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July 24 - CIO Online
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CIO Online
This online e-zine is described as a "source for IT strategy insights." Current articles include Y2K, hackers and security, health care and IT - all subjects I've been translating lately. Excellent links as well.
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July 24 - Fads
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Bad Fad Museum
Understanding American fads is often a problem for translators working with TV and movies; here is a 'museum' of fads related to fashion, collectibles, activities, and events. If you have ever wondered aout leisure suits, panty raids, kewpie dolls, or hacky sacks - this is the place to visit.
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July 23 - Russian Comics
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Comics from Russia
Friday needs a little extra humor; check out this site to see the creations of Russian cartoonists.
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July 23 - Wasting time...
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Wasting time @ work
More Friday humor. Be sure to check out the Exe Files for a little extra procrastination.. er, I mean entertainment.
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July 23 - Translation
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Spanish Translation
This site was created by Héctor M. Gayón, who specializes in English to Spanish translations. Click on Resources to see a compilation of the many glossaries that have been posted on Lantra-L, the mailing list for translators.
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July 22 - NGOs
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The NGO Café
Still no telephone, so I am taking resources from my files and uploading the page without being able to provide details. Take my word for it, this page of links to NGOs is worth a look...
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July 22 - Spanish Translation Resources
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Scott Sadowsky's Home Page
This site, maintained by translator Scott Sadowsky, is an excellent source of resources for the Spanish/English translator, including reviews of appropriate dictionaries. Good glossary listings as well.
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July 21 - Quiz
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Economist quiz
The phone line is down, so I'm working blind today. I will try to fill in the blanks once the phone is working again. Meanwhile, here are a few links from my file. This one is a quiz from the Economist.
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July 21 - Translation
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Mabercom: the financial translator's portfolio of Internet resources
The second in what I hope will be a series of excellent sites by and for translators, may I recommend this superb collection of glossaries and dictionaries specializing in the world of finance. Other pages include tools and resources for translators, as well as a thorough collection of search engines. If I were on a desert island, this would be one link I'd keep handy.
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July 20 - Central Europe
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Central Europe Online
News and resources aimed at travelers and business professionals about the region as a whole, with links to news specific to the individual countries.
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July 20 - Human Resources
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Human Resource Management Resources on the Internet
This extensive link collection from the Nottingham Business School includes general human resources links, online manuals and handbooks, employee relations, organization and management theory, telecommuting and teleworking, and more.
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July 20 - Translation
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Cecilia Falk's Home Page
I'm going to feature some of my favorite home pages by translators, starting with the mother of them all - Cecilia Falk's Home Page. Cecilia pioneered home pages for translators, and through the years has featured The Tool Box, with tools for translators and shareware that can be downloaded, as well as a page of Language Links, with glossaries and dictionaries. She also maintains a database of translators' homepages, and Svenska Sidan, resources for Swedish translators. And if you happen to share her interest in the Bronte sisters, she maintains an extensive list of links about them, as well.
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July 19 - Environment
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Earth Crash
This site is dedicated to "documenting the ecological collapse of a planet dying from the accumulated impacts of human activity" and contains a searchable database of articles from all over the world about environmental issues. A good reminder of how much needs to be done if anything is to be left for our children.
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July 19 - Searching
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AgriSurf! - The Farmers' Search Engine
There is a search engine for every need; this one contains sites handpicked by agricultural experts and claims to be the largest searchable agricultural index on the Web.
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July 18 - US Intelligence
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United States Intelligence Community
This guide to information at Columbia University libraries and on the Internet features a chart of the US Intelligence Community including the various sections of the Department of Defense, department intelligence other than the Department of Defense, and the CIA as an independent agency. The chart links to the mission of each member of the intelligence community, with further links to the homepage for each institution.
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July 18 - Cajun Culture
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Encyclopedia of Cajun Culture
Browse the entries or search through this site dedicated to preserving and promoting Cajun culture. Don't miss the links to the Cajun language sites.
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July 18 - Russian History
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Russian History on the Web
This site provides a "critical guide to web resource relating to Russian history" with the objective of separating the valuable resources for researchers and students from sites of lesser value. Claiming not to be comprehensive of all Russian history sites on the web, it only includes sites that are "a) reasonably accurate; b) neutral in tone and intent; c) likely to be of use to researchers and students of Russian history." Interestingly, there is one section classified "Tendentious Pages" - those that "willfully distort the historical record in support of some political agenda or prejudice."
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