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October 9 - Words
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Business Buylines
Did you ever feel you're writing the same things over and over? I love this: "For the creatively challenged, IP/Koke’s extensive collection of advertising cliches, mottos
and slogans may help get you out of a creative slump!" You can find what *others* have been writing over and over, instead!
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October 9 - More Words
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Artspeak
Usually I translate technical materials, but this week I had the opportunity to wander into the world of art.... and here's a resource on Artspeak; you know, "the jargon of the 'in' critics, celebrities, academics, historians, gallery owners, museum directors and artists." Enjoy;-
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October 8 - Legal
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Cyberspace Law
The John Marshall Law School presents this Cyberspace Law Subject Index, "a hyperlinked list of court cases, statutes, law review articles, and other materials relevant to cyberspace law."
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October 8 - Books
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Books in Depth
Book reviews in newspapers around the world. Also links to periodical and Internet site book reviews.
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October 8 - Chocolate
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Chocolate Lovers' Page
Just in case you need a web guide to chocolate, you'll find it here: references, retailers, suppliers, and recipes. Decadent;-
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October 7 - Computing
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Interface Hall of Shame
The Interface Hall of Shame "is an irreverent collection of examples of common interface design mistakes" made by programmers. Be sure to follow the link to those related to globalization, as they are particularly interesting to translators.
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October 7 - Social Science
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Digital Citizen
Meet the digital citizen, complete with laptop, cell phone, e-mail, and home computer. Or his less connected counterparts. In this article from Hot-Wired, journalist John Katz looks at a new society.
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October 7 - Language
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Language Materials Project Index
Find learning resources for less commonly taught languages in the world. Of see the institutions where they are taught. A new spare time project?
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October 6 - Think Tanks
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NIRA's World Directory of Think Tanks
This is the latest edition of this directory from National Institute for Research Advancement in Japan, with links to think tanks worldwide.
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October 6 - Business
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Global Business Centre
"The Global Business Centre is a resource that provides links to interesting Web sites throughout the world, especially those not written in English." Subjects include business, culture, online publications and e-zines, travel, and more. There is also an analysis of Global Internet Statistics, with the latest estimates on the number of each online population, classified by language rather than by country.
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October 6 - Organizations
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International Organizations
From the African Development Bank to the World Tourism Office, Northwestern University Library presents links to international organizations worldwide. The site also links to a list of foreign governments, as well as a research guide for finding information about foreign governments on the Web.
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October 5 - Culture
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Nobel Prize Announcements
It's that time of year; the announcements are due this month. This site will inform you of this year's winners; here is the press release for the prize for literature.
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October 5 - Labor
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LabourStart
This gateway for trade unionists provides international news on labor issues by country.
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October 5 - Movies
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Internet Movie Database
This site, which includes both UK and US titles, is an essential for translators. Also available in German, Italian, Spanish interfaces.
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October 4 - Medical
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Diagnostic Procedures
This online handbook of diagnostic procedures comes from Healthgate UK. It "details 294 common and less common procedures," and "is offered as a handy comprehensive yet concise quick reference for practitioners and other healthcare professionals." Useful for the medical translator, to be sure.
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October 3 - Reference
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San Diego Technical Books
While I generally avoid the commercial on these pages, this struck me as an interesting resource: an online bookstore specializing in technical fields. Recent discussions about technical writing and style guides led me here; quite a few alternatives from which to pick. Other subjects include architecture, business, engineering, and more.
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October 3 - Journalism
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Project Censored
"Tracking the News that Didn't Make the News" is the subtitle of this site; while not really directly related to translation, it is still interesting reading.
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October 3 - Searching
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Aeroseek
This search engine/directory covers over 2700 hits related to the aviation industry. So for that next translation on flying...
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