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internet resources A-D
A Selected List of Web resources arranged alphabetically
by subject:
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Agriculture
[Animals][Antiques]
[Arts and Crafts][Automobiles]
[Books/Bookstores Online]
[Business][Community Affairs, Jennings
County, Ind.]
[Computers][Consumer Affairs]
[Countries/States]
[Criminal Justice][
Customs/Calendars/Holidays]
Agweb.com for agricultural information: weather, news,
markets, crop information, weekly perspectives, daily communications.
Indiana Soybean Board.com has all kinds of
of information for soybean growers.
United States National Agricultural Library has "global
information for agriculture" and contains Agricola, a catalog and database, services and
programs of the NAL, AgNIC, a portal to agriculture information, and Ag Events Calendar.
Purdue School of Agriculture has
information on the soybean rust problem.
StopSoybeanRust.com has free updates about soybean rust
by email ; site is brought to viewer by Dealer and Applicator, Successful Farming
magazines, sponsored by Bayer and Crop Science.
United Soybean Board has information for producers, the
general public, the media, and internal (those associated with the soybean checkoff.
United States Dept. of Agriculture has a searchbox used for
searching particular topics, i.e. soybean rust.
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Animals
[Agriculture][Antiques]
[Arts and Crafts][Automobiles]
[Books/Bookstores Online]
[Business][Community Affairs, Jennings
County, Ind.]
[Computers][Consumer Affairs]
[Countries/States]
[Criminal Justice][
Customs/Calendars/Holidays]
American Veterinarian Medical
Association Pet care, pet selection, pet safety.
Net Vet: Veterinary
ResourcesAnimal science publications, veterinarian listings,
veterinarian careers.
Sea World Visiting Sea World, animal
facts, grade-specific lessons for schoolchildren, live action
shots of sharks and penguins.
Tree of life from University
of Arizona Organisms on earth, with their history and
characteristics, linked together in "evolutionary tree".
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Antiques
[Animals]
[Agriculture]
[Automobiles][Books/Bookstores Online]
[Business][Community Affairs, Jennings Co.,
Ind.]
[Computers]
[Consumer Affairs][Countries/
States][Criminal Justice][
Customs/Calendars/Holidays][To top of page]
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Kovels.com is an antiques and collectibles reference
site. Has prices, markets, sources, fakes and experts analysis, and answers to a collector's
questions.
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Arts and Crafts
[Agriculture][Animals]
[Antiques]
[Automobiles][Books/Bookstores Online]
[Business][Community Affairs, Jennings Co.,
Ind.]
[Computers]
[Consumer Affairs][Countries/
States][Criminal Justice][
Customs/Calendars/Holidays][To top of page]
[To bottom]
Learn2.com has handy information
on how to do various crafts and other projects.
Yahoo!Arts and Crafts
has an extensive section on many different crafts;
includes a directory of suppliers.
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Automobiles
[Agriculture][Animals]
[Antiques][Arts and Crafts]
[Books/Bookstores Online][Business]
[Community Affairs, Jennings County, Ind.]
[Computers][Consumer Affairs]
[Countries/States][Criminal
Justice][Customs/Calendars/Holidays]
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AutoSite-The Ultimate Automotive
Buyer's Guide as a product of the Automotive Information Center,
helps one research new and used cars and trucks. Fact sheets by make
and model include dealer invoice prices, features and specification,
recalls, photographs and shopping reports, side-by-side comparisons, and
picks in the new market. Information on repiars and maintenance
as well.
Car and Driver New Car Buying
Guide, the magazine's annual auto evaluation guide.
Car Connection aims to be a
one-stop site for automotive information; includes hot news,
controversial views, car reviews, and a variety of automotive
industry links.
Car Talk features Click & Clack
(the Tappet Brothers), a web site for humorous and helpful
car repair advice and information for purchasing; a tie-in to
the public radio program.
Edmund's Automobile Buyer's Guides
has new and used vehicle values. Includes road tests for cars and
trucks as well as rebate and incentive information. Use Carfax
vehicle history records for awareness of potential problems.
Fetchnow.com is an online marketplace for
automobiles, trucks, employment opportunities, general merchandise,
real estate to buy or lease. One-stop shopping.
Fuel Economy guide is a U.S Environmental
Protection Agency site which provides comparisons of fuel economy for
vehicles, tax incentives for clean-air vehicles, MPG, emmisions and safety
information for vehicles dating back to 1985, and more.
Kelley Blue Book New & Used
Car Price Reports is a classic auto/truck price guide,
easier to use on the web. Includes "Buy a New Car" online,
with lists of dealer and manufacturer sites.
The Race Net provides links
and a directory to auto sports web sites, including NASCAR, SCCA, and
IMSA. Race events are covered, including driver-written reports.
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Books/Bookstores
Online[Agriculture][Animals]
[Antiques][Automobiles]
[Business][Community Affairs, Jennings Co.,
Ind.]
[Computers]
[Consumer Affairs][Countries/
States][Criminal Justice][
Customs/Calendars/Holidays][To top of page]
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Advanced Book Exchangefor used books.
