Information about the United States

eduPASS: The Smart Student Guide to Studying in the US
URL: http://www.edupass.org/
Provides information on college admissions, visas, passports, cultural differences, living, traveling, studying in the United States. Monster.com [09/06]
Information USA
URL: http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/
U.S. Department of State – information on American society, politics, policies and culture for the international community. [09/06]
50states.com
URL: http://www.50states.com/
Quick information about the 50 states and their respective capitals. [09/06]

Local Information

Rhode Island [RI]
50states.com: Rhode Island
URL: http://www.50states.com/rdisland.htm
Providence Warwick Convention and Visitors' Bureau [10/06]
URL: http://www.pwcvb.com
Quahog.org
URL: http://www.quahog.org/
Interesting facts and trivia about Rhode Island.
Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles
URL: http://www.dmv.ri.gov
License and registration forms and information.
Rhode Island Monthly
URL: http://www.rimonthly.com/

Connecticut [CT]
50states.com: Connecticut
URL: http://www.50states.com/connecti.htm
Visit New England: Connecticut
URL: http://www.visitconnecticut.com/
Travel attractions, special events for CT and the rest of New England
CT.gov: About Connecticut
URL: http://www.ct.gov/ctportal/cwp/view.asp?a=843&q=246434
Includesa brief history, state symbols, famous people, inventions, tourism, the land, government, economy, holidays, and description.
Connecticut City and Town Information
URL: http://www.citytown.info/Connecticut.htm
Lists of cities and towns, links to information.
Connecticut Radio Stations AM & FM
URL: http://www.connquest.com/connecticut/todo/radio.htm
Connecticut Newspapers
URL: http://www.50states.com/news/conn.htm
Connecticut TV Stations
URL: http://www.newslink.org/cttele.html
Find It! Connecticut
URL: http://www.findit.com/state.asp?stateid=2772
Information on selective areas of the state.
CT.gov: Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)
URL: http://www.ct.gov/dmv/site/default.asp
License, registration and all other vehicle information. Commercial info, too.

Massachusetts
50states.com: Massachusetts
URL: http://www.50states.com/massachu.htm
Find It! Massachusetts
URL: http://www.findit.com/state.asp?stateID=2790
Information on selective areas of the state.
National Directory: Massachusetts
URL: http://www.nationaldirectory.com/Regional/Massachusetts/
Mass.gov:Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles
URL: http://www.mass.gov/rmv
Information needed regarding licensing and registering vehicles, and online transaction access.
Massachusetts Radio Stations
URL: http://www.gebbieinc.com/radio/ma.htm
Massachusetts TV stations
URL: http://www.usnewslinks.com/tvstations/ma.html

News from Home (newspapers, online radio)

Countries Represented:
Angola|Antigua|Argentina|Bermuda|Bolivia|Botswana|Brazil|
British Virgin Islands|Cape Verde|Cayman Islands| Costa Rica|
Dominican Republic|France|Gambia|Ghana|India|Indonesia|
Jamaica|Japan|Korea |Lebanon|Lithuania|Myanmar (Burma)|
Nepal|Poland|Portugal|Senegal|Sierra Leone|
Sint Maarten/Saint Martin|Sri Lanka|Turks & Caicos|
Venezuela|Zambia |

BBC World Service
URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/index.shtml
News available in many languages, radio.

Angola [09/06]
AllAfrica.com: Angola (English)
URL: http://allafrica.com/angola/
Angola News
URL: http://www.angolanews.com/
World News Network, English.
Angola Press (Luano, English)
URL: http://www.angolapress-angop.ao/Frm_notE.htm

Antigua [09/06]
Antigua Sun Online (Saint John's, English)
URL: http://www.antiguanice.com/thesun/

