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Communications

Yahoo--email, IM, webhosting, news, etc

Hotmail--email, IM, news, etc

GMail--email

Skype--VOIP, chat

Chikka--text to cell phones in Asia

Trillian--chat through all IM services at the same time

My Space--web hosting, chat, etc

Multiply--web hosting

Yahoo Messenger--instant messenger

MSN Messenger--instant messenger

Numbr--temporary phone numbers

Verify Email Address--email address verifier

Twitter--quick, short messaging program

Weather

Weather--weather forecasts

Intellicast--weather forecasts

Weather Underground--weather forecasts

Language/Translation

Babelfish--free language translation

Paralink--language translation

World Wide Language Resources--translation, consulting services

Applied Language Solutions--translation services

Word 2 Word--language resources

Travel

Travelocity--air/hotel/etc tickets

Johnny Jet--travel info

Orbitz--air/hotel/etc tickets

Expedia--air/hotel/etc tickets

Cheaptickets--air/hotel/etc tickets

Hotwire--air/hotel/etc tickets

Cheapflights--discount airlines tickets

Fare Compare--compare airline ticket prices

Farecast--airline ticket price forecasts

Best Fares--discount airfares

Air Ninja--discount airline tickets

Cheap Flights--air/hotel/etc tickets

Cheap Hotels & Airline Tickets--cheap airfares and hotels

Airtreks--international and multi-city airfares

US Servas--international host and traveler network

Incredible Adventures--adventure travel

Universal Packing List--packing list generator

Earth Calendar--holidays around the world

World Time--current time around the world

US Embassies and Consulates--as the name says...

Embassies--database of world's embassies

State Department--US State Department

Exchange Rates--currency exchange rate converter

Mapquest--the mapping program

International Country Calling Codes--as the name says....

Time Dial--time zones, dialing codes, etc.

I Travel, You Travel--travel forums

Bugbog--travel guide

GORP--travel and outdoor recreation information

Globe Trekker--from the TV show

Walkabout Travel Gear--trekking news and info

Worlds Best Bars--as the name says...

Travel Insider--travel news and articles

City Town Info--info on cities and towns around the country

TrafficLand--traffic cams from around the world

Army MWR Travel Pages--MWR travel info

World Atlas--online world atlas

Public Routes--transport info for many cities

World Airport Directory--info on airports around the world

Crew Start--airline crew portal

Courier--air courier info and how to

Guide to Sleeping in Airports--a how to guide

TSA Wait Times--airport security wait times

TSA--Transportation Security Administration

Flight Stats--track flight status, airport delays, etc.

Avoid Delays--avoid airline delays news and info

Independent Traveler--excellent travel news

Boots N All--travel network

Brave New Traveler--great travel articles

Couch Surfing--an interesting alternative to hotels

Frugal Monkey--travel resources

Gas Buddy--gas price database

NG Adventure Travel--from National Geographic

Overseas Living/Expat Info

ExpatSite--lots of info for expats

Expat Exchange--extensive expat site

Expatica--European focused expat info

Expat Focus--info, forums, blogs, etc for expats

Expat Village--expat info from Venezuela

Asia Expat--Asia expat info

Finor--off-shore bank account info

Escape Artist--'restart your life overseas'

Link Expats--connecting expats

Health

Traveler's Health Guide--from the CDC

MASTA--travel health info

CDC--all health info from the CDC

Health Map--global disease alert map

Who Is Sick?--current illness info by city

Military Medicine--medical "how to" manuals

Hesperian--online medical reference books

Symptom Checker--from the Mayo Clinic

Adventure Doc--travel and medical info

Adventure Doc (blog)--Adventure Doc's blog

Symptom Checker--as the name says...

Physically Trained--Army physical fitness test info

Paul Auerbach's Medical Blog--good medical info

News Sources

CNN--national and international news

Fox News--ditto

MSNBC--national, international news

US Newspapers--as the name says...

