week 43 : 31 Mar 2005

Agriculture

The Cotton Pickin' Fair is held annually in Gay, Georgia

NSF Middleware Initiative: GridShib - A Policy Controlled Attribute Framework: "think Shibboleth"

Willie Nelson's biodiesel

 Attorney General

Know Gangs includes information about MS-13 (Mara Salvatrucha)

 Commerce

NewEgg.com : I wonder if this is the latest resurrection of Egghead Software?

some venture capitalists [VCs] in the Metroplex: Austin Ventures; InterWest Partners; StarTech Early Ventures

JobCenterTV - channel 68 KPXD
weekdays from 6:00 to 6:30

 Defense

Reel Women "is a non-profit organization in Austin, Texas that provides a local support system for women at all levels of experience in the film and video industries."

as seen on Law & Order : (regarding telephone records) LUDs [Local Usage Detail] and MUDs [Metro Usage Detail]

 Education

konfabulator is a JavaScript runtime engine for Windows and Mac OS X that lets you run little files called Widgets that can do pretty much whatever you want them to

del.icio.us is a social bookmarks manager

Languages of India (hint: there are a LOT of them)

Tejas Storytelling Association

TV-B-Gone™ hangs on your keychain and turns off virtually any television

 Energy

The V-Chip works in conjunction with the television industry's unified ratings system to block out programming parents deem inappropriate for their children to watch

 Health and Human Services

Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America

Forceflex Coupon: Save $1.00 on Glad® ForceFlex™ Tall Kitchen or Large Trash size bags.

Quackwatch: "Your Guide to Quackery, Health Fraud, and Intelligent Decisions

President's Council on Physical Fitness

RightSize® smoothie (I heard their ad on AirAmerica)

 Homeland Security

Carnival of the Cats

Council for American-Islamic Relations [CAIR] is America's largest Muslim civil liberties group, and has 29 offices and chapters nationwide and in Canada. Its mission is to enhance understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.

Excessive Sweating: hyperhidrosis

Fred Elbel's Numbers of illegal aliens in the U.S.

Funding Hate - Foundations and the Radical Hispanic Lobby

Muslims Against Terrorism

Project Censored

World Religions and 101 Cults

 Housing and Urban Development

Newted Community - photos

 Interior

map24.com

Purina Cat Chow - Vitality formula

RFD TV : Rural Free Delivery Television

 Labor

monster.com

Rosie's Tamale House
102 E Oltorf St
Austin TX 78704-5529
512-440-7727

new QSR spotted in Dallas: Pollo Campero

 State

Daily Buzz

 Transportation

Gang-Related News - Texas

 Treasury

$350 Ionic Breeze (+ $22 shipping) accounts for 50% of Sharper Image profits .. ad mentioned the : Zenion Effect™

 Veterans Affairs

SUNSHINE Week

week 42 : 24 Mar 2005

Agriculture

Asphlunde: the world's leading vegetation management company

cultivar: a race or variety of a plant that has been created or selected intentionally and maintained through cultivation

CEMAP: Coordinated Education and Marketing Assistance Program

Hold the Toast: a publisher of low-carbohydrate diet books

Texas Gardener

 Attorney General

Alford plea was mentioned on an episode of Law & Order

Ashley Madison: for women who want to secretly cheat on their mates

Correction History.org includes an item about the Hart Island NY Cemetery

 Commerce

Natural Capitalism

Freedom Center

overstock.com (aka The Big O)

Shoplifters Anonymous

 Defense

Hopkins County Fall Festival and World Champion Hopkins County Stew Contest is in Sulphur Springs (late September)

 Education

Digs Magazine: the online home and living resource for quasi-adults. Digs provides cooking, home decorating and maintenance, entertaining, bartending and general living tips for 20somethings and 30somethings

 Energy

E SOURCE

Hypercar

Winning the Oil Endgame

Dallas Sierra Club

United States Green Building Council

 Health and Human Services

calories per hour

Food and beverage products displaying the Smart Spot meet nutrition standards based on authoritative statements from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Academy of Sciences

Gaufre de Liège (Liège Waffles)

Rocky Mountain Institute: an independent, marketoriented, nonprofit applied research center

 Homeland Security

crimeweb.net

Online Conversion - Dog Years Calculator

Laredo's Missing

Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands: NPD (neo-Nazi) .. or try this alternate search link

SC magazine: computer security

 Housing and Urban Development

Think Treats makes canine snacks

 Interior

The Apple Barn (in Bennington, Vermont)

