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This SubCategory of Links last updated on 04/14/2005

Better Business Bureau System -- Promoting Fairness and Integrity in the Marketplace The BBB system has helped make it possible for consumers to buy goods and services with confidence. Get the latest news and alerts, find a local BBB or file a complaint online. 
24 Hour Passport Site allows you to apply for passports and visas online. You'll also find news and links to travel advisories and regulations. 
411WORLDTRAVEL - 411 World Travel Directory World Travel, hotels, motels, sightseeing, travel agencies, travel reservations, travel discounts. If your planning a trip get your info here. 
Appliance411 - Appliance Purchasing, Appliance Service and Appliance Repair Parts Information Center for Major Home Appliances Major home appliance related information for consumers including money saving purchasing and servicing tips and reports on getting repair parts. Extensive links to other appliance related sites. 
AT&T Wireless Services - Messaging Center Send a text message to any AT&T Digital PCS phone (with text messaging service) or AT&T PocketNet? device ? whether you've got a wireless phone or not.  
BottomDollar.com Bottom Dollar - The Shopping Search Engine. Let this search engine find you the lowest price for just about anything on the web. 
Consumer Digest Online They provide FREE consumer buying advice, comprehensive product reviews, recommended Best Buys, and best prices available. Compare product features side by side within categories such as automotive, electronics, appliances and more. 
Consumersearch.com For each product category, ConsumerSearch offers: All The Reviews Reviewed, Our ranking and descriptions of all the top reviews, complete with links. Our complete analysis of who the experts are and what they say. 
Death to Spam Alchemy Mindworks Death to Spam page -- techniques to deal with unwanted e-mail 
Do It Yourself Home Improvement, Repair, Remodeling and Hardware Store Do it yourself home improvement and diy repair at DoItYourself.com. Includes hardware store, contractors, tools, Home Improvement how to, cleaning, kitchen remodeling, plumbing, electrical, painting, gardening. 
FedEx | United States This link take you directly to the United States FEDEX page where you can enter a tracking number to track a package. 
Free legal documents LawSmart has free legal forms and documents with solutions for consumers and small businesses. Law smart offers answered legal questions, help finding a lawyer, paralegal, or locating an investigator. 
Free ZIP Code Lookup Services with City, State, County, Area Code Free ZIP Code lookup services 
HandymanWire - Expert Advice and help for do-it-yourselfers Handyman USA; information guide and resource for do-it-yourselfers, handyman, and homeowners featuring helpful expert advice, support, classifieds, discussion forums, product reviews, and newsletters.  
HouseNet.Com Hundreds of useful articles and projects for the do-it-yourselfer, gardener, home decorator, sewing enthusiast, and budget-conscious homeowner. 
Identity Theft This site is maintained by the Federal Trade Commission and is the U.S. government's central website for information about identity theft. How can someone steal your identity? By co-opting your name, Social Security number, credit card number, or some other piece of your personal information for their own use. In short, identity theft occurs when someone appropriates your personal information without your knowledge to commit fraud or theft. Site describes various ways that identity thieves work along with consumer alerts, and how to file a complaint. 
KartOO visual meta search engine Kartoo is a meta search engine which presents its results on a map. As soon as you launch a search, Kartoo analyses your request, questions the most relevant engines, selects the best sites and places them on a map. On this map, when you move the pointer over a 'ball,' the description of the site is displayed. 
LA Times - Travel Sourcebook The Los Angeles Times compiled this ultimate annual resource guide for planning any trip: Passport and Visa Info, Trip Insurance, State and Foreign Tourist Offices, and much more. 
Mapquest.com MapQuest.com provides free maps, driving directions, and live traffic reports. 
Nolo Self-Help Law law forms and do-it-yourself kits for consumers and small businesses including estate planning, business law, debt and credit, patents, IP and more 
Priceline.com Priceline.com where you can Name Your Own Price for airline tickets, hotel rooms, groceries, new cars, home finance and more! 