BBC--British Broadcasting

USA Today--from the newspaper

International CNN--the international edition

Christian Science Monitor--natl and intl news

NPR--National Public Radio

Middle East Times--news from the Middle East

Arab World News--news from the Arab world

Reuters--from the news service

News Max--national and international news

World Net Daily--"A free press for a free people"

Debka--Israeli news

Independent Media Center--independent media source

The Paperboy--online newspapers

Al Jazeera--English version of the Arabic news site

Orbusmax--huge list of news links

World Tribune--"window on the real world"

All You Can Read--international magazines and newspapers

World News Network--news from around the world

Alltop--updated list of all top news and web links

Technology/Science

Slashdot--"news for nerds"

CNet--excellent tech info and reviews

ZD Net--news and info for IT professionals

The Register--tech news and info from the UK

JSIFAQ--windows server information

Phone Scoop--cell phone news and reviews

PDA Street--PDA and handheld news and reviews

Security Focus--tech security news

How Stuff Works--"learn how everything works"

Gadget Guru--gadget news and reviews

Digital Survival Guide--podcasts and articles on all things digital

Popular Science--excellent tech articles and how-to info

New Scientist--science news

Wired--sci-tech news and info

Popular Mechanics--excellent tech articles

Interhack--computer tech info

PC Pitstop--PC diagnostics and tune ups

Temple of the Screaming Electron--wide range of articles

Science--science info from the government

PGPI--PGP links and info

Think Geek--"stuff for smart masses"

Physics Post--science and physics articles

Alteich--Al Teich's sci-tech articles

NICS--National Institute for Chemical Studies

Old Version--old versions of computer software

Internet Archive--archive search engine for the internet

Web Developer--web developer news and info

Geocaching--global GPS cache hunt site

Buxley's Geocaching--caches, how-tos and other GPS info

MobileBurn--cell phone news and reviews

GCN--government computer news

Greg Miller's Site--cryptography, AI, networking info

Insecure--security tools and info

Monitoring Times--radio monitoring info

2600 Hacker Quarterly--radio hacking info

CIO Insight--strategies for IT leaders

VOIP Survival--VOIP info and FAQs

The Gadgeteer--gadget and gizmo news and reviews

Tech Zone--computer hardware reviews

Mobiledia--cell phone news and reviews

Kevin Kelly Cool Tools--review of cool tools that really work

PC Today--mobile computing and wireless articles

Tech Republic--IT professional news and info

Pocket PC City--windows mobile tools and info

Science Toys--a "how to" guide

Union of Concerned Scientists--environmental science info

Security Pro News--IT security news

Wireless Recycling--"how to" cell phone data eraser

Komando--tech news from America's Digital Goddess

Nuclear Map Blaster--as the name says...

Modern Nomads--"make mobile devices work for you"

Online Tech Tips--great technology tips

How Things Work--cool sci-tech info

Make Use Of--cool tech info and tips

Instructables--world's biggest DIY info source

Books/Publications

Foreign Policy--global politics and economics info

Mother Earth News--from the magazine

Backwoods Home--good rural living skills info

How To Be Invisible--from the book, excellent info

Paladin Press--practical information for today's world

Alternative Press--alternative books and info

Library Of Congress--the granddaddy of all libraries

Laissez-Faire Books--alternative press books

Eye Spy Magazine--espionage and intelligence info

Cartome--intelligence and other info

Cryptome--ditto

Informed Source--intelligence, LE, other info

From the Wilderness--peak oil info

Intelligence Literature--as the name says...

