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DATE	SITE OF THE DAY
12/1/19	American Presidents Life Portraits    "The American Presidents web site, created for the television series, contains a complete video archive of all American Presidents: Life Portraits programming, plus these additional resources: - Biographical facts; - Key events of each presidency; - Presidential places; - Reference material. Pick a president from the pull-down menu above and explore."
12/2/19	Read.gov    "Explore new worlds: Read. The Center for the Book in the Library of Congress invites people of all ages to discover the fascinating people, places and events that await you whenever you read. This site provides free resources for reading and encourages kids, teens, adults and families to read books."
12/3/19	Abe Books    "AbeBooks is your source for used, new, rare and out of print books. Find classic collectibles, rare signed editions, used textbooks, and inexpensive bestsellers from independent booksellers worldwide."
12/4/19	Arts & Letters Daily    "Daily report of news in art and literature. Includes reviews of new books, essays and articles."
12/5/19	Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection    At this comprehensive site, you will find many different types of maps along with links to related maps all over the Internet. Available sections include: country maps, city maps, detailed maps, thematic maps, historical maps, country and thematic maps on other web sites.
12/6/19	Solar Decathlon    The Solar Decathlon joins 20 college and university teams in a competition to design, build, and operate the most attractive and energy-efficient solar-powered house. The United States Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy is the primary sponsor of the Solar Decathlon.
12/7/19	Insure Kids Now!    Your children may be eligible for free or low-cost health insurance! Kids that do not currently have health insurance are likely to be eligible, even if you are working. The states have different eligibility rules, but in most states, uninsured children 18 years old and younger, whose families earn up to $34,100 a year (for a family of four) are eligible.
12/8/19	Medical Dictionary    MedTerms online medical dictionary is the medical reference for MedicineNet.com, containing easy-to-understand explanations of over 16,000 medical terms. This online medical dictionary provides quick access to hard-to-spell and often misspelled medical definitions through an extensive alphabetical listing.
12/9/19	FullBooks.com    This site offers thousands of full text free books. With a limited interface, this site will be most useful if you know the title of the book you would like to read.
12/10/19	How Caffeine Works    Around 90 percent of Americans consume caffeine in one form or another every single day. More than half of all American adults consume more than 300 milligrams of caffeine every day, making it America's most popular drug by far. The caffeine comes in from things like coffee, tea, cola, chocolate, etc. Have you ever wondered what it is that makes caffeine so popular? What does this drug do that causes its use to be so widespread? In this HowStuffWorks article, you will learn all about caffeine.
12/11/19	HubbleSite Wallpaper    Over fifty spectacular snapshots by the Hubble Telescope lets you wander the universe from your desktop.
12/12/19	How Chocolate Works    Chocolate is a favorite for kids and adults alike. Chocolate bars, chocolate fudge, chocolate cake, chocolate chip cookies, chocolate ice cream, chocolate milk, chocolate cereal, hot chocolate, chocolate sauce... There is something special about this substance -- so special that the average person in the United States eats 10 pounds (4.5 kg) of chocolate every year! Have you ever wondered where chocolate comes from? This edition of HowStuffWorks helps you understand exactly what you're eating.
12/13/19	Understanding Your Telephone Bill    Consumers are often confused by the various charges and items on their monthly telephone bills. The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Truth-in-Billing rules require telephone companies to provide clear, non-misleading, plain language in describing services for which you are being billed. Because one telephone company, usually your local telephone company, may include charges you incurred for another company's service on your bill, the company sending you the bill must identify the service provider associated with each charge.
12/14/19	House Cleaning & Housekeeping Advice, Hints & Tips    The Housekeeping Channel strives to be the Web's most comprehensive storehouse of information and resources to help households everywhere achieve a cleaner, more organized and healthier indoor environment. The site provides how-to tutorials, plus news and reviews regarding the latest innovations from the cleaning products industry to improve the home environment. Resources include time-saving systems, tools and motivation for keeping a better house at the click of a mouse.
