week 95 : 30 Mar 2006

Agriculture

Scottish Genetix Action: "a full-time organisation campaigning on the dangers of genetically engineered food and crops"

Trees, Water & People: "a group of dedicated conservationists who feel strongly about helping communities protect, conserve, and manage the natural resources upon which their long-term well-being depends"

 Attorney General

Bed and Breakfast Finder

Precision Technicians Micro Screwdrivers

 Commerce

NexTag: "the leading comparison shopping site for products, financial services, travel, automobiles, real estate, education and more"

Zipingo: "is the fastest way to find the best local businesses based on community feedback"

 Defense

Star Trek: Federation Torpedoes

 Education

OCAP: OpenCable Application Platform

 Energy

Making An Operating System Faster: 10 things Apple did to make Mac OS X faster

 Health and Human Services

American Academy of Audiology: "the world's largest professional organization of, for and by audiologists". How's Your Hearing? Ask an Audiologist!

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) : the professional, scientific, and credentialing association for more than 123,000 members and affiliates who are audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists.

Discovery Health :: Human Body Atlas: provides in-depth demonstrations of more than 240 common diseases and disorders — from prostate to breast cancer to ear infections

 Homeland Security

Domestic Violence Awareness Bracelets

Pilgrim Shoes: Reproduction Tudor Shoes

 Housing and Urban Development

Earthship Biotecture: "a global company offering proven, totally sustainable designs, construction drawings & details, products, educational materials, lectures / presentations, consultation & guidance toward getting people in sustainable housing"

 Interior

Craters Of The Moon: National Monument & Preserve (National Park Service)

Laramie, Wyoming

Sunset Crater Volcano: National Monument (National Park Service)

 Labor

The Email Activist: "seek out useful news and information that goes unreported or under-reported in the mainstream media. Then we summarize it in layman's terms and email it to our subscribers"

OnMac.net Wiki: share information on how to install Windows XP on an Intel Mac, and where to obtain the Windows drivers for Apple hardware

 State

Baha'i Communications International (no relation to another BCI - Bat Conservation International)

 Transportation

Drowsy Driving.org: some people get bent out of shape if you sleep while driving

 Treasury

The CAPTCHA Project: Completely Automated Public Test to tell Humans and Computers Apart

 Veterans Affairs

Surnames Originating As Insults

week 94 : 23 Mar 2006

Agriculture

Eva Gates: Homemade Preserves, Syrups and gifts and shopping from Bigfork, Montana

Penzeys Spices

 Attorney General

LA Voice: "is an online community of ultra-local newsgatherers, pundits and outspoken writers whose collective knowledge of their neighborhoods and the city at large far surpasses any information found in the mass media."

Sturgeon's Law

 Commerce

Digital Blasphemy 3D Wallpaper: 30 wallpapers are free

Lojack for Laptops: Laptop Security – Laptop Tracking – Laptop Recovery, but .. no Linux or Mac laptops, please. WIndows XP only

 Defense

Thai President Foods: aka MAMA ramen

 Education

Queer Resources Directory

 Energy

21st Century Democrats: grassroots leaders

 Health and Human Services

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

 Homeland Security

Crazy Apple Rumors

Deal Mac: how to go broke saving money. "Find the lowest prices on iPod, iBook, PowerBook, Mac, eMac, PowerMac G5, iMac, News on Apple Mac prices"

The Prom Shop Project

 Housing and Urban Development

Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics: and a side of back bacon, eh?

 Interior

Castle Garden: today known as Castle Clinton National Monument, is the major landmark within The Battery, the 23 acre waterfront park at the tip of Manhattan. From 1855 to 1890, the Castle was America's first official immigration center, a pioneering collaboration of New York State and New York City

Motion Picture Association of America - Theatre Employee Camcorder Training Guide: Partners in the Fight Against Film Theft

 Labor

Mac OS X hints: explore the Joy of X

Mapable Home - social activities on a map: Our goal is to take common social activities on the Internet and put them on a geographic map. This applies to chat, polling, surveys, dating, learning

VersionTracker : Mac OS X: software updates and downloads

 State

Critter Control: wildlife management services

 Transportation

LANGKA: Paint Chip and Scratch Repair

 Treasury

U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing: how to spot a fake $10 bill

 Veterans Affairs

USS Lagarto: sunken submarine

week 93 : 16 Mar 2006

Several entries in this week's blog are courtesy of Jill-Bob.

Agriculture

The Effects Of Cannabis On A Web-Based Lifestyle: it's not what you think. Now, pass the munchies, dude.

Isolater: when you tire of those "feel-good" social networks

 Attorney General

National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC): "one of the largest facilities in the world devoted to providing computational resources and expertise for basic scientific research"

 Commerce

Business Leaders For Sensible Priorities: an unusual mix of citizens - from former military brass and businesspeople to religious leaders and ordinary citizens - who believe America can have a more humane government

PhotoMann Travel Photgraphy - Images of Japanese Vending Machines (JB)

 Defense

St. Jude conducts first large-scale bird flu genome study

 Education

Jewish World Review: starring : Cal Thomas, Thomas Sowell, Kathleen Parker, Walter Williams, Mona Charen, Dennis Prager, Nat Hentoff, Mallard Fillmore, Mark Steyn, Laura Ingraham

Writely: The Web Word Processor. Collaboratively.