Alibris for new and used books.
Allbookstores.com.
Amazon.com for new and links to used books.
Barnes and Noble for new books.
Best Books Buy for price comparison search.
bibliomania.com is a literature site with free online literature
with more than 2000 classic texts. Has book notes, author biographies, book summaries, reference
books.
Bookbrowser.com is part of the Barnes and Noble site. Has
meet the writers, what is coming soon, what America is reading.
Books-A-Million.
Book Finder for price comparison search.
Bookstore.com.
Borders for new books.
Powell's Books.
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Business[Agriculture][Animals]
[Antiques]
[Arts and Crafts][Automobiles]
[Books/Bookstores Online]
[Community Affairs, Jennings County, Ind.]
[Computers][Consumer Affairs]
[Countries/States][Criminal
Justice][Customs/Calendars/Holidays]
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Business Owners Guide to State Government
for help in operating a business in Indiana. Covers business structure, establishing tax
accounts, additional employer responsiblities, licenses and permit issues.
Commerce Business Daily
CBDNet is the government's electronic verson of the CBD.
EDGAR Database EDGAR or
Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval System, has
filings by corporations to the Securities and Exchange Commission
that are available to the public. Filings before 1994 are not
included. Information filed electonically is usually posted on
EDGAR within 24 hours.
Indiana Business Research Center. "Extensive
resouces for data and analysis of economic and demographic information needed
by businesses, government, and non-profit organizations in Indiana and
throughout the nation."
I-Trade International Trade Resource
and Data Exchange provides information on NAFTA, funding
international business, finding business prospects and partners,
and international law. Click on Review Current Events and EIU
Business Briefings to find detailed economic information about
a country. Some of the information on this site is fee-based,
but the free information is comprehensive and current.
Small Business Administration
distributes data about business resources, government
legislation, disaster assistance, assets for sale, and financial
information for small business.
The Thomas Register of
American Manufactures can be used for searching for American
and Canadian companies, products and service classication headings,
and brand names. Search results can be limited by state or
detailed product descriptions. Use of this web page is free,
but it does require registration. Site also includes the
Food Industry Register and Register of European Manufacturers.
Universal Currency Convert lists
the latest exchange rates available from Xenon Laboratories
Incorporated.
U.S. Business Advisor under the
umbrella of the US Dept. of Commerce seeks to give businesses a
one-stop access to federal government information, services, and
transactions, fostering a better relationship between government
and business.
U.S. Export
Directory lists more than fifteen thousand listings of
companies in the U.S. that manufacture goods or services for
export. Search by company name, product, service, SIC code
and/or state. Searching the database is free, but there is a
cost to list one's business on the site.
Yahoo! Finance displays information on
public companies, including contact information, business
summaries, officer and employee information, sector and industry
classifications, business and earnings announcement summaries,
and financial statistics and ratios. Also has stock charts based
on historical data from Commodity Systems, Inc.
Community Affairs (Jennings, County,
Indiana.
[Agriculture][Animals]
[Antiques]
[Arts and Crafts][Books/Bookstores Online]
[Business]
[Computers][Consumer Affairs]
[Countries/States][Criminal
Justice][Customs/Calendars/Holidays]
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HomeTown Locator for Jennings
County Has information about Jennings County and surrounding areas.
Jennings County Chamber of Commerce has county
demographics, phone listings of government offices, schools, county organizations, etc.
Jennings County 4-H Fair sponsored by the Jennings County Fair Board
has fair dates and schedule, rental and advertising information, etc.
Jennings County Fair Queen Pageant. Past and
present fair queens all on one page.
Jennings County Youth Leadership under the umbrella of
United Way.
Jennings County Visitor Center site has information on festivals and events,
lodging and camping, attractions and bridges, dining and shopping, history and famous people of
Jennings County, and the Park Theatre.
North Vernon Police Dept. The official site of the NV Police Dept.
Park Theatre (North Vernon, IN) Check out the calendar
for upcoming events at the theater. (On the calendar you can set the month).
The Plain Dealer and Sun Newspaper (North Vernon, IN)
The Republic Newspaper (Columbus, IN)
St. Vincent Jennings
Hospital (North Vernon, Ind.) The official site of the hospital in Jennings County.
The Tribune Newspaper (Seymour, Ind.)
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Computers[Agriculture][Animals]
[Antiques]
[Arts and Crafts][Automobiles]
[Business][Community Affairs, Jennings
County, Ind.]
[Consumer Affairs]
[Countries/States][Criminal
Justice][Customs/Calendars/Holidays]
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How the internet works is
an understandable explanation of the organization and the
workings of the internet from the WhatIs website.
PC Webopedia can be used to search
for computer-related terms and acronyms, with links to tutorials
and webpages that discuss the terms.
Search engine watch
discusses how search engines work, has ratings of search
engines and tips for formulating a better search query.
WhatisEnter a computer word
or acronym for a discusssion of the term and its importance
to current technology, inlcuding cyberculture, graphic design
and web page creation.
