Thursday, April 26, 2007

week 151 : 26 Apr 2007

Agriculture
Nomads United, Reforestation Festival: the Hippies invade Mexico!
 Attorney General
Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge: located ~60 miles west of Houston
 Commerce
Wikipedia on DVD: when (horrors!) you're not on a live Internet
 Defense
The War: a series about WWII by the Public Broadcasting Service, coming in September 2007
 Education
Children can create languages nearly from scratch
 Energy
Astronomy & Astrophysics: "an international Journal which publishes papers on all aspects of astronomy and astrophysics (theoretical, observational, and instrumental) independently of the techniques used to obtain the results"
 Health and Human Services
The Gender Genie: which answers the question "do you blog Like A Girl?"
 Homeland Security
Veoh: "a virtual television network that organizes, showcases, and delivers clear, full-screen video programming to anyone with a broadband connection."
 Housing and Urban Development
Toonopedia: "Don Markstein's attempt to gather and share information and observations about the cartoon world"
 Interior
Sustainable Living Roadshow
 Labor
Khaleej Times: "the No.1 English language daily newspaper published from Dubai, United Arab Emirates"

network.com: "applications on demand"
 State
Organization of Chinese Americans
 Transportation
Wittgenstein's Poker: by David Edmonds and John Eidinow
 Treasury
Nmap (Network Mapper): "Free Security Scanner For Network Exploration & Security Audits"
 Veterans Affairs
Green Dimes: Stop Junk Mail Now | Plant Trees | Save the Planet

Thursday, April 19, 2007

week 150 : 19 Apr 2007

Agriculture
Robop: the robotic Bird of Prey
 Attorney General
The Berne Convention: international copyright law
 Commerce
Taquitos.net: "the crunchiest site on the web"
 Defense
SmartFish: after we nuke Iran, these fish will rule the Earth!
 Education
Dallas Can! Academy: where they make stuff out of cans, presumably

Lewis-Clark State College: in beautiful downtown Idaho
 Energy
Jeremy Perkins: "A Scientology Tragedy"
 Health and Human Services
American College of Gastroenterology: "was founded in 1932 to advance the scientific study and medical practice of diseases of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract."

American Obesity Association

American Society for Bariatric Surgery

Anorexic Web: the opposite of Fast Food Heaven?

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

Natural Health magazine

The Obesity Society: aka NAASO
 Homeland Security
Coalition to Stop Gun Violence: Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence
 Housing and Urban Development
Coffee Break Spanish: language-learning with your latte
 Interior
Coeur d'Alene Visitor and Convention Bureau: also in beautiful downtown Idaho
 Labor
The British Comedy & Drama website
 State
The Wise Marketer: "customer loyalty, customer retention, and customer relationship marketing daily news and information - free, unbiased news for the marketing executive or researcher"
 Transportation
Strange Maps: naturally, "strange" is in the eye of the bee holder
 Treasury
Puppy Linux: "your fast, small and free Linux distribution"

SunSpotWorld : home of Project Sun SPOT
 Veterans Affairs
Tales of Old China

Thursday, April 12, 2007

week 149 : 12 Apr 2007

Agriculture
Wood-Joy: oversized decorative stuff
 Attorney General
Southern Poverty Law Center: "was founded in 1971 as a small civil rights law firm. Today, the Center is internationally known for its tolerance education programs, its legal victories against white supremacists and its tracking of hate groups"
 Commerce
Dallas/Fort Worth Minority Business Council
 Defense
IAVA: "Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America"

Vote Vets: "Support the troops, send them to Congress"
 Education
Issuepedia: a wiki for issues

Sohu (英语频道-搜狐网站): English version of Chinese search engine
 Energy
AREVA: "living better through advanced technology"
 Health and Human Services
Tribeca Film Festival: "founded in 2002 by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff as a response to the attacks on the World Trade Center"
 Homeland Security
Fort Worth's Main Street Arts Festival: 19-22 April 2007
 Housing and Urban Development
Hungertown: "You may not realize it, but you live, work and play in Hungertown. Your neighbor, your child’s playmate or the person standing in line next to you may all be residents of Hungertown."
 Interior
ColorJack: Sphere: Color Theory Visualizer)

International Multimedia Telecommunications Consortium: "a global consortium of companies dedicated to the advancement of open standards and multi media communications "
 Labor
Slow Travel: travel slowly, staying in vacation rentals (villas, farms, cottages, apartments)
 State
OECD: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
 Transportation
NetLibrary: "is a nonprofit, membership, computer library service and research organization dedicated to the public purposes of furthering access to the world's information and reducing information costs"

Library2Go: "download best selling digital audio titles 24/7 to your PC at home"
 Treasury
Hello Kitty Hell
 Veterans Affairs
Grandparents Magazine: "The Free, Fun Place for Grandparents!"

Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness: "Free Genealogy Research"

Roots Television: "Where History Meets Heritage"

RootsWeb Surname List: interactive search

Thursday, April 05, 2007

week 148 : 5 Apr 2007

Agriculture
Palmer Drought Severity Index: from your friends at NOAA
 Attorney General
Sinfest: "The Webcomic To End all Webcomics"
 Commerce
DirectBuy: "The #1 Way To Buy Direct For Your Home" - yeah, sure.
 Defense
The Swiss Guard: protecting the pope
 Education
GapMinder: "is a non-profit venture for development and provision of free software that visualise human development"

Idioms and phrases: they also have Phrases and Idioms
 Energy
Tommy T's Comedy Steakhouse: in Pleasanton, California
 Health and Human Services
Gestural Engineering: The Sculpture of Arthur Ganson: MIT Museum Exhibitions & Galleries
 Homeland Security
Stupid Design Network : Seeking Ridiculousness in Origins Science
 Housing and Urban Development
HAARP: High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (how the guvermint controls the whether!)
 Interior
Toilegami: toilet paper origami
 Labor
Vocation Vacations®: enabling you to test-drive your dream job; empowering you to turn your passions into your career
 State
Human Computer Interaction in Science Fiction Movies (thanks, Geoff)
 Transportation
Freighter Cruises: and Travel Club , since 1958
 Treasury
Charity Navigator: "America's Largest Charity Evaluator"
 Veterans Affairs
Something Awful: "has been mocking itself and the internet since 1999, bringing you reviews of the worst movies, video games, and websites to ever exist."