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SITE OF THE DAY ARCHIVE
"Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves,
or we know where we can find information upon it."

- Samuel Johnson

AUG 2018


Previous Archives

DATE SITE OF THE DAY
8/1/18    Trails.com
   Trails.com is designed for outdoor enthusiasts by outdoor enthusiasts. We are happy to bring you thousands of trail guides, topographic maps, tips and useful information for hiking mountain biking, snowshoeing, mountaineering, trail running and water sports.
8/2/18    Travelscope - Interactive World Map
   This map explores the power of passports: it visualizes the number of countries people with a certain nationality can travel without a visa or visa on arrival.
8/3/18    Online Etymology Dictionary
   This site is a map of the wheel-ruts of modern English. Etymologies are not definitions; they're explanations of what our words meant and how they sounded 600 or 2,000 years ago.
8/4/18    U.S. National Library of Medicine: Finding and Using Health Statistics
   Health Statistics provide information for understanding, monitoring, improving and planning the use of resources to improve the lives of people, provide services and promote their well being. This course describes the range of available health statistics, identifies their sources and helps you understand how to use information about their structure as you search.
8/5/18    OldNYC.org
   Mapping historical photos from New York City Public Library. This site provides an alternative way of browsing the NYPL's incredible Photographic Views of New York City, 1870s-1970s collection. Its goal is to help you discover the history behind the places you see every day.
8/6/18    ChooseMyPlate.gov
   ChooseMyPlate.gov provides practical information to individuals, health professionals, nutrition educators, and the food industry to help consumers build healthier diets with resources and tools for dietary assessment, nutrition education, and other user-friendly nutrition information.
8/7/18    U.S. Dept. of Education: Civil Right Data Collection
   Wide-ranging education access and equity data collected from our nation's public schools.
8/8/18    Frontiers in Psychiatry
   Frontiers in Psychiatry publishes articles on the most outstanding discoveries across a wide research spectrum of psychiatry; aiming to bring all relevant research areas together on a single platform.
8/9/18    Naval History and Heritage Command: Photography
   Welcome to the online collections of the Photo Archive. The Naval History and Heritage Command's photo collections are related to the US Navy (or other navies when specifically associated with US involvement or historical events) with specific emphasis on ships, aviation, places, wars/events, activities, and significant individuals associated with naval history.
8/10/18    FEMA: Coastal Flood Risks
   This homepage houses all resources and mapping information related to coastal flood risks and mapping for all stakeholder groups in coastal communities nationwide. Historically, cities, towns and villages are settled around ports along the nation's coastlines, providing individuals and families opportunities for trade, jobs and transportation, recreation and relaxation. These areas are extremely important to our nation, with great economic, historic and cultural significance.
8/11/18    Google Scholar
   Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other web sites. Google Scholar helps you find relevant work across the world of scholarly research.
8/12/18    PayScale: College Salary Report
   Choosing a college and deciding to get a degree are big decisions, so do your homework and choose the degree and school that will set you up for the career of your dreams. PayScale's College Salary Report ranks undergraduate and 2-year colleges by the highest earning graduates.
8/13/18    Homeland Security: Check Airport Wait Times
   Travelers can find a wealth of information including crowd-sourced airport security wait times at our mobile My TSA application. Here, you will be able to check and post airport delays reported by fellow travelers in real time, confirm what items you can bring through security and review other tips for travelers from TSA. Those crossing land borders can consult the Border Wait Time application, which is available for mobile phones and also features RSS feeds.
8/14/18    NOLO: Free Dictionary of Law Terms and Legal Definitions
   Find plain-English definitions for legal terms by browsing Nolo's Plain-English Law Dictionary. You can also purchase Nolo's Plain-English Law Dictionary as a downloadable eBook or as a paperback.
8/15/18    Mayo Clinic: First Aid Guide
   First aid information from Mayo Clinic for use during a medical emergency.
8/16/18    ScienceDaily
   Breaking science news and articles on global warming, extrasolar planets, stem cells, bird flu, autism, nanotechnology, dinosaurs, evolution - the latest discoveries in astronomy, anthropology, biology, chemistry, climate and environment, computers, engineering, health and medicine, math, physics, psychology, technology, and more - from the world's leading universities and research organizations.
8/17/18    National Archives: Resources for Genealogists
   Genealogists/Family Historians main page for information, events, and research in genealogy and family history.
8/18/18    OldWorldRadio.com
   Welcome to Old Radio World! Here at OldRadioWorld.com you will find some of the most popular radio programs of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. Before television, radio provided entertainment by presenting radio plays and programs of mystery, intrigue, and comedy. There was also news and soap operas.
8/19/18    GasBuddy: USA National Gas Price Heat Map
   See what gas prices are around the country at a glance. Areas are color coded according to their price for the average price for regular unleaded gasoline.
8/20/18    Brain Facts: Explore the Brain and Mind
   BrainFacts.org is a public information initiative of The Kavli Foundation, the Gatsby Charitable Foundation, and the Society for Neuroscience. It is an authoritative source of information about the brain and nervous system for the public. Visit us for facts about the brain.
8/21/18    CIA: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments
   The Central Intelligence Agency publishes and updates the online directory of Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments weekly. The directory is intended to be used primarily as a reference aid and includes as many governments of the world as is considered practical, some of them not officially recognized by the United States. Regimes with which the United States has no diplomatic exchanges are indicated by the initials NDE.
8/22/18    U.S. Inflation Calculator
   The US Inflation Calculator measures the buying power of the dollar over time. Just enter any two dates between 1913 and 2018, an amount, and click 'Calculate'.
8/23/18    USA.gov: Replace Your Vital Records
   Find out how to replace vital documents, such as birth certificates, Social Security cards, and more.
8/24/18    TravelMath
   Travel Math provides quick solutions for all of your travel-related calculations. You can use our tools to plan your next trip, solve homework problems, or just satisfy your curiosity.
8/25/18    Tripping
   Tripping.com is the world's largest search engine for vacation and short-term rentals. With over 12 million properties in 190 countries, Tripping.com gives you the widest selection of unique accommodations around the world.
8/26/18    Riffle
   Riffle is a vibrant community of book lovers, lovingly made in NYC by committed book nerds since 2013. Rifflers are librarians, bloggers, educators, publishers, authors, booksellers, and avid readers who come together to share stories and celebrate books. Riffle inspires people to read more books by connecting them with librarians, avid readers, authors and deals on books they'll love.
8/27/18    Explore
   explore is a multimedia organization that documents leaders around the world who have devoted their lives to extraordinary causes. Both educational and inspirational, explore creates a portal into the soul of humanity by championing the selfless acts of others.
8/28/18    Youper
   Think of Youper as the first-responder for emotional health issues, like anxiety and depression. Their mission is to ensure people can live happier lives and don't have to wait years to start overcoming their difficulties.
8/29/18    Trailforks
   Trailforks is a mountain biking trail database & management system, supplemented with Pinkbike content.
8/30/18    Student.com
   Student.com is the world's leading marketplace for international student housing, helping students find their perfect home abroad. Student.com has been six years in the making and our international team has already helped thousands of students find their home.
8/31/18    Quillbot
   QuillBot is an AI-based paraphrasing software that can restructure full sentences while retaining their original meaning.


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