Relationship Terms - Sometimes, especially when working on your family history, it's handy to know how to describe your family relationships more exactly. This site helps you understand lesser known relationship terms such as 'second cousin' and 'first cousin, once removed.'
Atlas of United States Mortality - Released to the public on April 14, 1997, this atlas is the first to show all leading causes of death by race and sex for small U.S. geographic areas. The 18 causes of death included in this atlas account for 83 percent of all deaths in the United States during 1988-92.
Glossary of Real Estate - This site presents a dictionary of construction and real estate terminology with over 10,000 definitions. With defined terms ranging from basic to extremely specific, the resource is useful to homeowners, first time homebuyers, real estate investors, realtors, and construction professionals alike.
Obituary Daily Times - Search for over 4 million obituary death dates (full-text obits not included) from nearly 2,000 publications around the United States. Entries typically include name, age, city of residence, source of obit, and death date.
Annoyances.org - This site has a wealth of information, focusing on solving problems and eliminating annoyances with all modern versions of Microsoft Windows.
American Hospital Directory - This site provides on-line data for over 6,000 hospitals. The database of information is built from Medicare claims data, cost reports, and other public use files obtained from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS, formerly HCFA). The directory also includes AHA Annual Survey Data licensed from Health Forum, an American Hospital Association company.
Scorecard: Pollution Rankings - This site allow you to search a zip code to learn about environmental issues in your community. The site ranks and compares the pollution situation in areas across the US and also profiles 6,800 chemicals, making it easy to find out where they are used and how hazardous they are.
Veterinary Hospital Locator - Use this site to find a veterinary hospital near you or nearly anywhere you want to go. For example, if you are planning to move or travel with your pet, look up an American Animal Hospital Association accredited hospital near your destination so that you'll be prepared when your pet needs medical attention.
