Automotive, Life Skills and Home Economics
Resources
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- Automotive
- Smog Check Advisory
#1 and Smog
Check Advisory #2
- Recent and vital ongoing information for technicians
on California vehicle smog requirements.
- The Automotive Parts and
Accessories Association
- The site includes daily updates of AutoPoint, press releases,
market research statistics, newsletters and testimony. We also
wanted to locate and deliver through our site, key items of interest
to the aftermarket industry including links to federal agencies,
current exchange rates, international trade and news, travel
advisories and much more!
- Kelley Blue Book
- Pricing information on new and used cars is available
here. Find out the approximate value of your car for a trade
in!
- Automotive
Learning Online
- This program contains over one hundred illustrations
of the automobile with animations and thousands of descriptive
links. Automotive Learning On-line uses Java applets to show
images and select anatomy parts. Java support must be enabled
in your browser.
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- Family and Child Resources
- Preparing Your
Child for College
- A Resource Book for Parents - Second Edition - 1994.
It's never too early to think about college--about the benefits
of a college education and about ways to put college within reach
academically and financially. Throughout their school years,
students make academic and other decisions that affect whether
they will be eligible to enter college. You--working with others--can
help your child make these decisions wisely.
- National
Parent Information Network
- A resource center for parents, offering information related
to helping their children grow and learn. The purpose of NPIN
is to provide information and communications capabilities to
parents and those who work with parents.
- Facts
for Families"
- "Facts for Families" to educate parents and
families about psychiatric disorders affecting children and adolescents,
the Academy publishes these 46 information sheets which provide
concise and up-to-date material on issues such as the depressed
child, teen suicide, stepfamily problems and child sexual abuse.
Cited and recommended by such publications as Better Homes &
Gardens and USA Today.
- Fashion
Links
- Interesting collection of fashion related links from
NY Style Magazine
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- Finance and Related Resources
- Consumer Reports
Online
- Unbiased reports and information about products and services,
prepared by the Consumers' Union. "You'll find Consumer
Reports advice, ratings and recommendations, based on [their]
independent testing of consumer products and services. You'll
find no advertising on this site."
- The Better Business Bureau
- "The Better Business Bureau provides instant access
to business and consumer alerts as well as helpful resources.
Plus, you can file a complaint online and more." Includes
the latest consumer warnings and other news from the BBB, consumer
buying guides and business publications, and related information.
- U.S. Postal Service
- No crowds. No lines. And this post office is open 7 days
a week, 24 hours a day. If you need stamp information, want to
find out about mailing options, or look up ZIP Codes, you're
in the right place.
- Street
Cents Online
- This site is about your money -- how to get it and how
not to get ripped off when you spend it. Our young correspondents
from across Canada are always looking for what's a deal - and
what's not. This is where you can see what they've found out.
- Business
News and Services
- A gateway to a wide variety of resources related to operating
a business, as well as finance, investment and trade. Lots of
valuable connections are available.
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- Food
- Epicurious
- Described as "a Web site for everyone who grows,
raises or harvests, slices, dices or chops, roasts, bakes or
boils, brews, distills ­ or, of course, merely sits back
and enjoys the results."
- The
Burrito Page
- Said to be the "Worldwide Web Headquarters for Burrito
and Burrito-related information." Create your own burrito,
and receive some information in reply!
- Comida Mexicana
- Direct from Mexico, and in Spanish....
- Cuisine
Mexicana
- Lots and lots of recipes and information on the foods
of Mexico. Has links to other related resources and recipes for
Mexican food too.
- The
Chile-Heads home page
- Almost everything you might want to know about chile
peppers is here! Additions and updates are occurring constantly!
(From U.C. Davis)
- Chili
Recipes
- Chili is a hotly debated subject, with it's own body
of myth and folk lore. Everyone thinks their chili is the best,
and that's what this person feels makes it special. Here are
a few of his recipes.
- The Culinary Professional's
Resource Center
- These pages are intended to help professionals and students
in culinary arts use electronic services to locate information
and develop professional contacts.
- Electronic
Gourmet Guide
- The Electronic Gourmet Guide: A gourmet food site with
extensive information and full color graphics.
- Kosher
Express
- A collection of Kosher style recipes sent by Internet
users all over the world. If you have a recipe that you would
like to see included send it.
- Recipe
Archive Index
- Lots of recipes of all types! Provided by Amy Gale, of
New Zealand.
- Veggies
Unite!
- A searchable vegetarian cookbook (vegetarion, of course!)
Also has links to other items of interest.
- Whole Foods
Market Recipes
- Kitchen tested recipes (and more) from the Whole Foods
Market natural food store chain.
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