert.com/ |
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Chaser – Irreverent Australian humour |
http://www.chaser.com.au/ |
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Peanuts |
http://www.unitedmedia.com/comics/peanuts/ |
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Mr Bean |
http://www.mrbean.co.uk/ |
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Bruno Bozzetto - animated shorts |
http://www.bozzetto.com/homepage2.htm |
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e.g. "Male and Female" |
http://www.bozzetto.com/flash/fem_male.htm |
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Travel |
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QANTAS |
http://qantas.com.au/ |
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Virgin |
http://www.virginblue.com.au/ |
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Exchange Rates |
http://www.xe.com/ucc/ |
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