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September 4 - Medical Search
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The BigHub: Medical Metasearch
One thing about the Internet, it's always changing. I tried to check out the old Internet Sleuth and came up with the BigHub instead. Try their collection of Health search engines, any one of which is worth further exploration. Or try searching this collection of Medical databases. Or continue on to any of the medical specialities listed there. Or...
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September 4 - Travel
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1000 Travel Tips
If you're planning a trip to Asia, the Middle East, Central America, or Africa - check out these tips before you leave - or, don't leave, and just check out the tips and imagine yourself on a great trip...
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September 4 - Language
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List of Language Lists
"This file lists e-mail distribution lists devoted primarily to the linguistic study of individual languages and groups of languages."
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September 3 - Legal
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ILRG Legal Forms Archive
The Internet Legal Resource Guide legal forms archive gives access to sample documents of a wide variety of legal forms. If you don't find the form you need there, try the links to other forms sources.
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September 2 - Agriculture
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Asian Vegetables
This gives "eat your vegetables, dear" a whole new meaning. Click on "lemon grass" and learn what it's called in Vietnamese, Laotian, Filipino, German, Malay, Thai, and Chinese. Even more languages with some of the other vegetables. Cool! Great veggie links too.
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September 1 - Planning
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Cyburbia.org
This "comprehensive directory of Internet resources relevant to planning, architecture, built environment" is a gateway with over 7700 links in these fields.
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September 1 - Law Dictionary
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Oran's Dictionary of the Law
Described as a "guidebook to a foreign language" - the language of the law, with "English words that rarely mean what they seem." Sounds like the law, alright...
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September 1 - Dictionary
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Onelook Dictionaries
An oldie but goodie, if you don't know this one - you should. Enter a word, and Onelook searches in over 500 dictionaries and glossaries on the Web for the answer. It even uses a limited number of foreign dictionaries.
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August 31 - Myths
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Myths and Legends
Gateway for myths and legends, organized by region and language group.
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August 31 - Government
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Department of Defense Almanac
"This web site provides a variety of information and statistical material about the Department of Defense - its people, organization, equipment, and funding."
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August 30 - Countries
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Library of Congress Country Studies
Description of the Library of Congress country studies program: "Most books in the series deal with a particular foreign country, describing and analyzing its political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions, and examining the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors."
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August 30 - Journalism
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The Global Beat
Billed as a "resource service for the global journalist," this site is "primarily intended for journalists and editors who cover international issues (and thus cover the 'global' beat), as well as scholars, professionals and others interested in learning more about the critical international issues." Not a bad idea for translators to follow, either.
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August 30 - Translation
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Nordtermbank
"Nordtermbank is a multilingual Nordic termbank containing terminology from various subject areas." The simple search interface allows you to enter a term and search through all of the nordic languages, or just one; the advanced search lists all of the entries for all languages, or restricts entries by the individual Nordic language. There is also an excellent page of nordic language glossaries on the Web.
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August 29 - Words
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The Word Detective
Online version of columnist Evan Morris' "newspaper column answering readers' questions about words and language," with links to similar wordplay sites on the Web.
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August 29 - Medical
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Handbook of Medical Informatics
Medical informatics is the place where computers meet medicine and health care; this handbook is intended to prepare tomorrow's physicians to deal with these newfangled ideas. In addition to the information about the role of computers in medicine, there is a glossary of terminology used.
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