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MAR 2020
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SITE OF THE DAY
3/1/20
Car Affordability Calculator
"This car affordability calculator can help you answer those burning questions about your new vehicle, such as: "How much car can I afford?", "What car can I afford" or "How much car payment can I afford?". If you are looking to buy a new or used car, but are not sure what the target price of your new vehicle should be, this calculator is designed for you."
3/2/20
The Scientific Meal Planner
"An absolutely FREE public service that uses the recommendations of nutrition science to generate optimally balanced meal plans for health and longevity"
3/3/20
Misery Map
"The FlightAware MiseryMap is a visualization of the state of US flight delays and cancellations."
3/4/20
Chilisauce: Top 100 Travel Photographers of the World
"The art of photography opens up a whole new window on the world."
3/5/20
Understanding Evolution
"Understanding Evolution is a non-commercial, education website, teaching the science and history of evolutionary biology. This site is here to help you understand what evolution is, how it works, how it factors into your life, how research in evolutionary biology is performed, and how ideas in this area have changed over time."
3/6/20
Dynamic Periodic Table
"Ptable is an interactive display of the Periodic Table of Elements"
3/7/20
Food Safety News
"Food Safety News continues to bring you outstanding, award-winning coverage of topics ranging from policy and politics to foodborne illness outbreaks to sustainability, science and research."
3/8/20
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology: All About Birds
"Use our Bird Guide to identify birds, learn about the life history, listen to the sounds, and watch bird behavior on video- the most comprehensive guide to North American birds."
3/9/20
HealthLine: Body Maps
"Learn about human anatomy, including organs, facts, and more with Human Body Maps, a free interactive tool. Explore 3D models of all human body systems."
3/10/20
Ars Technica
"At Ars Technica - the name is Latin-derived for the "art of technology" - we specialize in news and reviews, analysis of technology trends, and expert advice on topics ranging from the most fundamental aspects of technology to the many ways technology is helping us discover our world."
3/11/20
Bureau of Justice Statistics
"Statistics about - Crime and victims, Drugs and crime, Criminal offenders, The justice system in the United States, Law enforcement, Prosecution, Courts and sentencing, Corrections, Justice expenditure and employment."
3/12/20
History.com: The U.S. Constitution
"Find out more about the history of The U.S. Constitution, including videos, interesting articles, pictures, historical features and more. Get all the facts on History.com."
3/13/20
Google News
"Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News."
3/14/20
State Health Facts
"State Health Facts provides free, up-to-date, health data for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the United States, counties, territories, and other geographies. State Health Facts provides users with the ability to map, rank, trend, and download data. Data come from a variety of public and private sources, including KFF reports, public websites, government surveys and reports, and private organizations."
3/15/20
CIA: The World Factbook
"The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. Our Reference tab includes: maps of the major world regions, as well as Flags of the World, a Physical Map of the World, a Political Map of the World, a World Oceans map, and a Standard Time Zones of the World map."
3/16/20
Quinnipiac University Poll
"Frequently cited by journalists, public officials and researchers, the independent Quinnipiac University Poll regularly surveys residents in Connecticut, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and nationwide about political races, state and national elections and issues of public concern."
3/17/20
50states.com
"State information resource links to state homepage, symbols, flags, maps, constitutions, representatives, songs, birds, flowers, trees, and more."
3/18/20
TIME: LightBox
"For decades, TIME Magazine has been a showcase for the world's best photojournalism, bearing witness to the most notable moments of history - the triumphs and the tragedies - of the past 90 years. LightBox, a blog created and curated by TIME's photo department, proudly furthers this tradition, exploring how photography, video and visual culture help to shape and define the modern world."
3/19/20
PriceGrabber.com
"Get the lowest prices on computers, electronics, furniture, cameras, clothes and more. Online shopping, compare prices and find the best deal with PriceGrabber."
3/20/20
Library of Congress: Chronicling America - Historic American Newspapers
"Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1836-1922 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to 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."
3/21/20
Nature Soundmap
"Hear the world like never before. Nature soundscapes and wildlife sounds from all over the planet."
3/22/20
U.S. Dept of Labor: Occupational Outlook Handbook
"The Occupational Outlook Handbook is the government's premier source of career guidance featuring hundreds of occupations - such as carpenters, teachers, and veterinarians. Revised every 2 years, the latest version contains employment projections for the 2010-20 decade."
3/23/20
EarthSky
"Updates on your cosmos and world. Beautiful nature images from EarthSky's global community. Skywatching, moon and stargazing, tonight's sky."
3/24/20
Arts Journal: Daily Arts News
"Each day ArtsJournal features link to stories culled from more than 200 English-language newspapers, magazines and publications featuring writing about arts and culture."
3/25/20
Find a Grave
"Find A Grave is a free resource for finding the final resting places of famous folks, friends and family members. With millions of names, it's an invaluable tool for genealogist and history buffs. Find A Grave memorials are rich with content, including dates, photos and bios. You can even leave 'virtual flowers' on the memorials you visit to complete the online cemetery experience. Find A Grave also contains listings for thousands of celebrity graves, making it the premier online destination for tombstone tourists."
3/26/20
Merriam-Webster: Visual Dictionary Online
"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."
3/27/20
The World Clock: Time Zones
"Current local time in cities and countries worldwide, in all time zones with DST accounted for. Links to each city with extensive info on time, weather forecast, Daylight Saving Time changes, sunrise, sunset and moon times and phases."
3/28/20
The Smoking Gun
"The Smoking Gun brings you exclusive documents--cool, confidential, quirky--that can't be found elsewhere on the Web. Using material obtained from government and law enforcement sources, via Freedom of Information requests, and from court files nationwide, we guarantee everything here is 100% authentic."
3/29/20
Department of Energy: Energy Saver
"Your home uses energy every day, all day long. It uses energy to keep you warm in the winter and cool in the summer. It uses energy to provide you with light when you need it. It uses energy to provide you with hot water. And it uses energy to run all of your appliances and home electronics. Here you can learn how to use the energy in your home more efficiently. You can also learn how to use renewable energy to provide your home with electricity, heating, cooling, and water heating."
3/30/20
U.S. National Archives: Resources for Genealogists and Historians
"Genealogists/Family Historians main page for information, events, and research in genealogy and family history.
3/31/20
National Institutes of Health
"Official website of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIH is one of the world's foremost medical research centers. An agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the NIH is the Federal focal point for health and medical research. The NIH website offers health information for the public, scientists, researchers, medical professionals, patients, educators, and students. The Site has extensive information on funding and training opportunities, clinical trials, health news and links to the many Institutes and Centers that make-up the NIH."
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