Old Farmer's Almanac--from the famous magazine

National Defense Magazine--defense and tech info

Ready Made--"instructions for everyday life"

Home Power--homemade power info

Homeland Defense Journal--all about homeland defense issues

Independence Journal--business and economic news

Security Magazine--security info and resources

PC Magazine--all about computers

FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin--great source of info

Ask Men--online men's magazine

Backpacker Magazine--backpacking and outdoor info

Serviam--private sector solutions to promote global stability

Hesperian--online medical reference books

Art of Manliness--a "how to" for manly skills

Commentary/Other News

Real Clear Politics--independent political info

CATO Institute--non-profit public policy research

Drudge Report--political news and info

Brookings Institute--non-profit public policy research

Daily Reckoning--daily news and opinion

Independence Institute--'Colorado's Free Market Think Tank'

Free Market--Libertarian activism worldwide

News Freedom--news for the person that questions the media

Guerrilla Network News--real news

Center for Public Integrity--journalism in the public interest

The Nation--unconventional wisdom

Tech Central Station--tech, commerce, society news

The Omega Letter--Christian intelligence

Lucianne--news forum

Politech--politics and tech news

Africa Intelligence--Africa news and info

Voice of America--"news and info since 1942"

The Power Hour--"knowledge is power"

Common Dreams--news and views for the progressive community

Build Freedom--practical freedom information

Free Republic--news and activism

We The People--to protect and defend the Constitution

Reason--free minds and free markets

Open the Government--less secrecy, more democracy

Information Clearinghouse--"news you won't find on CNN or Fox"

Truth Out--news politics

Spiked--news and info for free thinkers

NY Transfer--"all the news that doesn't fit"

Rumor Mill News--what the media doesn't want you to know

SourceWatch--from the Center for media and democracy

Disinformation--hidden info rarely seen in the media

Joel Skousen--world affairs, secure home, etc.

News With Views--"where reality shatters illusion"

Liberty Legislation and Law--liberty news and info

Lew Rockwell--anti-state, anti-war, pro-market

Whiskey and Gunpowder--financial news and info

Energy Bulletin--peak oil news

Third World Traveler--alternate view of mainstream media

Council on Foreign Relations--non-partisan news and info

Capitol Hill Blue--oldest political news site on the web

Ludwig von Mises Institute--liberalism research and info

Mountain Sentinel--sustainability, socio-economic news

AntiFeds--"keeping tabs on the government"

Counterpunch--'America's Best Political Newsletter'

Liz Michael--political activism for the liberation of the world

Shadow Government Statistics--analysis of economic reports

Anxiety Culture--anti-work, anti-establishment news

Blacklisted News--independent media for independent minds

Politaction--political news, information and opinions

Intelligence Daily--uncensored world news

News Target--'news that empowers'

The New Freedom--free information and free culture

American Free Press--'America's Last Real Newspaper'

Research

RAND--analysis and research studies

Market Research--business market research

Incident--check out CONUS viewpoint

Search Systems--public records search/directory

Missing Money--are you due money?

Unclaimed--ditto

NOAA--National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Lexis Nexis--comprehensive business and legal solutions

Global Insight--economic and financial analysis

National Security Archives--declassified documents

NIMA--National Geo-Spatial Intelligence Agency

FOIA--freedom of information info and requests

DARPA--Department of Defense research agency

ACFEI--American College of Forensic Examiners

RefDesk--reference, facts and news

Acme Mapper--excellent mapping program

Resource Shelf--research and info

The Memory Hole--"rescuing knowledge, freeing information"

Eyeball Series--intelligence photos

Spy Numbers--shortwave radio spy numbers

PeopleSite--people search

Destroyed Arguments--debunked legal arguments

Dixieland Law Journal--"to increase knowledge of the law"

Wayback Machine--internet archives

Google Earth--the satellite mapping program

Map Machine--wide variety of maps

TOXNET--toxicology data network

CIA's World Fact Book--info on all countries of the world

Claim Your Cash--claim your money

Encyclopedia of Espionage--A to Z espionage info

Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments--US budget info

Flight Aware--live flight tracking

The Disaster Center--all types of disaster info

ISID--International Society of Infectious Diseases

Health Map--global disease alert map

Natural Disaster Risk Map--as the name says...

