Consumer Reports Online Offers 'Back-to-School Survival Guide'; Valuable Information, Ratings and Recommendations to Start the New School Year.YONKERS Yonkers (yŏn`kərz), city (1990 pop. 188,082), Westchester co., SE N.Y., on the east bank of the Hudson, in a hilly region just N of the Bronx (New York City); inc. 1855. Its elevator works date from 1852. , N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 18, 1999-- Consumer Reports Online, www.ConsumerReports.org See .org. (networking) org - The top-level domain for organisations or individuals that don't fit any other top-level domain (national, com, edu, or gov). Though many have .org domains, it was never intended to be limited to non-profit organisations. RFC 1591. - the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the site from Consumer Reports - has created a special "Back-to-School Survival Guide" at www.ConsumerReports.org/news/backtoschool/. This information hub can help parents and students make smart choices on the products and services they need for the upcoming school year. As a service to parents and students, Consumer Reports Online is offering its "Back-to-School Survival Guide" absolutely free. "The annual back to school migration leaves many students and parents with difficult decisions to make," says Nancy Macagno, Director of New Media at Consumers Union, publisher of Consumer Reports. "The 'Back-to-School Survival Guide' on Consumer Reports Online will make parents' and students' lives a little bit easier, by providing unbiased ratings and recommendations -- backed by testing and research -- from Consumer Reports." Here is a sample of some of the practical and valuable information consumers will find in the "Back-to-School Survival Guide": GRADE SCHOOL - Educational toys What is an educational toy? ''' Toys, and educational toys, are typically built for and used by children. One could make the argument that an educational toy is actually any toy. Most children are constantly interacting with and learning about the world. - From talking globes to mini-labs, Consumer Reports Online takes a look at everything science-related for kids. - Allowance comparison - Kids have always depended on allowances. Consumer Reports Online surveyed kids to see how much allowance they receive and what chores they perform. - Grading school lunches - This section reports on the nutritional issues around school lunches, and discusses what kids are really eating while at school. HIGH SCHOOL - Computer deals online - Consumer Reports Online points parents and students to web stores and related sites devoted to selling computers and software. - Web navigating (networking, hypertext) navigating - Finding your way around. Often used of the Internet, particularly the World-Wide Web. A browser is a tool for navigating hypertext documents. - Learn how to make the most of Internet search services without wasting hours sorting through irrelevant results. - Consumer education for teens - Test your "street smarts street smarts Vox populi Worldly wisdom and wariness in human interactions. Cf Social smarts. " with our short quiz A quiz is a form of game or mind sport in which the players (as individuals or in teams) attempt to answer questions correctly. Quizzes are also brief assessments used in education and similar fields to measure growth in knowledge, abilities, and/or skills. and learn that young people, too, can become educated on consumer issues ranging from finance to consumer rights. - Portable player for web music - Learn about these small gadgets that are the future of music, as we know it. COLLEGE - 10-10 long-distance long-dis·tance adj. 1. Covering a long distance: a long-distance runner; operating under long-distance supervision. 2. services - With so many new numbers popping up, find out which ones really make staying in touch easy and affordable. - Bath towels - If you're you're Contraction of you are. you're you are you're be buying towels for that dorm room or apartment, you need this report. We tell you which brands absorb the best, shrink shrink Vox populi noun A psychiatrist the least, and hold their color. - Condoms - Consumer Reports Online examines which condoms test the best for reliability and overall value. - Credit cards - Advice on when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em. Consumer Reports Online provides consumers with an independent, expert and objective source of product testing and ratings. All visitors to the site have access at no cost to helpful advice, safety alerts, recalls, and much more. Site subscribers receive unique product ratings and service recommendations, unlimited access to the latest issue of Consumer Reports, 42 months of past reports, exclusive reliability reports, message boards and more. There are two types of subscriptions: an annual subscription of $24 (current subscribers to the magazine can join for $19 per year), or a monthly subscription for $2.95. Consumer Reports Online is the fastest growing Web site of its kind, with more than 310,000 paid subscribers. Consumer Reports Online (www.ConsumerReports.org) is the Web site of Consumers Union, an independent, nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. testing and information-gathering organization, serving only the consumer. We are a comprehensive source of unbiased advice about products and services, personal finance, health, nutrition, and other consumer concerns. Since 1936, our mission has been to test products, inform the public, and protect consumers. |
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