• Speedtrap Registry - lists of speedtraps by State across US

• Road Construction -current list of road/highway construction across the US, state by state

• Astrodienst Atlas -find longitude, latitude, and time zone for cities/towns around the world

• How Far Is It? -calculate distances between cities around the world, also shows latitude & longitude positions

• MapQuest -good city maps for plotting your trip across town or across the US

• Get Directions -Rand McNally, enter your starting point and distination

• State Resources Center -many links to US State government offices

• FEDEX -package tracking

• UPS -package tracking

• iShip -use this site to find out the best way to ship a package, by weight, postal code, etc., estimates shipping cost, list of package trackers

• USPS Zip Code Lookup -United States Postal Service

• Movers Net -U.S. Postal Service's information on change of address, send in a change to this site.

• Area Code Lookup -AmeriCom long distance area decoder

• FoneFinder -telephone areacode lookup

• FirstGov -portal to 20,000 US Government websites, all in one place, organized by topics

• GovSearch -search for all government information, local, state & federal

• GPO Access -Superintendent of Documents, listing of documents and how to obtain them

• DOD Almanac -Department of Defense at a glance, organizations, money, people, and forces

• Genealogy Sites on the Internet -over 30,500 links in 90 categories, lots of information here

• Funerals: A Consumers Guide -rules and regulations from the Federal Trade Commission, including cremations

• Repositories of Primary Sources -web directory of manuscripts, books, archives, historical documents, and other holdings for serious research

• Social Security Administration -official site

• IRS - The Digital Daily -federal tax forms, instructions, publications, tax news and much more from the IRS

• TaxWire -today's US tax news

• TaxIssues -a very informative site for US tax information

• Nolo Press -self-help law center

• 'Lectric Law Library -law topics, legal terms for everyone

• Popular Law -law magazine for everyone, news and articles

• Everybody's Law Dictionary -plain english definitions

• Internet Law Journal -where the internet and the law converge, e-commerce, intellectual properties, litigations, and much more

• SmartMoney -market reports, smart investments, best buys, and more

• Junkbusters -how to stop junk e-mail, mail, telemarketers, and more

• The Buck Stops Here -search for all kinds of hoaxes with links to other Urban Legend sites

• Glossarist -a collection of glossaries on most any subject

• Research-It! -one-stop reference desk of dictionaries, thesaurus, acronyms, translators, and more

• The Acronym Finder -more than 49,000 acronyms and meanings

• OneLook -search for multiple definitions of a word from several online dictionaries

• xrefer -collection of reference works, encyclopedia, dictionaries, thesauri, quotations, and more

• Eyewitness Encyclopedia -40,000 pictures, 2 million words, great learning resource

• Encyclopedia Smithsonian -finding your way around the Smithsonian online, a-z

• HomeGlossary -dictionary of real estate terms

• Find Article -search for articles in over 300 online magazines and journals

• The Visual Thesaurus -stunning and fascinating site

• American English -differences between American and Britsh spelling, and usage of words

• The Exploding Dictionary -many dictionaries, cross referenced, including techno-jargon

• PseudoDictionary -words that you won't find in a dictionary

• Dictionary of Slang in the UK -many entries from A-Z

• Latin Sayings -collection of many sayings with English translations

• Sayings of a Prophet -Prophet Muhammed, Islamic values and traditions

• The Devil's Dictionary -humorous cynical interpretation of our language and culture (originally known as "the Cynic's Word Book")

• Word Fugitive -10 most wanted words, language & word usage

• Symbols.com -world's largest online encylopedia of graphic symbols, history, uses, and meanings

• On-Line English Grammar -reference for better grammar

• The Grammer Lady -tips on improving your grammer

• Dr. Grammer -helps improve your writing skills

• Sentence Diagrams -one way to learn English grammer, how to tutorial

• Vocabulary -improve your vocabulary with these games, puzzles, and more

• SpellWeb -not sure which spelling is right, enter the words and let the Web decide

• The Phase Finder -type in a word and it returns a list of phrases relative to that word

• Acronym Finder -look up 228,000 acronyms/abbreviations and their definitions

• Visual Thesaurus -to understand this site you will probably need to read the instructions, explores the sense of relationships within the English language

• The Foolish Dictionary -selected English words, their origin, meaning, legitimate and illegitimate use

• Idiomsite -origins of common sayings

• Cliche Site -large database of cliches, sayings, phrases, and figures of speech

• Writer's Block -creative reference for today's writers, tips, techniques, and more.

• Writers Write -writer's resources, articles on all types of writing

• HandSpeak -a practical sign language dictionary, animated signs

• Museum Network -33,000 museums, art, entertainment, history, science, sports, and more

• Philosophy in Cyberspace -over 2000 philosophy resources on the internet

• Yahoo People Search -white pages online search

• WhoWhere? -lookup for phone numbers and addresses, and more

• calculator.com -all kinds of calculators, scientific, time, currency, unit coverter, numeric

• Conversion Table - plain vanilla, large list of unit conversion tables

• Roman Numeral Conversion -convert Roman Numerals to our present numbering system

• Interactive Currency Table -generate a table of global currency values relative to any supported international currency

• Currency Converter -current values compared of 164 different currencies worldwide

• Mortgage 101 -resources for potential homebuyers

• RateNet -index of financial institutions with over 100,000 rates updated weekly, auto, mortgage, credit cards, and more

• CardTrack -low rate credit card survey, comsumer news

• Bankrate -helps find the best rates for auto loans, bankcards, mortgages, and more

• Consumer World -infomation on everything for the consumer

• Best Places -best places to live in the US, based on cost of living, schools, crime, climate, and other factors

• FinFacts -worldwide cost of living survey with many other interesting facts

• AmeriStats -US population data, marriage, growth, mortality and other data

• CensusScope -interesting facts from the 2000 Census in the US

• Crash Test -how safe is your automobile, current reports on all major models

• CARFAX -enter the VIN number of a vehicle and get its history

• Nasdaq -current stock market reports

• Kelly Blue Book -car pricing guide, Bluebook values

• Edmund's Automobile Buyer's Guide -pricing, reviews, tips, incentives and rebates

• AnyDay -today in history, famous people, religeous observances, holidays, and more

• Time and Date -customized clocks and calendars, downloads and more

• The World Clock -find the correct time around the world

• Directorate of Time -US Naval Observatory Time, all you want to know about time

• Encyclozine -illustrated encyclopedic portal for a wide range of topics, art, science, games, technology, webpage design, and much, much more

• Encyclopedia.com -search online

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