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse is a nonprofit consumer education and advocacy project located in San Diego, California. Its purposes are to: (1) raise consumers' awareness of how technology affects personal privacy; (2) empower consumers to take action to control their own personal information by providing practical tips on privacy protection (3) refer consumers to appropriate agencies and organizations for further assistance; (4) documents consumers' concerns about privacy and alert government and industry policymakers to them; and (5) and advocate for consumers' privacy rights in public policy proceedings. The PRC publishes a series of fact sheets as well as a book, The Privacy Rights Handbook, containing practical self-help information for consumers. The director of the PRC is Beth Givens. Privacy Rights Clearighouse es una organizaci?n educacional sin fines de lucro ubicada en San Diego, California. Los objetivos de la organizaci?n son: 1) concienciar a los consumidores sobre c?mo la tecnolog?a puede afectar su privacidad; 2) ayudar a los consumidores, por medio de consejos pr?cticos sobre la protecci?n a la privacidad, a tomar las medidas necesarias para protegerse; 3) dirigir a los consumidores a las organizaciones y dependencias necesarias para encontrar soluciones; 4) documentar las preocupaciones que existen entre los consumidores sobre temas de la privacidad y alertar al gobierno y a funcionarios clave, y 5) participar como un grupo que aboga por los derechos del consumidor ante procedimientos p?blicos en donde se toman este tipo de decisiones. PRC publica una serie de P?ginas Informativas y un libro llamado The Privacy Rights Handbook, que contiene informaci?n para los consumidores. La directora de la organizaci?n es Beth Givens.  
RealEstateJournal | City Profiles Follow the latest trends in residential real estate from The Wall Street Journal and search thousands of real-estate listings 
RepairClinic.com Appliance repair parts shipped overnight. Online troubleshooting, maintenance tips and expert advice makes it easier to repair your own appliances. 
Spam Fighting Toolkit Spam Fighting Toolkit 
Switchboard.com Switchboard is the leading provider of white pages, yellow pages, free homepages, free email, and other personalization services on the web. 
The World Time Server - correct, current, local Get correct and current world times with accurate daylight saving adjustments for every zone. Also, sync your PC clock with an atomic clock server and subscribe to our official database. 
UPS Package Tracking This link take you directly to the package tracking page. 
USPS Domestic Rate Calculator Find out Postal Rates, Domestic Rates and Fees to send packages and letters via the US post office. 
Welcome to Roofhelp.com - The #1 place on the internet for roof help! Get information on roof repair and replacement. 
Working in the 21st Century Home Page Working in the 21st Century 
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Informational: Links to various kinds of informational web sites.
This SubCategory of Links last updated on 02/04/2005

Auto Lemon Law Information This site provides links to all available State statutes on automobile 'Lemon Laws.' Also available are links to State Motor Vehicle Licensing sites, allowing you to renew online your license and tags, etc. 
Air Traffic Control System Command Center Get real-time info about delays in flight departures and arrivals around the country through the Air Traffic Control System Command Center. A clickable map makes finding your airport a one-click process. 
All-in-One Search Page All-in-One is the Internet's original metasearch page. Over 500 of the best engines, indexes, directories and catalogs in one place. 
AlterNet: Top Stories Alternative News and Information 
AT&T City and Country Codes Calls placed from one country to another require country and city codes. Use site info to find any of these codes you'll need. 
CDC Travelers' Health Official U.S. government health recommendations for traveling. Provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 
Consumer Toolbox : Privacy Tips Understandingprivacy.org is the web home of the Privacy Leadership Initiative, a group of companies and organizations helping to make privacy simple for consumers and businesses through research and knowledge-building. 
Daily Fuel Gauge Report AAA's Daily Fuel Gauge Report is the most comprehensive retail gasoline survey available. Everyday over 60,000 self-serve stations are surveyed. Site presents average gasoline prices for hundreds of U.S. metropolitan areas. Statewide averages are also provided. 
Duncan Long's Search Engine Page Search site with many different searchengines and search tools. 
