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The U.S. government's complete geographical handbook, featuring 267 full-color maps and flags of all nations. Each country profile tracks such demographics as population, ethnicity and literacy rates, as well as political, geographical and economic data.

"a nonpartisan, nonprofit "consumer advocate" for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. We monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases." A Project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center.

Providing information on record holders for a variety of feats and accomplishments

An A to Z keyword index of general, entertainment, and sports almanacs.

Definitions and examples of forty-five traditional rhetorical devices provided by the University of Kentucky Division of Classics.

Searchable database containing thousands of acronyms and abbreviations

Locate rhymes, synonyms, definitions, and more.

Includes online version of the 10th edition (1994) collegiate dictionary and thesaurus.

Use this site as a search engine for "more than 5 million words in more than 900 online dictionaries." You can define words, translate words, and find words by typing a pattern consisting of letters and the wildcards * and ? to retrieve a list of words matching your pattern. The asterisk (*) matches any number of letters or symbols. The question mark (?) matches exactly one letter or symbol.

1911 edition provided by the Gutenberg Project.

Find rhyming words with five types of rhymes: beginning, ending, first syllable, last syllable, and double.

Reference sources including dictionaries, encyclopedias, quotations and verse.

An encyclopedia of mythology, folklore, and legend.

Provides more than 17,000 short articles from the Concise Columbia Electronic Encylopedia, 3rd Edition.

Series of articles that explore the workings of electronics, computers, autos, finances, health, and scientific and social phenomena. Be advised: site contains numerous ads and pop-ups.

Off-campus use restricted to RCC community

Translate a single word, block of text, or Website. Thirteen languages represented.

Lessons in 30+ languages with sound files for pronunciation.

Dictionaries, translator forums and services, language courses, and chat.

Search engine that indexes dictionary sites from across the Web.

A mega-site with links to dictionaries for scores of languages, some very obscure. Also other language resources.

Searchable versions of several quotation dictionaries, as well as other reference and literature resources.

Features quotes collected by author and subject, discussion forums, quotes of the day, and random quotes.

From the Weather Channel

Provided by the Weather Underground. Includes special weather statements and warnings.

From the National Weather Service