ZD NET from Ziff-Davis publishers,
has regular articles about computers and technology, free
software, product reviews and online classes from "ZD
University."
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Consumer Affairs
[Agriculture][Animals]
[Antiques]
[Arts and Crafts][Automobiles]
[Books/Bookstores Online]
[Business][Community Affairs,
Jennings County, Ind.][Computers]
[Countries/States][Criminal
Justice][Customs/Calendars/Holidays]
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Better Business Bureau has news and
alerts, reports about charitable giving and online complaint
forms.
Consumer Information Center has a
guide to federal government sales and you can order a catalog online.
The Center helps federal agencies develop and distribute useful
information to the public. Has good links to unique information, such
as telephone slamming and it's harmful effects.
Consumer Price Index(CPI)
sponsored by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics provides a
means to compare current "market prices" with the same
purchases a month or year ago.
Fetchnow.com is an online marketplace for
automobiles, trucks, employment opportunities, general merchandise,
real estate to buy or lease. One-stop shopping.
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Countries
and States[Agriculture][Animals]
[Antiques]
[Arts and Crafts][Automobiles]
[Books/Bookstores Online][Business]
[Community Affairs, Jennings County, Ind.]
[Computers]
[Consumer Affairs][Criminal
Justice][Customs/Calendars/Holidays]
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50 U.S. States and Capitals has
information about the U.S.. Each state's page has links to other
sites, the state song text, pictures of the state flower
and bird, maps, parks, political representatives, etc.
Country Studies/
Area Handbooks is a continuing series of books prepared by
the Federal Research Divison of the Library of Congress under
the program of the same name sponsored by the Dept. of the Army.
One can search across all countries or combination of countries,
browse a table of contents for a specific country or read
the full text for any of the countries listed. Some information
is not-up-to-date, therefore check "Research Completed" date
at the beginning of each study or the "Data as of..." date at
the end of each section.
E-Conflict World Encyclopedia has
repackaged information from the World Factbook and other sources;
includes national anthems, flags, maps and news.
Political Resources on the
Net has political sites by country with links to parties,
organizations, governments, media and more from around the world.
Includes contitution information, elections and political
parties.
U.S.Gazetteer has
a searchable database by name or state abbreviation or 5 digit
ZIP code. Contains geographic information, maps and census
data.
World Factbook,
produced by the CIA, provides facts and statistics on more than
250 countries and other entities including population growth,
birth rate, death rate, net migration, life expectancy, ethnic
groups, economy, communications, transportation, and military.
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Criminal Justice
[Agriculture][Animals]
[Antiques]
[Arts and Crafts][Automobiles]
[Books/Bookstores Online][Business]
[Community Affairs, Jennings County, Ind.]
[Computers]
[Consumer Affairs][
Countries/States][Customs/Calendars/Holidays]
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Online Criminal Justice Degree Programs at
AcademicInfo.net An educational resource guide with links to programs
as well as links to many other resources.
Federal Bureau of Prisons lists names
and addresses of federal prisons.
Federal Bureau of Investigation has
information on major investigations, kidnappings and missing
persons, and crime statistics. Has career information...and
check out the FBI's "10 Most Wanted" photos.
Indiana Criminal Justice
Institute has information on drunk driving, capital sentencing, FEMA,
Indiana Police Corps, drug and crime control, traffic safety, victim services, public
information and education, sex & violent offender list. To access the offender
list, choose the links into the directory. (See next entry for instructions).
Indiana Criminal Justice
Institute--Sex & Violent Offender DirectoryChoose the link into it,
read the background info., click "yes" at bottom of page and choose
the option of seaching the directory on web or downloading the directory in
PDF format.
Justice Information Center, the
National Criminal Justice Reference Service, provides reports
and statistics on corrections, courts, crime prevention, criminal
justice statistics, drugs and crime, international justice,
juvenile justice, law enforcement, and victims.
The Police Officer's Internet
Directory is a policeman's Internet clearinghouse of links
to information on bomb squads, citizen adademies, community
policing, computer crime, D.A.R.E., firearms, gangs, hate groups,
investigating, K-9, narcotics, organized crime, and S.W.A.T.
Shielded
from Justice, a site of the Human Rights Watch, examines what
it calls obstacles to accountability for police abuse in fourteen
large cities, from Atlanta to Boston to San Francisco.
United states Drug Enforcement Agency
has information and statistics related to the Drug War.
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Customs,
calenders and holidays[Agriculture]
[Animals][Antiques]
[Arts and Crafts][Automobiles]
[Books/Bookstores Online][Business]
[Community Affairs, Jennings County, Ind.]
[Computers]
[Consumer Affairs][
Countries/States][Criminal Justic]
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Festivals.com, established by
Ryan-Shanklin, Ltd, a Seattle-based company, in which you
can search for happenings throughout the world, with basic
information about the even, and links to the happening if
it has one.
Farmer's Almanac includes
some of the great tidbits from the print version, including
weather predictions and the best time for activities each
month.
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