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Reference Links: Travel and Tourism
Sperling's Best Places
www.bestplaces.net
Compares various cities' crime rates, climate, cost of living and more.
ERSYS
www.ersys.com/index.htm
Using maps, charts, reports, and relevant links, Ersys covers over 2600
U.S. cities with detailed information on demographics, environmental
factors, economic indicators, housing stats, media (newspapers, television,
and radio), schools, transportation, local contacts, and much more!
STATES:
50states.com www.50states.com
Nearly 22,000 state-related web sites are linked from this directory.
Click on the folder of a state or U.S. Territory for a page of encyclopedic
information including a link to the official homepage. A second list of
directories includes over 3,000 local newspapers, colleges and universities,
and fast facts and trivia, all arranged by state.
MAPS:
Mapquest www.mapquest.com
A popular site for finding an address, Mapquest is an AOL property that
provides 300 million maps a month. Maps for street addresses, and driving
directions are available. Maps have a zoom function, can be re-centered on a
specific point, and printed.
LANGUAGES:
Foreign language translator
babelfish.altavista.digital.com
AltaVista provides the Babelfish translator that translates words,
phrases, and even web sites to and from English, Spanish, French, German,
Portuguese, Italian, and Russian. A block of text of up to 150 words or a
web site address can be entered for translation in separate search boxes. If
a web address is entered the site will be loaded in the language requested.
COUNTRIES:
World Factbook
www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
The Central Intelligence Agency provides concise information on the
geography, political system, economy, and population statistics of all
countries and territories. The oceans and Antarctica are also included with
summaries of their economic and political value. A separate listing of
Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of most foreign governments can also be
accessed.
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