Recommended links
Language, reference, travel, learning and other sites I like.
Language Links
- OmniglotIf you're interested in language learning this site is for you
- fluentin3monthsInteresting language learning site
- Alliance FrancaiseLearn French, with the culture
- Cervantes InstituteLearn Spanish, with the culture
- The Goethe InstituteLearn German, with the culture
- 50LANGUAGESFree lessons and tests in many languages (formerly the Goethe-Verlag tests)
Reference Links
- Wordreference.comAwesome. Make sure you check out the forums.
- Verb ConjugationsGet your verb conjugations here.
- Online German DictionaryMy favourite online English/German dictionary
- Podcast FinderFind relevant podcasts by language and category. (if anyone knows any French, German, or Spanish alternative news podcasts/websites please let me know. It would be greatly appreciated)
Travel Links
- The Hotel Reservation SystemReserve a hotel room in Europe.
- The German Rail Page See Germany by rail. Get schedule information
- The French Rail Page See France by rail. Get schedule information
- Getting to Medjugorje Information for the solitary pilgrim travelling here
- Patrimoine CanadienAbout Canada
- Exploring Vancouvermy home town
Learning Links
- ConnectionsJames Burke walks us through the history of science. Don't miss the first part.
- Developing Apps for iOSStanford's free online course (CS193p) taught by Paul Hegarty
- Building the Great CathedralsVideo available at various sites.
- Topics in the History of MathematicsMiniseries from the BBC
- The Structure of Scientific RevolutionsThomas Kuhn
- Get the most out of learningEpistomology discussion by yours truly
- Find motivation/avoid demotivation to learnContinued discussion on learning
Programming Links
- Building a testing app for iOSUsing xCode and Objective-C
- Embedding multiple tests apps into one iOS appUsing xCode and Objective-C
- Building a testing app for AndroidUsing Eclipse and Java
- Embedding multiple tests apps into one Android appUsing Eclipse and Java
- Serving question and answer pairs, mp3 files, and image files using restful web servicesUsing Visual Studio and C#
- Querying the restful web service with a standard web clientUsing Javascript, JQuery, and CSS
Literature Links
- The Old Man and the SeaErnest Hemingway
- The Profession of Faith of the Savoyard VicarJean-Jacques Rousseau
- The Poem of the Man-GodMaria Valtorta Summary (free Summa download)
- A Living RelicIvan Turgeniev (in A Sportsman's Sketches, vol. 2)
- The Hamlet of the Shtchigri DistrictIvan Turgeniev (in A Sportsman's Sketches, vol. 2)
"God has given you one face and you give yourselves another." Hamlet, Act III, Scene I - The Last Days of Leo TolstoyV. G. Chertkov
- Le Mauvais VitrierCharles Baudelaire (English translation: "The Wretched Glazier")
- Contemporary Words of WisdomAleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Spiritual Links
- The Immaculate Heart of Maryvokabel.com is consecrated to the immaculate heart of Mary
- Vassula RydenUnity
- Making the world a better placeSolutions to water, energy, and health problems
- Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement Speech
Music
- Suite in D Michel-Richard Delalande
- Les Folies d'Espagne Jean-Baptiste Lully
- Concerto Grosso Opus 6 No. 4 in D Major; Adagio & Allegro Arcangelo Corelli (performed by Voices of Music)
- Motetto In ecclesiis Giovanni Gabrieli
- Kyrie EleisonDivna Ljubojevic.