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Almanacs
Information
Please Almanac
An almanac, general encyclopedia, and all-round interesting
trivia source.
Economist.com - Country Briefings
Produced by Economist magazine, this site offers news,
country profiles, statistics, and other information. The focus is on a
country's economic activity.
World
Factbook
A comprehensive geographical almanac, produced by the United
States' Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Concise but thorough geographical, economic, and
political profiles of all the world's countries.
General Reference and Information
Common
Errors in English
A site created by a professor of English at Washington State
University. While he is an American, many of the errors and usage problems
he discusses are common to speakers of English, regardless of nationality.
Currency/Foreign
Exchange Converter
Want to know how many Greek Drachmas one Canadian dollar
will buy? This site can tell you.
Manitoba
Eco-Network
A site where you can find a consumer's guide to organic food
in Manitoba, voice concern about genetically-modified foods, or find out
how to "act locally, think globally".
Onlinenewspapers.com
Thousands of world newspapers can be read on-line at this
site.
Postal
Code Lookup
Winnipeg postal codes are found in the telephone
directory, but if you need a postal code for a location outside of the city,
this site provides it.
World Wide
Holiday and Festival Page
A project of amazon.com, this page does provide
information on holidays and festivals around the world.