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In addition to Wikipedia, the Wikimedia Foundation also runs several other projects which generate high quality content. This page gives links to content on Wikipedia's 'sister' sites and showcases one selected example of each type of content. You can click here to update the random content entries.

Wikinews
image credit Wikinews investigates Wikipedia usage by U.S. Senate staff members 7 February 2006 Staff members of the offices of United States Senators, using Senate-linked IP addresses, have been editing Wikipedia, a free online encyclopedia that allows its users to edit its content. In some cases, they have removed facts from the articles. » Full story

Wiktionary

Word of the day
snowclone n
A type of cliché which uses an old idiom formulaically in a new context.

Wikiquote
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord: He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored; He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword: His truth is marching on. ~ Julia Ward Howe ~

Wikibooks
Knowing Knoppix Knoppix is a Linux distribution that runs completely from a CD or DVD. There is no need to install. It bypasses all the software already installed on your PC or laptop and automatically detects the hardware in your computer.

Wikiversity

Trade Finance

Trade Finance is a 240-page wikified coursebook for use at university level. The course was developed as foundational part of Michigan State University's Open CourseWare project and was published on Wikiversity (as well as on the Michigan State University's Open CourseWare site) as a part of the project. This is an example of government grant money being used directly for the creation of open educational resources. The course comprises 8 modules: Political and Economic Risk, Risk Mitigation Techniques, Commerical Risk, Payment Methods, Selecting Payment Methods, Financial Plan, Short-term Financing, Medium- and Long-term Financing.

Wikisource

Balade to Rosemounde, a love poem, is one of Geoffrey Chaucer's lesser-known works.

Original text		Modern English
Ma dame ye ben of Al Beaute ſhryne As fer As cercled is the mapamonde For As the cristall glorious ye ſhyne And lyke Ruby ben your chekys rounde		Madame, you are a shrine of all beauty, As far encircling as the map of the world. For you shine as the glorious crystal, And your round cheeks are like Ruby.