Eat Wild Eat Wild - The clearinghouse for information about pasture-based farming. 
Ebay.com The best online auction site. 
Electronic Privacy Information Center The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) focuses public attention on emerging civil liberties, privacy, First Amendmen issues and works to promote the Public Voice in decisions concerning the future of the Internet. 
Family Time Your FREE Organizing Tools at FamilyTime.com FamilyTime helps you to organize your life so you have more time to spend with your family. Lists, Calendars, recipes, menu plans, and helpful articles help you better manage your household. 
Farmers' Almanac Weather Forecasts Since 1818, the Farmers Almanac has been one of North America's oldest and most treasured of all publications. You'll find weather, forecasts, gardening information, plus helpful hints for around the home, and so much more on our Web site. 
FCIC National Contact Center - Federal Toll-free Numbers The Federal Consumer Information Center gives answers to your questions about the federal government and about everyday consumer issues. It's the help desk for everyday life - get the answers you can trust. 
Household Products Database: Health and Safety Information on Household Products Household Products Database: Health and Safety Information on Household Products.  
HowStuffWorks - Learn how Everything Works! The index to over 1000 fantastic 'How Stuff Works' articles! 
Kelley Blue Book - Bluebook Car Prices FREE Blue-Book retail or trade-in value report on your used vehicle. Kelly features prices on used cars, trucks, street and dirt bikes, ATVs, scooters, mopeds and sidecars, personal watercraft and snowmobiles. Free new car pricing reports. 
Lemonlawamerica.com A national resource for consumers with defective motor vehicles, featuring current lemon law statutes for all fifty states, and links to the top lemon law attorneys in each state. 
National Geographic MapMachine--online atlas, street maps Locate nearly any place on Earth, find country facts, and search and print historical, weather, and population maps, and more with our dynamic atlas. 
Old Farmer?s Almanac The Old Farmer?s Almanac is America's oldest source of weather, folklore, gardening and other information. 
Search Systems - Largest Free Public Records Database Collection The internet's largest collection of free public records databases,Search for free, public property, Federal, State, Local, national, U.S.GOVERNMENT, Tax, geneaology, court, social security, Estates, judgments, probation, laws, civil suit, court. 
SOAR: Searchable Online Archive of Recipes Browse or search an archive of over 30,000 recipes collected from a wide variety of Usenet newsgroups and mailing lists. Includes a wide variety of ethnic foods, and many recipes for those on restricted diets such as diabetic or fat-free diets. 
The Free Site TheFreeSite.com offers the Web's largest collection of freebies. Their free stuff listings are the most complete on the Net. 
ValuPage ValuPage offers free coupons, rebates,recipes and samples from leading brand manufacturers. The offers change weekly, are free to consumers, and are good at supermarkets throughout the country. 
World Press Review - World News from World Newspapers Your guide to the international press, featuring translations from thousands of newspapers in more than 20 languages. 
Your Portal For Useless Facts Your Portal For Useless Facts, Strange Facts, Weird Facts, Bizarre Facts, Brain Teasers, Stupid People Stories, Greeting Cards, Interesting Facts! 
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Research: Links to sites which enable to research various topics.
This SubCategory of Links last updated on 01/11/2006

Adherents.com: Religion Statistics Geography, Church Statistics Adherents.com is a growing collection of church membership and religion adherent statistics. Over 40,000 statistics for over 4,200 faith groups from all major and most minor religions, listing number of adherents, number of congregations, and number of countries. Includes both world totals and regional/country breakdowns. 
Anybirthday.com Birthdate Search Engine 
Behind the Name - the Etymology and History of First Names The meaning and history of first names. 
CensusScope: Census 2000 Data, Charts, Maps, and Rankings This site is an easy-to-use tool for investigating U.S. demographic trends using census 2000 data, brought to you by the Social Science Data Analysis Network at the University of Michigan. Features include: 'Segregation Date for Metros and Cities,' 'Educational Attainment,' 'Ancestry & Ethnicity,' Employment, Occupation, and Industry, and much more. Highlight is fascinating set of demographic maps. 
