Quick Reference
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Address and Telephone Directories
AnyWho.com - Yellow pages, white pages and reverse lookups
Census Tract Street Locator - FactFinder street locator.
Globaltelcom.org - International phone directories, dialing instructions, and country, area and city codes
GoTollFree - Toll free numbers by company name, product or service
Michigan Offender Tracking Information System (OTIS) - Information about offenders who are, or were, under the supervision of the Michigan Department of Corrections
Switchboard - Yellow pages and white pages by name, address, or phone number
United States Postal Service - Zip code lookup
WhitePages.com - Yellow pages, white pages, reverse lookup, area codes, and zip codes
Almanacs, Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online - Search the encyclopedia as well as magazines, Web sites, and videos. Includes dictionary and thesaurus, atlases, timelines, and other features, with a link to Britannica Online for Kids.
50states.com - Everything you need to know about the 50 states.
infoplease.com - All the knowledge you need. Includes almanacs, encyclopedias, thesaurus, dictionary, timelines, and current events.
The Old Farmer's Almanac - Weather forecasts, gardening information, astronomy, advice, full moon schedules, and more.
refdesk.com - From the latest news, to the top reference sources, tools and search engines, to Facts-At-A-Glance.
World Almanac - Desk Reference 317.3 W89 2008. An accurate source of information covering all subjects from the economy and business to astronomy, science, history, personalities, travel, health, consumer information, census, nations of the world, and sports.Available online through the FirstSearch Link.
Calculators, Conversions and Calendars
Calendar Home - A calendar for each year from 0001 through 10,000.
Calculator.com - Calculate percents, area, mortgage and loan figures, or convert Fahrenheit/Celsius, metric/US measurement, time zones, and currency exchanges. This site offers a variety of calculators to figure anything, anywhere.
Convert World - Over 35 conversion charts for everything from currency to shoe size to weight, in 25 different languages.
Currency Exchange - Get up-to-the-minute currency rates, or link to Forex Market, FXCM, for 24-hour online, real time currency trading.
Salary and Mortgage calculator - Relocating? Figure out how your salary measures up in a different city. Compare housing costs between towns and regions.
How-to Sites
How to Clean Anything - Cleaning tips for all types of materials. Suggestions for home, car, or boat. Learn how to do green cleaning.
How Stuff Works - Learn how things work, from cars to ocean currents to vitamins. Explanations are arranged by category.
Straight Dope - Should you not throw rice at weddings? Is it true a duck's quack won't echo? Answer your questions at the official internet home of Cecil Adams, world's smartest human being, and his famous syndicated column, The Straight Dope.
Typing Pal- Free basic typing course to improve keyboarding skills and tips to improve typing performance.
Quotations
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations - The online version of Bartlett's 10th edition, published in 1919. It contains over 11,000 searchable quotations.
Cool Quotes - Striving to be the best place on the internet to get good quotes. Includes a Quote of the Day feature and quote categories for searching.
My Quote Box - Store and share all your favorite quotes.
thinkexist.com - Over 300,000 quotations by over 20,000 authors. Search by topic, author, or birthday.
Time and Weather
AccuWeather.com - Bookmark your favorite locations for instant weather checks. Includes clickable maps, blogs, email alerts, and RadarPlus interactive weather display system.
National Weather Service - Get local and state forecasts, severe weather warnings, maps, and satellite images. Extensive coverage by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration includes educational information, outreach, and text messaging.
Time and Date - Official US time clock.
Greenwich Meantime - Current time in every time zone of the world.
