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Biographical
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ABCNews.com: Newsmaker Bios
Biographies of world leaders and other individuals currently in the
news. (http://abcnews.go.com/reference/bios/)
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Artist Biographies
Artist biographies are provided by Global Gallery, an online
source for fine art prints and posters.
(http://www.globalgallery.net/bios.html)
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Biographical Dictionary Contains over 27,000 entries,
searchable by name, keyword, and date.
(http://www.s9.com/biography/)
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Classical Net
- Composer Index Short online biographies, and lists of
works available on CD, are presented for the composers listed on
this site.
(http://www.classical.net/music/mstrindx.html)
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Congressional Biographical Dictionary Profiles of US
Congress members, 1774-present.
(http://bioguide.congress.gov/)
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First Ladies of
the United States Maintained by the National First
Ladies' Library in Canton, Ohio, this site includes not only short
biographies for each First Lady, but extensive bibliographies of
additional sources. Each entry also includes a portrait.
(http://firstladies.org/Bibliography.htm)
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Founding Fathers Who Signed the Declaration of Independence
Biographical sketches excerpted from the 1829 book, Lives of the
Signers of the Declaration of Independence.
(http://www.colonialhall.com/)
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National
Inventors Hall of Fame Includes an index of inventors as
well as an index of inventions. (http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/1_1_search.asp)
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Nobel
Foundation Lists all Nobel Laureates, with biographical
entries for each. (http://www.nobel.se/)
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Presidents of the United States Includes a short
biography, portrait, election results, & cabinet officers for all US
presidents from George Washington to the present day.
(http://www.ipl.org/ref/POTUS/)
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Rock & Roll
Hall of Fame Inductees Biographies of musicians inducted
into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, OH.
(http://www.rockhall.com/hof/currinductees.asp)
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Time
100: The Most Important People of the Twentieth Century
Time magazine's list of the most important people of the 20th
Century. Portraits and biographies are included for each entry.
(http://cgi.pathfinder.com/time/time100/index.html)
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Virtual Center, Science & Technology: Biographical Sources
An extensive list of links to sites containing information on people
in the sciences.
(http://echo.gmu.edu/center/searchall.php?DBN=echo&TBL=directory&KWD=biography)
Books
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Bestsellers,
1900-1995 (http://www.caderbooks.com/bestintro.html)
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Booklist
This site contains reviews from the American Library Association
(ALA) publication Booklist. The information is very current. There
are separate reviews of works for adults and youths, reviews of
audiovisual materials and reference books. Also includes best book
lists. (http://www.ala.org/ala/booklist/booklist.htm)
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BookPage
This site contains reviews, author information, and articles about
authors. The site includes a searchable archive of reviews for the
past two years of BookPage. (http://www.bookpage.com/)
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BookSense 76
Bi-monthly selection of new books from independent booksellers.
(http://www.booksense.com/bs76/index.jsp)
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Fiction-L
This site contains 30 reading lists prepared by librarians who are
members of the Fiction-L list -- an Internet discussion group
dealing with popular fiction. List topics include Christian fiction,
Humorous Mysteries, Fiction Set in Scandinavia, and many others.
(http://www.webrary.org/rs/FLbklistmenu.html)
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First Lines - A
Sort of Literary Test Collections of first lines, ranging
from children's books to Nobel Prize winners.
(http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/jad22/)
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Great Books Quiz
(http://www.brocku.ca/greatbooks/quiz.html)
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Washington Post Book Review
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/style/books/)
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What's Next: A
Guide to Books in Series
Database of adult
fiction in series. Searchable by author, title or series name from
the Kent (MI) District Library. Quick way to establish the order of
fiction in series. (http://www.kdl.org/libcat/whatsnext.asp)
Business
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General Resources
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Virginia State Corporation
Commission The State Corporation Commission is Virginia's
regulatory authority over many business and economic interests
in Virginia and is the state's central filing office for
corporations, limited partnerships, limited liability companies
and Uniform Commercial Code liens. The site contains basic
information about the SCC and provides links to many of its
Regulatory Divisions. (http://www.state.va.us/scc/)
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United States Department of
Commerce One of the roles of the DOC is to support the
development, gathering, and transmitting of information
essential to competitive business. This site provides access to
economic indicators and statistics and links to sites on
international trade, minority business, the
Patent and Trademark Office,
and more (http://www.doc.gov/)
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Business in Virginia
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Virginia Department of
Business Assistance The Department of Business Assistance
has divisions that offer programs for and assistance to business
and industry (http://www.dba.state.va.us/)
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Virginia Economic
Development Partnership Want to start and operate business
in Virginia? This site provides information on the state's
markets, infrastructure, utilites, environmental standards,
workforce, taxes and operating costs, incentives and resources,
and more. Also, links to other business and state sites.
