Useful Websites
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| + | www.mypyramidtracker.gov | ||
| + | MyPyramid Tracker is an online dietary and physical activity assessment tool that provides information on your diet quality and physical activity status. The Food Calories/Energy Balance feature automatically calculates your energy balance by subtracting the energy you expend from physical activity from your food calories/energy intake. Use of this tool helps you better understand your energy balance status and enhances the link between good nutrition and regular physical activity. Keep track of your energy balance history and view it up to one year. | ||
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===Women's health websites=== | ===Women's health websites=== | ||
http://www.whealth.org/links | http://www.whealth.org/links | ||
Revision as of 13:57, 13 July 2007
Atlases
http://www.socialexplorer.com/pub/maps/map3.aspx?&g=0 Visually analyze and understand the demography of the U.S. through the use of interactive maps and data reports. Based at Queens College.
Brooklyn Economic Development Corporation
This website was suggested by Business Library staff for quick access to info about Brooklyn. Click on the tab that says "Brooklyn." http://www.bedc.org/
Congressional Committees
To locate Congressional committees link to http://www.house.gov or http://www.senate.gov. Committee members are listed. Every legislator has a web site which will list his/her committee affiliations.
Guide for Filing a FOIA Request
http://www.bushsecrecy.org/PageIndex.cfm?ParentID=2&CategoryID=8&PagesID=34
Health
===Nutrition & exercise websites www.mypyramidtracker.gov MyPyramid Tracker is an online dietary and physical activity assessment tool that provides information on your diet quality and physical activity status. The Food Calories/Energy Balance feature automatically calculates your energy balance by subtracting the energy you expend from physical activity from your food calories/energy intake. Use of this tool helps you better understand your energy balance status and enhances the link between good nutrition and regular physical activity. Keep track of your energy balance history and view it up to one year.
Women's health websites
http://www.whealth.org/links Website has many links related to women's health issues
Government Grants
Great Article on Starting an Import/Export Business
http://www.entrepreneur.com/startingabusiness/businessideas/startupkits/article41846.html
Online Philosophy Encyclopedia
A short blurb from their website--"All entries and substantive updates are refereed by the members of a distinguished Editorial Board before they are made public. Consequently, our dynamic reference work maintains academic standards while evolving and adapting in response to new research."
Passports
http://www.travel.state.gov/passport Has all information related to obtaining, applying for, renewing passports. Including reporting lost or stolen passports, fees, online applications and downloadable applications.
Online Philosophy Encyclopedia
A short blurb from their website--"All entries and substantive updates are refereed by the members of a distinguished Editorial Board before they are made public. Consequently, our dynamic reference work maintains academic standards while evolving and adapting in response to new research." http://plato.stanford.edu/
Tree of Life Web Project
This is a peer reviewed collaborative project written by biologists. The pages are organized heirchically, using principles of cladistics. http://tolweb.org
Library Best Practices Wiki
http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Main_Page
