Ready Reference Links @ MPL

Acronym Lookup http://www.ucc.ie/cgi-bin/acronym
Adoption: http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/
AGRICOLA (National Agricultural Library): http://agricola.nal.usda.gov/
AIER Cost of living Calculator: http://www.aier.org/colcalc.html
Airport Status (real time): http://www.fly.faa.gov/flyfaa/usmap.jsp
Air Travel Service Problems: http://airconsumer.ost.dot.gov/problems.htm
Alexander Kasser Theater: http://www.montclair.edu/kasser/
All Living Things http://www.discoverlife.org/nh/
AllRef.com http://www.allrefer.com/
Almanac On this Day from the New York Times: www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/index.html
America's Best Hospitals (US New and World Report): http://www.usnews.com/usnews/health/hosptl/tophosp.htm
American Dental Association http://www.ada.org/public
American Fisheries Society: http://afs.allenpress.com/afsonline/?request=search-simple
American Medical Association http://dbapps.ama-assn.org/aps/amahg.htm
American Memory Project from the Library of Congress http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
American Meteorological Society: http://ams.allenpress.com/amsonline/?request=search-simple
Amtrak: http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/HomePage
Anagrams http://www.wordsmith.org/anagram/index.html
Anywho (address lookup) http://www.anywho.com/
Architecture Great Buildings http://www.greatbuildings.com/
Art Artcyclopedia http://www.artcyclopedia.com/
Ask a Librarian (Library of Congress): http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/
Ask the Hospital Librarian: https://www.atlantichealth.org/secure/library/clip_form.htm
Astronomy http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/
Astronomy Picture of the Day: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov./apod/archivepix.html
Automobile Safety Information: http://www.hwysafety.org/

Barbeque Food Safety (US Dept. of Agriculture): http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Fact_Sheets/Barbecue_Food_Safety/index.asp
Back of the Box: http://www.backofthebox.com/
Baristanet: http://www.baristanet.com/
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids: http://bensguide.gpo.gov/
Better Business Bureau: http://www.bbb.org/
Biking in New Jersey: http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/commuter/bike/bikemaps.shtm
Bike Tour Maps (Dept. of Transportation): http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/commuter/bike/freeinfo.shtm
Biographical Dictionary http://www.s9.com/biography/
Birth, Marriage, Domestic Partnership or Death Certificate information (NJ State): http://www.state.nj.us/health/vital/vital.shtml
BugBios - Learn about insects: http://www.bugbios.com/
Building Big (PBS): http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/
Bureau of Labor Statistics: http://stats.bls.gov/
Business: Start a new business: http://www.state.nj.us/njbiz/s_step.shtml
Buying Medicines and Medical Products Online (US FDA): http://www.fda.gov/buyonline/

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Calendar http://www.calendarhome.com/tyc/
Car and Driver: http://www.caranddriver.com/default.asp
Car Talk: http://www.cartalk.com/
Cell Phone Facts (US FDA): http://www.fda.gov/cellphones/
Charity information: http://www.give.org/
Channel 34: http://www.to.montclair.nj.us/township/tv34.cfm
Child Abuse Hotline 1-800-4-http://www.childhelpusa.org/report_hotline.htm.
CIA World Factbook http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
Cities (Official City websites within the United States) http://officialcitysites.com/usa.php3?country=USA
Civil Rights: http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/
Cliche Finder: http://www.westegg.com/cliche/
Clearview Clairidge Cinema:
http://insp.areaconnect.com/_1_LMOUNF0KLCROT__areac.main/cinema/inc/theater.htm?op=hsidjoin&qk=299&otmpl=cinema/house-det.htm&hs_id=257&QC=Montclair&QS=NJ&QZ=
College Is Possible: http://www.collegeispossible.org/
Computer Virus Hoaxes: http://www.datafellows.com/virus-info/hoax/
Congressional Directory http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cdirectory/index.html
Consular Offices http://www.state.gov/s/cpr/rls/fco/
Consumers: http://www.consumersunion.org/
Conversions (Measurements) http://www.convert-me.com/en/
Consumer Price Index (CPI) http://woodrow.mpls.frb.fed.us/research/data/us/calc/
Consumer Search: http://www.consumersearch.com/www/
Consumer World: http://www.consumerworld.org/
Copyright Office: http://www.copyright.gov/
Cosmetics (US FDA): http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cos-toc.html
Currency Converter http://www.xe.com/ucc/