(http://www.yesvirginia.org/) Try looking at
A
Virginia Guide: Establishing a Business
(http://www.yesvirginia.org/pdf/guides/Est.a.bus.pdf).
This publication will provide basic
information to help get your business started.
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Virginia
Small Business Assistance Program The SBAP is a
non-regulatory, voluntary program within the Department of
Environmental Quality. It offers small businesses free
technical assistance on how to comply with the Clean Air Act and
Virginia's air regulations.
(http://www.deq.state.va.us/osba/smallbiz.html)
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Company Information
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Annual Reports Close to 2,000 annual reports and other
financial information on publicly traded companies
(http://www.reportgallery.com/content/main_aak.htm)
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CorpTech Information on
private and public technology manufacturers and developers with
links to their web pages (http://www.corptech.com/)
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EDGAR Database of
Corporate Information Corporate information filed with the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission including 10-K
or 10-KSB annual reports (http://www.sec.gov/edgarhp.htm)
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Hoovers Online Proprietary
company and industry information and a business oriented
perspective on other topics such as money management, career
development, news, and business travel
(http://www.hoovers.com/)
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Finance and Investment
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Big Charts A service of
CBS's Marketwatch, Big Charts provides a wide range of
investment information, including
Historical Stock
Quotes. Historical data includes closing price, open, high,
low, volume, and a split adjustment factor.
(http://www.bigcharts.com/)
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Kiplingers Online Advice
on investments, retirement, borrowing, savings, taxes, and more
(http://www.kiplinger.com/)
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Small Business
Consumer
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1010PhoneRates.com
Which "10-10" plan is best for the types of calls you make? Are
there monthly charges or a minimum number of minutes billed per
call? (http://www.10-10PhoneRates.com/)
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Better Business Bureau
File a complaint or a compliment, or view the list of local
companies who have that have failed to resolve complaints brought to
them by the BBB. The national site also includes a listing of over
200 of the most asked about national charities.
(http://www.bbb.org/)
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Consumer
Law
From Nolo.com Legal Encyclopedia, this site describes your rights
when traveling, buying insurance and purchasing goods and services.
Also see their
Frequently Asked Questions about general consumer law.
(http://www.nolo.com/encyclopedia/ctim_ency.html)
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Consumer opt-out
services
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Consumer Search
Brief summaries of review articles from a variety of magazines such
as Sunset, Macworld, Outside, Martha Stewart
Living and more. (http://www.consumersearch.com/www/)
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Credit Reports:
Find out what's in your credit report from
any or all of the three major credit bureaus.
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TransUnion
http://www.transunion.com
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Experian
http://www.experian.com/consumer/index.html
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Equifax http://www.econsumer.equifax.com/equifax.app/Welcome/
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Epinions
Ratings from consumers and experts. Reviews are long enough to give
details about the products. Keep in mind that reviewers get paid
every time someone reads a review. Also includes articles and
buying guides for some types of products.
(http://www.epinions.com/)
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U.S. Consumer Gateway
News, recalls, information and warnings about a variety of consumer
topics from money to careers and education. (http://www.consumer.gov/)
Copyright
U.S. Copyright Office : Circular 1
Consequences of Copyright Violation Haverford College's guidelines for students.
Copyright Violation Guideline Carnegie Melon University guidelines for students.
Contemporary Issues
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America's War Against
Terrorism (http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/usterror.html)
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Economy
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Some of the BLS's most
frequently requested material can be accessed here under the
headings, "Data" and "Economy at a Glance." This page also includes
a list of online sources for statistics from other government
agencies (both U.S. & International). (http://stats.bls.gov/)
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Economic Report of the
President Current and several previous fiscal years'
federal budgets, plus spreadsheets, analyses, and historical
statistics. (http://w3.access.gpo.gov/eop/)
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EconData
Guide to regional economic data on the Web with over 400
annotated links to socioeconomic data sources arranged by
subject and provider of data.(http://econdata.net/)
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Election Issues
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League of Women Voters The
League of Women Voters provides extensive information on elections
at the state, local, and national level. (http://www.lwv.org)
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Media and Politics Politics in print, Television and
Internet
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Project Vote Smart The Vote
Smart Web page has extensive information on political candidates and
officials,. The site also contains a list of links to
U.S. Political Parties.