Argentina [09/06]
Los Andes On Line (Mendoza, Spanish)
URL: http://www.losandes.com.ar
Buenos Aires Herald (Buenos Aires, English)
URL: http://www.buenosairesherald.com/
clarin.com (Buenos Aires, Spanish)
URL: http://www.clarin.com
El Cronista (Buenos Aires, Spanish)
URL: http://www.cronista.com/
La Nación On Line (Buenos Aires, Spanish)
URL: http://www.lanacion.com.ar/
Página 12 (Buenos Aires, Spanish)
URL: http://www.pagina12.com.ar/
La Razón (Buenos Aires, Spanish)
URL: http://www.larazon.com/
Uno (Mendoza, Spanish)
URL: http://www.diariouno.net.ar/

Bermuda [09/06]
Bermuda Sun (Hamilton, English)
URL: http://www.bermudasun.org/
The Royal Gazette (Hamilton, English)
URL: http://www.theroyalgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage
Bermuda's only daily newspaper dating from 1828.

Bolivia [09/06]
Los Tiempos Digital (Cochabamba, Spanish)
URL: http://www.lostiempos.com
El Mundo (Santa Cruz, Spanish)
URL: http://www.elmundo.com
La Razón Digital (La Paz, Spanish)
URL: http://www.la-razon.com/

Botswana [09/06]
AllAfrica.com: Botswana (English)
URL: http://allafrica.com/botswana/
Botswana Gazette (Gaborone, English)
URL: http://www.gazette.bw/

Brazil [09/06]
The Brazilian (Bahia, Portuguese)
URL: http://www.thebrazilian.com/
O Liberal On Line (Belém PA, Portuguese)
URL: http://www.oliberalnet.com.br/
Estado de Minas (Belo Horizonte MG, Portuguese)
URL: http://www.estaminas.com.br/
Correio Web (Brasília DF, Portuguese)
URL: http://www.correioweb.com.br/

British Virgin Islands [09/06]
The BVI Beacon (Tortola)
URL: http://www.bvibeacon.com/
The Island Sun (Tortola)
URL: http://www.islandsun.com/
**Archives for 2001, 2002 online, appears to have closed January 1, 2006.

Cape Verde [09/06]
CABOnet (Rádio Nova Cabo Verde, Portuguese)
URL: http://www.cabonet.org/
Expresso das Ilhas (Quarta-Feira, Portuguese)
URL: http://www.expressodasilhas.cv/
Panapress (Pan African News Agency, Portuguese, English)
URL: http://www.panapress.com

Cayman Islands [09/06]
Cayman Net News (Grand Cayman)
URL: http://www.caymannetnews.com/

Costa Rica [09/06]
Diario Extra On Line (San José, Spanish)
URL: http://www.diarioextra.com/
Nacion.com (San José, Spanish, English)
URL: http://www.nacion.com/
La Prensa Libre (San José, Spanish)
URL: http://www.prensalibre.co.cr/
La República Edición Digital (San José, Spanish)
URL: http://www.larepublica.net/
The Tico Times Online Edition (San José, English)
URL: http://www.ticotimes.net/

Dominican Republic [09/06]
Dominican Republic One (Santo Domingo, English)
URL: http://www.dr1.com/
Listín Digital (Santo Domingo, Spanish)
URL: http://www.listin.com.do/

France [09/06]
Charente Libre (Angoulême, French)
URL: http://www.charentelibre.com
Le Figaro (Paris, French)
URL: http://www.lefigaro.fr/
Le Monde (Paris, French)
URL: http://www.lemonde.fr/

Gambia [09/06]
AllAfrica.com: Gambia (English)
URL: http://allafrica.com/gambia/
Gambia Net (English)
URL: http://www.gambianet.com/
**Homepage states "currently under construction."

