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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

OCT 2021

Previous Archives

DATE SITE OF THE DAY

10/1/21    OnGuardOnline.gov
   "OnGuardOnline.gov is the federal government's website to help you be safe, secure, and responsible online."

10/2/21    NOAA: National Weather Hazards
   "National Weather Service active watch/warning high-resolution map. This map displays active watch, warnings, advisories and short term forecasts in the lower 48 US states."

10/3/21    EarthCam
   "EarthCam is the leading network of live webcams and offers the most comprehensive search engine of internet cameras from around the world."

10/4/21    Coursera
   "Take free online classes from 120+ top universities and educational organizations. We partner with schools like Stanford, Yale, Princeton, and others to offer courses in dozens of topics, from computer science to teaching and beyond. Whether you are pursuing a passion or looking to advance your career, Coursera provides open, free education for everyone."

10/5/21    This Day in Music
   "The site, On This Day in Music, provides information on musicians who where born on this day, like recordings, gigs, deaths, chart positions and significant events on this day."

10/6/21    Astronaut Database
   Supercluster's mission is to tell the human side of our greatest outer space stories with films, podcasts, artwork, events, and applications.

10/7/21    Aunt Bertha
   Aunt Bertha ensures people find and connect with the help they need. From parents struggling with rising rent in big cities to family members caring for aging parents in rural locations, to school teachers and Fortune 50 healthcare employees dealing with overwhelming caseloads for their students and patients, our platform makes it easy for people to get the help they need all day, every day.

10/8/21    Cost of Living Comparision
   Numbeo is the world’s most considerable cost of living database. Numbeo is also a crowd-sourced global database of quality of life information, including housing indicators, perceived crime rates, and healthcare quality, among many other statistics.

10/9/21    Mapping Global Submarine Cables
   UI component for Globe Data Visualization using ThreeJS/WebGL shows the mapping of golbal submarine cables.

10/10/21    Documentary Heaven
   A really interesting website boasting of a comprehensive collection of documentaries that you can watch for free.

10/11/21    Home Styler
   Take the guesswork out of interior decoration and design your home in 3D with this amazing website. Create a floor plan, change colors, and print a 2D plan, all at the touch of a button.

10/12/21    How to Pronounce
   Unsure of how to pronounce a particular word? Visit HowToPronounce to learn the correct way to speak the word in 36 different languages.

10/13/21    E.ggtimer.com
   E.ggtimer.com is a simple online timer for your daily needs. Time everything from brushing your teeth to exercising.

10/14/21    The Best Animation of 2021 (So Far)
   In the early days of 2021, truly inventive, exciting animation seemed the furthest thing from anyone’s mind. However, with winter on the horizon that landscape looks a lot different. By now we’ve seen darling reinventions of classic characters and formulas, a love letter to Los Angeles, thrilling action movies, and a beloved franchise come to a satisfying finale.

10/15/21    Track Federal Spending
   The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) has relaunched Fedspending.org as a tool for tracking federal spending and holding agencies accountable for their management of public funds.

10/16/21    Escape
   "Escape is an inspirational flight search engine that helps you choose a destination and find the cheapest flight for your next vacation.

10/17/21    National Security Archive
   "The Digital National Security Archive (DNSA) is an invaluable online collection of more than 100,000 declassified records documenting historic U.S. policy."

10/18/21    Estate Sales
   "EstateSales.NET provides detailed descriptions, pictures, and directions to local estate sales, tag sales, and auctions in your area."

10/19/21    onX Maps
   "OnX Is Home to the #1 Hunting, Mapping, Wind & Weather Tool Used by Millions On & Offline."

10/20/21    Omni Calculator
   "Far too often, we perceive the world through the lens of our emotions, feelings, and intuition. Meanwhile, a multitude of our problems can be solved with a tiny bit of math. Buy or rent a house? How long to boil an egg? Am I overweight? It takes a clear mind, a few minutes, and a mathematical formula to answer these questions. Three things that we often lack, so we go with hunches instead.

