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Week 28 : 18 - 25 Dec 99

 

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December 23 - Holidays

Translators' site du jour is taking a little time off for the holidays, but should you stop by, here is a bit of fun and entertainment...

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December 23 - Humor

Norad Tracks Santa Claus Web Site

Title says it; it requires shockwave, but that's easy to download and install. And the site is in English, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and French...

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December 23 - Humor

Hampster Dance

And to get you in that holiday mood, something silly...

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December 22 - Economics

E-conomy Project

From the University of California, "the project fuses these academics' research agendas with the knowledge and concerns of industry leaders and policy makers, creating an intellectual resource to focus on the profound transformation being wrought by new digital technologies."

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December 22 - Business

Global Business Briefs

Links to major English language business news sources.

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December 22 - WTO

WTO: Understanding the Development Angle

"Series of 10 short background papers, each on a different aspect of the WTO agenda and describing how developing countries may be affected by different outcomes, and what preparations they need to make to participate effectively." Also links to sites with follow-up coverage of the Seattle WTO meeting.

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December 21 - Intenational

Independent States of the World

The site lists the 190 independent nations of the world, according to the United Nations. States whether the country has UN membership, diplomatic relations with the US, and indicates any changes since previous listing. Issued by the Office of the Geographer and Global Issues.

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December 21 - Money

History of Money from Ancient Times to the Present Day

"This site contains a chronology, written by Glyn and Roy Davies, and a collection of essays written by Roy Davies on various themes using information based on the book on monetary history with the same title."

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December 21 - Humor

Urban Legend Magazine

A webzine intent on creating its own urban legends... check it out;-)

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December 20 - Business

International Accounting Standards Committee

"The objective of the International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC) is to achieve uniformity in the accounting principles that are used by businesses and other organisations for financial reporting around the world." The site includes the use of IAS in countries around the world, as well as a list of current IAS standards

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December 20 - Literature

The Libyrinth

"The Libyrinth is a website devoted to the works of twentieth century authors; experimental writers who are related by the pair of themes which I refer to as the Library and the Labyrinth." Features authors including Joyce, Eco, Kafka, and others.

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December 20 - Misc

Guide to Animal Sounds on the Net

Find it all here: frogs, toads, birds, and crocodiles... just a click away!

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December 19- Art

Art History Resources on the Web

This one has it all, from prehistoric times forward – plus museums and galleries worldwide, and other art-related resources.

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December 19- Religion

All-in-One Biblical Resources Search

Search through biblical versions and translations, biblical resource sites, e-mail discussion lists, and other resources all from one page. Or link over and check them out...

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December 19- International Affairs

WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources

"Over 1500 annotated links in a range of international affairs topics. Sites are chosen because of long-term value, favoring those with cost-free, high-quality information and analysis online."

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December 18 - News

Foreign Language News and Newspapers

From the library at MIT: "Electronic journals, newspapers and magazines are available in Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish."

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December 18 - Legal

Laws Online

"The Internet's premier listing of World Wide Web sites dealing with all aspects of the law." At least in the US.

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December 18 - Business

Foreign Trade Information System

"The information technology arm of the Trade Unit of the Organization of American States (OAS)."

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