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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

FEB 2019


Previous Archives

DATE SITE OF THE DAY
2/1/19    Life Hacker: Where to Stream the 2019 Oscar Nominees
   While some films have just made their way to theaters, they've put together the ultimate streaming list, which may include a necessary subscription or one-time rental purchase, so you can go ahead and watch some of the year's best flicks from your living room
2/2/19    Security Checklist
   This website provides a beginner's checklist for staying safe on the internet. An open source checklist of resources designed to improve your online privacy and security. Check things off to keep track as you go.
2/3/19    NFL Super Bowl LIII
   American Football Conference (AFC) champion New England Patriots and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Los Angeles Rams will play to decide the league champion for the 2019 NFL season. Find all official event information here.
2/4/19    United States House of Representatives: History, Art and Archives
   "Here is a list of in-person Annual Message and State of the Union Addresses given by Presidents of the United States before Joint Sessions of Congress. There have been 95 total in-person addresses from 1790 to 2018."
2/5/19    Chinese New Year
   Discover the traditions and taboos, dishes and drinks that are part of China's most important holiday, the Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival.
2/6/19    Merriam-Webster: Visual Dictionary
   "Welcome to the Visual Dictionary Online, the dictionary with a new point of view. A quick glance at the index is all it takes to connect words with images. Explore the 15 major themes to access more than 6,000 images and see words like never before."
2/7/19    MedlinePlus: Drugs, Supplements, and Herbal Information
   "Learn about your prescription drugs and over-the-counter medicines. Includes side effects, dosage, special precautions, and more."
2/8/19    Energy InformationAdministration: This Week in Petroleum
   "This Week In Petroleum Production, Imports, Stocks, Supply, Prices, Data and Analysis from the Energy Information Administration."
2/9/19    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."
2/10/19    ConsumerSearch.com
   "ConsumerSearch.com reviews hundreds of product reviews, analyzes them, distills the information shoppers need and recommends which products are the best."
2/11/19    eHow: How to Clean Anything
   "How to Clean Anything. Cleanliness is said to be one of the top rungs on the ladder going to heaven. Even if you are unsure how to clean or what do first when it comes to house cleaning, there is a trick to being a good housekeeper. You don't have to be a household tips queen like Heloise to learn to clean anything and have a clean house."
2/12/19    Infoplease.com
   "Infoplease.com, a free, authoritative, and respected reference for Internet users, provides a comprehensive encyclopedia, almanac, atlas, dictionary, and thesaurus. Infoplease.com contains facts on all subjects including sports, entertainment, technology, education, world news, and united states government and history."
2/13/19    C-SPAN: American Writers
   "C-SPAN's American Writers: A Journey Through History explores American history through the lives and works of American writers who have influenced the course of our nation. C-SPAN presents each program from a historic site associated with a writer's life and work. Every program features selected writers' novels, speeches, diaries, essays and life stories, creating a snapshot of American history."
2/14/19    National Retail Federation: Valentine's day Consumer Behavior
   National Retail Federation has been conducting its annual Valentine's Day consumer spending survey since 2004 to gauge how Americans plan to celebrate this special day with their loved ones.
2/15/19    CIA: Chiefs of State 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."
2/16/19    KidRex - Kid Safe Search Engine
   "Official Site. Fun and Safe Search for Kids, by Kids. Google Custom Search."
2/17/19    Pocket
   Pocket helps people save interesting articles, videos and more from the web for later enjoyment. Once saved to Pocket, the list of content is visible on any device - phone, tablet or computer. It can be viewed while waiting in line, on the couch, during commutes or travel - even offline.
2/18/19    BookLeanding.com
   BookLending.com instantly matches people who want to borrow and lend Kindle books. Always free of charge. Come borrow a book today.
2/19/19    National Park Foundation: Trail Talk Blog
   Ever wonder about the best hikes, sites and activities in America's national parks? Are you unsure about where to plan your next park adventure or what you should pack? NPF's blog, Trail Talk, is a great place to find all the answers!
2/20/19    Moon Phases Calendar
   This moon phases calendar tool or moon schedule is an easy way to find out the lunar phase for any given month.
2/21/19    AirHelp
   AirHelp assists air passengers around the world secure compensation for delayed, canceled, or overbooked flights. They fight for millions of travelers who are unsure of their rights, lack the time, or lack the expertise to embark on the claims process independently. Their goal is to make claiming compensation as easy and seamless as possible. They believe that this can be achieved by data and cutting edge technology presented with a user-friendly website and intuitive mobile apps.
2/22/19    WorkMode
   Workmode is a (progessive) web application. The goal of this app is to help the user find the best place to work from, depending on the location or search query of the user.
2/23/19    Nothing In The Rule Book: 45 places you can download tens of thousands books, plays and other literary texts completely legally for free
   "In an increasingly digital world, literature is evolving. Sales of e-readers continue to rise, yet the cost of digital books and texts has not necessarily decreased to the extent to which many initially predicted. With authors' incomes collapsing to near "abject" levels, and with public libraries under threat from swinging public spending cuts, they felt honour bound to provide their fine readers with some valuable resources that could help save valuable money."
2/24/19    PublicFanRadio.com
   "PublicRadioFan.com features schedule listings for thousands of public radio stations and programs around the world. Follow the audio links to hear your favorite programs and discover new ones."
2/25/19    HealthGrades.com
   "Healthgrades is the leading online resource for comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals."
2/26/19    HERE
   "Traffic.com is now part of HERE. All the reliable traffic info services you expect from traffic.com are now on HERE, plus great new smart routing and more. Check traffic flows, jams and more in cities around the world."
2/27/19    Hunt4Freebies
   "Hunt4Freebies is the most updated freebie site on the web, updated 24/7. You can find free samples, free gift cards, free beauty products, free tickets and points, free magazines, and more."
2/28/19    All Acronyms Dictionary
   "User-friendly acronyms and abbreviations dictionary. All Acronyms helps to define acronym meaning or best ways to abbreviate a word or a phrase."


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