week 71 : 13 Oct 2005

Agriculture

FineScale Modeler: "the world's leading magazine devoted to the hobby of scale modeling"

The Future of Food (movie) : examines the complex web of market and political forces that are changing what we eat

 Attorney General

HateCrime.org: one of John Aravosis' websites, challenging the anti-gay community

Ig Nobel Ceremony 2005 Details

TEXAS Credit Card Truncation: the ability of a Credit Card Machine to remove all but the last 4 or 5 digits of a Credit Card number and the expiration date from the sales receipt

 Commerce

The Emily Bag: created in January 2005

Emily the Strange Clothing

OpenBrick: a small, light and silent open platform optimized for Open Source / Free Software solutions

 Defense

Freedom From Religion Foundation

 Education

Boy Scouts of America - Discrimination

Population Connection: formerly Zero Population Growth

The Population Institute: increasing awareness of the consequences of rapid population growth

 Energy

Stop Global Warming: Virtual March on Washington (note the comments about CO2 injection)

PD Johnsons: a somewhat unusual deli in the Dallas "gayborhood"

 Health and Human Services

Agent Orange: not to be confused with Agent Green, or Agent Pink, or ...

Laryngoscope: "the leading source of information on advances in the diagnosis and treatment of head and neck disorders for more than 100 years"

 Homeland Security

43 Things : "thinks a list of 43 goals is the right number of things for a busy person to try and do"

FEMA Information: is an informational site run by the victims, for the victims, of catastrophes. It is not affiliated in any way with any government agency. This site is intended to help victims receive the compensation they are entitled to and justice in the event they are mistreated.

 Housing and Urban Development

Home Improvisation

 Interior

Project Censored Media Democracy in Action: the 25 most important news stories NOT covered by the corporate media

Greater Dallas Restaurant Association

 Labor

Aims Academy: teach Hospitality Industry courses, one of the top ten Texas schools for Certification training

 State

Lambda Pages: GLBT-friendly businesses in Dallas

Old Oak Cliff Conservation League: an umbrella organization for 23 neighborhood associations

(late Minnesota senator Paul) Wellstone Action

 Transportation

Tejas Chapter: one of Texas' three chapters of the BMW Car Club of America

Texas SCCA: the Texas Region of the Sports Car Club of America

 Treasury

The Religious Society of Friends: d/b/a The Quakers

 Veterans Affairs

Turtle Creek Chorale: entertain, educate, unite and uplift our audiences and members through music that is distinguished for its innovation, diversity and artistic excellence