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February 25 - Internet
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Echelon Watch
Big brother? "Echelon is perhaps the most powerful intelligence gathering organization in the world. Reports suggest that this network is being used to spy on private citizens everywhere, including on the Internet." This site from the ACLU has links to major sites on the topic worldwide, including the EU, the BBC, and a report from the EU translated into Danish.
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February 25 - Internet
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Abyan Super Gateway
"ABYAN is your gateway to all the Internet hubs—horizontal and vertical portals, search engines, business-to-business exchanges, shopping malls, online communities, and others. For example, if you go to the Online Music directory, you will find an aggregation of MP3 portals, search engines, link directories, download sites, and useful tools."
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February 24 - Rail
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Rail industry links
"Searching for information about the rail industry? Corporate homepages plus useful business & technical links."
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February 24 - Environment
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EMAS helpdesk
This is the homepage for the Community Eco-Management and Audit Scheme. Be sure to check out the related links to useful sites.
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February 24 - Environment
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Environment Industry Yearbook Online
"The aim of the Environment Industry Yearbook Online is to provide useful, relevant & accurate information for environmental professionals within the UK and those needing information about the UK environment industry." Terminology!!
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February 23 - Countries
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WorldSkip.com
Search engine leading to information about countries world wide. Judging from the sites available from Sweden, with which I am quite familiar, this is an excellent portal to information about each country.
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February 23 - Reference
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Encyclopedia of Law and Economics
"The Encyclopedia of Law & Economics attempts to provide a survey of the whole law & economics literature, with a total number of pages of approximately 3,000."
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February 23 - Travel
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Literary Travel
Plan your next trip based on your favorite author – or just take that trip from the comfort of your armchair...
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February 22 - Internet
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:n/e/tsurf
Keep up with the Internet world in French and/or English; test your knowledge of the Internet with a daily quiz...
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February 22 - Writing
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Basic Prose Style and Mechanics
"The Prose Style Section describes twelve basic principles of good prose style and illustrates most of these principles with examples. "
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February 22 - Science
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Molecules with Silly or Unusual Names
I know, not much to do with translation; not a bilingual name in sight.. or site... how about a bilingual laugh? "Believe it or not, some chemists do have a sense of humour, and this page is a testament to that. Here we'll show you some real molecules that have unusual, ridiculous or downright silly names."
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February 21 - Economics
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World Income Inequality Database
"The World Income Inequality Database (WIID) provides information on income inequalities at both cross-country and time series levels. It presents data on changes in income inequality over the period 1950-98, with a particular focus on the period since 1980 for 149 countries."
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February 21 - Education
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Education for All
"Since July 1998, some 180 countries have participated in the most in-depth assessment of basic education ever undertaken. Headed by a national EFA coordinator, national assessment teams have prepared reports outlining the progress towards education for all as well as pinpointing shortcomings towards that goal since 1990 in their country."
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February 20 - Journals
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Oxford Journals
Oxford University Press journals are online, with full text for some, and just the table of contents for others.
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February 20 - Politics
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The Nationalism Project
"The Nationalism Project is a resource intended to help forward the study of nationalism using the World Wide Web." Links, articles, essays, more.
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February 20 - Internet
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International Data Corporation
Part of our job is keeping up with Internet-related global trends; this site offers some of the latest research.
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