Thursday, November 29, 2007

week 182 : 29 Nov 2007

Agriculture
Save Open Space: Santa Monica (California) Mountains
 Attorney General
SLAPP suit: Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation
 Commerce
BookSense.com: "a family of independent-bookseller websites"
 Defense
Captain Mica Calfee: "Basic Glossary Of Fire Fighting and Rescue Terms"
 Education
Pet Education.com: Drs. Foster & Smith's Source for Expert Pet Information
 Energy
Trees Are Good
 Health and Human Services
Organic Consumers Association: "the only organization in the US focused exclusively on promoting the views and interests of the nation's estimated 50 million organic and socially responsible consumers"
 Homeland Security
National Novel Writing Month
 Housing and Urban Development
Quality Moving Boxes
 Interior
Coffee News : Addison, Carrollton, Richardson (Texas)
 Labor
Groundspring.org: online fundraising for nonprofits
 State
Texas News & Action Alert Center
 Transportation
Mahalo: Human-powered Search
 Treasury
Ethical Corporation: "not an oxymoron"
 Veterans Affairs
Vote Vets.org: "The Voice of America’s 21st Century Patriots"

Thursday, November 22, 2007

week 181 : 22 Nov 2007

Agriculture
The Freecycle Network: "build a worldwide gifting movement that reduces waste, saves precious resources & eases the burden on our landfills while enabling our members to benefit from the strength of a larger community"
 Attorney General
World Toilet Organization
 Commerce
23andMe: "the first Personal Genome Service"
 Defense
Diceware Passphrase: a technique that uses dice to produce random text for passphrases and other uses
 Education
Learn NC: "gives you what you need for K–12 teaching and learning, when and where you need it — from lesson plans and teaching strategies to student research to online courses for teachers and students"
 Energy
Nutro Products: "Super Premium Dog and Cat Food"
 Health and Human Services
Ben Taub General Hospital: Houston, TX
 Homeland Security
Cat Supply Shop
 Housing and Urban Development
Eye-Fi: combines WiFi and SD media
 Interior
Journal of the National Cancer Institute
 Labor
T3 Motion: Battery-Powered Electric Security Vehicles
 State
Moderate Party: catchier name than "Fence Sitter Party"
 Transportation
MotorSport Ranch: "A Sports Car Country Club"
 Treasury
Smilebox: "creates a new category of service called 'creative messaging'"
 Veterans Affairs
Secular Sobriety

Thursday, November 15, 2007

week 180 : 15 Nov 2007

Agriculture
Xylitol: "a white crystalline substance that looks and tastes like sugar"
 Attorney General
SOS Behind Bars: Save OurSelves - a drug, alcohol, recovery support group - for those already in jail/prison
 Commerce
Pacific Natural Foods: Soup In A Box
 Defense
Ask The Old Hippy: Hippyland!
 Education
Association of Pet Dog Trainers: a professional organization of individual trainers who are committed to becoming better trainers through education
 Energy
P-Standing Up.com: featuring the P-Mate female urinating device
 Health and Human Services
Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement: "share your feelings and experiences"
 Homeland Security
kids and cars.org: "assure no child dies or is injured in a non-traffic, motor vehicle related event"
 Housing and Urban Development
Rational Recovery: from alcoholism, drug addiction, addiction treatment, recovery group disorder, non AA, non 12-step, cocaine, herion, sex addiction
 Interior
Box.net: Free Online File Storage, Internet File Sharing, Online Storage, Access Documents & Files Anywhere, Backup Data, Send Files
 Labor
AKIBA Academy of Dallas: “a school for open Jews who want their children to have it all”
 State
Groupie Tunes: "offers independent and unsigned bands the ability to sell their music as ringtones"
 Transportation
ZAP: electric vehicles
 Treasury
Trace.com: The global database of lost, stolen and seized items
 Veterans Affairs
Woo Me: "brings the speed dating craze online and extends it to let users meet new people live in fast, fun and free speed sessions"

Thursday, November 08, 2007

week 179 : 8 Nov 2007

Agriculture
Plenty of Fish: Free Online Dating Service & Dating Site -- "the world's largest singles site" (?)
 Attorney General
Bipolar Options: "Sign up for Free Information"
 Commerce
American Customer Satisfaction Index
 Defense
419 Eater: combating those Nigerian scammers
 Education
One Laptop per Child: a low-cost, connected laptop for the world's children's education

student hacks.org: "provide you with the best online research tools, articles, and advice for succeeding in school"
 Energy
World Chess Boxing Organisation: combining boxing and chess - brilliant!
 Health and Human Services
nekFIT: "locates your iPod Nano and Shuffle comfortably behind the neck eliminating tangled wires"
 Homeland Security
Tri-County Amateur Radio Club of North Texas WC5C
 Housing and Urban Development
World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth
 Interior
Open Handset Alliance
 Labor
Hardware World: "The world's #1 home hardware site - Home hardware, hand tools, power tools, building supplies, electrical, lighting, plumbing, heating, cooling, lawn, garden, and ..."
 State
United Way of Metropolitan Dallas
 Transportation
National Alliance to End Homelessness
 Treasury
Kiva.org: "connect with and loan money to unique small businesses in the developing world"

MicroPlace (an eBay Company): "help alleviate global poverty by enabling everyday people to make investments in the world’s working poor"
 Veterans Affairs
Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation

Thursday, November 01, 2007

week 178 : 1 Nov 2007

Agriculture
Gloob.TV: "team of editors provides the best video picks from around the web, so you don’t have to trawl through all the crap"
 Attorney General
Legal Zoom: Online Legal Document Services: LLC,Divorce,Wills,Incorporation & More
 Commerce
Center for Digital Democracy
 Defense
Gravatar: Globally Recognized Avatars
 Education
10 Questions: ask the presidential candidates a video question
 Energy
J. Craig Venter Institute: large multidisciplinary genomic-focused organization
 Health and Human Services
Urban Spoon: "Just a simple restaurant site. Eat out. Take out. Drive in."
 Homeland Security
DFW Scanning.net: Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex Frequency Scanning
 Housing and Urban Development
Blurt It: The definitive Question and Answer website. "Ask, find, enlighten."
 Interior
Reference USA: "the No. 1 source of information on businesses and people for researchers, students, job seekers and government agencies."
 Labor
ChampionChip: It's about time. The world's leading chip timing technology for sports events

Map My Run: Map your Running Routes. Find Runs. Calculate Calories, Pedometer, Distance, More
 State
Oregon Humane Society
 Transportation
CareFree RV: time share and RV rentals in Houston and Dallas. "Luxury motorcoach ownership at a fraction of the cost!"
 Treasury
Partnership for Prescription Assistance: help qualifying patients who lack prescription coverage get the medicines they need
 Veterans Affairs
Civil War Bookstore: US Civil War Books/CDs/DVDs