Thursday, November 24, 2005

week 77 : 24 Nov 2005

Agriculture
Bag-a-nut: "our business is picking up" - nuts!

Percy Schmeiser: whose organic fields were contaminated with Monsanto's Round-Up Ready Canola (allegedly)

Salmon Nation: genetically engineered fish
 Attorney General
Humanure Recycling: the process
 Commerce
Shop.org: the association for retailers online

Ready, Aim, Shop: Cyber Monday: is the Monday after Thanksgiving (28 November 2005)
 Defense
Texas EquuSearch: provides volunteer horse mounted search and recovery for lost and missing persons
 Education
Koret Task Force on K-12 Education: solving all our problems in a few easy steps

Signs Language: not to be confused with Sign Language
 Energy
Stirling Engines: heat engine invented in 1816, with the potential to be much more efficient than gasoline/diesel engines

Env Bike: hydrogen powered motorcycle
 Health and Human Services
Center for Social Media: includes the Documentary Filmmakers' Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use

Travel Weekly:"the national newspaper of the travel industry"
 Homeland Security
Hare Krishna Dallas: do they wear bolo ties with the orange robes?

Latino Leaders Summit: only in Dallas, Texas, right?
 Housing and Urban Development
Boycott Aruba Now!: since nothing else is getting their attention
 Interior
Cat Fanciers' Association

Mineralogy Database: "the largest mineral database and mineralogical reference website on the internet"
 Labor
Hardy (brand) Outside Wood Furnace
 State
Utopia Animal Rescue Ranch: a Kinky Friedman project
 Transportation
Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields including the Southern Dallas Texas area

Rhoades Car: not to be confused with Rhodes Scholar
 Treasury
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: Savannah, Georgia
 Veterans Affairs
Saving the Net: "How to Keep the Carriers from Flushing the Net Down the Tubes"

Thursday, November 17, 2005

week 76 : 17 Nov 2005

Agriculture
Hog Stoppers: Low-Cost, Professional Wild Pig Removal

Integrated Pest Management : Texas A&M
 Attorney General
Sand Creek Massacre (1864-1865)
 Commerce
Chumash Casino Resort: Santa Ynez, California Mission Indians

DM News: the online newspaper of record for Direct Marketers
 Defense
Aztlan: is the mythical place of origin of the Aztec peoples

MEChA: "is an Hispanic separatist organization that encourages anti-American activities and civil disobedience"
 Education
Cranium: the fastest-selling independent board game in history

Dominoes: and domino games from Puremco
 Energy
Denton/Dallas Santa Rampage

Santarchy!: Santacon
 Health and Human Services
blastocyst embryo transfer: in vitro fertilization

Human Upgrades
 Homeland Security
Buried in the Backyard: all about bomb shelters

Embedded: a play by Tim Robbins

League of American Homeowners: was formed in 1993 by a group of Southern California homeowners interested in consumer issues
 Housing and Urban Development
Garage Magnets
 Interior
Cornudas, Texas: named for the Cornudas Mountains, in Hudspeth County (near El Paso). Cornudas is Spanish for "horned," referring to the way the mountains protrude from the surrounding terrain
 Labor
IVR cheat sheet: by Paul English

Talking Street: "cellphone tourguide" for selected US cities
 State
Classic Computers Calendar : yes, the 2006 model has arrived
 Transportation

kayak.com : "is the Most Objective and Comprehensive source for cheap airfare, discount hotels and car rentals"

Doug Ricketts': 'Art from the Ruins' road show
 Treasury
Comanche Artist: Gordon Tonips - Comanche / Kiowa Artist
 Veterans Affairs
Mega Millions Lottery

Women Organizing Women: "For Women Who Served in the Military"

Thursday, November 10, 2005

week 75 : 10 Nov 2005

Agriculture
Integrated Pest Management : including home remedies for pest control
 Attorney General
Assassination City: roller derby in Dallas
 Commerce
List of companies named after people
 Defense
Australian Racial Respect: is concerned with issues related both to immigration and to Aboriginal Australians
 Education
Ask George Bush: I wonder if Laura knows he's blogging?
 Energy
Green Festival: unites green businesses, social and environmental groups, visionary thinkers and community members in a lively exchange of ideas
 Health and Human Services
Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
 Homeland Security
Age Progression and Image Modification: where those "milk carton photos" come from
 Housing and Urban Development
Homeowners Against Deficient Dwellings
 Interior
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
 Labor
Burqaa: is a quarterly news magazine in Afaan Oromoo, covering the political and social lives of more than 30 million Oromos across the world
 State
Ecological Footprint Quiz: estimates how much productive land and water you need to support what you use and what you discard
 Transportation
Kiolbassa: "our name means sausage"
 Treasury
Firefighters Recipe Book
 Veterans Affairs
Looks Too Good To Be True: educate the consumer, and help prevent you from becoming a victim of an Internet fraud scheme

Thursday, November 03, 2005

week 74 : 3 Nov 2005

Agriculture
Bat Conservation International: is devoted to conservation, education, and research initiatives involving bats and the ecosystems they serve

Sustainable Environmental Excellence (North Central Texas Council of Governments)
 Attorney General
North Texas American Production and Inventory Control Society: "the leading authority on integrated resource management for industry"
 Commerce
Best Rejected Advertising
 Defense
Dallas-Fort Worth Fellowship: "a diverse, ethics-centered community of caring people dedicated to deed before creed"
 Education
Big D Online: Dallas Information

Dihydrogen Monoxide

Hetracil: "is the world's most widely prescribed anti-effeminate"
 Energy
Manwolf Strayhorn's flutes: of Seven Points, Texas
 Health and Human Services
the "Facts About" series: better called "Faux Facts"

OBJECTIVE: Ministries: I still can't decide if this site's serious, or a masterful fraud
 Homeland Security
Beginner's Yo-Yo FAQ: no relation to Yo-Yo Ma
 Housing and Urban Development
The Poultry Site: for poultry industry news, poultry farming features, poultry recipes
 Interior
Texas Varmint Lovers Tea Party & Silent Auction: Grand Hall at Texas Discovery Gardens in Fair Park
 Labor
Free Spirit Spheres: "their use is limited only by ones' imagination and include healing, meditation, photography, canopy research, hunting & leisure"
 State
Texas American Civil Liberties Union: "our nation's guardian of liberty"

Texas NAACP: In Double Eh See Pea?

Theatre Three, Dallas: "theatre in-the-round at the Quadrangle"
 Transportation
Lawn Mower Racing

US Lawn Mower Racing Association

World Religion Statistics
 Treasury
Doris Day Animal League
 Veterans Affairs
Carnton Plantation: Civil War cemetery near Franklin, Tennessee