EdTrust - College Results Online College Results Online allows you to:
Examine overall graduation rates and see how those rates have changed over time.
Learn about universities' records graduating diverse groups of students.
Compare the graduation rates of similar institutions - colleges and universities that share many characteristics and serve similar student populations.
Our information is drawn from the nations' most comprehensive database of institution graduation rates, U.S. Department of Education's Graduation Rates Survey.  
Find Your Unclaimed Property Database of unclaimed money and property. State specific, easy to use. Find Your unclaimed money. 
FindArticles.com Search articles for free at FindArticles.com, a searchable online archive of quality magazine and journal content. 
FreeDemographics.com FreeDemographics.com is the premiere on-line source for Free U.S. Census data. This site is brought to you by SRC, LLC, the leading provider of customized micromarketing solutions. 
GUIDE TO LAW ONLINE: U.S. States and Associated Jurisdictions The Guide to Law Online is an annotated compendium of sources accessible through the Internet. Links provide access to primary documents, legal commentary, and general government information about specific jurisdictions and topics. 
Mumford Center Census Data and Analysis Pages This site by the Lewis Mumford Center for Comparative Urban and Regional Research, presents a wealth of information, particularly on issues related to segregation and the status of minorities. You'll find data for the entire population, for children, for specific groups, like the Hispanic population, Asians, and school segregation. It also has particularly interesting data showing how home ownership varies from one racial/ethnic group to another, for metropolitan regions, and for the central city and the suburbs. The center also has computed dissimilarity indices and exposure indices for metropolitan areas that indicate the degrees of segregation and isolation of particular racial and ethnic groups. 
N C H S - Where to Write home page This site from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention provides addresses and price information for obtaining vital records from all 50 states as well as Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Canal Zone. How to Obtain Birth, Death, Marriage, and Divorce Certificates. 
NationMaster.com - Where Stats Come Alive! A massive central data source and a handy way to graphically compare nations. NationMaster is a vast compilation of data from such sources as the CIA World Factbook, UN, and OECD.  
Refdesk.com refdesk.com: Best Source for Facts on the Net 
Religion | BBC World Service The World's Religions: increase your understanding by reading and hearing about different religions from around the world.  
Statistical Resources Extensive list of links to many kinds of statistical data on the Internet, indexed in categories from Abortion to World-Villiage. Also available is an Experimental Statisics Database with categories from Agriculture to Weather. This resource is part of the University of Michigan Documents Center. 
The Harper's Index (Harpers.org) Each month, the Harper's Index provides a statistical snapshot of the world's economic, political, and cultural climate. The Harper's Index is published to Harpers.org one month after print publication.  
The WWW Virtual Library The WWW Virtual Library (VL) is the oldest catalogue of the Web, started by Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of HTML and of the Web itself, in 1991 at CERN in Geneva. Unlike commercial catalogues, it is run by a loose confederation of volunteers, who compile pages of key links for particular areas in which they are expert; even though it isn't the biggest index of the Web, the VL pages are widely recognised as being amongst the highest-quality guides to particular sections of the Web.  
Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) Comprehensive non-partisan site with easily accessible statistics on federal law enforcement, staffing and spending. Data on federal employees, spending, prosecutions, sentencing, staffing, etc.  
TranStats HomePage This site by the U.S. Department of Transportation is a resource for transportation researchers and analysts, aimed at providing ?one stop shopping? for transportation data. Studies include Airport Congestion, Highway Traffic Safety, Recreational Boating Accidents, and much more. 
Tsunami Tsunami is an extensive directory of quality web sites that has been on the Internet since1995. Tsunami features a variety of selected hyper-links to topicrelated Internet resources. 
Urban Legends Reference Pages The definitive Internet reference source for urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation. 
UT Library Online - Perry-Casta?eda Map Collection - Maps on Other Web Sites Map Collection, Maps on Other Web Sites 
Vital Records List Information on where to get a copy of your birth certificate, including address, telephone number and fee. 
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