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Ambrose Bierce
Contains links to WWW servers for accessing 1990 census data from tapes.
This site, a service of the United States Census, generates detailed maps of anywhere in the United States. Images are large and, because the service actually creates the maps while you wait, download times can be slow.
Search engine for retrieving state and local census information from the 1990 census.
Provides information about Betsy Ross, history of the U.S. flag, pictures of U.S. flags, and links to other flag-related sites. Also has instructions for cutting a five-pointed star in one snip.
Yes, this is the page where you can burn a virtual flag. This site provides information about the proposed Constitutional amendment on flag burning, information on the history of flag-burning, a legal definition of “flag,” and information on contacting members of Congress.
Provides flag etiquette, history of the U.S. flag, text of the Declaration of Independence, National Anthem, and Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. The Pledge is in English, German, and Spanish. Information about obtaining a flag that was flown over the U.S. Capitol. Links to other flag-related sites. Poetry, songs, and more about the flag.
Provides pictures of flags, primarily from the Netherlands and surrounding countries, plus a few African countries.
Information about how to become a member of the National Flag Foundation.
This site is in response to the Flag-Burning Page. One can add one’s name to a list of people that support the Constitutional amendment to outlaw flag burning. Also has links to other politics-related sites.
The interface is a bit clumsy, but the information is thorough. Here’s how it works: You want to know how many centimeters are in 10 meters. You find meters in the table, see that the conversion factor (or c.f.) is 100 (100 centimeters equal 1 meter), and multiply that number by 10. Ten meters equal 1000 centimeters.
This forms-based tool will convert values in a number of categories: acceleration, angle, area, current, force, inductance, mass, power, time, torque, velocity, volume, and many others.
Select from a list of measurement types that includes weight, volume, length, area, speed, pressure, temperature, circular measure, and time; the script will convert miles to kilometers, ounces to metric tons, and centuries to seconds.
This humorous page offers diagrams and instructions on how to tie a bow tie. Arguably the most noteworthy thing about the diagrams is that the man in the picture is clearly not tying his own tie.
Billing itself as the place to find information that you aren’t aware of not knowing about (as opposed to information that you don’t know, but you realize that you don’t know it—make sense?). Central Notice posts listings of product recalls, class action lawsuits, and missing children while also assisting with consumer problems and providing lists of holidays, both important and trivial.
With a browsable catalog, consumer news on topics like car- and home-buying and children’s health, lists of publications, and links to other consumer sites, the CIC’s site is another valuable consumer resource. For other consumer information, see “Consumer Issues,” earlier in this book.
This service of Knight-Ridder Information provides a searchable index to over 400 databases culled widely from sources such as automotive industry data; import/export trade statistics; pharmaceutical, biomedical, and healthcare information; and European news organizations.
Offering information about current and historical disasters, this site covers natural disasters, fires (both natural and manmade), and acts of terrorism.
Listing the final resting places for hundreds of celebrities and VIPs, this macabre site offers notable graves geographically or alphabetically, pictures of famous graves, and links to other tomb-related sites.
This excellent and extensive grouping of links to nonprofit sites offers a search engine that will locate almost any U.S. charity, provides links to home pages for nonprofit groups, and even offers a library of rankings of charities and a “Donor Defense Kit” to help separate the wheat from the chaff when charities contact you for donations.
Contains the phonetic alphabets in British English, American English, international English, international aviation English, Italian, and German and the Morse code equivalent for all letters plus some punctuation marks.
Translates typewritten Morse code (dots and dashes) into text and text into Morse code.
Download a copy of MRX from this Web site. MRX is a software program designed to provide training in Morse code. Software system requirements are DOS 4.0, 286 PC, sound card or PC Speaker, VGA monitor, and a joystick port.
This site bills itself as a “one-stop reference for all things Internet.” Although it is mainly a collection of links, it maintains a thorough and comprehensive database of references on a vast array of subjects.
In addition to offering a list of present winners, this official site presents a searchable database for past winners. Unfortunately, however, unlike the Nobel Prize Internet Archive, you cannot browse the list of winners or see biographical information about each winner. This site does, however, offer a bio of Alfred Nobel and discusses his motivations for founding the Prizes, in addition to explaining how Nobel Laureates are nominated and selected.
Listing both the 1997 Nobel Prize winners (announced in October) and all previous winners in every category, this site also links to biographical information about many of the winners. The interface is much easier to navigate than the Noble Foundation’s official site.
This morbidly fascinating page offers death hoaxes, in addition to the life spans of famous figures from literature, movies, music, politics, sciences, sports, radio and TV, and visual arts.
Carnegie Mellon University provides this list of links to dictionaries, Internet resources, geographical references, bibliographies, and legal and government resources.
Patrick Casey, an Associated Press reporter in Oklahoma, created this online catalog of reference materials for reporters on a deadline. Despite that, this is a valuable reference for anyone needing access to a wide variety of information.
This table-based site requires the use of either Netscape Navigator or Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. By using forms you can search through dictionaries and thesauri; find acronyms or quotations; translate words between English and French and English and Japanese; find maps, area codes, and 800 numbers; look up currency exchange rates and stock quotes; and even track packages through the United States Postal Service, UPS, and FedEx.
