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• Abby's Guide - Buying guides with tips and advice. Also has forums where people can post their experiences and degrees of satisfaction with products they have purchased.
• BestStuff.com - A network of reporters, authors, and industry experts offering reviews of new products.
• Canadian Consumer Handbook - Offers information that includes online shopping, contracts, housing and home renovations, identity theft and collection agencies. Created and updated by the Consumer Measures Committee. [English and French]
• Canadian Consumer Information - Consumer information guides covering a variety of topics including children, consumer products and services, environment, food, health, housing and finance.
• Check Out - Wal-Mart's buyers blog about products they evaluate and solicit input from customers.
• ConsumerSearch.com - Database of categorized consumer product reviews from a variety of news and trade publications. For each product, it ranks and describes all reviews, provides a full story of expert analysis, and lists top rated products by category.
• Consumers' Checkbook - This independent, non-profit consumer authority provides articles and ratings for local services in the United States.
• EConsumer.gov - Provides information on consumer protection laws in thirteen countries and offers consumers a way to file complaints online.
• EnerGuide - Produced by the Canadian government's Office of Energy Efficiency, rates home appliances for cost of operation and gives tips and advice.
• Federal Citizen Information Center - Provides a library of consumer interest publications on a variety of topics. A service of the U.S. General Services Administration.
• Federation of American Consumers and Travelers (FACT) - A national consumer organization offering benefits, discounts, and programs for consumers and travelers. Offers subscription based articles on cost saving health care benefits, scholarships, grants, and non-partisan political reports.
• Fixya.com - Support information for consumer electronics and appliances, repair services, manuals, guides, faqs and troubleshooting.
• Ineed2know.org - An independent, not-for-profit service providing articles and tips about products and services.
• InfoFAQ - Questions and answers about buying products and services over the Internet.
• Instruction Manuals UK - Instruction manuals for products sold in the United Kingdom.
• InstructionSheets.com - Includes alphabetical list of manufacturers with links to their sites and list of product instruction manuals offered for download.
• JD Power Information Center - Using consumer satisfaction data collected, this site provides consumers information to help them in their buying decisions.
• Make Life Easy - An analytical shopping tool for consumers and businesses. Users can create smart shopping lists and personal consumer reports to make skilled purchase decisions.
• Master Me Meter - Life calculators and tools for career, family, and work.
• MouthShut.com - Consumers research, compare, and review products and services.
• Moving Company Guide - Covering choosing a moving company, insurance, checklists, and tips.
• The User Manual Site - Contains instruction manuals and other support documents including operator and user guides, and how-to information for all sorts of appliances, machines and devices.

Random Indian Recipes:-

• Phodnicha Bhat
  Chop onion,green chilly and coriander leaves finely. In a pan heat oil and add mustard seeds. When it starts to splutter add finely chopped green chilly and kadipatta. Now add finely chopped onion and fry for 2-3 min till transperent. Add asafoetida and turmeric powder. Now add cooked rice with salt. Mix finely and...
  
  
• Batate Pohe
  First clean poha, wash, drain and keep aside. Cut onions,green chilly and coriander leaves. Make thin pieces of potato. In a pan heat oil and add mustard seeds,cumin seeds,green chilly and kadipatta. Then add onions and saute it till brown. Now add potato pieces and mix well. Sprinkle water on potato and cover the pan. Allow to cook potato for 2-3 min. Add turmeric powder and salt. Now add poha and mix well. Lastly add sugar,grated coconut and chopped coriander leaves. Cover the pan and allow to cook on ...
  
  
• Chicken Kabab
  First wash chicken mince and drain. In a big dish take chicken mince, green chilly-ginger-garlic paste,finely chopped onion and coriander leaves. Mix well and add salt. Mix again and make small balls. Refrigerate for an hour. Heat oil in kadai and fry the kababs in hot oil on low flame till golden brown. Serve hot with tomato ketchup.
  
  
• Potato Burfi
  Boil potato and mash finely. Grate coconut. In a thick bottom pan mix mashed potato,coconut and sugar. Allow to cook on a low flame (appx. 45-50 min). When the mixture bacame thick remove from the gas. Add elaichi powder and mix well. Pour the mixture on greased platform. Roll out the mixture with roll pin to make 1 cm thick. Cut the pieces as shape as you want. Allow to cool.
  
  
• Gobi Manchurian
  Boil 2 cups of water and add 1/2 tsp salt and cook cauliflower florets for about 5-6 min.drain it and keep aside. In another bowl make a batter of half cornflour,maida,half portion of the ginger garlic paste,red chilly powder,ajinomoto and salt. Dip the florets one by one in batter and deep fry in a hot oil till golden and keep aside. In another kadai take ...
  
  
• Bangda Fish Curry
  Clean the pieces. apply salt and 1/2 tsp turmeric powder. Keep aside for 30 min. On hot tava fry urid dal for a min. Then in a mixture take fresh coconut,onion,red mirchi powder,turmeric powder,urid dal,methi seeds,coriander seeds and black pepper. Make fine paste using enough water. In a pan ...
  
  
• Mango Milk Shake
  Remove the skin of mango and collect the pulp. In pulp add sugar and 1 cup of milk. Mix above ingredients in mixer to make fine pulp. Now add remaining milk and elaichi powder. Mix well and keep in refrigerator to cool. While serving you may add mango pieces to decorate.
  
  
• Vanila Ice Cream
  Take 2 3/4 cup of milk in a pan add sugar and keep boiling. Add chinagrass and cornflour in cold 1/4 cup of milk and mix well. Add in hot milk stir and cook on low flame (cook untill thick). Remove from the heat and allow to cool. Add vanila essence and fresh cream.mix in mixture. Pour the mixture in aluminium tin and keep to set in refrigerator. When it will half set again mix in mixture and keep in refrigerator to set.
  
  
• Undhiyo
  Mix all above muthia ingredients in a bowl and knead dough without using water. Make small balls and deep fry in oil till golden and keep aside. Make pieces of all vegetables. Mix all masala ingredient and apply to chopped vegetables. In a cooker heat one bowl oil and fry whole red chilly.ajwain and hing. Now pour all vegetables in tadka and fry again for 2-3 min. Add 1-2 cup of water and cover the cooker. Allow to cook on low flame for 30-40 min. Allow cooker to cool. Now add fried muthias and mix well. Undhiyo is ready.
  
  
• Puranpoli
  In a big bowl take maida,oil,salt and turmeric powder. Mix well and add enough water to make soft dough. Keep aside for 30 min. In a pan boil dal till soft. Remove extra water and add ...