10/21/21    Nobelprize.org
   "Nobelprize.org, Official web site of the Nobel Prize.The process of the Nobel Committees to independently and expertly select the 2021 Nobel Laureates have been announced. These are researchers, authors and peace advocates who, according to the vision of Alfred Nobel, have conferred the greatest benefit to mankind."

10/22/21    That National Speed Trap Exchange
   "Speedtrap.org is a site with over 80,000 speed traps that people have posted for the benefit of other drivers."

10/23/21    NetLingo
   "This site contains thousands of definitions about computers, the Internet, and the online world of business, technology, and communication. As a popular online dictionary, it includes one of the largest collections of text messaging, acronyms, and smileys."

10/24/21    BookLending.com
   "BookLending.com instantly matches people who want to borrow and lend Kindle books. Always free of charge. Come borrow a book today."

10/25/21    HubbleSite
   "HubbleSite is produced by the Space Telescope Science Institute's Office of Public Outreach. At the Space Telescope Science Institute, we're working hard to study and explain the once-unimaginable celestial phenomena now made visible using Hubble's cutting-edge technology. In the course of this exploration we will continue to share with you the grace and beauty of the universe. because the discoveries belong to all of us."

10/26/21    Social Security Admin: Calculators
   "This Social Security planner page lists calculators you can use to figure your retirement and disability benefits and benefits for your survivors."

10/27/21    Roadtrippers
   "The Roadtrippers road trip planner helps you discover, book, and create travel itineraries of the best places and experiences along the way."

10/28/21    EarthSky: Tonight's Sky
   "Updates on your cosmos and world. Beautiful nature images from EarthSky's global community. Skywatching, moon and stargazing, tonight's sky."

10/29/21    99U.com: Insights on Making Ideas Happen
   "The 99U provides actionable insights on productivity, organization, and leadership to help creative people push ideas forward."

10/30/21    U.S. Wind Map
   "An invisible, ancient source of energy surrounds us - energy that powered the first explorations of the world, and that may be a key to the future. This map shows you the delicate tracery of wind flowing over the US."

10/31/21    Halloween Origins, Meaning and Traditions
   Halloween is a holiday celebrated each year on October 31, and Halloween 2021 will occur on Sunday, October 31. The tradition originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts.

