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Science |
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Royal Society of
Chemistry - main site (Once a chemist, always a chemist!
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chemsoc - the
RSC's chemical science network (The RSC is not actually that useful if
you want to find things that will stimulate you interest in chemistry -
it's kinda grey and dusty!
 too
academic if you know what I mean... anyway, chemsoc.org is an excellent
'interest site' that most people, including chemists, will find a lot more
approachable...
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Chemical of
the Week (From one of the chemistry professor at University of
Wisconsin-Madison, who's trying improve the general public's science
literacy - a very worthy aim...) |
chemguide (Just like what it
says on the site: "Helping you to understand Chemistry". and it does
exactly what it says on the page!
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WebElementsTM Periodic table
- professional edition
(This site is run by a lecturer from University of Sheffield, England.
The
professional edition is very intended for professional scientists - it
includes a section which is devoted to isolation of the elements, which is
not available in the
Scholar edition.
Lots of
pictures, history, interesting facts and even cartoon clippings!
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Eric Weisstein's World of
Science (This is an excellent website for anyone who's interested in
science! It consist of five sections - astronomy, biology, chemistry, mathematics
and physics.
 Each of
these sections is in-depth, thorough and informative which also means that
it may be a little too much for complete beginners.
 It is
otherwise an excellent source for anyone interested in the above subjects.
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Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopaedia (It's free!!
and it is
comprehensive! Overall, it is very easy to use and contain lots of
information and a good cross reference.
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SETI
Institute (Do are aliens really exist??
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SETI@Home - main site (For some people, finding aliens
seems to be a strange hobby; but then again, I think it's very worthy way
of contributing to an ambitious project - donate you spare CPU cycles!!
) |
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2CPU.com
SETI@Home team site (Like-minded 2cpu'ers doing
S@H
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Professional |
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Global
Association of Risk Professionals (Before I started working in debt
capital markets, I was in risk management, specifically, counterparty risk
management. GARP is a recognized body of risk professionals.
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The
Professional Risk Manager's International Association (An alternative
to the GARP, it is a free forum to promote risk management standards and
practices... PRMIA is another recognized body for risk professionals.
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RiskCenter.com (This is the only
web-based news site that has a risk-related spin...
 Sure, they still report all
the news you'd find in other financial news, but what does it mean to you
as a risk professional? ) |
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riskglossary.com (Not only is this a good site for finding out
explanations on financial risk related topics
,
it is full of useful information relating to financial markets as a
whole - from common terms to more exotic ones, there're all there.) |
Bloomberg.com (Ok,
I'm not a fan of Mike as a mayor
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however, his company is one of the best of sources for financial news and
information...) |
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FinancialNews.com (For the latest gossip and analysis in the work of
finance, this is the place
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Here Is The City
(You want filth? You got filth! This is a London-based investment
banking gossip new site. It's full of fun and things that we investment
bankers feel strongly about.
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Wall Street
Folly (As the name suggests, this is a New York-based gossip site.
I think it does a good job explaining itself: "Shining a bright light on
and poking some fun at the money, power and mind games of Wall Street
and beyond") |
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Central
Intelligence Agency (No, I'm not into this 007 spy
stuff... but the CIA is one the best sources of information. check out
The World Factbook. don't go traveling without consulting it first..
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Interests |
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Ferrari.com (The
maker the best sports cars on the planet!
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Rush
(The best band in the world wide world!!
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www.2112.net (This is a
hosting site for a number of good quality Rush fan sites.
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The Rush
Music Video Archive () |
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Drum Magazine
(Drummers do it... deeper!
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Drums.com (Says it
all...) |
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art-online (A
fantastic online directory of all things related to fine art
- history,
artists, museums, galleries, etc; good resources for armatures and
professional artists.
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The British
National Gallery (This is the digital version of one of the best
cultural institution in the UK.
Ok, it's not as good as being there and looking at the works in real,
but at least it give you a chance to have a taste of what in there and
encourage you to go and visit. What's more, it has a bunch of very nice
wallpapers to download.
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Chinese Characters and Culture (This is one of the best Chinese
dictionary on the web that I've ever come across.
Not only does
it give you the Chinese translation from English, but it also explain to
the how the whole word and phrase are constructed in Chinese.
It even gives you all the related
characters and derivatives of them... Excellent!!
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GreatChinese.com (This contains some of the best Chinese history
I've seen on the web. The site is in Chinese!
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The Battersea
Pen Home (This site probably as the best collection of fountain pens
on display on the internet. For some, using a fountain pen is
considered old-fashion, but not for me.
Holding a good pen, feeling it
glide across the paper with little or effort of your own, is truly a
pleasure.
To own a good pen, and allow the pen to age and adapt with you, is better
than having a good pet.
)
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Paradise Pen
(This is every pen-nut's must-see website!
It has
all the up-to-date well known pens available for sale for viewing and even
has a little write up on each of the pens.
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Joon New York (Another
online pen shop with an impressive list of famous pens available for
viewing.
It even carries some limited
editions!
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Skyscrapers.com (This is the largest database on high-rise buildings!
a vast collection of the world's tall buildings, constantly updated with
descriptions, pictures, plans, etc.