Ghana [09/06]
The Daily Graphic (Accra)
URL: http://www.graphicghana.com
The Ghanaian Chronicle (Accra)
URL: http://www.ghanaian-chronicle.com

India [09/06]
Deccan Herald (Bangalore, English)
URL: http://www.deccanherald.com
Hindustan Times (New Delhi, English)
URL: http://www.hindustantimes.com/
Mid-Day Mumbai (Bombay, English)
URL: http://ww3.mid-day.com/
The Times of India (Delhi, English)
URL: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/

Indonesia
Jawa Pos Online (Surabaya, Indonesian)
URL: http://www.jawapos.co.id/
Kompas Cyber Media (Jakarta, Indonesian)
URL: http://www.kompas.com/

Jamaica
The Jamaica Gleaner Online (Kingston, English)
URL: http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20011207/index.html
Jamaica Observer (Kingston, English)
URL: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/
Radio Jamaica (Kingston, English)
URL: http://www.radiojamaica.com/

Japan
Asahi.com (Tokyo, Japanese)
URL: http://www.asahi.com/
Chunichi Web Press (Nagoya, Japanese)
URL: http://www.chunichi.co.jp/
Japan Times Online (Tokyo, English)
URL: http://www.japantimes.co.jp/
Mainichi Interactive (Osaka, Japanese)
URL: http://www.mainichi.co.jp/
Toyama Shimbun (Tokyo, Japanese)
URL: http://www.toyama.hokkoku.co.jp/
Yomiuri Online (Tokyo, Japanese)
URL: http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/

Korea
Pusan Ilbo (Pusan, Korean)
URL: http://www.pusanilbo.com/
Chosun.com (Seoul, Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
URL: http://www.chosun.com/
Donga.com (Seoul, Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
URL: http://www.donga.com/
Hankooki.com (Seoul, Korean)
URL: http://www.hankooki.com/
Joins.com (Seoul, Korean, English)
URL: http://www.joins.com/
The Korea Herald (Seoul, English)
URL: http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/index.asp
The Korea Times (Seoul, English, Korean)
URL: http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/times.htm
Seoul Shinmun (Seoul, Korean) [04/05]
URL: http://www.kdaily.com/

Lebanon
Al Anwar Internet Edition (Beirut, Arabic)
URL: http://www.alanwar.com/
The Daily Star Online (Beirut, English)
URL: http://www.dailystar.com.lb/
An-Nahar (Beirut, Arabic)
URL: http://www.annahar.com.lb/
L'Orient-Le Jour (Beirut, French)
URL: http://www.lorient-lejour.com.lb/
As-Safir (Beirut, Arabic)
URL: http://www.assafir.com/iso/today/front/summary.html

Lithuania
Kauno Diena (Kaunas, Lithuanian)
URL: http://www.kaunodiena.lt/lt/
Lietuvoshttp://www.lrytas.lt/ Rytas (Vilnius, Lithuanian)
URL: http://www.lrytas.lt/

Myanmar (Burma)
Myanmar Times & Business Review (Yangon)
URL: http://www.myanmar.com/myanmartimes/
The New Light of Myanmar (Yangon)
URL: http://www.myanmar.com

Nepal
Nepal News.com (Kathmandu, Nepal)
URL: http://www.nepalnews.com.np/
Nepali Times (Kathmandu, Nepal)
URL: http://www.nepalnews.com
The People's Review (Kathmandu, Nepal)
URL: http://www.yomari.com

Poland
Gazeta (Warsaw, Polish)
URL: http://www.gazeta.pl/0,0.html
Warsaw Voice (Warsaw, English)
URL: http://www.warsawvoice.pl/
Zycie Warszawy (Warsaw, Polish)
URL: http://www.zw.com.pl

Portugal
Açoriano Oriental (Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portuguese)
URL: http://acorianooriental.sapo.pt/
Correio da Manhã (Lisbon, Portuguese)
URL: http://www.correiomanha.pt/
Diário de Notícias On Line (Lisbon, Portuguese)
URL: http://dn.sapo.pt
Jornal do Notícias (Porto, Portuguese)
URL: http://jn.sapo.pt/
The News (Lagoa, English)
URL: http://www.the-news.net/
Publico (Lisbon, Portuguese)
URL: http://www.publico.pt/