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DATE	SITE OF THE DAY
10/1/21	OnGuardOnline.gov "OnGuardOnline.gov is the federal government's website to help you be safe, secure, and responsible online."
10/2/21	NOAA: National Weather Hazards "National Weather Service active watch/warning high-resolution map. This map displays active watch, warnings, advisories and short term forecasts in the lower 48 US states."
10/3/21	EarthCam "EarthCam is the leading network of live webcams and offers the most comprehensive search engine of internet cameras from around the world."
10/4/21	Coursera "Take free online classes from 120+ top universities and educational organizations. We partner with schools like Stanford, Yale, Princeton, and others to offer courses in dozens of topics, from computer science to teaching and beyond. Whether you are pursuing a passion or looking to advance your career, Coursera provides open, free education for everyone."
10/5/21	This Day in Music "The site, On This Day in Music, provides information on musicians who where born on this day, like recordings, gigs, deaths, chart positions and significant events on this day."
10/6/21	Astronaut Database Supercluster's mission is to tell the human side of our greatest outer space stories with films, podcasts, artwork, events, and applications.
10/7/21	Aunt Bertha Aunt Bertha ensures people find and connect with the help they need. From parents struggling with rising rent in big cities to family members caring for aging parents in rural locations, to school teachers and Fortune 50 healthcare employees dealing with overwhelming caseloads for their students and patients, our platform makes it easy for people to get the help they need all day, every day.
10/8/21	Cost of Living Comparision Numbeo is the world’s most considerable cost of living database. Numbeo is also a crowd-sourced global database of quality of life information, including housing indicators, perceived crime rates, and healthcare quality, among many other statistics.
10/9/21	Mapping Global Submarine Cables UI component for Globe Data Visualization using ThreeJS/WebGL shows the mapping of golbal submarine cables.
10/10/21	Documentary Heaven A really interesting website boasting of a comprehensive collection of documentaries that you can watch for free.
10/11/21	Home Styler Take the guesswork out of interior decoration and design your home in 3D with this amazing website. Create a floor plan, change colors, and print a 2D plan, all at the touch of a button.
10/12/21	How to Pronounce Unsure of how to pronounce a particular word? Visit HowToPronounce to learn the correct way to speak the word in 36 different languages.
10/13/21	E.ggtimer.com E.ggtimer.com is a simple online timer for your daily needs. Time everything from brushing your teeth to exercising.
10/14/21	The Best Animation of 2021 (So Far) In the early days of 2021, truly inventive, exciting animation seemed the furthest thing from anyone’s mind. However, with winter on the horizon that landscape looks a lot different. By now we’ve seen darling reinventions of classic characters and formulas, a love letter to Los Angeles, thrilling action movies, and a beloved franchise come to a satisfying finale.
10/15/21	Track Federal Spending The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) has relaunched Fedspending.org as a tool for tracking federal spending and holding agencies accountable for their management of public funds.
10/16/21	Escape "Escape is an inspirational flight search engine that helps you choose a destination and find the cheapest flight for your next vacation.
10/17/21	National Security Archive "The Digital National Security Archive (DNSA) is an invaluable online collection of more than 100,000 declassified records documenting historic U.S. policy."
10/18/21	Estate Sales "EstateSales.NET provides detailed descriptions, pictures, and directions to local estate sales, tag sales, and auctions in your area."
10/19/21	onX Maps "OnX Is Home to the #1 Hunting, Mapping, Wind & Weather Tool Used by Millions On & Offline."
10/20/21	Omni Calculator "Far too often, we perceive the world through the lens of our emotions, feelings, and intuition. Meanwhile, a multitude of our problems can be solved with a tiny bit of math. Buy or rent a house? How long to boil an egg? Am I overweight? It takes a clear mind, a few minutes, and a mathematical formula to answer these questions. Three things that we often lack, so we go with hunches instead.
10/21/21	Nobelprize.org "Nobelprize.org, Official web site of the Nobel Prize.The process of the Nobel Committees to independently and expertly select the 2021 Nobel Laureates have been announced. These are researchers, authors and peace advocates who, according to the vision of Alfred Nobel, have conferred the greatest benefit to mankind."
10/22/21	That National Speed Trap Exchange "Speedtrap.org is a site with over 80,000 speed traps that people have posted for the benefit of other drivers."
10/23/21	NetLingo "This site contains thousands of definitions about computers, the Internet, and the online world of business, technology, and communication. As a popular online dictionary, it includes one of the largest collections of text messaging, acronyms, and smileys."
10/24/21	BookLending.com "BookLending.com instantly matches people who want to borrow and lend Kindle books. Always free of charge. Come borrow a book today."
10/25/21	HubbleSite "HubbleSite is produced by the Space Telescope Science Institute's Office of Public Outreach. At the Space Telescope Science Institute, we're working hard to study and explain the once-unimaginable celestial phenomena now made visible using Hubble's cutting-edge technology. In the course of this exploration we will continue to share with you the grace and beauty of the universe. because the discoveries belong to all of us."
10/26/21	Social Security Admin: Calculators "This Social Security planner page lists calculators you can use to figure your retirement and disability benefits and benefits for your survivors."
10/27/21	Roadtrippers "The Roadtrippers road trip planner helps you discover, book, and create travel itineraries of the best places and experiences along the way."
10/28/21	EarthSky: Tonight's Sky "Updates on your cosmos and world. Beautiful nature images from EarthSky's global community. Skywatching, moon and stargazing, tonight's sky."
10/29/21	99U.com: Insights on Making Ideas Happen "The 99U provides actionable insights on productivity, organization, and leadership to help creative people push ideas forward."
10/30/21	U.S. Wind Map "An invisible, ancient source of energy surrounds us - energy that powered the first explorations of the world, and that may be a key to the future. This map shows you the delicate tracery of wind flowing over the US."
10/31/21	Halloween Origins, Meaning and Traditions Halloween is a holiday celebrated each year on October 31, and Halloween 2021 will occur on Sunday, October 31. The tradition originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts.

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