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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
DECEMBER 2007
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DATE SITE OF THE DAY
12/1/07
The Politico
The Politico launched in January, 2007 with the mission of covering the politics of Capitol Hill and of the presidential campaign, and the business of Washington lobbying and advocacy with enterprise, style, and impact. The Politico is a publication of Capitol News Company, LLC.
12/2/07
Metracritic.com
Metacritic.com provides access to thousands of reviews across entertainment genres, presenting opinions in a concise, organized and easy-to-understand manner. The proprietary Metascore it assigns to each new release combines all of the individual critics' scores into an overall grade for each item, so users can gauge the critical consensus at a glance. Metacritic.com carefully screens and selects the most respected critics, leveraging the work of a minimum of 40 top critics within each entertainment category it covers.
12/3/07
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Find information about health and safety topics including disease outbreaks, infectious diseases, emergency preparedness, vaccines and immunications, traveler's health, and more.
12/4/07
Recalls.gov
Find recent recalls of consumer products, motor vehicles, boats, foods, medicines, cosmetics, and environmental products. Also, search for past recalls.
12/5/07
MyPyramid.gov
Learn about the new food guide pyramid. Get a customized food guide, find tips on how to make your diet healthier, and use a tool to assess your diet and fitness for a year.
12/6/07
20 Gadgets You Want
Don't know what to get for that person who has everything? Need a new toy to play with while hibernating for the winter? Want to see a list of 20 things you don't need but really want? Look no further. This 2007 gadget guide by Scientific American will help you ride in style, listen to your favorite tunes (even those long, lost and forgotten ones), predict the weather, manage your weight and even protect your valuables from nosy co-workers.
12/7/07
WayBack Machine: Internet Archive
Browse through 85 billion web pages archived from 1996 to a few months ago. To start surfing the Wayback, type in the web address of a site or page where you would like to start, and press enter. Then select from the archived dates available.
12/8/07
Roget's Thesaurus
The thesaurus that appears on this site is Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus. To use the thesaurus, simply type a word in the gold search box and click the 'Search' button. A list of synonyms and antonyms will be returned. Related site: How to Use a Thesaurus.
12/9/07
Social Security Death Index
The Social Security Administration Death Master File contains information on millions of deceased individuals with United States social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Birth years for the individuals listed range from 1875 to last year. Information in these records includes name, birth date, death date, and last known residence.
12/10/07
RxList
The Internet Drug Index for prescription drug information, interactions, and side effects. The site provides medications and prescription drug information for consumers and medical health professionals. Also included is an online database of the most popular drugs and their side effects, interactions, and use.
12/11/07
How Recessions Work
In this HowStuffWorks article, you will find out what recessions are, see why they occur, and examine the criteria economists use to identify them. Site also looks at the effects of recession as well as explores some of the ways a country can turn the economy around again.
12/12/07
PriceGrabber Comparison Shopping
PriceGrabber.com is the industry innovator in online comparison shopping. Millions of consumers use PriceGrabber to quickly obtain free and unbiased information about products, services, merchants and sellers before making a purchase decision.
12/13/07
The American Legion
Official site for The American Legion. The American Legion was chartered by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic, mutual-help, war-time veterans organization. A community-service organization which now numbers nearly 3 million members -- men and women -- in nearly 15,000 American Legion Posts worldwide. These Posts are organized into 55 Departments -- one each for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, France, Mexico, and the Philippines.
12/14/07
First World War: A Multimedia History of WWI
The purpose of this website is to provide an overview of the First World War. Necessarily a long-term undertaking - and approaching seven years into the process - much remains to be covered. Whole aspects of the conflict are light on material at present - rest assured, this is not deliberate: in time it should all find its place on the site.
12/15/07
National Geographic News
Topical news site from the National Geographic. Features include 'Today's Best News Photo,' 'Video in the News,' and numerous current geography-related news items.