Senegal
Senegal Post (English)
URL: http://www.senegalpost.com/

Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone News
URL: http://www.sierraleonenews.com/
Sierra Leone Web
URL: http://www.sierra-leone.org/index.html

Sint Maarten/Saint Martin
The Daily Herald
URL: http://www.thedailyherald.com/

Sri Lanka
Daily News
URL: http://www.dailynews.lk/
The Island (Colombo)
URL: http://www.island.lk/
Lankaweb
URL: http://www.lankaweb.com/news/latest.html
The Sunday Leader (Colombo) [10/06]
URL: http://www.thesundayleader.lk

Turks & Caicos [10/06]
Turks & Caicos Free Press (Providenciales)
URL: http://www.tcifreepress.com/

Venezuela
El Nacional (Caracas)
URL: http://www.el-nacional.com/
ElUniversal.com (Caracas) [10/06]
URL: http://www.eluniversal.com
Venezuela Analytica
URL: http://www.analitica.com/

Zambia
The Post (Lusaka, English)
URL: http://www.post.co.zm/
The Times (Lusaka, English)
URL: http://www.times.co.zm/
Zambia Daily Mail (Lusaka, English)
URL: http://www.daily-mail.co.zm/

To locate online newspapers from anywhere in the world:
Newspaper Index
URL: http://www.newspaperindex.com/
Listing of newspapers from all over the world with front pages of each. No US papers. [06/08]
Online Newspapers
URL: http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/
Thousands of newspapers from all over the world, includes United States. [06/08]

Bilingual and Technical Dictionaries

Language Automation: Glossaries by Language
URL: http://www.lai.com/glossaries.html
Links to foreign language glossaries and many technical glossaries. Includes tips and tools for Human Translators. [09/06]
YourDictionary.com
URL: http://www.yourdictionary.com/
Dictionaries in multiple languages, specialty dictionaries, thesauruses, word games. [09/06]

Studying English as a Second Language

4tests.com
URL: http://www.4tests.com/exams/examdetail.asp?eid=57
Online practice Test of English as a Foreign Language, TOEFL and other exams. [09/06]
Activities for ESL Students
URL: http://a4esl.org/
Vocabulary and grammar quizzes, crossword puzzles, and bilingual vocabulary. [09/06]
English as a Second Language
URL: http://www.rong-chang.com
Includes links to helpful sites on pronunciation, listening, reading and writing skills. Rongchang Li, Ph.D. [09/06]
Interesting Things for ESL Students
URL: http://www.manythings.org/
Quizzes, word games, word puzzles, proverbs, slang expressions, anagrams, a random-sentence generator and other study materials. [09/06]

Web Page Translators
Note: It is usually a good idea to use several translators before committing to what the translation means. Depending on the language, one may be better than another, but expect to only get a "sense of the meaning." Remember, actual document translation is still a tedious and thus expensive process.

The translators are put in order that you may want to try them (based on testing):

PROMT-Online
URL: http://translation2.paralink.com/
Text or webpages. Lots of ads to contend with, but translation is fair. [09/06]
Reverso: On-line Translator, Free Automatic Translation
URL: http://www.reverso.net/text_translation.asp?lang=EN
Pretty good tool for French, Spanish, German, Italian. [09/06]
WorldLingo: Free Online Translator
URL:http://www.worldlingo.com/products_services/worldlingo_translator.html
Translate text web pages, or email into any one of 12 languages. Free service. Fee service available for professional translation. [10/06]
Babel Fish Translation
URL: http://babelfish.altavista.com/
An automatic translator that hits most of the major languages. Can translate web pages. [09/06]
Free Translation
URL: http://www.freetranslation.com/
Free text or web translation -- far from perfect, but works quickly. [09/06]
Dictionary.com Translator
URL: http://dictionary.reference.com/translate/text.html
Translates text only. [09/06]

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