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Daylight Savings Time: http://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/daylight_time.html
DeCamp Bus Lines: http://www.decamp.com/
Diabetes (National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse): http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/overview/index.htm
Dictionaries http://www.yourdictionary.com/
DocFinder http://www.docboard.org/

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eHow -Clear instructions on how to do anything: http://www.ehow.com
Edmund's Automobile Buyer's Guide: http://www.edmunds.com/
Elements of Style for termpapers. http://www.bartleby.com/141/
EmbassyWorld http://www.embassyworld.com/
Encyclopedia (Columbia Bartleby) http://www.bartleby.com/65/
Endangered Species: http://endangered.fws.gov/
Essex County Clerk http:// www.essexclerk.com
Experimental Science Projects (Intermediate level):www.isd77.k12.mn.us/resources/cf/SciProjInter.html

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FCC - Phishing-Consumer Fraud: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/phishingalrt.htm
Federal Application for Federal School Aid (FAFSA): http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
Federal Benefits for Older Persons: http://www.state.nj.us/health/senior/federalbenefits/index.shtml
Federal Citizen Information Center: http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/
Federal Depository Libraries in New Jersey: http://www.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/modalldep.cgi?cmd+NJ
Federal Emergency Management Agency: http://www.fema.gov/
Federal Jobs: http://www.fedworld.gov/jobs/jobsearch.html
Federal Trade Commission for Consumers: http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/consumer.htm
Fedstats: The gateway to statistics from over 100 Federal Agencies: http://www.fedstats.gov/
Ferry (NY Waterway): http://www.nywaterway.com/commuter.html
Ferry (Port Authority of NY/NJ): http://www.panynj.gov/ferry/ferframe.HTM
Financial Information Page: http://www.finaid.org/
Find a job (NJ State): http://www.wnjpin.com/jobseeker.html
FirstGov Search (Search 30 million government web pages): http://www.fedworld.gov/firstgov.html
Food and Drug Administration: http://www.fda.gov/opacom/backgrounders/problem.html
Food and Nutrition Assistance: http://www.fns.usda.gov/fns/
Free Scholarship Searches: http://www.college-scholarships.com/free_scholarship_searches.htm
Fuel Economy Guide: http://www.fueleconomy.gov/

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Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association - ratings of gas appliances: http://www.gamanet.org/
Geographic Names Information System http://www.flags.net/index.php
Geological Time Scale http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/help/timeform.html
Get Net Wise: http://kids.getnetwise.org/safetyguide/
GotoMontclairNJ Business and Community Directory: http://www.gotomontclair.com/
Guide to Affordable Housing in NJ: http://www.nj.gov/dca/codes/affdhsgguide/index.shtml
Guinness Book of World Records http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/

Head Start: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/hsb/
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/hipaa/
Homeless Shelters in the US: http://www.gtii.com/members/lannin/shelters/us.htm
Hospitals - Compare (US Dept. of Health and Human Services): http://www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov/
Household Product Recalls - http://www.cpsc.gov/CPSCPUB/PREREL/category/household.html
How stuff works: http://www.howstuffworks.com/
How to Clean Anything: http://www.howtocleananything.com/
How to Lose and Manage Weight (US FDA): http://www.fda.gov/loseweight/

Identity Theft: http://www.bbbonline.org/idtheft/complaint.asp
Infoplease Homework Center: http://www.infoplease.com/homework/
Internet Fraud Complaint Center: http://www1.ifccfbi.gov/index.asp
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety: http://www.hwysafety.org/sr.htm
Insure Kids Now (US Dept. of Health and Human Services): http://www.insurekidsnow.gov/
Inventors Hall of Fame: http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/1_1_search.asp

