On my way back from Internship in Aug 1998 I stopped in Cairo.
State Department Intranet: WebGram, FasTrac,
- America.gov: replaced USINFO for information about the United
States
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FBIS: alternate link
- OMS Page | OMS (Hong Kong) | Blog: | Conferences | Help,
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Orientation and In-Processing Center:
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OSIS (Open Source Info System): COPs,
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RNet: Retiree Network AskRNet, e-mail

Bureaus/Offices and their services:
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Post Info: for bidding, etc.
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Intranet sites:
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Post Profiles:
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Post Reports:
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IVG:
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Baghdad:
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Telephone Directory:
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A: Administration Ask Admin;
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Directives Management (A/RPS/DIR): e-Forms;
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Employee Services Center (FS Lounge),
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Ethics:
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InfoAccess (A/RPS/IPS):
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Disposition Schedules:
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FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions
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Records Retirement:
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Cable Archive Requests: e-mail;
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Government Records: Briefing Book for Federal Officials:
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Logistics Management (LM):
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WebMove,
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It's Your Move,
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List Serves,
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Pouch,
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Office of Allowances: COLA, Danger, Hardship, Per Diem,
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Ralph J. Bunche Library: Newspapers Direct;
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Classifying Information;
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SMART;
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Mult-Media Services (MMS) (A/RPS/MMS): now maintained by
GPS (Global Publishing Solutions)
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resources,
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DoS Seals,
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Business Cards: Do-it-yourself,
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Message Preparation Guide,
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Telephone Directory,
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Key Officers,
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Organizational Telephone Directory:
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Alphabetical Employee Listing:
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Directory of Services:
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Country Offices:
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Field Offices:
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Liaison Offices:
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Security Contact List:
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AC:
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AID: Agency for International Development
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CA: Consular Affairs
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S/CSO:
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CT: Counter-Terrorism
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DRL:
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DS: Diplomatic Security
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Office of Computer Security: DS/SI/CS
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DTS-PO:
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EB:
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FSI: Foreign Service Institute
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BNET Online:
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FasTrac,
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Online Student Records: (Scheduled Training, Transcripts, Training
Plan),
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SAIT Distance Learning Program,
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Transition Center Electronic Post Boxes:
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Foreign Service Assignment Notebook: What Do I Do Now?:
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Mandatory Leadership and Management Training:  
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H:
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HR:
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HROnline: FSBid, Resume Builder, Employee Profile...
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ScoreCards: Now available on HROnline
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FS Statistics:
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CDA: Career Development
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Quick Phone List: for HR/CDA
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SOPs: Standard Operating Procedures for CDA
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FLO: Family Liaison Office
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IG:
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IO:
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IIP:
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INL: INCSR,
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IO:
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IRM:
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Blackberry Enterprise Server (BES):
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CSB: IRM/OPS/ITI/SI/CSB
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eScore:
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SWEET: discontinued 11/30/2006
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PASS,
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Telegrams/ WebGram (IRM/OPS/MSO),
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Skills Incentive Program (SIP),
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OpenNet Everywhere (ONE),
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Handbooks & Manuals,
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Outlook Web Access (OWA),
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FTP,
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Systems Integrity Division IRM/OPS/ITI/SI:
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Virus Incident Reponse Team (VIRT): IRM/OPS/ITI/SI/IIB/AV
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L:
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MED: Medical Clearances, Medical appointment request,
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Employee Consultation Service (ECS) M/DGHR/MED/ECS:
Columbia Plaza, Room H246, Washington, DC 20520-2256; 202-663-
1815,
e-mail;
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NP:
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OCR:
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OF:
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OFM,: Office of Foreign Missions,
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PM: Political-Military
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PRM:
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RM: Exchange Rates RM/F/IFS; - SA,
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S/ES:
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Crisis Management,
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InfoLink,
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Executive Trip Guidance,
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Executive Secretariat InfoLink,
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G\TIP: Trafficking in Persons
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VC:
Regional:
AF, EAP, EUR, NEA, WHA:

State Department Internet:
- Acronyms:
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AFSA: FS Journal, Address Change Form;
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AFSPA: Claim Form,
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Allowances, Office of:
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Biographies:
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Blogs:
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Daily Demarche (State Dept Republican Underground),
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The Diplomat's Wife,
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FS Husband,
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Kolodner Family,
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World Adventurers (FSO Mike in Seoul),
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Well, Let’s Talk About It! (Stephanie Tansey),
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Carlson Wagonlit: State Travel Agent
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Diplomatic Traffic:
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FBIS:
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Federal Long Term Care Insurance,
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Five and Ten Press:
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FLO: Family Liaison Office
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Unaccompanied Tours Support Form;
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Unaccompanied Tours, Resources to Get You Through:
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FSA FEDS:
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FSI Learning Center;
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Foreign Service Assignment Notebook: What Do I Do Now?:
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FOIA:
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Post Reports,
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Records Disposition Schedules,
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Logistics Management (LM):
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Oakwood: PCS Lodging Program; 703.488.6837, 1.888.998.3264,
fax 703.488.6820, e-mail:
lstevens@oakwood.com; then e-mail your HR
Technician here.
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Office of the Legal Adviser: Treaties in Force;
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Public Affairs:
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International Information Programs (IIP): now America.gov: U.S.
policy, society and values for foreign audiences
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Media Watch:
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InfoCentral:
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Post Info: Post Reports, List of Posts,
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RNet: e-mail,
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State Magazine:
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Treaties (Catalog of Congressional Documents): Treaties in Force
(2007);
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USAJobs apply here!
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HR, Training, Financial & Transfer and Travel; Voting:
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Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP): overseas
- Election Dates Calendar & State Election Info,
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State Procedures & Voting Assistance Guides,
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WebMove:
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YPro: State Department Young Professionals Society

U.S. Gov't:
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CDC: Centers for Disease Control
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CIA: Central Intelligence Agency
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DHS: Department of Homeland Security
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CIS:
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CBP: Customs and Border Protection
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US-Visit:
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DoD: Department of Defense
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DefenseLink,
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Army,
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Air Force,
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Coast Guard,
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Marine Corps,
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Navy,
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National Guard,
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FBI: Federal Bureau of Investigations
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FCC: Federal Communications Commission:
Obscenity/Indecency/Profanity;
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FDA: Food and Drug Administration
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FEMA: Federal Emergency Management Agency
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IRS: Internal Revenue Service
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GovSpot: US gov't, state gov't, Congress, gov't jobs and more
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House of Representatives: +1 (202) 225-3121
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OPM: Office of Personnel Management
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Senate:
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Supreme Court:
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USA.gov: formerly FirstGov.gov; U.S. government's official web portal;
1 (800) FED INFO (1-800-333-4636).
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USPS:  United States Postal Service
US State Governments: CA | NY |
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Texas:
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Comptroller of Public Accounts:
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Burnt Orange Report:
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Travis County Clerk:
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White House: President's Challenge, Tour,

Int' Gov'ts/Orgs:
- Embajada-Online:
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Embassy World:
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Governments on the WWW:
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United Nations:
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International Monetary Fund:
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World Bank:

Old Links:
-http://f1.pg.briefcase.yahoo.com/mangus112;
Briefcase Help;
My OMS class at FSI Nov 2000.
My Specialist Orientation Class Sep 2000.
This is me bungee jumping at Condesa Beach in Acapulco Apr 2003.
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Quick Links
: SDFCU, Amazon, TSP, TripAdvisor, CNet,
News & Weather:
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ABC News:
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Associated Press (AP):
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CBS News:
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CNN: Headline, Money, Travel, CNN en Español, Ger, CNN
Arabic, Weather;
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BBC:
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Entertainment Weekly: (EW)
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Federal Times: federal managers' news and information service
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Fox News:
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GovExec Magazine: Management Agenda;
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Huffington Post: top news and opinion
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MSNBC: Slate
- National Defense Magazine: NDIA's Business & Technology
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NPR (National Public Radio) News:
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NYTimes: Week Review;
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People Magazine:
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Washington Post: Tech
- Washington Times:
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USA Today:
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US News:
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NewsLink:
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NewsStand!:
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Reuters:
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RSS:
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Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters
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The Onion:
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Time: Tuned-In TV Blog;
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Wall Street Journal
- Business Week
- Fast Company
- Forbes \ Fortune | Inc. | Smart Money |
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Weather:
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Naval Maritime Forecast Detachment:
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Joint Typhoon Warning Center:

Election 2008:
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The Trail;
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CBS News:
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CNN:
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FactCheck.org:
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FiveThirtyEight:
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Follow the Money:
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Iowa Electronic Markets:
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NYT:
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OpenSecrets: Center for Responsive Politics
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Political Base:
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Wikipedia: Polling;
- USA Today:
Politics/Election, Poll-Tracker, Election Results;
- Reuters:
Election 2008;

Info/Tools:
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RefDesk | about.com | spamarrest |
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Yahoo!: mail, briefcase, maps, MyYahoo, photos, PhotoMail,
Subscriptions Search, tv, Geocities, PageBuilder, Done,
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Windows Live Beta
- 123Holiday
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- Hospitals
- Free Translation
- Ask Men
- MapQuest | MapBlast | Rand McNally
- Wikipedia: Commons, Wikiquote, Wikispecies, Wikinews,
Wikibooks, Wikiversity, Wiktionary, Wikisource, Meta-Wiki;
Technology, Information Technology, Internet;
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Dummies
- 50states
- US Army Bands
- History Channel
- USPS: !Print Online Postage!
- 4info:
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MySpace: social networking site
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SmartComputing | CargoMag
People:
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NNDB:
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Zaba People Search:
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Persian Gulf Background:
Time:
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Time and Date: World Clock/Time Zones, Meeting Planner;   
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Sunrise, Sunset & Local Times:
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U.S. Time:
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World Time Zones:
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Traffic
- Urban Dictionary: slang dictionary with your definitions
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Global Warming:
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Wondir:
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Community Phone Books 888-677-2648
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OneBook
- BigYellow
- Etymology Dictionary:
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Truth of Fiction: rumors, stories, viruses, urban legends,
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ZoomInfo: Company, People, Info Search;