Cascade Region Earthquake Workgroup--earthquake mitigation

Survival

Alpha Group--excellent list of survival articles

Captain Dave's--survival info and sales

Frugal Squirrel--a resource for patriots, survivalist and gun owners

Survival Plus--preparedness info

Blue Wolf--preparedness info and articles

Gentle Survivalist--preparedness and survival links

Worst Case Scenarios--from the book, lots of basic info

Come Back Alive--RYP's site

Epicenter--couple of basic preparedness pages

Ranger Digest--how to survive and thrive in the outdoors

Millennium Ark--preparedness and other info

UFL Disaster Guide--disaster info from UFL

Ready--prepare, plan, stay informed

Tracker School--Tom Brown's place

Equiped to Survive--info, supplies, blog, forums

Wilderness Survival--long list of survival info

Survivalist--great list of info

Paul T Martin--some preparedness info

Wild Survival--great list of survival links/info

End Times Report--self reliant living

Bio-terrorism Preparedness and Response--info from LA

Steve Quayle--survival and other info

Uncle Dave's--good survival links

WA Public Health--basic emergency info sheets

Preparedness Now--basic preparedness info and links

Australian Survivalist--great info and links

Center for International Disaster Information--situation reports

Hoods Woods--check out the articles in the library

Old Jimbo's--great survival index

Weather Safety--weather-related safety info

3 Days, 3 Ways--basic preparedness info

HHS--disaster and preparedness info from the government

Survivalist--preparedness and disaster info

Nuclear War Survival Skills--free online book

Home Safety Council--basic safety info

Survival Skills and Techniques--great list of links

M4040--wilderness survival info

Survival Links--survival and self sufficiency links

Survival IQ--good survival info

Project Disaster--huge list of disaster links/info

Surviving Peak Oil--great list of articles

Provident Living--informative links/info from the Mormons

Survival Topics--survival articles

Survive the Next Disaster--list of survival articles

DRSP--disaster strategies

InTerraGate--hazard awareness info

Mrs Survival--basic survival info

Don Rearic--survival info

Military/Tactical Information

Special Ops--gear, chat, info, et al

Global Security--reliable security info

Paratrooper--the digital dropzone

Grunt's Web--online military info resource

Special Forces--links, publications, message boards

S2--mind tools for tactical intelligence

Sniper Central--info, forums, blogs, etc.

Israeli Special Forces--Israeli Special Forces resource

Navy Seals--lots of SEAL info

Secret Armies--huge list of links and info

Janes--leading global insight provider

Special Forces--huge list of SF links

Strategic Forecasting--international intelligence and analysis

MI5--info about the UK's MI5

FAS--strategic security info

Military Connections--military benefits, links, info, news

Lifelines--info for military members and their families

IISS--Intl Institute for Strategic Studies

Strategy Page--military news, intelligence, history, info

Defense Daily Network--defense industry news and info

Center for Defense Information--defense industry info

AFIO--Association for Intelligence Officers

Futurewar--old site but some interesting info

Relief Web--good list of current country info

Military--info for military members, retirees, etc.

Special Warfare Training and School--excellent info

Center for Strategic and International Studies--strategic info

Special Tactics--documents, videos, store, info

Combat Control--USAF info

TECOM--military training and education info

Air War College--excellent education links

Orders of Battle--war info

Periscope1--military news, weapon info, etc.

KimSoft--intel and counter-intel info

Strategic Intel--strategic intel info

Military Spot--military info, gear, forums, etc.

World Intelligence and Security Agencies--intel resources

ITEMS--Intl Tactical EMS

On Point--tactical tracking school

Go SERE--USAF SERE info

ROMAD--supporting the TACP community

Keystone Soldiers--supporting those on the frontlines

Military Intelligence Professional Bulletin--intel info

Soldiers For the Truth--supporting the troops

Globemaster--military aviation info

SIS--Brittish Secret Intelligence Service site

Defense Tech--military, LE and security info

SWAT Digest--SWAT training and info

Any Soldier--supporting soldiers in harm's way

Iraq Casualties--Iraq Coalition casualty count/info

Iraq Slogger--Iraq info

Marine Corps Times--news from the USMC

Military Field Manuals--huge list!

