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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
MAR 2010

Previous Archives
DATE SITE OF THE DAY
3/1/10
Life123: How To Guides for Busy Lifestyles
"Life123 covers the best of everything on topics spanning all of life's categories-delivered at the speed of life! Informative guides, articles, videos and more."
3/2/10
The U.S. Naturalization Test
US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is the government agency that oversees lawful immigration to the United States of America. In the interest of creating a more standardized, fair, and meaningful naturalization process, USCIS recently completed a multi-year redesign of the naturalization test. The revised test, with an emphasis on the fundamental concepts of American democracy and the rights and responsibilities of citizenship, will help encourage citizenship applicants to learn and identify with the basic values we all share as Americans.
3/3/10
RepairPal
RepairPal to provide drivers with the most accurate, unbiased, and useful car ownership information available. RepairPal is not affiliated with any automobile manufacturer, dealership, auto parts provider, or auto repair facility. RepairPal gives you independent and unbiased repair estimates, user ratings and reviews.
3/4/10
NOAA: Ocean Explorer
The Ocean Explorer Web site is designed to be an engaging and educational Internet offering for all who wish to learn about, discover, and virtually explore the ocean realm. The site is primarily directed to the general public, educators, and students. Other important groups include the press, nongovernmental organizations, marine scientists and resource managers, marine protected area professionals, ocean exploration groups, and policymakers interested in the marine environment.
3/5/10
Symptom Checker: MayoClinic.com
What's causing your foot pain? Why does your child's throat hurt? And what should you do about it? Use this Mayo Clinic guide to discover the most common causes of the most common symptoms.
3/6/10
Federal News Service
"Federal News Service provides verbatim transcripts of the complete hearing testimony of Congress committees and subcommittees; public speeches and interviews of the President, White House; State Department, Defense Department and Justice Department briefings; press conferences and statements of international leaders visiting Washington; Presidential campaign debates and much more."
3/7/10
Human Anatomy Online
"Welcome to inner exploration of Human Anatomy. Each topic has animations, 100's of graphics, and thousands of descriptive links. Study the anatomy of the human body. It's fun, interactive, and an ideal reference site for students or those who just want to know more about the medical descriptions used by doctors and nurses."
3/8/10
GRIN: Great Images in Nasa
"The Great Images in NASA (GRIN) system provides a database of photos documenting NASA. Photos include: aircraft structures, aircraft design, aircraft models, wind tunnel tests, materials research, space programs, astronaut training, robotic planetary exploration and images taken by NASA spacecraft such as the Hubble Space Telescope and Mars Global Surveyor."
3/9/10
Social Security Death Index
Search the Social Security Death Index by entering one or more fields in the form and clicking on the 'submit' button. Keep in mind that the more fields you fill in the more restricted your results will be (and you may even eliminate the record you are seeking).
3/10/10
LIFE Photo Archive
"Search millions of photographs from the LIFE photo archive. Most were never published and are now available for the first time through the joint work of LIFE and Google."
3/11/10
Library of Congress: Historic American Newspapers
Welcome to Chronicling America, enhancing access to America's historic newspapers. This site allows you to search and view newspaper pages from 1880-1922 and find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress as part of the National Digital Newspaper Program.
3/12/10
Human Anatomy Online
Welcome to inner exploration of Human Anatomy. Each topic has animations, 100's of graphics, and thousands of descriptive links. Study the anatomy of the human body. It's fun, interactive, and an ideal reference site for students or those who just want to know more about the medical descriptions used by doctors and nurses.
3/13/10
New York Times Movie Reviews
Browse or search 28,000 New York Times movie reviews. Included in the free review archive are all films reviewed since 1960, reviews of all Best Picture Academy Award winners, as well as The New York Times guide to the Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made.
3/14/10
Frugal Mechanic: Auto Parts Comparison Shopping
"Compare prices on over 2 Million auto parts! Save time and money! The only comparison shopping website focused exclusively on auto parts! Built by auto enthusiasts for auto enthusiasts!"
3/15/10
US National Debt Clock: Real Time
"The purpose of the US Debt Clock is to inform the public of the financial concern of the United States of America. We are dedicated to bringing to the public the most accurate up-to-date debt information possible. The numbers are laid out in such a way to give a complete re-time snapshot of the country's balance sheet. All the debt clocks on the site are updated continuously to the most precise calculations, using complex formulas and exacting standards, and the values displayed are verified from the best sources available."
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