International:
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Expat Communities
- Frank's Compulsive Guide to Postal Addresses:
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Hash House Harriers WorldWide
- Heads of State
- Nation Master |

Financial:
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SDFCU 800-296-8882
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Bankrate:
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Choose to Save: Ballpark Estimate for retirement
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Clearcheckbook: web tools for managing your finances;
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Credit Card Ratings
- e*phone
- TSP;
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Bankrate
- Fed Exchange Rates
- EmployeeExpress
- Footnoted
- COSTEP
- ID Theft Center
- IRS Free File: TurboTax
- Lending Tree :
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Mint.com: Refreshing money management;
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Yahoo!
- MSN
-  Salary.com
- ShareBuilder
- Social Security Admin
- Forbes
- EIU: client, Economist
- Wesabe: Managing your money easily;
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Yodlee.com:

Credit:
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Equifax | Experian | TransUnion
- Free Credit Report |

Shopping: see my Shopping page
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Amazon:
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BFAds: Black Friday ads (day after Thanksgiving)
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CyberMonday: Monday after Thanksgiving
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eBay: Half
- PriceGrabber
- Froogle:
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Yahoo:
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J&R: Electronics
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MWave: Computer
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buy safe:
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Craigs List:

Music:
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AccuRadio
- Audible
- AudioFind:
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BMG:
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Classical Live Online Radio: all live-broadcasting classical
radio stations on the Web
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Federal News Radio
- The Grammys
- iTunes
- Live365
- MP3.com
- Napster
- Pandora: plays tunes from the genre you pick
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Sirius:
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Sprint:
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TuneSleeve: add album art to iTunes & iPod
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Verizon:
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World Space Satellite Radio
- XM
- Watch Music Here:

Movies, TV:
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Akimbo:
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An Inconvenient Truth/Climate Crisis.net:
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Best Week Ever!: VH1's funny summary of the week in TV;
-
Blink TV
- Box Office Mojo:
-
Bravo TV:
- Clickstar: Morgan Freeman; view movies online
-
Columbia House:
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Film.com:
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Golden Globes:
-
Google
- IMDB
- iTunes
- Iwatchnow
- MyPublisher
- Netflix
- Oscars:
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Rotten:
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Rotten Tomatoes
- videohelp
- JoBlo
- Ain't it Cool
- LOTR:
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GreenCine
- IndieFlix,
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Cirque du Soleil,
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MovieLink,
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CinemaNow
- YouTube |

Photos: See Computers Page

Health & Food:
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AllRecipes.com,
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cooking light,
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all about vision,
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medical guide,
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Dr. Mirkin,
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BlackDoctorFinder,
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Webtender,
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Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network 800-929-4040,

Education:
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FSI Learncenter:
- Melbourne: www.excom.com.au, New Horizons, CAE,
Swinborn, RMIT;
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Actualtests.com:
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Actualtests.net:
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Cramsession.com:
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Exam Cram:
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Global Knowledge:
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Microsoft: MS Knowledge Base, Support, Technet;
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Test King:
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Transcender:
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Webopedia: Online Computer Dictionary for Computer and
Internet
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Wikipedia:
Languages:
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LiveMocha: online language learning community in all
languages
Italian:
Italian-verbs.com,

Misc.:
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AmericanGreetings: greeting cards
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Card Clips: The best movie greeting cards
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UT Austin
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- GLIFAA
- Army Bands
- Worldwide Words
- American deaths in Iraq:
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JibJab
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- Opt-Out of Mailings
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Starbucks Nutrition info
- Clements
- Food Network
- My Space
- del.icio.us bookmarks
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- Retirement Living Info Center |

Paris: Intranet; Internet;
Melbourne: Intranet; Internet; DCMA;
Mexico City: Intranet; Internet; BFL; US Logistics Center;
AMCOSAD; COSEROIN; CAJE;
Santiago: Intranet: Work page, Internet |
Chelle, Tami and Rick Jr Mangus around 1970
I'm chasing Colin Powell to get a picture with him.
Condoleezza Rice and I in Los Cabos, Oct 2002.
Austin-Motorola Marathon 1994
Los Cabos Oct 2002 APEC Ministerial
Me picking up Phoebe Oct 19, 2004 in San Antonio, Texas Mini Dealer.
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