12/16/07
Time & Life Pictures
Time & Life Pictures is an unparalleled collection of striking imagery, documenting past and present events in politics, culture, celebrities and the arts. The collection includes some of the greatest photographers of the 20th century, such as Alfred Eisenstaedt, Margaret Bourke-White, Andreas Feininger, John Dominis, Nina Leen and Gjon Mili, whose photographs have adorned the pages of Time, Life and other Time Inc. publications. The online collection comprises over 425,000 digital files, representing millions of original prints and negatives archived by the Time Inc. Picture Collection.
12/17/07
AIRNow
The U.S. EPA, NOAA, NPS, tribal, state, and local agencies developed the AIRNow Web site to provide the public with easy access to national air quality information. The Web site offers daily AQI forecasts as well as real-time AQI conditions for over 300 cities across the US, and provides links to more detailed State and local air quality Web sites.
12/18/07
HealthyToys.org
"We launched HealthyToys.org because children's products should not contain toxic chemicals! HealthyToys.org is a first step in providing parents, grandparents, and others who care about children with the information they need to make better choices when purchasing toys and other children's products."
12/19/07
RACE: Why Are We So Different?
Looking through the eyes of history, science and lived experience, the RACE Project explains differences among people and reveals the reality - and unreality - of race. The story of race is complex and may challenge how we think about race and human variation, about the differences and similarities among people.
12/20/07
The Apple Museum
Welcome to The Apple Museum. The Apple Museum is dedicated to the history of Apple Computer, Inc. and with more than 350 Apple products listed, the most comprehensive Apple history source on the internet.
12/21/07
FlightAware: Flight Tracker
FlightAware is a free flight tracker that will change what you think about live flight tracking and aviation information.
12/22/07
National Library of Medicine
The National Library of Medicine, on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, is the world's largest medical library. The Library collects materials and provides information and research services in all areas of biomedicine and health care.
12/23/07
The Mitchell Report
On March 30, 2006, baseball commissioner Bud Selig asked former Sen. George Mitchell to investigate steroid use in baseball. Now, the report is out and available at this ESPN site along with other related issues and resources.
12/24/07
How Christmas Work
For hundreds of millions of people around the world, Christmas is the biggest holiday of the year. Have you ever wondered where traditions like Santa Claus come from? Find out at this How Stuff Works site. Related sites: How Christmas Lights Works / How Mistletoe Works.
12/25/07
How Christmas Works
For hundreds of millions of people around the world, Christmas is the biggest holiday of the year. Have you ever wondered where traditions like Santa Claus come from? Find out at this How Stuff Works site. Related sites: How Christmas Lights Works / How Mistletoe Works.
12/26/07
The Online Books Page
The Online Books Page is a website that facilitates access to books that are freely readable over the Internet. It also aims to encourage the development of such online books, for the benefit and edification of all. Listing over 25,000 free books on the Web.
12/27/07
RACE: Why We so Different?
A project of the American Anthropological Association. Looking through the eyes of history, science and lived experience, the RACE Project explains differences among people and reveals the reality - and unreality - of race. The story of race is complex and may challenge how we think about race and human variation, about the differences and similarities among people.
12/28/07
Google Finance
Google Finance offers an easier way to search for stocks, mutual funds, public and private companies. Further, Google Finance also offers a broad range of company news and information in order to deliver more relevant, unbiased results in a clean, uncluttered user interface.
12/29/07
The Great Quake: 1906-2006
San Francisco in 1906 was the largest city and most important port on the Pacific Coast, the financial center of the West, the ninth-largest city in the United States. The Palace was the biggest hotel in the West. This commemorative by the San Francisco Chronicle, honors the 100th anniversary of the Quake in both text and pictures.
12/30/07
Homework Hub
Homework hub is where students can get help and direction in completing various assignments from doing research, improving skills, and organizing their work. Site includes study aids, test preparation guides, and term paper guides and resources.
12/31/07
Popular New Year's Resolutions
Suggestions from USA.gov, the official home page for the U.S. government. Drink less alcohol, get fit, quit smoking, volunteer to help others, etc. Each suggestion has links to related government sites.
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