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Almanacs
Farmer's Almanac
Infoplease
Online Almanacs and Yearbooks
...link list at Western Washington University
Biographies
Art and Entertainment's Biography
...searchable biographical sketches from Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia
Biographical Dictionary
...more than 28,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day
RefDesk Biography
Consumer Information
Better Business Bureau
...programs and services, advertising review, consumer advisories, contact info
Consumer Information Center
...U.S. General Services Admin. site, inc. 1997 Consumer's Resource Handbook
Consumer World
...search 1500 sites: price comparisons, product reviews, complaint agencies
National Fraud Information Center
...National Consumers League: fraud watch news, fraud reporting, advisories
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
...news, product recalls, referral agencies, unsafe product reporting, publications
Government
CIA World Factbook
...extensive information about countries, including maps
Occupational Outlook Handbook
...Bureau of Labor Statistics' job descriptions, forecasts, requirements, earnings
U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Gazetteer
...U.S. Census Bureau's place name search, locations viewable with Tiger Maps
U.S. Government Printing Office
...comprehensive info on agencies of legislative, executive, judicial branches
U.S. Postal Service Abbreviations
U.S. Postal Service Zip Codes & Address Info
Maps
Geographic Nameserver
...U.S. Geologic Survey maps, searchable by city, town, zip code
MapQuest
...maps, trip planning, distance calculations, driving directions
TIGER Mapping Service
...generates high-quality, detailed maps of selected location, surrounding terrain
Potpourri
Currency Converter
Edmund's Automobile Buyer's Guides
FOLDOC: Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing
Internet Address Finder
Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents
Kelley's Blue Book
Local Times Around the World
Scout Report
United Parcel Service (UPS)
...package tracking, cost calculator, other service information
Who/Where People Locator
WorldWideWeb Acronym and Abbreviation Server
...searchable by acronym or a word in the acronym expansion

 Last updated on December 15, 2005