I'm perpetually fascinated by
skyscrapers, that may be because I spent significant part of my childhood
in Hong Kong, this site is a god-send for anyone who're into modern
high-tech architecture.
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Glass Steel
and Stone (Yet another very comprehensive online resource for all
manners of buildings around the world.
The site deals not only with
skyscrapers, but all other types of buildings that worth a look at -
historically significant ones, architecturally interesting ones, statues,
monuments, whatever... Well worth a quick spin even if you're not
interesting in buildings.
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Emporis Building
(This is more of a database of all building-related information.
You name it, it has it! For those who are not strictly interested in
skyscrapers, this site offers some background information of the cities
where these buildings are located.) |
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JetPhotos.Net (Do you like planes?
This site has them all!
The
crew there have put together one of the best collection of aviation
related photos, backed with some data and links to other aviation sites.
Of
course, it is helped with a strong membership which helps bringing
together this excellent collection to anyone interested in all things
related to jet planes.
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Red Bull Air Race
World Series (When you think of flying, do you think of airports,
delays, transfers and all those boring things?
Well, this site should put some excitement back into flying!
Highly skilled flying professionals, getting around specially built air
circuits, performing dare-devil maneuvers. Now, that's flying!
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Space & Earth |
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Space
Imaging (this planet is a beautiful place and i just love looking at
it from all angles.
however, the most
awesome views are often those taken from space or from high altitude.
this is actually a
commercial site that sells high altitude images to people who need visual
information for decision making. but even if you base decisions on these
images, they're things of beauty.
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NASA -
main site (Lots of interesting things from the
people who put a man on the moon!
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NASA
Jet Propulsion Lab site (The cutting edge!) |
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Goddard
Space Flight Center (This is one of the most interesting NASA sites -
it is concern not only 'what's out there' but also 'what's down here'...
Again, even if you're not interested in the science, the imagery is just
fantastic!
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Space Telescope Science Institute (Lots of exciting
space-related pictures!
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Global
Hydrology and Climate Center (NASA's own weather site...
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Download
Planet Earth (This is only a small site, but it some of the most
amazing digital elevation models and digital images of our little planet.
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UK Met Office - Satellite imagery (You think there're some serious
weather patterns on Jupiter? You should take a look at our own planet!
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Geostationary
Satellite Server - NOAA Satellites and Information (The Earth is an
amazing planet and there are just so much beauty to admire. Weather and
cloud patterns are amongst the few of the most beautiful natural phenomena
around...
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Unisys Weather - Image and Map Archive (Another site full of satellite
images of the Earth's weather.
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NRL
Monterey Marine Meteorology Division - Images & Movies (This is a US
Navy site which has loads of weather satellite images...
Don't let the front page
fool you, it's perfectly up-to-date!
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TruEarth (If you've every wonder how things look like from 1km above
the Earth looks like
, this is the place!
If you find this to be too far away, it also has images from 30m above.
This is also do 3D terrain models.
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Computers - games |
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USAF
(When I was a little kid, I wanted to be a fighter pilot. btw, that was
way before 'Top Gun'!
Anyway, the
day I started wearing specs kinda killed that career path...
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Su-27
Flanker (One of the most realistic flight sim...
the other one is Falcon 4, but I can't find a good link for it...
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CombatSim.com
(A reliable site for all kinds of military-related games.) |
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Simradar.com - Cockpit Building (If you're into flight sims
or find
the idea of flying a 'neat thing', then you must see this! (Even if
you're not interested, you should see it...
) There
are some really talented people out there building some very impressive
cockpits to enhance their flight simulation experience. |
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SimCity 4 (Town
planners - beware! Excellent city simulation!!
This is the ultimate 'god game'...
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The Sims (Who
would've thought a game that simulate life will become one of the most
popular of all time!!?? Well, here it is...) |
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Diablo II (Still one
of the best RPG around... Super-addictive!
Oh, those
'lost hours'...) |
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Others |
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Chris Madden
Cartoons (This is a very interesting site. Personally, his views on
certain subjects are very much in line with mine
and he has the talent and ability to show these in a humorous manner...
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Civic
Exchange (Chinese)
(Think tanks... What are they good for?
Thinking 'outside the box', some suppose. However, that's just cliché.
This think tank is established to promote objective and balanced views
on economic, social and environmental issues in Hong Kong. If you're in
any way connected or interested in the development of the territory,
this site should be one of the first port of call!
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DumbLaws.com (For modern societies to function we need laws.
Laws are there to protect
us and provide us the rights... However, what happens if the laws are just
plain nonsense?
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HRIC - Human Rights in
China (For those ethnic Chinese who live outside China but care about
the plights of people who fight for better social, economic, political and
cultural developments in Mainland China.) |
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Reporter
Without Borders / Reporters sans frontières (This is fantastically
noble organization.
My limited words cannot fully explain what they stand for, therefore I'd
use theirs instead: "More than a third of the world's people live in
countries where there is no press freedom. Reporters Without Borders
works constantly to restore their right to be informed."
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eBay member page (A very short introduction page on eBay, with ten
most recent feedback comments and my current listings.) |