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"Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves,
or we know where we can find information upon it."
- Samuel Johnson
OCT 2013
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DATE SITE OF THE DAY
10/1/13
Affordable Care Act Enrollment
"Learn how the health care law affects you at Healthcare.gov. The official site of the Health Insurance Marketplace. See your health insurance choices. Enroll now in a plan that covers essential benefits, pre-existing conditions, and more. Plus, see if you qualify for lower costs."
10/2/13
Traffic.com
"Real time traffic alerts and traffic reports. View online interactive traffic maps for traffic jam, traffic school and local road conditions. Forget the grind. Take control of your commute with real-time traffic information for your daily drives. Have the pulse of the road at your fingertips, when and where you need it."
10/3/13
Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index
"Well-BeingIndex.com provides data-driven news based on U.S. and world polls, daily tracking and public opinion research. Articles and videos cover news, politics, government, business, economy, behavioral economics, management and employee engagement."
10/4/13
NBC News: Wonderful News
"The happiest news and most heartwarming videos from across the country and around the world. Plus a chance for you to decide which are most wonderful." Related site: Positive Quote of the Day.
10/5/13
New York Times: On This Day
"Browse important events in history by clicking on each date to see a featured archival New York Times front page and article, as well as a list of other notable events that occurred on that day."
10/6/13
Mozilla: Firefox Browser
"Firefox - The free, non-profit browser for desktop and mobile. See how the new features in Firefox help you browse faster and more efficiently."
10/7/13
US Debt Clock: Real Time
"US National Debt Clock: Real Time U.S. National Debt Clock." Related site: The Debt to the Penny and Who Holds It.
10/8/13
Open Library
"One web page for every book ever published. It's a lofty but achievable goal. To build Open Library, we need hundreds of millions of book records, a wiki interface, and lots of people who are willing to contribute their time and effort to building the site. To date, we have gathered over 20 million records from a variety of large catalogs as well as single contributions, with more on the way."
10/9/13
EarthCam
"EarthCam. EarthCam is the leading network of live webcams and offers the most comprehensive search engine of internet cameras from around the world. EarthCam also creates and produces live webcasts in addition to providing complete infrastructure services to manage, host and maintain live streaming video camera systems for its consumers and corporate clients."
10/10/13
Google: What Browser?
"What Browser tells you which web browser you're using and why to keep your browser up-to-date. Does your browser need updating? How would you know? This site helps you find out."
10/11/13
Moon Phases
"This moon phases calendar tool or moon schedule is an easy way to find out the lunar phase for any given month. Simply select a month and year, and click 'Go', and it will show you what the moon will look like for any day that month. The internal phase calculator is very accurate, but the images are approximations. Moon calculations are based on your time zone as specified by your computer. "
10/12/13
Science Daily
"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."
10/13/13
Drugsdb.com
"Drugsdb.com is a drug information database where you'll find answers to frequently asked questions on the most commonly-prescribed drugs and medications in the world. This includes information about the uses of the drug, suggested dosages, common and serious drug side effects, contraindications, adverse interactions and more."
10/14/13
Ancestry.com: 1940 Census
"On April 1, 1940 history was made as the 16th U.S. Census was taken in America and its territories. And today, each and every one of the 134 million records is ready for you to explore here on Ancestry.com. Simply search for your family member by name and you could find records that include details like address, age, occupation, income, education level and more. Almost 9 out of 10 Americans has a relative in the 1940 Census. See who you can discover, right now."
10/15/13
Arts and Letters Daily
"News, reviews, latest trends, breakthroughs, disputes, and gossip in arts and culture."
10/16/13
Legacy.com: Obituaries
Legacy.com is the leading provider of online obituaries for the newspaper industry. Legacy.com enhances online obituaries with Guest Books, funeral home information, and florist links."
10/17/13
Yahoo Health
"Find information on wellness, diet, fitness, weight loss, mental health, anti-aging, conditions and diseases, drugs and medications, and more on Yahoo! Health."
10/18/13
PC Magazine
PC Magazine is your complete guide to PC computers, peripherals and upgrades. We test and review computer- and Internet-related products and services, report technology news and trends, and provide shopping advice and price comparisons."
10/19/13
ConsumerSearch.com
"ConsumerSearch.com reviews hundreds of product reviews, analyzes them, distills the information shoppers need and recommends which products are the best."
10/20/13
Social Security Benefit Calculators
"This Social Security planner page lists calculators you can use to figure your retirement and disability benefits and benefits for your survivors."
10/21/13
Corr Mitchell LLC: Free Obamacare Health Insurance Estimator
"Learn Obamacare Health Insurance costs without giving your personal Information to the Government! The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) health insurance website is practically impossible to use. Worse, it requires you to submit a full application including all of your sensitive personal information before you find out what insurance plans are available, how much they cost, or how much of a subsidy you qualify for. With the tools on this site, you can find out what insurance plans are available, how much they cost, and what subsidy you qualify for. With this information, you can make an informed choice about whether to apply for coverage if and when the official health insurance exchange is operational."
10/22/13
Kim's Security Center: Free security software to protect your PC from malware
"The Kim Komando Show: America's top weekend talk radio program about all things digital! Free tips, downloads, software, newsletters, advice and more about the home electronics, iPods, digital cameras, photography, TVs, online security, gadgets and more."
10/23/13
Omniglot
"A guide to alphabets and languages, with useful foreign phrases, tips on learning languages, language-related links, multilingual texts, and much more."
10/24/13
Academic Earth: Free Online Classes
"Offering free online classes, Academic Earth provides online learning success. Their courses online feature university lectures making education online simple."
10/25/13
WebMD Symptom Checker
"The WebMD Symptom Checker is designed to help you understand what your medical symptoms could mean, and provide you with the trusted information you need to help make informed decisions in your life for better health."
10/26/13
Craiglist
"Craigslist provides local classifieds and forums for jobs, housing, for sale, personals, services, local community, and events."
10/27/13
HowtoCallAbroad.com
"This website's mission is to provide its visitors with comprehensive and up to date information on how to dial internationally from the USA, Canada or from any other country. Telephone country codes and international area codes are displayed by country, with additional info featured such as city and cellular codes, telephone books."
10/28/13
U.S. Dept of the Treasury: The Debt to the Penny and Who Holds It
"To find the total public debt outstanding on a specific day or days, simply select a single date or date range and click on the 'Find History' button. The data on total public debt outstanding is available daily from 01/04/1993 through 09/01/2011. The debt held by the public versus intragovernmental holdings data is available."
10/29/13
Pandora Radio
"Pandora is free, personalized radio that plays music you'll love. Discover new music and enjoy old favorites. Start with your favorite artist, song or composer and Pandora will create a custom station that plays similar tracks."
10/30/13
Petfinder
"The place for pet adoption. Petfinder is the number one website for adoptable pets. Search over 350,000 adoptable pets from nearly 14,000 adoption groups."
10/31/13
AccuWeather.com
"Weather forecast, local to international. World class weather radar plus your up to the minute weather report and current conditions."
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