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JerseyArts: http://www.jerseyarts.com/
Jersey Fresh (Pick your own, farmers markets, etc.): http://www.state.nj.us/jerseyfresh/
Jury Duty information: http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/juror.htm

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Kelley Blue Book: http://www.kbb.com/

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Lawoffice.com (From West's Legal Directory) http://lawyers.findlaw.com/
Lemon Law (automobiles): http://lemonlaw.bbb.org/
Library of Congress: http://www.loc.gov/
LIBWEB: Library Servers via WWW: http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Libweb/
Lives, the Biography Resource http://www.amillionlives.com/
Live Long, Live Well Walking Program (Seniors): http://www.state.nj.us/health/senior/walking/index.shtml
Living Wills (NJ Commission on Legal & Ethical Problems in the Delivery of Health Care): http://www.state.nj.us/health/ltc/advance_directives.pdf
Loan Calculator http://mortgages.interest.com/content/calc
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program(LIHEAP):http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dfd/liheap.html
Luna Stage: http://www.lunastage.org/

Mail order food safety (US Dept. of Agriculture): http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Frame/FrameRedirect.asp?main=http://www.fsis.usda.gov/oa/pubs/mailorder.htm
Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Locator: http://www.martindale.com/xp/Martindale/home.xml
Math Tables http://www.math2.org/
Medal of Honor Citations http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/moh1.htm
Medicare: http://www.medicare.gov/
Medicare Information: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicare/
Medicaid Information: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/
Medicare Prescription Drug Program: https://s044a90.ssa.gov/apps6a/i1020/main.html
Merck Manual http://www.merck.com/mmhe/index.html
Metric Conversion Chart http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/units.html
Minerals and Gemstones: http://www.minerals.net/
Minority Health: http://www.omhrc.gov/
Missing & Exploited Kids 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678): http://www.omhrc.gov/
Missing Money(database of unclaimed property records): http://missingmoney.com/
MOMS_Club_of_Bloomfield-Montclair( Yahoo site membership required):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Montclair_Conversations/
Montclair Business Improvement District: http://www.montclaircenter.com/
Montclair Churches: http://montclairnj.areaconnect.com/churches.htm
Montclair Economic Development Corporation: http://www.montclair-medc.org/
Montclair Times: http://www.montclairtimes.com/
Montclair_Conversations (Yahoo sitemembership required): http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Montclair_Conversations/
Montclair Historical Society: http://montclairhistorical.org/
Motor Vehicle offices: http://www.state.nj.us/mvc/facility_locations.html
MyPyramid.gov (Steps to a healthier you): http://www.mypyramid.gov/