(http://www.vote-smart.org/)
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Family Issues
(http://lii.org/search/file/families)
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Guns and Violence
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Public Opinion Poll Question Database Online archive of public
opinion poll data from the 1960's to the present. A service of the
Howard W. Odum Institute for Research in Social Science at the
UNC.(http://www.irss.unc.edu/data_archive/pollsearch.html)
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Rights
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Social Security Online
Official home page of the Social Security Administration.
Forms such as the Application for a Social Security Card can be downloaded from
this page. (http://www.ssa.gov/)
Education
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Back To College
Resource center for re-entry and nontraditional students,
with lots of information about everything from choosing a
college to using academic reference materials. Financial aid,
foreign study, internships, online degrees, life experience
credit, counseling - it's all here. (http://www.back2college.com)
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College
Answer: The Planning for College Destination
Basic information on preparing for,
selecting, applying to, and paying for a college, with an emphasis
on financing & financial aid. Free registration allows access to
information on more than two million scholarships, and an "Award
Analyzer." Some fee-based. Available in English and Spanish.
(http://www.collegeanswer.com)
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Financial Aid link to page
of links with information on Virginia Financial Aid, Scholarship
Services and Loans.
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FinAid: Financial
Aid Information Page The smart student
guide to Financial Aid. (http://www.finaid.com)
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Scholarshiphelp.org
website explaining how college
funding works, the types of scholarships available, how to find them
and how to apply for them. (http://www.scholarshiphelp.org)
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Virginia
Education Network To provide citizens of
the Commonwealth with access to all education-related resources
located within state government. (http://www.ven.state.va.us)
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State Council of
Higher Education for Virginia (http://www.schev.edu)
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Virginia Community College System
VCCS provides
comprehensive higher education and
workforce training programs and services of superior quality that
are financially and geographically accessible and that meet
individual, business, and community needs of the Commonwealth.
(http://www.vccs.edu)
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Virginia
Mentor Your Online Source for Higher
Education.
(http://www.virginiamentor.org)
Employment
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Career Builder Want
ads for the most recent two weeks of 27 newspapers.
(http://www.careerpath.com)
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Career
Development Center Links to commercial job databases,
employer databases, professional societies, newsgroups, other online
indexes of job-search information, and more.
(http://www.rpi.edu/dept/cdc/homepage.html)
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Career Resource Center
Over 11,000 links to jobs, employers, and related resources.
(http://www.careers.org)
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Monster.com Search for jobs,
network with millions of people and get career advise. (http://www.monster.com)
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The Riley Guide,
another general employment directory of links, is updated frequently
and contains many links not found at other sites.
(http://www.dbm.com/jobguide)
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Virginia Employment Commission
This site accesses
Virginia's jobs database. (http://www.vec.state.va.us)
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Virginia View Vital
information for education and work
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Yahoo!
Employment Classifieds Search for jobs in 24 U.S. cities
and every state.(http://classifieds.yahoo.com/employment.html)
Homework Help
Online Writing Lab Purdue University's OWL (online Writing Lab)
Calculus.org:The Calculus Page Help for calculus students
Legal
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Martindale
Hubbell Lawyer Locator Find a lawyer by name, firm, location,
or area of practice or lawyers associated with a specific
corporation or government agency.
(http://www.martindale.com/locator/home.html)
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Nolo - Law for All Free
information on personal, consumer, and business law including estate
planning, marriage and divorce, landlord and tenant, debt, taxes,
and more. (http://www.nolo.com/)
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State Statutes by Topic State statutes organized by subjects
such as family law, health, insurance, labor, and more.
http://wwwsecure.law.cornell.edu/topics/state_statutes.html)
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Tenant/Landlord Issues An explanation of the Virginia
Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, from Fairfax County, which
contains useful advice for both tenants and landlords.
(http://166.94.9.135/dtcs/consserv/tenant/tenant_landlord_issues.htm)
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United States Code
Text of the statutes enacted by Congress,
searchable by title, section, popular name, or subject.
(http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/)
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United States Code
of Federal Regulations
Federal agency regulations found by keyword,
citation, and title/volume. Links to other federal law related
sites. (http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html)
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Virginia
Administrative Code
Virginia state agency rules searchable by subject or
Title/Agency. (http://leg1.state.va.us/000/srr.htm)
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Virginia Code
Compilation of state laws searchable by
subject, popular name, or Title/Chapter.
(http://leg1.state.va.us/000/src.htm)
Medical
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AMA Physician Select
On-Line Doctor Finder Provides an online physician directory of
basic professional information including over 690,000 doctors. Users
can search by physician name or medical specialty and can limit
search by city and state. (http://www.ama-assn.org/aps/amahg.htm9)
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Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention Highlights current disease information in the news.