12/15/19	Mymoney.gov    MyMoney.gov is the U.S. government's website dedicated to teaching all Americans the basics about financial education. Whether you are planning to buy a home, balancing your checkbook, or investing in your 401k, the resources on MyMoney.gov can help you do it better. Throughout the site, you will find important information from 20 federal agencies government wide.
12/16/19	History and Politics Out Loud    This site is a collection of audio materials capturing significant political and historical events and personalities of the twentieth century. The materials range from formal addresses delivered in public settings to private telephone conversations conducted from the innermost recesses of the White House. Includes speeches by Lyndon B. Johnson to the Warren Commission, John F. Kennedy speaking about the Cuban Missile Crisis, tapes from the Nixon/Watergate scandal, and Bill Clinton's denials of his affair with Monica Lewinsky.
12/17/19	Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude    This site is a companion to a PBS NOVA program. Based on the bestselling book Longitude by Dava Sobel, the program tells the story of how an unknown genius, John Harrison, discovered the key to navigating on the open seas and thus solved one of the thorniest problems of the 1700s.
12/18/19	Daily Fuel Gauge Report    AAA's Daily Fuel Gauge Report is updated each day and is the most comprehensive retail gasoline survey available. Everyday up to 85,000 self-serve stations are surveyed.
12/19/19	Consumer Action Handbook    This everyday guide to being a smart shopper is hot off the press and chocked full of helpful tips about buying a car or home, preventing identity theft, understanding credit,filing a consumer complaint, and much more.
12/20/19	DIY Home Improvement Information    DoItYourself.com is the leading independent home improvement and home repair website. It has been repeatedly honored among the Best on the Web, and was named 'One of the Top 50 Sites in the World' by Time Magazine. In addition to its extraordinarily broad list of topics, it operates the most active home improvement forums on the Internet, enabling consumers to get personalized advice from professionals in over 100 subjects.
12/21/19	Stateline.org    This Web site, staffed entirely by professional journalists, was originally envisioned primarily as a resource for newsmen and newswomen who cover state government. Readership includes thousands of state officials, students of state government and ordinary citizens who want to keep track of what's going on in their state capitol and in other states throughout the country. Stateline.org is an independent element of the Pew Research Center and is based in Washington, DC.
12/22/19	Healthfinder: Your Guide to Reliable Health Information    Healthfinder is a free portal to reliable health information, developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The site provides an easy-to-use, searchable index of carefully reviewed health information from over 1,500 government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and universities.
12/23/19	Science.Gov: U.S. Government Science Portal    Science.gov is a gateway to over 50 million pages of authoritative selected science information provided by U.S. government agencies, including research and development results.
12/24/19	Google Santa Tracker    Use Google Santa Tracker to follow Santa Claus on Google Maps as he makes his journey around the world.
12/25/19	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.
12/26/19	FastWeb: Matching students to scholarships    FastWeb, the Internet's leading scholarship search service, helps students make the decisions that shape their lives: choosing a college, paying for college, and finding jobs and internships. And it's all free. Recommended by more than 15,000 high schools and 3,500 colleges, FastWeb is the most trusted online college resource. Last year, one out of three college-bound high school seniors used the site, and more than 28 million students have created FastWeb accounts since launching in 1995.
12/27/19	Time Magazine: The Best Inventions of 2019    "100 inventions making the world better, smarter and even a little more fun."
12/28/19	National Geographics Best Photos of 2019    "National Geographic's 100 best images of the year-curated from 106 photographers, 121 stories, and more than two million photographs."
12/29/19	Harpers Bazaar: Best New Books of 2019    "Catch up on the year's most remarkable, influential and simply page-turning reads."
12/30/19	LifeWire: The Most Addictive Websites of 2019    "Here they are: the most infectious and addictive websites! Don't click here unless you have at least 30 minutes to spare..."
12/31/19	Google Trends: A Year in Search 2019    "Explore the year's biggest moments and the questions they inspired."

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