NADA Guide: http://www.nadaguides.com/autohome2.aspx?Lnk=1&wSec=10&wPr=0&wPg=2111
National Archives: http://www.archives.gov/index.html
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/
National Child Care Information Center: http://nccic.org/
National Domestic Violence Hotline(800 799-7233): http://www.ndvh.org/
National Runaway Switchboard 1-800-RUNAWAY: http://www.nrscrisisline.org/
Newark Airport : http://www.panynj.gov/aviation/ewrframe.HTM
New Jersey: 101 Things to do in New Jersey: http://www.nj.gov/travel/101things.shtml
New Jersey Appalachian Trail : http://members.aol.com/visitnj
New Jersey Association of County Tax Boards http://www.njactb.org
New Jersey Coastal Heritage Route: http://www.nps.gov/neje/
New Jersey Courts online: http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/
New Jersey Dept. of Transportation Live Traffic Reports: http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/commuter/trafficinfo/
NJ Dept. of the Treasury: http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/index.html
New Jersey Division of Elections/Voter Registration: http://www.state.nj.us/lps/elections/electionshome.html
New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife: http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/
New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry: http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/
New Jersey Energy Assistance: http://www.state.nj.us/bpu/home/energyAssistance.shtml
New Jersey Family Care (low cost or no cost health insurance for uninsured kids):
http://www.njfamilycare.org/
New Jersey Fresh Farmer's Markets: http://www.state.nj.us/jerseyfresh/
New Jersey Governor: http://www.state.nj.us/governor/
New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority: http://www.hesaa.org/students/index.asp
NJ Jackals: http://www.jackals.com/
New Jersey Legislature: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/
New Jersey Library for the Blind and Handicapped: http://www.njlbh.org/index.htm
New Jersey Licensing/permits/certification: https://www6.state.nj.us/CEG_LCI/lciinquiry.jsp
New Jersey Lottery: http://www.state.nj.us/lottery/
New Jersey Online NJ.com: http://www.nj.com/
New Jersey Public Television and Radio: http://www.njn.net/
New Jersey State Benefits for Older Persons: http://www.state.nj.us/health/senior/benefits/index.shtml
New Jersey State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP): http://www.cms.hhs.gov/schip/
New Jersey State Employment and Training Commission: http://www.njsetc.net/
New Jersey State Library: http://www.njstatelib.org/NJ_Information/NJ_by_Topic/Libraries_in_NJ.php
New Jersey Telephone Assistance: http://www.state.nj.us/bpu/home/TelephoneAssistance.shtml
New Jersey Tenant Rights: http://www.nj.gov/dca/tenantrights.shtml
New Jersey Tourism Guide: http://www.nj.gov/travel/
New Jersey Travel Guide: http://njgin.state.nj.us/OIT_TravelGuide/events.jsp
New Jersey Travel Guide: http://njgin.state.nj.us/OIT_TravelGuide/index.jsp
New Jersey Transit Bus/Rail Schedule: http://www.njtransit.com/
New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial: http://www.njvvmf.org/
New York City Subway Maps: http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/nyct/maps/index.html
Newslink: Radio and television http://newslink.org/broad.html
Newspapers (U.S.): http://www.usnpl.com/
Newspapers (N.J.): http://www.usnpl.com/njnews.html
Nobel Prize http://nobelprize.org/
North Essex Chamber of Commerce (Montclar): http://www.northessexchamber.com/

Online Degrees: http://www.elearners.com/index.asp
Outdoor Eating Food Safety Tips (US FDA): http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fsdup107.html

Paper Mill Playhouse: http://www.papermill.org/papermill.html
Periodic Table of the Elements http://www.dayah.com/periodic/
Portraits of the Presidents: http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/travpres/index6.htm
Poverty.net (Facts from the World Bank): http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTPOVERTY/0,,menuPK:336998~pagePK:149018~piPK:149093~theSitePK:336992,00.html Presby Memorial Iris Gardens: http://www.state.nj.us/travel/virtual/gardens/presby.html
Producer Price Index: http://stats.bls.gov/ppi/home.htm

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Quotations (from Bartleby.com) http://www.bartleby.com/100/

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Recalls: http://www.recalls.gov/
Recalls (Food) (US Dept. of Agriculture): http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Fsis_Recalls/index.asp
Recalls, Market Withdrawals and Safety Alerts (US FDA): http://www.fda.gov/opacom/7alerts.html
Reminiscences of Montclair by Philip Doremus: http://www.rootsweb.com/~genepool/montcl.htm
RhymeZone (rhyme finder): http://www.rhymezone.com/
Ridesharing (NJ Dept. of Transportation): http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/commuter/rideshare/prlocate.shtm
Riptides: http://www.ripcurrents.noaa.gov/tips.shtml
Roberts Wellmont Theatre:
http://insp.areaconnect.com/_1_LMOUNF0KLCROT__areac.main/cinema/inc/theater.htm?op=hsidjoin&qk=299&otmpl=cinema/house-det.htm&hs_id=AAHPH&QC=Montclair&QS=NJ&QZ
Robert's Rules of Order http://www.constitution.org/rror/rror--00.htm
Rulers past and present: http://rulers.org/
Rules http://www.everyrule.com/

