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”