MPLIC Reference Highway

Useful Sites & Stuff

Life Stages–Nutrition.gov March 21, 2008

Filed under: All, Government, Health & Medicine — Philip @ 5:03 pm

http://www.nutrition.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=11&tax_level=1&tax_subject=395

Life Stages from Nutrition.gov “provides easy access to the best food and nutrition information from across the federal government” for infants, children, adolescents, men, women, and seniors.  Much good information on healthy eating and healthy nutrition for everyone.

 

Consumer Sites March 21, 2008

Filed under: All, Consumer Information, Government — Philip @ 1:14 pm

Some reminders about some important consumer sites:

Free Credit Reports

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/freereports/index.html

annualcreditreport.com is the ONLY authorized online source for you to get a free credit report under federal law.”

National Do Not Call Registry

https://www.donotcall.gov/

Tennessee Do Not Call Program

http://www2.state.tn.us/tra/nocall.htm

Federal Trade Commission Consumer Complaint Form

https://rn.ftc.gov/pls/dod/wsolcq$.startup?Z_ORG_CODE=PU01

State of Tennessee Consumer Affairs Division — File a Complaint

http://www.state.tn.us/consumer/ccp.html

State of Tennessee Consumer Affairs Division–Buyer Beware List

http://www.state.tn.us/consumer/documents/BuyerBeware.pdf

 

African American Sites in the Digital Collections of the Library of Congress March 21, 2008

Filed under: All, Art, Atlases & Maps, Black History, Business, Government, History, Literature — Philip @ 12:25 pm

http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/afam/afam-home.html

Materials, including images, pamphlets, letters, maps, and more, from the diverse Library of Congress digital collections,  on the contribubutions made by African Americans  to the arts, education, industry, literature, politics, and other areas are found on this site. 

 

OnGuard Online March 21, 2008

Filed under: All, Computers, Consumer Information, Government — Philip @ 11:17 am

http://onguardonline.gov/index.html

Maintained by the Federal Trade Commission, with signifigant contributions from other federal agencies, this site provides tips from the federal government and the technology industry to help people guard against Internet fraud, secure their computers, and protect their personal information.  Identity theft, phishing, wireless security, spam scams are among the topics covered.  There is also a link to where a complaint can be filed with the FTC about Identity Theft and other Internet-related problems.