Don't Mess with Texas

Old Trinity Trail

Southern Vermont

Texas Committee on Natural Resources

Texas Trails

 Labor

Age of Consent - Sexual Consent Ages From Around The World

 State

Bimmer vs Beemer

CIA - The World Factbook includes a page on Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta)

NEWSTRAN The Original Multilingual MetaNews Translator™

 Transportation

Lone Star Ride (24-25 September 2005)

 Treasury

NTT docomo

 Veterans Affairs

North American Mature Publishers Association is for senior citizens

Shrimp & Grits

Will Hutchins (Sugarfoot)

week 41 : 17 Mar 2005

Agriculture

ratical.org is dedicated to promulgating and promoting life-nurturing activities and awarenesses regarding this "home" we all share and are all responsible for, not simply for the seventh generation of humankind yet unborn, but for all life germinated and nourished by Gaia.

 Attorney General

April 2005 marks the 10th celebration of National Poetry Month

 Commerce

Dallas Money Trail

 Defense

Microsoft Eradication

 Education

Campbell's Labels for Education

Smart People Believe Weird Things

 Energy

Success North Dallas

 Health and Human Services

Type 2 Diabetes Causes

Diabetes myths and reality - top diabetes errors and misconceptions

Facilitated Communication is an alternative means of expression for people who cannot speak, or whose speech is highly limited (e.g. echoed, limited to one or a few word utterances), and who cannot point reliably

Health Directory

 Homeland Security

Alarm over pharming attacks: identity theft made even easier

 Housing and Urban Development

Dissident Voice: "A Radical Newsletter in the Struggle for Peace and Social Justice"

The Face Book is an online directory that connects people through social networks at colleges

 Interior

Tapestries of Faith

 Labor

Leadership Crossroads - Article: "Uncertainty Avoidance"

 State

MacSlash: a daily dose of Macintosh news and discussion

Top Corporate Hate Web Sites

 Transportation

Motorcycle Training Center includes Scooter School: "a fun way to learn to ride a scooter in a controlled and safe area"

 Treasury

Bargains and Coupons

 Veterans Affairs

President Rice - bumper stickers

week 40 : 10 Mar 2005

Agriculture

Freeport, Illinois is home to the annual Pretzel Festival

 Commerce

Dallas Texas Rhino Sports makes home athletic surfaces (more or less)

 Defense

Penguins - caffeinated peppermints could be used to repel a hallitotic foe

 Education

North Texas Mensa (who said there ain't no smart peeple in Dallas?)

Pitman Initial Teaching Alphabet (ITA) for those who couldn't master Hooked On Phonics)

 Energy

NationalSpirit.com: why didn't they just say cheerleader.com? oh, i see. never mind.

i Love My Couch.com (Febreze)

 Health and Human Services

Five Fast Food Fixes

Jimmy O's Texas Marinades

Nutrition in the Fast Lane is too big to fit in a wallet, but could be stuffed into a purse without much grief. Pity there's no version for my PDA.

Texas Health Insurance Risk Pool -- for Texans in Need of a Health Plan

America on the Move: Walking, healthy eating program for weight management / weight loss

Texas Home and Garden (online only)

Walk With Me (Easter Seals) will stroll around Bachman Lake on Saturday, 7 May

 Homeland Security

Texins Archery Club should keep al-Qaeda out

 Housing and Urban Development

National Register of Historical Places - TEXAS (TX), Dallas County

 Interior

Navajo Nation Fair will be held September 7-11 this year

The International Association of Dinnerware Matchers

 Labor

Dallas Art Dealers Association

 State

Southwest Celtic Music Association (SCMA - including SCMA & NTIF Links)The Four Essential Travel Phrases

 Transportation

Texas Astronomical Society of Dallas

 Treasury

January 2005 bankruptcy

 Veterans Affairs

sweetPoison.com: "Aspartame Dangers Revealed!"

 Attorney General

Navajo Nation Bar Association

week 39 : 3 Mar 2005

Big D

Bubble Tea Locations in Texas or (more local) Far North Dallas

The Bona Fide Original Real Texas Calendar

Rose G. Biderman's book "They Came to Stay"
(The Story of the Jews of Dallas 1870-1997) .. worth noting that I spotted this during a rare trip to the Dallas Public Library

 travel & exploration

Glossary of Travel Industry Terms

 job hunting

International Banana Association

 politics and/or religion

Dallas Jewish Week (magazine)

 entertainment

Baskin-Robbins current flavor list (compare to Braum's Ice Cream

Interpreting Your Dreams (Discovery Health)

 just plain weird different

as seen on Comedy Central's The Daily Show: Americans4LegalReform

 tree huggers environment issues

Stop Marvin Nichols Reservoir

 wonders of the nerd|geek world

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