Selected Internet Resources U-Z
United States,
United States - Industries - Classification,
United States - Politics and Government, Universities
and Colleges, Urban Legends & Internet
Hoaxes, Voting, Wage
Surveys, Weather, Weights
and Measures, Winter Olympics,
ZIP Codes
- United States
(See also: Government
Agencies)
- 50 States.com
"Lots of facts and useful information specific from your homestate
- state homepage, capitol tours, cams, constitution, driving rules,
election links, genealogical resources, newspapers, maps, political
representatives, state symbols, tax forms, topography, tourism, veteran
affairs, weather, and more."
Access/Source: 50states.com
- United States - Industries - Classification
- Standard
Industrial Classification (SIC) Codes
Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) Codes
A complete listing of all SIC and SOC codes.
Access/Source: University of Washington.
- Standard Industrial
Classification (SIC) & North American Industry Classification System
(NAICS) & Correspondence Tables
"Provides access to all of the major components of the 1997 NAICS
Manual: definitions, correspondence tables, and an alphabetic index."
Access/Source: U.S. Census Bureau
- Standard Industrial
Classification Search
"This page allows the user to search the 1987 version SIC manual
by keyword, to access descriptive information for a specified 4-digit
SIC, and to examine the manual structure."
Access/Source: U.S. Dept. of Labor.
- United States - Politics & Government
(See also: Government
Agencies, Law,
Lawyers,
Voting)
- Almanac of Politics and Government
"An annual compilation of a wealth of information about United
States and World politics," includes contemporary and historical
information on U.S. and foreign governments, public officials, political
parties, economies, and documents.
Access/Source: Keynote Publishing Co.
Congress.org
Information on what's going on in Washington, D.C. as well as at the
individual state level. A very good search and contact for representatives,
both on the state and federal level. Also includes an issues and actions
search.
Access/Source: Capitol Advantage LLC.
- GovEngine.com
Provides links to federal, state and local government web sites. Also
includes judicial information.
Access/Source: GovEngine, Inc.
- Project Vote Smart
Includes "voting records, campaign finance data, special interests'
performance evaluations, issue positions and backgrounds of candidates
and elected officials nationwide."
Access/Source: Center for National Independence
in Politics.
- THOMAS: Legislative Information
Full-text of the Congressional Record, daily account of proceedings
on the House and Senate Floors and all versions of House and Senate
bills searchable by keyword or by bill number, Hot Legislation, and
more.
Access/Source: Library of Congress.
- POTUS
(President of the United States)
List of all the Presidents of the United States, including Cabinet members,
family information, birth and death dates, causes and locations, important
documents and dates related to his presidency, religion, education,
party affiliation, and more. Access/Source: Internet
Public Library
- Universities & Colleges
(See also: Grants-In-Aid,
Scholarships)
- College and
University Rankings
Provides links to many ranking services, along with cautionary notes
and a discussion of the ongoing controversy over rankings.
Access/Source: University of Illinois.
- GradSchools.com
Find U.S. and international graduate schools by program or subject.
Access/Source: Liberty City College Promotions.
- U.S. Universities &
Community Colleges
"Links to Web servers at universities and community colleges in
the U.S." A fairly comprehensive directory of 2- and 4-year institutions,
arranged alphabetically and by state.
Access/Source: University of Texas at Austin
- Urban Legends and Internet Hoaxes
- About.com Urban Legends
and Folklore
Definitions of urban legends, history of urban legends, searchable list
of current and archived urban legends, folklore and Internet hoaxes.
Includes a section on "How
to spot an Urban Legend"
Access/Source: About.com
- Snopes.com
Find out about folklore, urban legends common fallacies, misinformation,
old wives' tales, strange news stories, rumors, celebrity gossip and
Internet hoaxes. Searchable
by keyword.
Access/Source: Snopes.com
- UrbanLegends.com
Latest urban legends, folklore and Internet hoaxes searchable resource.
Access/Source: AFU & Urban Legends Archive
- Voting
(See also: United
States Politics & Government)
- Absentee
Voting for all 50 U.S. States
Chart with state-by-state absentee voting information, including possible
excuses, provision for permanent absentee status, application deadlines,
and citations to statutes.
Access/Source: Election Reform Information Project.
- Florida
Elections Online
Includes an online voter registration form, district maps, and other
important Florida voter information.
Access/Source: Florida Department of State.
- Precinct
Finder
Look up precinct numbers in Pinellas County by address to see where
to vote.
- Register
to Vote (Florida)
Online form to register to vote. Can be filled out online or printed
and mailed.
Access/Source: Division of Elections - Florida
State.
- U.S.
State Voter Registration Deadlines (Florida)
Chart with state-by-state absentee voter registration deadline information.
Access/Source: Election Reform Information Project.
- Wage Surveys
(See also: Job
Hunting, Occupations)
- America's Career InfoNet
Employment information from America's Job Bank.
Access/Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Pay
Survey for the Tampa-ST. Petersburg MSA
Access/Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Salary.com
"Provides accurate, authoritative compensation data for a comprehensive
set of industries and thousands of job titles."
Access/Source: Salary.com
- Wage and Hour Division of the
Department of Labor
Includes information on minimum wage, overtime pay laws, exempt employees,
wage garnishments and more.
Access/Source: U.S. Department of Labor
- Weather
- EPA AirData
Find information on air quality for states, counties & cities, including
ozone levels, air quality control stations and more. Links to reports
& maps as well.
Access/Source: Environmental Protection Agency
- El
Niño/La Niña
What are they? Where do they start? How do they affect Florida? Good
information from Florida Emergency Management
Access/Source: MyFlorida.com
- INTELLICAST
Current U.S. temperatures with links to world weather.
Access/Source: MSNBC/WSI Corporation.
- NCDC
Storm Event Database
"Search the NCDC Storm Event database to find various types of
storms recorded in your county."
Access/Source: National Climatic Data Center
- The Weather Channel
Local Weather -
Clearwater
Access/Source: The Weather Channel, Inc.
- Weights & Measures
- Convert
It
Converts measures, weights, numeric formats, and temperatures.
Access/Source: Christian Ramsviks.
- Metric Conversions
Conversion relationship between U.S. customary units and SI (International
System) units.
Access/Source: Washington State Department of
Transportation.
- WWW Unit Converter
"Converts area, density, energy, force, length, mass, power, pressure,
speed, temperature, volume, etc."
Access/Source: digitaldutch.com.
- Weights
and Measures
Includes Mathematical Notation, Metric Interrelationships, and Equivalents.
Access/Source: Inter-Links.
- Winter Olympics
- US Olympic Team
Locate information on the top 25 United States Olympic hopefuls, athlete
bios, event schedules and other Olympic news..
Torino
2006
Information on sports, schedules, the Olympic Spirit, athletes and “behind
the scenes” facts.
Torino
2006 Paralympic Games
The Paralympic Winter Games are held in Torino after the Olympic Games
held March 10th thru March 19th. Visit this site for information, events,
and participants in the Paralympic Winter Games.
NBCOlympics.com
Information on NBC coverage of the 2006 Olympic games.
US Figure Skating Association
US Ski Team
US Hockey Team
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- Zip Codes
- Canada Postes (Post
Canada)
Click on "Find a Postal Code" Also available in
French.
Access/Source: Canada Post Corporation.
- ZIP Code
Lookup and Address Information
USPS Address Quality & ZIP Code Lookup. Find ZIP+4 by address, City/State
and other information from Five-Digit ZIP Code, and official USPS State
and Suffix Abbreviations.
Access/Source: U.S. Postal Service.
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