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| Links to
Interesting Sites |
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| The
National Cryptologic Museum Foundation |
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| INTERNET WEB SITES FOR SENIORS |
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Stan Hinden’s column, “Retirement Journal” (Washington Post,
March 19, 2000), discussed the use of computers and the Internet for
retirees. He included a listing of World Wide Web sites that seniors would
find useful or informative: |
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| Access America for Seniors www.seniors.gov
- Federal site providing consumer information. |
| Administration on Aging www.aoa.dhhs.gov
- Issues affecting older Americans. |
| American Association of Retired Persons -
www.aarpmagazine.org |
| Dept of Health and Human Services
www.os.dhhs.gov - Computer links to the Department’s agencies. |
| Elder Web www.elderweb.com -
Information for professionals and caregivers. |
| Elderhostel www.elderhostel.org -
Educational and travel programs for seniors. |
| Fedweek www.fedweek.com - Newsletter for
Federal Employees & Retirees |
| GenerationA www.generationa.com -
Sophisticated content on health, finance, travel, etc. |
| Health Care Financing Administration
www.hcfa.gov - Information on Medicare and Medicaid. |
| National Institutes of Health www.nih.gov -
Health information and links to other health institutes. |
| National Association of Retired Federal Employees
www.narfe.org -
Information for Retirees |
| SeniorCom www.senior.com - Health,
legal, financial, and other information. |
| SeniorNet www.seniornet.org -
Information on computer training for seniors. |
| SeniorSites www.seniorsites.com -
Information on nonprofit providers for senior services. |
| Seniors.com www.seniors.com - A variety
of information on senior topics. |
| Social Security Administration www.ssa.gov
- Social security and the services of the SSA. |
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| GOVERNMENT |
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Thrift Savings Plan -
www.tsp.gov |
| Travel - State Department Site
http://travel.state.gov/travel_warnings.html |
| Travel - CIA Site
www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/ |
| Travel - Library of Congress Site
www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html |
| Government - Congress -
http://congress.nw.dc.us/rollcall/ |
| Federal Administration on Aging
www.aoa.dhhs.gov |
| Medicare - www.medicare.gov
& My.Medicare.gov |
| OPM - www.opm.gov/retire |
| Senior site - www.seniors.gov
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| "One Stop Shopping" - www.firstgov.gov |
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Miscellaneous
Useful Links |
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Operation Welcome Home Maryland -
www.operationwelcomehomemd.org/ |
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The Volunteer Center -
www.VolunteerAnneArundel.org |
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SEARCH ENGINES
(Requires
downloading) |
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COPERNIC www.copernic.com Excellent
Multi Engine Search Program. Free. |
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FERRET SOFTWARE www.ferretsoft.com
Good Search Engine For Web Sites. Free. |
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Dave's Quick Search -
http://notesbydave.com/toolbar/ Super Toolbar search add-on. |
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SEARCH ENGINES
(Does not
require downloading) |
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| GOOGLE - www.google.com |
| ASK JEEVES - www.askjeeves.com |
| DOGPILE - www.dogpile.com
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| ALL THE WEB www.alltheweb.com
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| METOR - www.metor.com
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| KARNAK - www.karnak.com Requires Joining
the Service (Free) |
| Expert Central -
www.expertcentral.com "Experts help you find answers" Some requested
searches may require payment. |
| COMETWAY - www.cometway.com |
| SEARCHSHOTS - www.searchshots.com
Provides Thumbnail pictures of web sites. |
| Rumor Control/Verifications - www.urbanlegends.about.com |
| TURBO SEARCH - www.turbo10.com |
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MULTI-ENGINE SEARCH SYSTEMS |
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| iLor www.ilor.com |
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| MEGA SEARCH ENGINE DIRECTORIES |
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| Search Engine Watch -
http://searchenginewatch.internet.com |
| ANIOTA -
www.aniota.com/search.html |
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| PEOPLE SEARCH |
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| INFOSPACE - www.infospace.com |
| YAHOO - http://people.yahoo.com |
| SWITCHBOARD - www.switchboard.com
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