Ruth's Links

Links (of interest to Ruth)

Personal Connections

The Man In China – My man in China’s site

Flickr – Specifically, my photos on Flickr

Search Engines – When you want to know something

Google -- Still one of the best search engines for general information and pictures

100 Search Engines – To show some variety

Information and News

TED lectures – “Ideas worth spreading” indeed. Watch and go WOW (or Neat! Or Hmmmm)

Arts & Letters Daily – Brief lead in and links to varied, interesting articles

CBC – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s news website

Religious Tolerance – Well-balanced and researched without any promoting a particular religion

Schneier on Security – “A blog covering security and security technology”

10 year Currency Converter – When you want to know what the exchange rate used to be

eLong – Great for booking flights within China

Winnipeg Weather – Weather report for my hometown

Wuxi Weather – Weather report for where I am living right now

Learning Chinese

Wenlin – Fantastic Chinese-English dictionary software for learning Chinese

Anki – “Friendly, intelligent flashcards”. A free download. I use Anki daily to practice Chinese

Chinese Lessons with Serge Melnyk – Great lessons! The oral stuff is free and his delivery is clear

Learning to See Chinese Characters – A primer for understanding how Chinese characters are put together

Canadian University Information

Canadian Universities – List of Universities and Colleges in Canada. Includes links to websites of the schools

Canadian Universities – List of Universities in Canada.

Links to a comprehensive write-up about each school

Includes: profile, fees, programs, degrees, housing, research, International education

Canadian Universities and Colleges – Higher Education and Employment in Canada

Web Comics – Pleasant diversions

Schlock Mercenary – Space opera, funny, intelligent, warped

Order of the Stick – For D&D gaming geeks

Evil Inc. – Comic book superhero spoof

Get Fuzzy – Talking cat and dog and their interplay with their human

Girl Genius – Steam punk science fiction

xkcd – “Stick-figure strip featuring humour about technology, science, mathematics and relationships”