2. Click your cursor arrow on the "General" tab.

3. Look for "Send/Receive Messages" and uncheck the box next to "Play sound when new messages arrive." 4. Click "OK."

Removing E-mail Sound Alerts In Thunderbird 1.0.7 When Using Windows XP:

1. With Thunderbird open, go to the "Tools" menu and drop down to "Options." The "Options" window will appear.

2. Click your cursor arrow on the "General" icon.

3. Find the settings for "When new messages arrive" and uncheck the box next to "Play a sound."

4. Click "OK."

Removing E-mail Sound Alerts In Netscape 7.2 When Using Windows XP:

1. With Netscape Navigator open, go to the "Edit" menu and drop down to "Preferences." The "Preferences" window will appear.

2. Under "Category," click your cursor arrow on "Mail  Newsgroups."

3. Click on "Notifications."

4. Uncheck the box under "When new messages arrive."

5. Click "OK."

Removing E-mail Sound Alerts in Mail.app 2.0 When Using Macintosh OS X:

1. With mail.app open, go to the "Mail" menu and drop down to "Preferences." The "Preferences" window will appear.

2. Click your cursor arrow on the "General" icon on the toolbar.

3. Look for "New mail sound:" and select "None" from the pop-up menu.

4. Close the window by clicking on the red dot
in the upper left-hand corner.

Removing E-mail Sound Alerts In Thunderbird 1.5 When Using Macintosh OS X:

1. With Thunderbird open, go to the "Thunderbird" menu and drop down to "Preferences." The preferences window will appear.

2. Click your cursor arrow on the "General" icon.

3. Find the settings for "When new messages arrive" and uncheck the box next to "Play a sound."

4. Click "OK."

Removing E-mail Sound Alerts In Netscape 7.2 When Using Macintosh OS X:

1. With Netscape Navigator open, go to the "Netscape" menu and drop down to "Preferences." The "Preferences" window will appear.

2. Under "Category," click your cursor arrow on "Mail  Newsgroups."

3. Click on "Notifications."

4. Uncheck the box under "When new messages arrive." 5. Click "OK."
 

Celebrate "Return Shopping Carts to the Supermarket Month"
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As everyone already knows, February is "Return Shopping Carts to the Supermarket Month." So there's no
better time to learn the history of the shopping cart. Did you know that customers initially proved reluctant to use the first shopping carts so the inventor hired fake shoppers to walk around using them? To learn more about the inventor and to see early versions of telescoping shopping carts from the Smithsonian Institution, check out the links on this site.

World's Largest Ball Of Paint
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Some people collect baseball cards as a hobby. Others knit or do crossword puzzles. Mike Carmichael and his wife, Glenda, from Alexandria, Indiana, have been applying coats of paint to a single baseball since 1977. What started out as a nine-inch circumference baseball weighing less than one pound is now 119 inches around, has been coated with over 19,000 layers of paint, and weighs over 1,800 pounds. If you are in the Alexandria area, stop by the Ball of Paint Pavilion located on the Carmichael's property to apply a coat of paint yourself. Admission is free.

Celebrate February With Chocolate
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Lots of chocolate is purchased in February in celebration of Valentine's Day. The big question,
however, is how do you tell what's in the center of those pieces of boxed candy without biting each piece in half? (Answer: Each candy manufacturer has its own code. For one manufacturer, one swirl with one loop may mean caramel; for another, one swirl with one loop may mean butter cream.) For answers to everything related to chocolate plus some great recipe ideas, head over to this site.

Curious George Animated Film Released In February
http://CuriousGeorgeMovie.com
As a child, you probably enjoyed the adventures of George, the mischievous chimpanzee, in the many Curious George books written by the husband and wife team of H.A. and Margret Rey. Over thirty million books have been sold since the original story was published in 1941. This month marks the worldwide release of the animated cartoon movie entitled, Curious George. Will Ferrell provides the voiceover for Ted,
known to many as "The Man in the Yellow Hat." Drew Barrymore and Dick Van Dyke also have voice parts in the film. So grab your kids or your grandkids sometime this month and make it a date at the nearest movie theater to enjoy Curious George.

U.S. Takes On World In 2006 World Baseball Classic
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The world will soon take on the likes of Roger Clemens, Ken Griffey Jr.,  Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, and 55 other big leaguers as the U.S. competes in the 2006 World Baseball Classic. Sixteen international teams including rosters from Cuba, Japan, China, and South Korea will participate in this much-anticipated event. For roster information on each competing country as well as the latest news, the MLB.com site is your place to start.