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September 11 - Knowledge

WWW Virtual Library on Knowledge Management

Comprehensive source for a topic that's sure to show up on a translation near you.

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September 11 - Reference

Guru Guides

Topics like "clients from hell," "get paid now," "ergonomic nirvana," "name your price" - looks like some good information for the freelancer, whether translator or otherwise.

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September 11- Fun

Cyber Camera

Obviously, I'm always interested in the latest technology from Sweden...

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September 10 - Labor

Futurework: Trends and Challenges for Work in the 21st Century

This report from the U.S. Department of Labor attempts to answer the question, "What will the workforce and workplace look like half a century from now?" Take a look at tomorrow, today - and gather some terminology while you're at it.

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September 10 - Social Security

Social Security: Office of International Programs

International agreements, links to social security in other countries, social security programs compared statistically - check it out.

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September 10 - Language

Online Materials for Language Teachers

Materials for teaching English and links to other languages online; and my favorite question: why study languages?

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September 9 - Planning

PLACE: Planning for Community Energy, Environmental, &Economic Sustainability

This site presents a "land use and urban design method created specifically to help communities understand how their growth and development decisions can contribute to improved sustainability." A good terminology source in a subject that appears regularly...

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September 9 - Energy

Energy Sites to Visit on the Internet

The California Energy Commission has gathered a collection of links worth visiting...

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September 9 - Translation

Albert's Top 200 Translation Links

Translator Albert Rieger presents his favorites - a useful collection.

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September 8 - Legal

Law from around the globe

This site from Cornell University presents the Legal Information Institute's collection of world legal materials, "country by country, continent by continent, the Internet-accessible sources of the constitutions, statutes, judicial opinions, and related legal material from around the globe."

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September 8 - Reference

A Glossary of Sushi Terms

You never know when a glossary of sushi terms may come in handy...

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September 8 - Internet

Barebones Guide to HTML

The guide is available for download in over 20 languages. A good source of terminology, even if you aren't web authoring yourself;-

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September 7 - Finance

KPMG's International Tax News

Global tax news from KPMG International. Check out the Virtual Library, including country tax facts from 75 countries.

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September 7 - Research

NIRA's World Directory of Think Tanks

Links to almost 300 think tanks worldwide, organized by region and country. Each link contains detailed information about the organization, as well as links to the think tank's website, if any.

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September 7 - Reference

All dictionaries - All languages

Quite the collection of dictionaries, with search capabilities on the page and links to what looks like every language dictionary on the Web.

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September 6 - Legal

MarkLaw: A Resource on Trademarks

"This site contains information about all aspects of trademarks, such as searching and registering trademarks, trademark licensing and assignment, litigating trademarks or domain name disputes, and other legal aspects of trademarks." Also, a glossary on trademarks, and links to other trademark resources, both online and off.

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September 6 - Science

FoodSafety.gov

A recent translation on listeriosis led me to this site (ah, the things you learn...). Visit the page on Foodborne Pathogens, with links to several multilingual partnership websites.

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September 6 - Business

Washington Post Business Glossary

This is an updated link to an oldie but goodie. The Washington Post has gathered over 1200 business (jargon) terms. Also included are links to the sites from whence the terms were gathered.

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September 5 - Literature

European Literature - Electronic Texts

"This page lists Internet sources for literary texts in the western European languages other than English. Translations are mentioned only when they are included in collections of original language texts, or when they are themselves of interest."

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September 5 - Humo(u)r

Japanese Engrish

I've seen strange slogans maskerading as English on t-shirts, sweatshirts, etc., while wandering the streets of Europe, but here someone has actually made a web site of strange English found in Japan. It's... interesting...

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September 5 - Translation

Anna Mazzoldi: A collection of useful links and resources for translators

Translator Anna Mazoldi, English - Italian, shares her excellent link collection. Emphasis on Italian resources, of course, but general resources and dictionaries as well.

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