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August 21 - China
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China the Beautiful
Chinese art, music, literature - and literature in translation (Shakespeare, Shelley, Jane Austen, more); this is a treasure chest for a Saturday afternoon. No Chinese software is necessary - though with it, clearly the experience is even more enriching.
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August 21 - Japanese Comics
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Shouja Manga Homepage
Anthropologist and translator Matt Thorn, living in Japan, has created a site about Shouja Manga: Japanese comics "by women for girls of all ages." Read about the history of this genre and why it has gained such popularity.
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August 21 - Primary Sources
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Repositories of Primary Sources
If eyeballing ancient documents is your thing, this is the site for you. Boasting "over 3300 websites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources," you can search by region, state, province, or country.
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August 20 - Smileys
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The Canonical Smiley
I never knew there were 2113 smiley's! Find them here, with their definitions. Then you too can sign your messages with :-))) , which means a real happy big smile, among many other things...
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August 20 - Useless
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Useless Pages
"'Useless' in this context doesn't mean poorly done or of no value at all, it just means that there isn't any point in making these things available on the web. [Note -- we've expanded the meaning of "useless" quite a bit since then, it's more of a Zen thing now: if we have to explain, you'll never get it.] If you see a page and think "Good God, WHO CARES?" you have found a likely submission." I couldn't have said it better.
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August 19 - Medicine
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Your Surgery.com
This "multimedia database of operative procedures" explains commonly performed surgeries, from craniotomy to arthroscopy, and much in between. They hope to add more procedures with time, and as requested. Interesting!
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August 19 - Measurements
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Dictionary of Units of Measurement
The dictionary includes the International System of Units, the metric system, and English traditional systems. Conversion factors are given for each unit of measurement; symbols and abbreviations too.
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August 19 - Translation
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The Translator's Home Companion
"The Translator's Home Companion is intended to serve as a focal point of information about resources available on the Internet and elsewhere for translators, interpreters, and all those interested in the arts and crafts of foreign languages." That about says it: belongs in any translator's bookmarks.
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August 18 - Journal
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MultiLingual Computing
A daily E-zine discussing issues in multilingual computing. It features news from the translation world, articles, product reviews, and more.
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August 18 - Yet Another Journal
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The Edge: The E-Journal of Intercultural Relations
"The Edge publishes works that explore the edge (or boundary) between cultures. Works that explore the interaction of cultures will be given the highest consideration." Fascinating...
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August 17 - French
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ARTFL Project, University of Chicago
This is a "cooperative project of the Institut National de la Langue Française (INaLF) of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and the Divisions of the Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Chicago." The searchable database includes 2000 texts in French - from literature, philosophy, the arts, and sciences - from the 13th to 20th centuries.
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August 17 - Grammar
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A Web of On-line Grammars
"This page maintains links with on-line grammars of as many languages as can be found on the Web. It includes all types of grammars: reference grammars, learning grammars, and historical grammars." From Akkadian to Wolof, for the curious...
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August 16 - FISH
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Fisheries Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
Essential site for information about Fishery Resources, Fishery Policy, Fishery Industries, and Fishery Information. Full text available of several international agreements in French, English, and Spanish. Databases, statistics, projects: a wealth of terminology waiting for harvest.
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August 16 - Y2K
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International - Year 2000
Links to international Y2K government commissions, organizations, and projects. Just happens to be one of my projects for today...
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August 16 - Dictionaries
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Online Dictionaries, Glossaries and Encylopedias
"An annotated listing of dictionaries, glossaries and encyclopedias that have some sort of version online or, if you will, a glossary of glossaries." Many I recognize, but there are quite a few that are not on the standard lists: a mushroom dictionary, beer term dictionary, textile dictionary, and more.
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August 15 - Web Statistics
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WebSnapshot
A statistical snapshot of just who is out there surfing with you. These web usage statistics track visitors mainly to sites in English; the trends followed provide "usage patterns and profiles, for use by media organizations and other interested parties."
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August 15 - Words
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Words and Wordplays
Though we work with words all day, it is still fun to relax with words - and laugh. This site offers "A gallimaufry of logodaedaly and verbalistic legerdemain." Don't blame me if you don't get any work done...
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August 15 - More Words
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Anagram Genius Server
Find out what lurks in the letters of your name; submit your name and the server will rearrange the letters. Example: William Shakespeare contains "I am a weakish speller."
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