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  "Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other."
- John F. Kennedy speech prepared for delivery in Dallas the day of his assassination
 
Links
 
Below are links to web sites that are great for their coverage or contribution to the subject matter upon which they focus.
 
Technology

W3 Schools
http://www.w3schools.com/
This is a great site on how to learn how to build your own web site.


Internet.com
http://www.internet.com
Great site on all internet news.


Line56
http://www.line56.com/
The E-business executive daily.


Entertainment, Sports and Culture
 
Internet Movie Database (IMDB):
http://www.imdb.com
Great site which any movie fan can spend hours on just finding out trivia on almost any movie.
 
Hockey DB:
http://www.hockeydb.com
A wealth of information on the world's fastest sport.
 
Toronto Maple Leafs Official Web Site:
http://www.torontomapleleafs.com
Want to know about Conn Smythe? Mike Palmateer? Dave Keon? Then this is the official place to go.


Football Italia
http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/index.html
Channel 4's web version of the great magazine, Calcio Italia, which offers news on the latest happenings in Serie A and more.


Football Asia
http://www.footballasia.com/
This is a main entry point for the Asian Football Confederation's Asian Cup and the AFC's Champions League web sites.


The Asian Football Confederation
http://www.the-afc.com/english/index.asp
The main governing body of football in Asia.


 
News and Information
 
The Asian Wall Street Journal:
http://www.awsj.com
THE business daily.

National Public Radio
http://www.npr.org
Great stories and news, and you can listen to them online, too.

Canoe.ca:

http://www.canoe.ca
Canada's portal provides great information on what's going on North of the Border.
 
TheStar.ca:
http://www.thestar.ca
Toronto's newspaper, online.
 
China Online
http://www.chinaonline.com
News and information on China.
 

 
Historical and Political
 
National Palace Museum of Taiwan:

http://www.npm.gov.tw/
A beautiful site of a magnificent museum.
 
Taiwan's 400 Years of History:
http://www.taiwandc.org/history.htm
Packed with information on Taiwan's history.
 
Language
 
Dictionary.com:
http://www.dictionary.com
Find the meaning of any word, instantly.
 
The Quotations Page:
http://www.quotationspage.com
Searchable site for quotes.


The MLA USA Language Map:
http://www.mla.org/census_map
Wow - what a cool interactive map that shows you how much the USA is a multilingual country. Results displayed by language, county and zip code.
 
Online Resources and Tools
 
Time and Date:
http://www.timeanddate.com
Don't fret when trying to figure out the correct time in Naples, Nashville, New Delhi or any other place in the world.


The Universal Currency Converter:
http://www.xe.net/ucc
Yes, but how much is that in US dollars? This site will help you figure that out fast.

 



 
 
 
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Links...a traditional favorite
 
This page will offer links to sites I frequent. There will be some attempt to categorize the links.

If a broken link is found, then please email me at chris@jctaiwan.com and let me know the link which doesn't work as it should.
 
toronto_chinatown
Toronto Chinatown, corner of Spadina Avenue and Cecil Street.

Extra quote:

What is objectionable, what is dangerous, about extremists is not that they are extreme, but that they are intolerant. The evil is not what they say about their cause, but what they say about their opponents.
- Robert Kennedy