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The Smart Student Guide to Financial Aid Financial aid information and resources pertaining to scholarships, loans, savings, military aid and other types of aid, as well as financial aid applications and calculators. Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) PHEAA serves millions of students and thousands of schools nationally through its state grant, guaranty, servicing, and financial aid processing systems. Free Management Library Complete, highly-integrated library for nonprofits and for-profits, covering 72 popular categories of topics, including leadership skills and systems thinking, starting and growing an organization, and related employment and legal information. The Urban Institute Developed by a nonpartisan economic and social policy research organization, this site provides information about community building, and policy briefs of interest to community leaders. Empowerment Zone This mega-site offers a wealth of information and ideas related to the theme of empowerment, and helping individuals and communities achieve self-actualization and full citizenship. System Dynamics/Systems Thinking Mega Link List One of the most complete listings of systems thinking and system dynamics sites around, containing more than 300 different links in educational and business contexts. Stop the Hate This collaborative web-based education campaign provides information and resources, to help spread this simple, yet powerful message, to be invloved, be informed and be a leader regarding tolerance and inclusiveness. Research It! Just one reference source of iTools, which contains easy-to-use reference materials and tools, such as dictionaries and thesaurus; word translation (in 188 languages) and web page translators; shipping and mailing tools (zip code finder, package tracking); maps, atlas and geographical search features; biographical and quotations search engines; IT encyclopedia and dictionary; legal dictionary; telephone directories; facts database; and more. Library of Congress Research Tools The Library of Congress offers a wide variety of online databases and Internet resources to the public via the Web, including its own online catalog; an easy-to-use gateway for searching other institutions' online catalogs; and extensive links to other resources on the Internet. Core Rules of Netiquette "Netiquette" is network etiquette--the dos and don'ts of online communication. Based on Virginia Shea's book, this site covers the basics of both common courtesy online and the informal "rules of the road" of cyberspace, and provides links to additional information about Internet etiquette. The 2008 Time 100 Polls Time Magazine profiles the world's most influential people who helped shape the past year in five fields of endeavor, including leaders, thinkers, heroes, artists, scientists and more. |