Army Field Manuals--lots of 'em

Terrorism/Counter Terrorism/Threats

Terrorism Digest--terrorism news and info

NSI--National Security Institute

IACSP--Assn for terrorism and anti-terrorism professionals

ICT--International Institute for Counter-Terrorism

Terrorist Warnings--24/7 news updates

Adjutant--threats/hazards briefings

Rewards for Justice--rewards for international terrorists

Defend America--from the DOD, terrorism info

TACDA--The American Civil Defense Association

Nuclear Threat Initiative--working to reduce global threats

CI Centre--advanced counter-terrorism education/info

Northeast Intelligence Network--info and analysis

Terrorism Knowledge Base--terrorism intel and analysis

SITE Institute--Search for International Terrorist Entities

Mario's Cyberspace Station--intelligence news portal

Global Terror Alert--international terrorism consultant

Terrorism/WMD Links--terrorism and WMD links

RSOE EDIS--disaster alert map

My State USA--emergency alerting system

Emergency Response & Research Institute--threat info

Private Military Contractors

MPRI--integrated solutions for education, training and ops

Blackwater--security, peacekeeping and stability ops

PAE--a Lockheed Martin company

Vinnell--a Northrup Grumman company

ICI--international aviation charters

Aegis--specialist risk management

Hart Group--integrated security

Securicor--security solutions

Kroll--helping protect employees and assets

BAE Systems--formerly Armorholdings

Intl Peace Operations Assn--peace and stability ops

Phoenix Group--intelligence, training, special ops

Erinys--international security services

Control Risks Group--specialist risk consultancy

L3 Titan Group--information and communications

CACI--supporting the nations vital priorities

United PMC--info on wide range of PMCs

Corporate Warriors--provides a range of security services

Blogs and Forums

Back to Iraq--covering the Iraq war

Time Bomb 2000--world events forum

Black Flag Cafe--RYP's Come Back Alive forums

Lightfighter Tactical Forum--tactical issues forum

Survival Arts--survival, guns, etc.

Self Defense Forum--forum for self defense topics

Arms Control Wonk--WMD, intel, arms, etc.

Science Blog--interesting science info

The Conspiracy Zone--conspiracies, etc.

Kevin's Security Scrapbook--privacy, espionage, et. al.

Carolyn Baker--"speaking truth to power"

Survival Strategies--as the name says

Alphecca--"from a Libertarian gun nut in Vermont"

Lifehacker--tips and downloads for getting things done

Dumb Little Man--self improvement blog

Zen Habits--self improvement blog

Emergency Preparedness Tips--as the name says...

Pop Sci How 2.O Blog--cool science info and videos

Survival Bill--survival and bush-craft info

Survivalist Boards--survival forum

Alive in Baghdad--Iraq blog

The Other Side of The Story--on security, foreign policy, etc.
Black Five--supporting the troops

Blogs of War--war blogging and other info
Fifteen Months--an Army wife's deployment journal
The Fourth Rail--military info and more
Small Wars Journal--blog and info on "small wars"
The Spy Who Billed Me--"outsourcing the war on terror"

CNet Military Tech--combining military and tech info

Mr Completely--shooting, fishing, and more

Surveillance State--CNET blog on surveillance issues

Everyday Carry Forums--forums on daily carry, go bags, etc.

Kevin Sites--journalism from conflict zones

YouTube Dr Jackdaniels--a most excellent collection of videos

Critterology--the world according to cRitter

These Uncertain Times--how to survive uncertain times

Yahoo Preplinks Group--survival info

Fallout Shelter 653--preparedness/survival blog

Stealth Survival--"staying above the water line"

Kevin Kelly Cool Tools--interesting survival resources