Net Scout Services publishes this weekly report (via email and the Web) cataloging new and newly discovered resources and tools available on the Internet. Aimed at researchers and educators, The Scout Report offers its archives on the Web for both browsing and searching.
Browsable list of the 1987 edition of the SIC index (latest available). List is arranged alphabetically by subject.
Lists the official meanings of the 10 codes used by police departments.
This information-rich site at the Purdue University Library provides references to many Web resources including the following: government documents, information technology, dictionaries and language reference, phone books and area codes, maps and travel information, science data, time and date information, and ZIP and postal codes.
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This page offers general guidelines for how much to tip in certain situations: restaurants, hotels, valet parking, train stations and airports, cruise ships, and the like.
The University of Toronto Library maintains this site, which offers lists of resources, at U of T and beyond, in academic fields ranging from African and Black Studies to Women’s Studies.
This site offers an estimate of the current world population at the time you access it.
This Web-based library offers hundreds of subjects in science, mathematics, art, literature, music, culture, museums, religion, spirituality, sports, finance, and transportation. Truly eclectic, some of its more unusual categories include beer and brewing, paranormal phenomena, roadkill (!), whale watching Web, and yeasts.
Searchable by city and/or state name for U.S. or Canadian area codes, or browsable by area code or state name. Returns area code and corresponding city/state. Area code links lead to a business look-up directory which is browsable by category or searchable by business name.
Browsable list of both domestic and international airlines with corresponding 800 numbers and links to Web sites if available.
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Input city, state, and/or country to receive the area or country code and AmeriCom rates. Input the area code, country code, AmeriCom per minute rate, and/or AmeriCom in state rate to receive the city, state, or country and the AmeriCom rates. Also has information about AmeriCom international business opportunities.
Browsable by category, or searchable by company name, city, state, and/or category. Also includes information about AT&T.
Searchable by business name, category, city, and/or state for a quick search. Search can also be narrowed by using the ZIP code, area code, street name, or map location. Search returns name, address, and telephone number of businesses matching search criteria. Option is available for seeing business locations on a map.
Search for businesses by city, state, business name, category, address, and/or ZIP code. Returns full address including ZIP+4 and telephone number for all businesses matching the search criteria. Also includes links to other world-wide telephone directories and Web search engines, business information for setting up Web sites, and advertising information for advertising at this BigYellow site.
Searchable by keyword and state. Returns businesses matching the search criteria and their corresponding 1-800 telephone numbers, up to a maximum of 100 businesses.
Searchable by state name, area code, city code, telephone number prefix, telephone number, or country code (for countries outside the United States). Returns city, state, area code, and/or telephone number prefix as applicable.
Provides technical support phone numbers for computer hardware and software. Enter the name of the company or the software, and the program returns all technical support telephone numbers (and bulletin board services if available) that match the search terms.
Browsable list of domestic, foreign, and shipping airlines with their 800 numbers. Provides links to airline Web sites where available.
Enter a phone number to receive all possible letter combinations for that phone number, or enter letters to receive the phone number corresponding to those letters. Also includes information about obtaining phonetic telephone numbers and an explanation for why calculator and telephone keypads are different.
Search for either businesses or people. For people searches, enter last name, first name, city, and/or state to return name, address, and phone number of all people matching the search criteria. For business searches, enter the company name, city, and/or state to return the name, address, and phone number of all businesses matching the search criteria. Registered users may also personalize and update their own listings.
Select country name from list, then type in company name. Returns list of companies and corresponding fax numbers. This address is for locating fax numbers for Asian and Pacific region countries.
U.S. and Canadian businesses are searchable by company name and state, phone number, or ZIP code. The white pages are searchable by name, phone number, or keyword. Searches return all entries matching the search criteria, up to a maximum of 100 returns. The white pages also contain search capabilities for locating email addresses of individuals. In addition to providing yellow and white pages searches, this site also allows businesses and individuals to create their own home page for this site and to update it at their convenience.
Searchable by heading keyword, company name, or brand name. Returns company name and phone number for all entries that match the search criteria.
Searchable by geographic area (city, state, county), company name, and/or heading keyword. Returns name, address, and phone number for all entries that match the search criteria.
Index is searchable by ZIP code or city name. Results returned include city, county, state, country, and ZIP code. Latitude, longitude, population, and elevation are returned if available. If more than one city matches the search criteria, then information on all matching cities is returned.
Searchable by company name, street address, city, state, and ZIP code. Returns closest matches along with ZIP+4 code. After information is returned, option is given to browse addresses in the same geographical location. Also includes list of state code abbreviations.
Includes information about stamp releases, pictures of stamps available, searchable index for ZIP+4 codes, state and address abbreviations, preferred addressing methods, size standards for mail, postage rates for both domestic and international mail delivery, history of the USPS, news releases, calendar of events, and other postal-related information. The business section of this Web site includes information both for the mailing needs of businesses and for the business needs of the USPS. Businesses wishing to sell products to the USPS will find a purchasing manual and information about selling products to the USPS at this Web site.
Input a five-digit ZIP code to obtain the name, address, and phone number of either the Congressional representative or Senators for that ZIP code. Search returns name, Washington office address, phone number, fax number, and email address (if available) of representative or Senator. A link to the representative’s or Senator’s home page is provided if available. Also includes a couple of links to other sites for Congressional information.