Provides an alphabetical listing of health topics and also
traveler's health related information on specific destinations,
cruise ships, and air travel. http://www.cdc.gov)
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Health Finder Site
contains a health library covering a wide range of health and
wellness topics such as prevention, diseases, and alternative
medicine. (http://www.healthfinder.gov)
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Health Touch
Resource that brings together drug,
pharmacy and health information from a variety of sources.
(www.healthtouch.com/level1/menu.htm)
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Kids Health Health
information for parents, kids, and teens with separate age
appropriate contents. (www.kidshealth.org)
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Medline Plus
Searchable database including health topics, drug information,
medical dictionaries, directories of physicians, dentists, and
hospitals. Also, provides current health news and a link to
clinical trials. Users can view interactive health tutorials
covering a variety of diseases and medical tests.
(www.medlineplus.gov)
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Mental Health Net
Covers a wide range of mental health disorders and topics. One can
also view the latest news on various mental health topics. (http://www.mentalhelp.net)
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Merck Manual of Medical Information
Online version of the Merck Manual. Users can find information on
drugs, diseases, disorders, health issues, accidents, injuries, and
much more. (www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual_home/)
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National Center for Health
Statistics Find statistics on diseases, accidents, births,
deaths, and a variety of other information. (www.cdc.gov/nchs)
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National Institutes of Health
Provides links to consumer health publications, health topics,
research studies, drug information, and health literature
references. (www.health.nih.gov)
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Pub Med NLM's database contains
references to articles published in biomedical journals.
(www.pubmed.gov)
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Virginia Board of Medicine
Site allows users to obtain information on doctors of medicine,
osteopathic medicine, and podiatry.
(http://www.vahealthprovider.com)
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Virginia Department of Health
Users can find links to a variety of Virginia health resources and
departments and can link to the Virginia Center for Health
Statistics. (www.vdh.state.va.us)
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Virginia
Department of Health Professions Look up Virginia license
information on professionals in various health related fields
including dentistry, nursing, psychology and others. (www.dhp.state.va.us/medicine/default.htm)
Virginia and Local
Virginia
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Commonwealth of
Virginia: Official site for Virginia government - links to
Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General and all state agencies
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Lottery Of Virginia Current
lottery wins and winning numbers back to 1989. Other information
includes retailer locations and news items about lottery winners.
(http://www.valottery.com/ )
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U.S. Senators - Virginia Links to the web pages of Virginia's
U.S. senators.
(http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/U_S__States/Virginia/Government/Elected_and_Appointed_Officials/U_S__Senators/
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U.S. Representatives - Virginia Links to the web pages of
Virginia's U.S. representatives.
(http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/U_S__States/Virginia/Government/Elected_and_Appointed_Officials/U_S__Representatives/
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Virginia General Assembly
Retrieve information on bills and resolutions, standing committees,
and the state budget. Link to the web sites of both the House and
Senate and to each of the legislative agencies in Virginia.
(http://legis.state.va.us/ )
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Virginia
Statistical Abstracts From agriculture to wages, banking to
vital statistics, this site contains a wealth of statistical data
about Virginia.
(http://www.virginia.edu/coopercenter/vastat/)
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Who Are Your
Representatives?
To find your representatives, from the
president to local officials, all you need is your zip code. Link
to information about each representative's campaign finances, issue
positions, special interest groups, and voting record. (http://www.vote-smart.org/index.phtml)
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Virginia Is For Lovers This
site has everything you need to plan your Virginia vacation with
information on museums, gardens, theme parks and zoos, wineries and
breweries, conventions, the weather and much, much more.
(http://www.virginia.org )
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Virginia Museums
An alphabetical listing of museums with links to their web pages.
(http://www.vamuseums.org//museum_dir.asp )
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Virginia State Parks
Links to web pages of the state's parks.
(http://www.dcr.state.va.us/parks )
Local (The RCC
service Area)
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Essex County
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Gloucester County
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King and Queen
County
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King George County
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King William
County
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Lancaster
County
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Mathews County
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Middlesex County
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New Kent County
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Northumberland
County
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Richmond County
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Westmoreland County
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Middle Peninsula Planning District
Serving the Counties of: Essex, Gloucester, King and
Queen, King William, Mathews, and Middlesex. and the towns
of Tappahannock,
Urbanna, and
West Point
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Rappahannock Area
Development Commission
Serving
the Counties of:
Caroline,
King George,
Spotsylvania,
and Stafford.
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Northern Neck
Planning District
Serving the Counties of:
Lancaster,
Northumberland,
Richmond, and
Westmoreland.
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Richmond Regional
Planning District
Serving the Counties of:
Charles City,
Chesterfield,
Goochland,
Hanover,
Henrico,
New Kent, and
Powhatan
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