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A Selected List of Web resources arranged alphabetically by subject:

 Index A-G Index H-Z
Resources A-D Resources E-G Resources H-K Resources L-O Resources S Resources T-Z
[Parenting] [Parks] [People] [Performing Arts] [Personal Finance] [Poltics and Elections] [Religion] [Relocation]
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  • Parenting
    American Academy of Child and & Adolescent Psychiatry has concise fact sheets of interest to parents, teachers, and caregives in the Facts for Families section.
    Family.com features articles on parenting and family life. There are electronic bulletin boards for user interaction.
    Family Education Network, designed for families of school-aged children, emphasizes parent involvement in education.
    Kidsource Online has various parenting topics, forums, organizations, book reviews, and health and safety articles.
    National Network for Family Resilency has a section dedicated to grandparents in Intergenerational Connections, especially for those who are raising their grandchildren.
    Parent News, a site by Parent Magazine has articles, news, advice and tips, homework help and hints.
    Parent Soup features parenting resources, bulletin boards, chat and advice from the experts.
    Parent Time: The Resource for Kids 0 to 6 strives to be the definitive web resource for parents of children 0 to 6.
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  • Parks [National Parks] [Ind.State Parks and Reservoirs]
    National Parks
    National Park Service site has National Parks and Recreation Areas, how to preserve history in the parks and communities, nature and science in the Parks, and Interprestion and Education, a place for teachers and learners of all ages.
    US-National-Parks.Net. A non-governmental site which gives information on all the national parks for assistance in planning a vacation.

    State Parks and Reservoirs
    Indiana State Parks has a list of Indiana State Parks and Reservoirs in which information can be found for each park or reservoir.


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  • People
    AnyWho, an easy-to-use source for telephone numbers which includes a reverse directory.
    BigBook, an electronic yellow pages, maintained by GTE, including American and Canadian Businesses. You can refined searches by limiting distances from a central point.
    Biography.com has short biographies of famous people, from the A&E television network Biography series.
    Dead People Server is an irreverent database of somewhat famous people listing the date and cause of death. Dispels myths of celebrities widely thought to be dead, but still living.
    Fax Directory All Countries is a listing of fax directories, available by country, but not all countries are included.
    InforSpace Toll-Free Numbers can be used to search by business name, keyword, name of category or product.
    Switchboard.com lists people, businesses and email addresses. Type in your own name, and switchboard will introduce you to businesses around your area, along with maps and general information about your neighborhood.
    Telephone Directories on the Web provides linds to international yellow, white, business, email and fax directories. Not all countries are covered, and not all are translated into English, but this site provides many directories not found elsewhere.
    Who Where to find someone.
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  • Performing Arts [General] [Dance][Music] [Theater]
    General


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    Dance
    Dance Links is a regularly updated list of links to dance resources.

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    Music


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    Theater
    Dramatists Play Service has a catalog available online and information about award-winning plays.
    Interplay is an index to plays in collections and magazines not found in standard printed indexes. Both foreign language and English language plays are ` indexed.
    On Broadway has information about Broadway plays and musicals.
    Theatre Central has links to many theatre resources on the Internet. Lists Broadway, off Broadway, regional and national tours, London Awards, seating charts and celebrity information.
    Tony Awards is the official web site of the Tony Awards.

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  • Personal Finance
    American Stock Exchange (AMEX). View streaming video of the trading floor, check stocks, options and derivatives and learn about S & P Depositary Receipts.
    Big Charts contains a historical quotes tool. Type in a ticker symbol and a date. You will be given the closing price on that date and the split adjusted price for that date (As with any financial information, consult with your accountant or broker when using this data.)
    Check Free Investment Services. Enter the ticker symbol to check on a stock or check the current state of the market with the "Market Watch" feature.
    FinanCenter features calculators that help you figure the best financial path for buying insurance, planning retirement, paying off credit cards, buying a car, buying a home, and other financial activities and investments.
    Futures Online, sponsored by Futures Magazine, offers commodities and futures information.
    Insure.com: The Consumer Insurance Guide has the motto "We inform, You decide". Provides articles, ratings, contacts and general information about all types of insurance and companies that provide it.
    IRS is the home page for the Internal Revenue Service. Has tax forms and tax publications which may be downloaded.
    Money.com is Money Magazine's "Personal Finance Center".
    MorningStar is a live source of information on thousands of stocks and mutual funds, including news and articles. Morningstar will set up a personal portfolio for a fee but most of the information is free.
    Motley Fool offers information on stocks, retirement, handling debt, buying a house, and other issues of personal finance--all with a dash of humor.
    Mutual Fund Central is a good source for mutual fund information. It includes links to the major mutual fund company sites.
    NASDAQ Stock Exchange. You can enter ticker symbols to see quotes, performance information and Reuters news about stocks and mutual funds.
    New York Stock Exchange. View current stock quotes, historical financial timelines and information about market regulation. Click on Publications for online brochures and activities that educate suers about the market, including "The Exchange", a monthly newsletter.
    OADNDA is a site where you can calculate the exchange rate between 14 currencies, view the universal currency daily talbes, and view historical tables of currency exchanges.
    Stockmaster, a site where you can create a portfolio to track your favorite stocks or participate in message boards with ohter investors. Site also includes daily charts of the S & P 500, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and the NASDAQ.
    Universal Currency Converter will provide the latest exchange rates. Provided by Xenon Laboratories Incorporated.
    Wall Street Research Net has much of its information by subscription only, but click on "Research a Company" to find free government filings as well as homepages for American and Canadian businesses.
    Yahoo! Finance includes company news, financial information and stock quotes.
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  • Politics and Elections [State/Local Politics] [National Politics]
    State/Local Politics