 Energy

The FLOW Project: whose goal is achieving peace, prosperity, happiness and sustainability in 50 years

 Health and Human Services

75 Years of Band-Aid

Fecal Occult Blood Testing: wonder if this requires a prescription?

Most Common Causes of Death Due to Injury in the US: "The table is derived from the National Safety Council"

 Homeland Security

FieldTurf®: artificial turf for your pets!

 Housing and Urban Development

Shrove Tuesday: and its' relation to International Pancake Day

 Interior

How Much Is Inside?: Throughout the ages, man has pondered the question

 Labor

Captive Metrics: Rich Pettit's newest venture

Vocation Vacation: test drive your dream job

 State

EnterTheGrid - Primeur Monthly: "the premier Grid and Supercomputing information source in the world"

MEMRI TV: Middle East Media Research Institute

 Transportation

Patriot Guard Riders: "Our main mission is to attend the funeral services of fallen American heroes as invited guests of the family"

 Treasury

Think Products: Organic Bars, Divine Bars, Thin Bars

 Veterans Affairs

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation - Acres for America: Wal-Mart takes over the environment, stakes out locations for new stores

week 92 : 9 Mar 2006

Agriculture

Mulch and Soil Council: formerly the ever-so-catchy "National Bark & Soil Producers Association"

National Museum of Wildlife Art:in Jackson Hole, Wyoming featuring fine art depicting wildlife

 Attorney General

Zany Radio Lady

 Commerce

AOK Computer Recycling: specializes in data recovery from crashed, fire or water damaged systems

EZ Tradein (formerly Dealtree) : "is the leading provider of service and software products supporting product trade-in, returns management, producttesting, and disposal of over-stock, discontinued or returned merchandise"

First Saturday Sidewalk Sale: in downtown Dallas

 Defense

SonicWALL Press Releases: "Survey Shows Employees Rate Productivity High, Security and Clothing Low When Working From Home"

 Education

Wacky Warning Labels

 Energy

P3 International's P4400: Kill-A-Watt Electric Usage Monitor

 Health and Human Services

Leftover Wizard: when you don't know what to make with what you have laying around

 Homeland Security

Lashkar-e-Toiba: translates to "Army of the Pure"

Myschevia - Survival Guide: an experiment in temporary community where everyone is not just invited, but required to participate

 Housing and Urban Development

Basel Action Network (BAN): "preventing disproportionate dumping of the world's toxic waste and pollution on our global village's poorest residents"

 Interior

Metroplex Technology Business Council: "an association of technology companies dedicated to making the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and all of North Texas a global center of high-tech excellence"

 Labor

German Recipes

 State

Global city: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mississippi Department of Archives and History: collects, preserves, and provides access to the archival resources of the state of Mississippi

Mississippi Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans

 Transportation

AutoEnginuity: OBD2 Scan Tool - Professional PC and PDA Diagnostics

Cooper Flags: your source for aftermarket Mini Cooper boot, bonnet and roof graphics

Road Connect: America's Leading Wireless Internet Service Provider for the Nation's Highways

Skinz Wraps: "the premier vehicle graphics company in the Southwest"

 Treasury

Popgadget: Personal Tech for Women: includes the Puzzle alarm clock)

 Veterans Affairs

Blog Critics

week 91 : 30 Feb 2006

Agriculture

Ore-Ida®: combining the first few letters of Oregon and Idaho

 Attorney General

Uptown Players: was founded in 2001 to provide quality theatre to the Uptown and Oak Lawn communities

 Commerce

Australian Broadcasting Company: another ABC

 Defense

U-Fix-It: appliance parts

 Education

China News

 Energy

indipod: "the revolutionary sanitary system"

 Health and Human Services

Ill Will Press: starring Foamy the Squirrel (not Politically Correct)

 Homeland Security

AutoXray EZ-Scan: an OBD I/II scanner, including Controller Area Network (CAN)

 Housing and Urban Development

Arthur Avenue: The Bronx, NY

 Interior

Nestle Aero candy bar: spotted in the British Foods section of Kroger, no less

 Labor

Narcan: used as a heroin antidote

 State

Asian wallpaper: hundreds of digitally created images here, slow to load, but 1600x1200

interfacelift: lots of wallpaper, in lots of sizes (including HUGE)

 Transportation

News of the Weird: odd car news from Chuck Shepherd. - The Car Connection

 Treasury

Diesel Station : car picture/wallpaper site .. high quality, best selection, free

 Veterans Affairs

Straight Dope Staff Report: "Do hens produce more poop than they do eggs?"