“The Current Population Survey (CPS), sponsored jointly by the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), is the primary source of labor force statistics for the population of the United States.”

Would you like to learn what it’s like to be a wetland ecologist or a lung doctor? Find out about science careers and get some help with science projects, too.

Handy utilities to find out the time anywhere in the world with the timezone converter, the world time page that shows the time in major cities around the world, a utility to find time zones, a listing of time zones by country, and a page showing “the market open and close times for the foreign exchange currency markets around the world.”

Learn here about the jobs that people perform at the San Diego Zoo.

Contains biographies published by the Chawton House Library focusing on women writing in English between 1600 and 1830.

This is the kids’ version of the Ask.com search engine.

Offers current world news from several international Internet publications in multiple languages.

At the online version of this popular kids’ science magazine, you can read learn about animals, people, places, as well as play games and try riddles and other activities.

Sito che permette di trovare l’itinerario fra due punti geografici in Italia (e in Europa), oltre a visualizzare la mappa di una data localit??. Permette di calcolare, inoltre, le spese di viaggio, e di trovare informazioni utili come uffici del turismo, bancomat e uffici postali nelle vicinanze della localit?? richiesta. In Italiano e inglese.

“FOTW (Flags of the World) is a site originally established by Giuseppe Bottasini and others devoted to the study of vexillology in 1994.”

Developed primarily for the field of art history, the TGN is a structured vocabulary of nearly 1 million place names representing approximately 900,000 places. Users can browse the world hierarchically, or use the search function.

The Society Hall is a directory of genealogical and historical societies. It allows you to search for geneological associations by name and geographical location.

Looking for something fun or educational on the Web? You’re likely to find it here on this list of kids’ sites recommended by the Association for Library Service to Children, part of the American Library Association.

Web directory. Search for excellent science sites by subject or by letter. You’ll find great sites about astronomy, botany, biology, chemistry, geology, paleontology, physics, and zoology.

I can see my house from up here! USGS’s satellite photos and maps show tons of information for anywhere in the United States. See topographic maps for your back yard, or find your latitude and longitude. It might be a little tricky to use, but most images are free to download or can be viewed online.

“A hero can be anyone you admire.” This website has heroes who do all kinds of good work: Poets, sports stars, scientists, teachers, writers, earthkeepers, and those who fought for freedom. It even has animal heroes! You can submit your favorite hero, too.

A web tool to generate Google maps from latitude and longitude coordinates. The easiest way to visualize your GPS data on Google maps with multiple data format support.

Great place to look for homework help, with lots of pictures as well as facts and information.

Online version of the popular almanac. Provides a wealth of facts, resources, and activities on a variety of subjects. An encyclopedia, almanac, dictionary, thesaurus, and atlas, all in one! Includes the Random House Websters College Dictionary and the Columbia Encyclopedia.

The official site for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada will give you everything you need to know about the organization. Find the local club in your area and read about news and programs. The site is also available in French.