Thursday, December 29, 2005

week 82 : 29 Dec 2005

Agriculture
LED Grow Lights
 Attorney General
Bishop Arts District: in the north Oak Cliff section of Dallas, Texas

Future Me: write yourself a letter to be delivered at a later date
 Commerce
Buck's of Woodside: where the VC's hang out

Flash memory: NAND vs NOR

WOMMA: Word of Mouth Marketing Association
 Defense
Kitten War!: May The Cutest Kitten Win!
 Education
Ready. Sit. Read!

Universal Design Alliance: a user-friendly approach to design in the living environment where people of any culture, age, size, weight, race, gender and ability can experience an environment that promotes their health, safety and welfare today and tomorrow
 Energy
Spheral Solar Power: flexible solar panels
 Health and Human Services
Prima Taste: authentic Singapore favorites in ready-to-cook pastes and premixes

Ran Prieur: "Human civilization appears to be a big mistake ..."
 Homeland Security
International Campaign to Ban Landmines

Landmines Blow!

Runza® sandwiches, mostly in Nebraska
 Housing and Urban Development
Beliefnet: religion, spirituality, prayer, God, angels, politics, meditation...
 Interior
Da Yoopers: Michigan's Upper Peninsula

 Labor
Photobucket.com Free Image Hosting - Online Photo Albums - Photo Sharing
 State
IGN Entertainment: this unit of Fox Interactive Media is "a leading Internet media and services provider focused on the videogame and entertainment enthusiast markets"
 Transportation
AutoSpies: Detroit Auto Show, Spy Shots, Auto News, Galleries, Car Photos
 Treasury
Techbargains: discount computer, digital cameras, etc.
 Veterans Affairs
Computer History Museum

Older Americans Act: enacted in 1965, updated in 2000

Thursday, December 22, 2005

week 81 : 22 Dec 2005

Agriculture
AgriSeek.com: "the leading online marketplace for equipment, livestock, realestate, jobs, farm-related products and services"

Circleville Ohio Pumpkin Festival

Collin Street Bakery: fruitcakes and more, in Corsicana, Texas

Earthbound Farm: "everything you need to know about organics and organic farming"

Eat Wild: "the clearinghouse for information about pasture-based farming"

Road Food: "the most memorable local eateries along the highways and backroads"

Trees, Water & People: Committed to Developing Sustainable Community-based Conservation Solutions

Whole Grains Council: who cares about half grains, after all?
 Attorney General
The Campaign for America’s Future (CAF): is a center for ideas and action that works to build an enduring majority for progressive change

Take Back America Conference

who was Jim Crow?

The Institute for America's Future: "is a non-political think tank that distributes reports, gathers and processes information, and does analysis. Then, The Campaign takes the information and analysis done by the Institute and proposes progressive solutions."
 Commerce
Outlet Computer : offers name-brand computer equipment at outlet prices

Sierra Mist: sody pop

Tillamook cheese: named after that famous county in Oregon

ZxPro: "your mobile lifestyle partner" PDA, Pocket PC Accessories
 Defense
Cat Claws: lots of stuff. For cats.

Pets In Uniform: go ahead and look. You know you want to.
 Education
The basics of television power: in case someone stops you on the street to ask

Free Lossless Audio Codec: something no family should be without

Heavy Reading: not to be confused with Light Reading

Museum of Tolerance: a high tech, hands-on experiential museum focused on racism and prejudice. And, oh yes, the history of the Holocaust

Oxford University Press
 Energy
bio-based plastic

Earth 911: making every day Earth Day
 Health and Human Services
Anemia Institute

Islamic Circle of North America

MADD

Roy Williams Safety Net Foundation
 Homeland Security
Broken Remote: "Online Resource for Interactive TV & Consumer Electronics, Video On Demand & Broadband Internet Entertainment Convergence; supports the convergence between Consumer Electronics and Personal Computing"

Ifs Ands & Butts: A Unique Soda Bar & Smoke Shop in Dallas, Texas

National Association of Baby Boomer Women

Pignoli Tart : a tartlet filled with an almond macaroon paste & raspberry topped with Europeon pignoli nuts
 Housing and Urban Development
The Condiment Packet Museum

metromorphosis: a guide to creative fun in your city

Texas Residential Construction Commission
 Interior
Blue Bunny: okay, so it's all about Ice Cream -- not rabbits

Haband: offers a full line of men‘s and women‘s apparel and accessories; one of the largest privately held mail order companies

Tempeh: "is a fermented food made by the controlled fermentation of cooked soybeans with a Rhizopus mold (tempeh starter)"
 Labor
AIRS Job Board & Recruiting Technology Directory: helps great companies find and transition great talent
 State
Escape Cell Hell: a project of Consumers Union, to increase the power of consumers and improve service and options in the wireless phone market

VTECH LINK: Targeted Coverage of Broadband, Home Networking, Energy, Interactive/Web & Telecom Sectors"

informitv - Interactive TV: "provides an informed view of the future of television, including advanced, enhanced, interactive, broadband, mobile, video-on-demand and personal television services."
 Transportation
Dallas Gas Prices: Find Cheap Gas Prices in Texas

MAL Hobby Shop : Model Aircraft Labs, Irving, Texas

MeltDown® de-icer

Norweigan Cruise Line

Rail Europe Group: "the leading North American supplier of European rail and related travel products"
 Treasury
Gage Hotel: luxury in Marathon, Texas

