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Week 30 : 2 - 8 Jan 00

 

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January 8 - Statistics

On-line Statistical Textbooks and Courses

Tuck this one away in the bookmarks; this will come in handy for a translation some day...

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January 8 - Science

Eric's Treasure Troves of Science

Extensive science and math links; be prepared to be lost here for some time...

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January 8 - Arts

Arts Journal

"Arts Journal is a weekday digest of some of the best arts and cultural journalism. Each day Arts Journal combs through more than 180 English-language newspapers, magazines and publications featuring writing about arts and culture."

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January 7 - Searching

SearchMil.com

"The most complete index of the .mil (military) domain."

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January 7 - Business

Who Owns What

From the Columbia Journalism of Review: "Media companies continue to grow, and a shrinking number of them shape what we view and read. What does that mean for journalists -- and for the nation?"

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January 7 - Fun

University of Life: Online tests and Games

Links to some Friday fun...

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January 6 - Asia

National Bureau of Asian Research

Research concerning the "economic, political, and strategic questions affecting U.S. relations with East, Central, and South Asia, as well as Russia."

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January 6 - US

Federal Documents of the Twentieth Century

Lists the most significant federal documents for each decade.

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January 6 - Health

Index of Occupational and Environmental Health

Excellent directory of mostly European links related to environmental and occupational medicine/health.

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January 5 - Cyberspace

An Atlas of Cyberspaces

"This is an atlas of maps and graphic representations of the geographies of the new electronic territories of the Internet, the World-Wide Web and other emerging Cyberspaces."

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January 5 - 1999

The A List: Salon Picks the Best of 1999

"Salon writers and critics on 1999's best films, TV, books and music -- plus the big events of the year in technology and a look at the year in sex."

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January 5 - Finance

Company Annual Reports Online

Access to online annual reports from companies in the UK, the rest of Europe, Asia, and the US.

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January 4 - Business

Small Business Forms

Always handy for translators, these include forms for business, finance, worker safety (including a sample MSDS form), marketing, and more.

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January 4 - Fun

The Dow of Pooh

Every translator loves a good play on words; enjoy Christopher Robin and friends as they learn about the world of Wall Street.

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January 4 - Finance

Axone-Tradition Financial Terminology Database

Here's one for the bookmarks: a glossary "with over 5000 financial terms in English, German, French and Italian."

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January 3 - Clichés

The Movie Clichés List

"This is a list of the most annoying and common logic flaws and stereotypes found in movies."

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January 3 - More Clichés

The Sports Cliche List: sports cliches, jargon, and lingo

This site defines the sports cliché as an expression that has been used "in and around sports with sufficient frequency over a protracted period such that it is "tired" at best and meaningless at worst."

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January 3 - Finance

NASDAQ: glossary

And lastly, not clichés, but words that may be useful instead: NASDAQ's glossary. Check out the site, too...

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January 2 - Journalism

International Federation of Journalists: Links to Other Sites

Links to member unions of the International Federation of Journalists worldwide.

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January 2 - Religion

Islam 101

" Islam-101 is an educational site on Islam, its civilization and culture. It includes an introductory course on Islam and presents Islamic views on contemporary issues." And to the delight of every translator, there is a glossary.

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January 2 - Film

ForeignFilms.com

Using a rather broad definition of a foreign film, with the starting point US-based, these are films that were made in other countries, perhaps in other languages, or by foreign directors in the US,and are available in US theaters or on video.

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