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Week 33 : 16-22 Jan 00

 

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January 22 - Sociology

Ending Violence Against Women

Part of a series of Population Reports from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, this report points out that "Around the world at least one woman in every three has been beaten, coerced into sex, or otherwise abused in her lifetime."

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January 22 - Reference

UNESCO Thesaurus

"The UNESCO Thesaurus is a controlled vocabulary developed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation which includes subject terms for the following areas of knowledge: education; science; culture; social and human sciences; information and communication; and politics, law and economics."

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January 22 - Culture

Clandestine E-texts from the eighteenth century

Full text of eighteenth century French clandestine manuscripts from the early Enlightenment.

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January 21 - Aviation

Landings

"The busiest aviation hub on the Net."

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January 21 - Ecology

Eco-Portal.com

A searchable portal to ecology sites on the Net; try entering the name of a country to see the ecology hits, all reviewed content, that appear.

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January 21 - Misc

Tiger Territory

Nothing to do with translation – I just think this site is cool! Tigers...

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January 20 - Latin America

Latin America Information Center

"LANIC is the official point of departure for Latin American journalists."

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January 20 - Food

Foodnet

"A business tool designed for food processors. Provides the best links to policy, regulatory, food safety, trade information and other sites. "

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January 20 - Translation

Glenn's Guide to Translation Agencies

The well-known directory of translation agencies is now downloadable and free of charge.

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January 19 - Computers

Whatis.com

"whatis® is a knowledge exploration tool about information technology, especially about the Internet and computers. It contains over 2,000 individual encyclopedic definition/topics and a number of quick-reference pages."

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January 19 - Misc

Highway Route Markers

Highway route markers from around the world.

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January 19 - Culture

Dictionary of Sensibility

"A new approach towards understanding the language of eighteenth-century sensibility."

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January 18 - Marketing

Advertising Quotes

A wide variety of quotes related to advertising from the University of Texas.

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January 18 - Economy

Global Economic Prospects and the Developing Countries 2000

Report from the World Bank, reviewing the recovery from the financial crisis and prospects for the future.

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January 18 - Government

Fedworld Information Network

Search engine for information from the federal government.

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January 17 - Legal

United Nations Special Topics: International Law

Part of the research guide for United Nations documentation, here are links to courts and tribunals, principal legal bodies of the UN, treaties, international law conferences, and international law pathfinder.

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January 17 - Financial

Central Banks on the World Wide Web

Regularly updated list of links to central banks; part of the Bank for International Settlement (BIS) Web site.

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January 17 - Euro

Euro Homepage

Comprehensive site on the Euro maintained by Giancarlo Corsetti, assistant professor of economics at Yale.

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January 16 - Government

Governments on the World Wide Web

This frequently updated database contains links to "parliaments, ministries, offices, law courts, embassies, city councils, public broadcasting corporations, central banks, multi-governmental institutions, etc." As of December 30, 1999 there were over 14,000 entries from more than 220 countries and territories. Interface in both English and German.

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January 16 - Reference

eFunda: Ultimate Online Reference for Engineers

This site promises to be an excellent reference for engineers and translators working in the field as well. The current focus is on mechanical engineering, and other fields will be added in the future.

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January 16 - Politics

Political Resources on the Net

Political sites on the Net listed by country, with parties, organizations, and governments.

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