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January 28
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Translators' site du jour is on a little winter break, cross country skiing – see you Monday!
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January 27 - Misc
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Corruption Perception Index
Transparency International's 1999 Corruption Perception Index is presented here, ranking "leading exporting countries in terms of the degree to which their corporations are perceived to be paying bribes abroad."
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January 27 - Searching
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SearchEdu.com
This search engine restricts the search to pages from universities and other educational sites – could be perfect in many contexts. It also keeps a copy of pages in cache, so if a page is temporarily down, or no longer available, you can still see the contents.
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January 27 - Misc
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Notes from the Road
A little armchair travel for the weekend; I rather like the idea of the country of Cascadia, here in the Pacific Northwest...
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January 26 - Reference
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Visa Requirements
Visa requirements for US passport holders traveling abroad – could be handy...
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January 26 - Misc
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Illusionworks
Don't blame me if you get stuck here, but for your next break...
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January 25 - Philosophy
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The Ism Book
"A field guide to the nomenclature of philosophy."
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January 24 - Math
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World of Mathematics
"MathWorld is a convenient, comprehensive, and interactive mathematics encyclopedia intended for students, educators, math enthusiasts, and researchers."
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January 24 - Misc
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French Polynesia
On a frosty January morning, a visit to a tropical island does not sound to bad...
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January 23 - Reference
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Strange and Unusual Dictionaries
For the curious; dictionaries of one-letter words, words with only consonants, and words with only vowels. Also links to a few other odd dictionaries lurking about the Web...
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January 23 - Engineering
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Mechanical Engineering Portal
"A start page for engineers that provides the most needed design resources, whether you need a vendor, a spec, or information, you'll find it here!"
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January 22 - Sociology
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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
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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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