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Salary.com: http://www.salary.com/home/layoutscripts/homl_display.asp
SafeShopping.org: http://www.safeshopping.org/
Schoolwork.UGH! http://www.schoolwork.org/
Science Fair Home Page (ideas): http://www.cdli.ca/sciencefairs/
Science Fair Project Resource Guide: http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/projectguide/
Science Fair Projects (Discover.com): http://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/
Science.Gov: http://www.science.gov/
Social Security Administration: http://www.ssa.gov/SSA_Home.html
Sperling's Best Places: http://www.bestplaces.net/
Standard Industrial Code (SIC and NAICS) http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naicstab.htm
Studio Montclair: http://www.studiomontclair.org/
Sunrise and sunset for Montclair, NJ (Note: times are in Eastern Standard Time. When daylight time is in use, add one hour to the times listed in the table.): http://aa.usno.navy.mil/cgi-bin/aa_rstablew.pl
Sun and Moon Data for one day (Montclair): http://aa.usno.navy.mil/cgi-bin/aa_pap.pl
Supreme Court Decisions: http://www.fedworld.gov/supcourt/index.htm
Symbols http://www.symbols.com/
Synonyms http://vancouver-webpages.com/synonyms.html

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Taxes (Get your taxes done for free (Seniors, low/moderate income, persons with
disabiities and non-English speakers):
http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/index.html?vita_tce/tax4free.htm~mainFrame
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families: http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ofa/
The Straight Dope: http://www.straightdope.com/
Thesaurus http://thesaurus.reference.com/
Thomas Legislative Information: http://thomas.loc.gov/
Tickets - Pay a traffic/parking ticket online: http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/atswep/njmcdirectmain
Title IV School Codes: http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/fotw0506/fslookup.htm
Toy Safety: http://www.toysafety.net/
Trademarks and Patents http://www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm
Try Science.org: http://www.tryscience.org/
Twelve Miles West 12 Miles West: http://12mileswest.org/

Unclaimed Property: http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/unclaimsrch.htm
United States Legislative Branch: http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas2.html
Urban Legends: http://www.snopes.com/
U.S. Bills and Resolutions Search : http://thomas.loc.gov/home/search.html
U.S. Code: http://uscode.house.gov/search/criteria.php
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (Recalls): http://www.cpsc.gov/
US Dept. of Housing & Urban Development: http://www.hud.gov/faqs/faqrenting.cfm
U.S. Executive Branch (Library of Congress site): http://www.loc.gov/rr/news/fedgov.html
U.S. Economy at a Glance: http://stats.bls.gov/eag/eag.us.htm
U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA): http://www.faa.gov/
Flag US: http://www.usflag.org/
U.S. Food and Drug Administration: http://www.fda.gov/
U.S. Government Manual: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/gmanual/browse-gm-01.html
US Postal Service: http://www.usps.com/
U.S. Postal Service Postage Calculator: http://postcalc.usps.gov/
U.S. Retail Gasoline Prices:
http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/petroleum/data_publications/wrgp/mogas_home_page.html
U.S Television Websites http://www.gebbieinc.com/tvintro.htm

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Van Vleck House and Gardens: http://www.vanvleck.org/
Veg-Web recipes: http://vegweb.com/recipes/
Veterans Affairs: http://www.va.gov/
Veterans History Project: http://www.loc.gov/vets/stories/
Village Radio: http://www.villageradio.com/

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Watercooler: (Yahoo Groups membership required): http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MtcWatercooler/ Weather (Montclair, NJ):
http://tanzania.northjersey.com/cgi-bin/weather/hw3.cgi?config=&forecast=zandh&pands=Montclair%2C+NJ
Weather (National Weather Service): http://www.nws.noaa.gov/
Where to write for Vital Records: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/howto/w2w/w2welcom.htm
The White House: http://www.whitehouse.gov/
WINDandSEA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration): http://www.lib.noaa.gov/docs/wind/windandsea.html
Wi-Fi-Freespot Directgory - Wireless Internet: http://www.wififreespot.com/nj.html

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Zip Code Lookup http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/welcome.jsp