MPLIC Reference Highway

Home Affordable Modification Program

Philip — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:42:20 +0000

https://www.hmpadmin.com/portal/programs/hamp.jsp

There is an overview here of HAMP, a program created to help struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure. HAMP is administered by Fannie Mae.

MapLight : Revealing Money’s Influence on Politics

Philip — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:01:12 +0000

http://maplight.org/us-congress/organization

“MapLight is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, research organization that reveals money’s influence on politics. Elected officials collect large sums of money to run their campaigns, and they often pay back campaign contributors with special access and favorable laws. This common practice is contrary to the public interest, yet legal. MapLight connects data on campaign contributions, politicians, votes, industries, companies, and more to show patterns of influence that could never be seen before. ”–From the website.

63% of Publishers Plan eBook in 2012

Philip — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 19:26:46 +0000

http://www.mediabistro.com/ebooknewser/63-of-publishers-plan-ebook-in-2012-dcl-report_b19029

According to a survey done by the Data Conversion Laboratory, 63% of 411 publishers that were interviewed plan to publish a digital book in 2012 and 64% are interested in publishing non-fiction and technical digital content.

Crash Data

Philip — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:57:11 +0000

http://www.tn.gov/safety/stats/CrashData/default.shtml

From the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, there are extensive statistics on traffic fatalities and crashes in Tennessee here.

Author Yellow Pages

Philip — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 18:57:33 +0000

http://authoryellowpages.com/

“AuthorYellowPages.com is a searchable directory of author websites. After years of hearing from readers who wanted easy access to authors and their websites, The Book Report Network created this website where authors can list their Official and Publisher websites, as well as Fan and Press mentions that they want to share with their readers.”–From the website.

Historical Census Browser

Philip — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:31:33 +0000

http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/

“The data and terminology presented in the Historical Census Browser are drawn directly from historical volumes of the U.S. Census of Population and Housing.”–from the website. You can find historical data, going back to the 1790 census, from such categories as General Population, Literacy and Education, Ethnicity/Race/Place of Birth, and others. You cannot find information about individuals here.

Joseph Wu Origami Page

Philip — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 21:59:52 +0000

http://www.origami.as/home.html

Instructions here on how to fold many different types of origami figures.

Animal Diversity Web

Philip — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 21:57:29 +0000

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html

“Animal Diversity Web (ADW) is an online database of animal natural history, distribution, classification, and conservation biology at the University of Michigan.” –From the website.

Unsolicited Mail, Telemarketing and Email: Where to Go to “Just Say No”

Philip — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:55:41 +0000

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt063.shtm

Here from the Federal Trade Commission you can find out how to stop unwanted junk mail and how to block unwanted telemarketing telephone calls and emails.

American Civil War Collection at the Electronic Text Center

Philip — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:15:23 +0000

http://etext.virginia.edu/civilwar/

From the website: “The Electronic Text Center is home to a variety of primary source material on the American Civil War, including letters, diaries, and newspapers.”–From the website. Published by the University of Virginia Library.