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Week 32 : 9-15 Jan 00

 

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January 15 - Literature

Language of the Land: Journeys Into Literary America

This exhibition from the Library of Congress examines the literary heritage of the country through "maps, photographs, and the works of American authors from a variety of periods."

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January 15 - Art

The Artchive

With Mark Harden's Artchive, the world's greatest works of art are just a click away; over 2000 works of art scanned here for your viewing pleasure, with more added regularly.

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January 15 - Internet

Web Cowboy

Yet another web portal, this one aimed at "people who need information technology at a subatomic level."

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January 14 - Language

The Buzz Saw

Or, "where the buzzword meets the buzzsaw" – nice idea; this group is taking on the words we hear so much and without which we could learn to live.

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January 14 - Mythology

Bullfinch's Mythology

Online source of the ancient stories of the divinities of Rome and Greece.

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January 14 - Humor

Table of Condiments

Pick up your daily smile here... I swear, they didn't see *my* refrigerator... I don't think;-)

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January 13 - Language

Cornish

Learn about Cornish, "the Celtic language of Kernow, Cornwall, with history, literature, culture, for learning, and reading." The site is in English, Cornish, French, German, and Italian.

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January 13 - Botany

Internet Directory for Botany

Take some time to smell the flowers; at last check over 4000 links.

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January 13 - Traditional Medicine

Folk Illness Glossary

"F I G is an attempt to present the wide variety of folk illnesses in a tabular format for easy reference - the material in FIG is collated from many sources - wherever possible a direct link to the source material has been provided. "

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January 12 - Translation

Jerome Quarterly

Articles about translation and interpretation published by Georgetown University's Division of Translation and Interpretation.

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January 12 - Reference

Acronym Finder

This oldie but goodie belongs in everyone's bookmarks; not only does it contain acronyms from every conceivable field – it also has acronyms in many languages, including French, German, Swedish, Spanish, Portuguese, and others.

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January 12 - Legal/Business

Doing Business Guides: Countries and States

Various guides from law and government portal Hieros Gamos. Excellent resource.

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January 11 - Financial

Lex Mundi: International Tax Guides

Tax guides for over twenty countries are presented; hopefully more will be added, following the common outline provided on the site.

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January 11 - Legal

World Law Index

Index of legal sites worldwide from the Australasian Legal Information Institute.

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January 11 - Misc

2000 Around the World

Just in case you missed the celebration in any of the time zones, here are photos of the dawn of 2000 as it was ushered in around the world.

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January 10 - Safety

WHO Collaborating Centre on Community Safety Promotion

Worldwide action to keep our communities safe, based on the World Health Organization's resolution stating that "All human beings have an equal right to health and safety."

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January 10 - Web Evaluation

Evaluating Internet Resources

How do you know if a Web site is worth visiting? Check out these links for evaluating what you find.

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January 10 - Country Facts

Country Fact Sheets

The US Import Export Bank provides guidelines for financing exports in each country.

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January 9 - Culture

24 Hour Museum

Time for armchair travel? Why not visit this UK gateway to museums, galleries and heritage attractions – it's the next best thing...

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January 9 - Airplanes

Airliners.net

A picture can be worth quite a few words; here is the Civil Aviation Center and Aviation Photography Gallery – "biggest aviation photo database on the Net."

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January 9 - Words

Word Spy

Keeping up with new words is our stock in trade; here is a site dedicated to "recently coined words, existing words that have enjoyed a recent renaissance, and older words that are now being used in new ways."

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