Other Places

My Virtual Reference Desk
Bob Drudge has put together an encyclopedic collection of links to useful internet resources. Thousands of links are conveniently organized and categorized so that navigation is simple. Want to research ancient history, download some new internet software, use a thesaurus? Visit Bob's reference desk.

Project Vote Smart
This organization provides a wealth of facts on candidates & elected officials, including biographies, addresses, issue positions, voting records, and campaign finances. It also tracks the performance of Congress using clear descriptions of major bills and allows you to follow the status of legislation of interest to you.

Consumer Information Center
This site is maintained by the General Services Administration and contains a vast amount of useful consumer information, including full text versions of hundreds of consumer publications. Look at the latest Consumer Information Catalog. If you have bought a faulty product and find the manufacturer unresponsive, you may find help at this website.

Views of the Solar System
Views of the Solar System has been created as an educational tour of the solar system -- and it is certainly a "tour de force". According to the author it contains over 220 pages of information, over 950 high-resolution images and animations, and over 880 megabytes of data. An interesting surface feature of the planet Mars is presented on The Face on Mars page.

 

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