    National Politics
    Center for Responsive Politics is a non-partisan, non-profit research group based in Washington, D.C. that specializes in the study of Congress and especially the role that money plays in elections and actions, including a 50-state status report on campaign finance electronic filing. Also includes information on "soft money" donations.
    Congressional Quarterly Freesites offers nonpartisan voter information on "Vote Watch", which provides news stories on congressional votes and a searchable database of members' individual votes. "American Voter" offers background information about members of the House and Senate, and "Rate-Your-Rep" allows you to compare your position on key congressional issues to those of your representative or senator.
    Federal Election Commission provides information on: federal elections, including U.S. Congressional primary dates and candidate filing deadlines for ballot access;
    Policy.com explores a variety of viewpoints on controversial issues such as assisted suicide or the legalization of marijuana. Also includes links to hundreds of think tanks.
    Project Vote Smartprovides for both national and state candidates: candidate biographies, campaign finance, issue positions, voting records, performance evaluations by special interests, campaign contributions, backgrounds, previous experience, and contact information. (available over a toll-free "Voter's Research Hotline.") From the Corvallis (Oregon) organization.
    Roll Call Votes and Member Voting Records from the Library of Congress, this page also has ratings of legislators which were determined by special interest groups.

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  • Religion
    Baha'ihas Baha'i resources on the internet from The Bahai'i Computer and Communation association. The summary included introductory material, Baha'i writings, information about interactive "IRC Firesides", various Baha'i mailing lists and newsgroups, and information about Baha'i organizations connected to the Internet.
    Bhagvat Gitaincludes the entire contents of the "Bhagavat Gita" in two formats (Acrobat and PostScript). Presented by Ms. Shashi Sathhaye and Dr. S. Mitra, professor in the Dept. of Sociology at Emory University, Atlanta, Ga.
    Bible Gateway allows keywork searching of the "Bible" in a variety of languages and versions, a service of the Gospel Communications Network.
    Buddhism offers links to Buddhist resources that are of an academic nature, as differentiated from resources representing a Buddhist organization. From DharmaNet International.
    Catholic Online is a large Roman Catholic information service.
    Electronic Bodhidharma is the cyberspace home of the International Research Institute for Zen Buddhism.
    Finding God in Cyberspace is a good place to start when looking for information about world religions. Dr. John Gresham's Oxford University site offers an annotated guide to electronic and print religious studies information with many links to a variety of religions, plus links to electronic religion texts, journals, and influential people in the world of religion.
    Greek Orthodox Christian Church offers news, icons, liturgy, scriptures and more. From The Orthodox Christian Foundation.
    Islam is an Islam homepage maintained by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Students' Organization at the University of Texas. An English translation of the "Qu'ran" is available.
    Judaism is a gateway sponsored by the Jewish Internet Consortium, providing access to FAQs about Judaism, links to Jewish Web Sites, even a directory of kosher restaurants. You can access the "Jewish Bible" by linking to ORTnet.
    Sikhsim has information provided at Fort Panth Khalsa. Sikh history and current events are available.
    Spirituality, Yoga, and Hinduism covers the diverse Hindu world. Includes Hindu gods, Sanskrit and Vedic literature, and a number of links to related information sites.
    Zoroastrianism, one of the world's oldest monotheistic religions, is presented on this site by the Stanford University Zoroastrian Group.
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  • Relocation
    Relocation Salary Locator will show you potential income and expenses in different parts of the country.
    VirtualRelocation links to helpful relocation information.
    Homes and Land is an electronic magazine of real estate for sale.
    City.Net offers information for cities and states nationwide.
    Rent.Net has a sample of the available rental listings across the United States.
    Relocation Central gives comprehensive relocation information and web links for major cities and regions in the United States.
    American School Directory is a directory of public and private schools nation-wide.
    State Search is a topical clearinghouse to state government information on the Internet, a service of the National Association of State Information Resource Executives.
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Last updated 1/14/04