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Feb 11, 2008
- Posted by Heather
McCall
"Everybody knows (accuracy is) important. But there is that gap between the idea we have and what we actually do on a daily basis, and that’s where the idea of passion and culture comes in," says Craig Silverman, the author of Regret the Error. In this RRJ.ca Q&A, Silverman suggests some practical ideas for fostering that passion on both individual and organizational levels, including paper checklists, correction RSS feeds and spot fact-checking.
Oct 11, 2007
- Posted by Heather
McCall
Online communities often operate as a news medium, rather than a traditionally staffed news publication. Other news reports about these sites, to be fully accurate, should reflect that fact by citing the individual author of information found on the site, rather than just the site itself. Online Journalism Review editor Robert Niles proposes a three-point checklist that reporters ought to follow whenever citing information they find on the Web.
Mar 01, 2007
- Posted by Julie
Ryland
The American Department of Defence provides a dictionary of short and comprehensive definitions of military terms, abbreviations, acronyms, and terms used by NATO only. The site can be browsed alphabetically by the categories listed above.
Feb 08, 2007
- Posted by Julie
Ryland
Statistics Canada creates and releases statistics that can help people to a better understanding of Canada and its population, resources, economy and culture. The site has information about the census, and material organized in summary tables, maps, surveys and charts. The Daily is a section of the website which presents information about new releases and products, and is released every day at 8.30 a.m. There is also an "understanding statistics" section which can be helpful in understanding the material and information available on the site.
Feb 08, 2007
- Posted by Julie
Ryland
Senior partner of Duhaime Law in Victoria, Lloyd Duhaime, has developed this website, which contains links and information about several aspects of the law.He says: "Duhaime.org is my tool for sharing my passion: the law and its fruit, justice, without which, history shows, force would ruthlessly rule the wise."
The site has a legal dictionary as well as topics such as bankruptcy, school law, criminal law, family law etc. Duhaime provides information about each topic, free legal advice in his articles, tips for further research,and reviews of other resources and links.
The site has a legal dictionary as well as topics such as bankruptcy, school law, criminal law, family law etc. Duhaime provides information about each topic, free legal advice in his articles, tips for further research,and reviews of other resources and links.
Feb 08, 2007
- Posted by Julie
Ryland
The Officer of the Commissioner of Official Languages works "to promote and expand the dialogue between all the members of our society."The site presents several issues and news, in articles such as the "Social Fabric of Canada," and the symposium "Visions and Challenges for the 21st Century." Other resources on the website include information about language rights, the Federal Legislation on Official Languages and publications.
Feb 07, 2007
- Posted by Abby
Goodrum
This site is developed and designed for traders, and its purpose is to provide them with free training in understanding today's markets. However, TrainingEducation is also a good resource for anyone who wants to learn more about the influence of currency in the trading business, about markets and money. The site has a "daily currency analysis"; articles that discuss the major changes in the currencies and exchange rates, and the impact these changes might have on the world economy.
Feb 07, 2007
- Posted by Abby
Goodrum
The Bank of Canada 10-year Currency Converter enables you to see the exchange rate for any currency for a selected time period (a maximum of 10 years ago). The site converts any amount of any currency, and you can choose if you want to use the currency rate from the last business day, a certain number of past business days or from a certain start date to an end date. It gives you the option of using the nominal rate or the cash rate (the total amount you would pay if you went to a bank to convert the money, as most banks add 4% for this service).
Feb 01, 2007
- Posted by Abby
Goodrum
Investopedia is a free online dictionary and encyclopedia with more than 5,000 entries related to business, investment and finance. Provides definitions, explanations, examples, links and related terms. Search alphabetically, by category or keyword.
Jan 31, 2007
- Posted by Abby
Goodrum
Babel Fish translates words, sentences, blocks of text, and websites. The tool translates from Chinese, English, Dutch, French, German, Greek and Italian into various languages.
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