Automotive,
Life Skills and Home Economics Resources
Automotive
- Smog Check Advisory #1 and
Smog Check Advisory #2
- Recent and vital ongoing information for technicians on California
vehicle smog requirements.
- The Automotive Parts and Accessories
Association
- The site includes daily updates of AutoPoint, press releases, market
research statistics, newsletters and testimony. We also wanted to locate
and deliver through our site, key items of interest to the aftermarket
industry including links to federal agencies, current exchange rates,
international trade and news, travel advisories and much more!
- Kelley Blue Book
- Pricing information on new and used cars is available here. Find out
the approximate value of your car for a trade in!
- Automotive
Learning Online
- This program contains over one hundred illustrations of the
automobile with animations and thousands of descriptive links. Automotive
Learning On-line uses Java applets to show images and select anatomy
parts. Java support must be enabled in your browser.
Family and Child Resources
- Preparing Your Child for
College
- A Resource Book for Parents - Second Edition - 1994. It's never too
early to think about college--about the benefits of a college education
and about ways to put college within reach academically and financially.
Throughout their school years, students make academic and other decisions
that affect whether they will be eligible to enter college. You--working
with others--can help your child make these decisions wisely.
- National
Parent Information Network
- A resource center for parents, offering information related to
helping their children grow and learn. The purpose of NPIN is to provide
information and communications capabilities to parents and those who work
with parents.
- Facts
for Families"
- "Facts for Families" to educate parents and families about
psychiatric disorders affecting children and adolescents, the Academy
publishes these 46 information sheets which provide concise and
up-to-date material on issues such as the depressed child, teen suicide,
stepfamily problems and child sexual abuse. Cited and recommended by such
publications as Better Homes &
Gardens and USA Today.
- Fashion Links
- Interesting collection of fashion related links from NY Style Magazine
Finance and Related Resources
- Consumer Reports Online
- Unbiased reports and information about products and services,
prepared by the Consumers' Union. "You'll find Consumer Reports advice,
ratings and recommendations, based on [their] independent testing of
consumer products and services. You'll find no advertising on this
site."
- The Better Business Bureau
- "The Better Business Bureau provides instant access to business and
consumer alerts as well as helpful resources. Plus, you can file a
complaint online and more." Includes the latest consumer warnings and
other news from the BBB, consumer buying guides and business
publications, and related information.
- U.S. Postal Service
- No crowds. No lines. And this post office is open 7 days a week, 24
hours a day. If you need stamp information, want to find out about mailing
options, or look up ZIP Codes, you're in the right place.
- Street Cents Online
- This site is about your money -- how to get it and how not to get
ripped off when you spend it. Our young correspondents from across
Canada are always looking for what's a deal - and what's not. This is
where you can see what they've found out.
- Business News
and Services
- A gateway to a wide variety of resources related to operating a
business, as well as finance, investment and trade. Lots of valuable
connections are available.
Food
- Epicurious
- Described as
"a Web site for everyone who grows, raises or harvests, slices, dices or
chops, roasts, bakes or boils, brews, distills or, of course, merely
sits back and enjoys the results."
-
The Burrito Page
- Said to be the "Worldwide Web Headquarters for Burrito and
Burrito-related information." Create your own burrito, and receive some
information in reply!
-
Comida Mexicana
- Direct from Mexico, and in Spanish....
-
Cuisine Mexicana
- Lots and lots of recipes and information on the foods of Mexico. Has
links to other related resources and recipes for Mexican food too.
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The
Chile-Heads home page
- Almost everything you might want to know about chile peppers is
here! Additions and updates are occurring constantly! (From U.C. Davis)
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Chili
Recipes
- Chili is a hotly debated subject, with it's own body of myth and folk
lore. Everyone thinks their chili is the best, and that's what this
person feels makes it special. Here are a few of his recipes.
- The Culinary Professional's
Resource Center
- These pages are intended to help professionals and students in
culinary arts use electronic services to locate information and develop
professional contacts.
- Electronic Gourmet
Guide
- The Electronic Gourmet Guide: A gourmet food site with extensive
information and full color graphics.
- Kosher
Express
- A collection of Kosher style recipes sent by Internet
users all over the world. If you have a recipe that you would like to see
included send it.
-
Recipe Archive Index
- Lots of recipes of all types! Provided by Amy Gale, of New Zealand.
- Veggies Unite!
- A searchable vegetarian cookbook (vegetarion, of course!)
Also has links to other items of interest.
-
Whole Foods Market Recipes
- Kitchen tested recipes (and more) from the Whole Foods Market natural
food store chain.
- Return to Ramon Garza's Web Links Page..