Thomas Herbrich: featuring "smoke ring" photography
 Veterans Affairs
AARP Medicare Prescription Plan

Bill Moyers: retired television journalist

medication record: download a printable record to keep a list of your medications

River Valley Pioneer Museum: located in Canadian, Texas

Stripper's Guide: discussing the history of the American newspaper comic strip

The Obsolete Technology Website: Old Computers - rare, vintage and obsolete computers

Thursday, December 15, 2005

week 80 : 15 Dec 2005

Agriculture
Dancing Rabbit: an ecovillage in the hills and prairies of northeast Missouri

Intentional Community: an inclusive term for ecovillages, cohousing, residential land trusts, communes, student co-ops, urban housing cooperatives and other related projects and dreams

Red Earth Farms: developing sustainable systems, technologies, and cultural practices

Sand Hill Farm: an egalitarian intentional community in rural Missouri
 Attorney General
Congressional Quarterly: updated daily, oddly enough
 Commerce
Affluenza (1997): the made-for-television PBS Program that was banned by the FCRP! (alternate site: Affluenza: on the Epidemic of Overconsumption)

Buy Nothing Day: where the goal is to buy .. uh .. nothing

The Media Foundation d/b/a Adbusters

first, the unCola, and now, the uncommercial

GPI: Genuine Progress Index: inherently biased indicator, compared to GNP, GDP, GXP

Mall Madness: a board game by Milton Bradley whose goal is to turn "Little Susie" into a raging psychopath!
 Defense
Emprex: maker of USB Flash Drives, among other toys
 Education
New Road Map Foundation: non-profit org, whose goal is a 9-step program for "personal financial transformation"

Your Money Or Your Life: "a world of nine-step program resources for changing the way you earn, spend and save money"
 Energy
Windchill Temperature Index: according to the National Weather Service
 Health and Human Services
Simple Living Magazine

The Simple Living Network
 Homeland Security
SOA Watch: group whose goal is to close the School of the Americas (aka the US Torture Academy)

Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation: aka WHINSEC @ Fort Benning, Georgia. Formerly "School of the Americas"
 Housing and Urban Development
Focus on the Family features Satanist Neo-Fascist James Dobson
 Interior
Lee & Matt Casbeer: mural painters from Fredericksburg, Texas
 Labor
Filing a Charge of Employment Discrimination
 State
Channel One: classroom television, filling your child's head with commercials
 Transportation
Nancy's Specialty Foods: quiche entrées at your nearby grocery
 Treasury
JPG Magazine: The Quarterly of Brave New Photography
 Veterans Affairs
The Story Guy: aka Phillip Dickerson

Thursday, December 08, 2005

week 79 : 8 Dec 2005

Agriculture
EcoTalk: an award-winning series of one-minute vignettes that focus on all aspects of a greener lifestyle
 Attorney General
Geek Gorgeous Calendar: featuring Women in Technology
 Commerce
Research and Analysis of Media (RAM) : a survey and analysis system developed to increase the knowledge about newspapers, magazines and their readers

Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts: search for unclaimed property
 Defense
Dallas Managed News: What's New?
 Education
Abebooks: New and Used Books, Textbooks, Rare and Out of Print Books

Nerdbooks: computer books at discount prices

Powell's City of Books: Used, New, and Out of Print, including DVDs and eBooks

Juice: the cross-platform podcast receiver (was iPodder)
 Energy
ARC of Dallas: Resources, Information and Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities
 Health and Human Services
Dallas Food Inspection: Scores Database - Restaurant Inspection Scores/Reviews in Dallas, TX

FRONTLINE: the last abortion clinic: map - state regulation of abortion

Team Nuts: fundraising for the prevention of male cancers
 Homeland Security
John Borland's article about TiVo and the AC Neilsen Company's rating system: What creature will succeed the couch potato?
 Housing and Urban Development
OneWorld.net: bringing together the latest news and views from over 1,600 organizations promoting human rights awareness and fighting poverty worldwide
 Interior
River Bend Nature Center: in Minnesota, eh!
 Labor
Heather Hays: you'd never know she's a local TV news anchor, right?
 State
Blogs for Bush: The White House Of The Blogosphere
 Transportation
Silent Kimbly: a cartoon by Ryan Sias
 Treasury
Streamripper: open source ripper?
 Veterans Affairs
Air America Place: Air America Radio MP3 archive

Thursday, December 01, 2005

week 78 : 1 Dec 2005

Agriculture
The Mosquito: makes unruly teenagers buzz off

Satan's Rapture
 Attorney General
The Principle: "The Center for Public Education and Information on Polygamy"
 Commerce
Guy Juke: famed Austin, Texas poster artist
 Defense
Altex Computers & Electronics
 Education
Register Tapes Unlimited: The best looking register tape color coupons anywhere!
 Energy
Post Carbon Institute: assist societies in their efforts to relocalize communities and adapt to an energy constrained world
 Health and Human Services
Chelation Therapy
 Homeland Security
Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitor (SCRAM)
 Housing and Urban Development
Urban League of Greater Dallas
 Interior
Texas Wallpaper: and screen savers for your PC or Mac
 Labor
YES! Magazine: supporting you in creating a more just, sustainable, and compassionate world
 State
Getting the Truth Out: Autism
 Transportation
the fat man walking
 Treasury
North Texas Global Telecommunications Society
 Veterans Affairs
IBM Song book

OldVersion.com: has been supplying the online community with old versions of various programs since 2001