Thursday, August 28, 2008

week 221 : 28 Aug 2008

Agriculture
Eden's Organic Garden Center: in scenic Balch Springs, Texas
 Attorney General
International Alliance of Holistic Lawyers (IAHL)
 Commerce
NEMO: tents and tent accessories
 Defense
Million Doors for Peace: 20 Sep 2008
 Education
Richland College Chronicle: in scenic Dallas, Texas
 Energy
Texas Bicycle Coalition
 Health and Human Services
Delta Society: Improving Human Health through Service and Therapy Animals
 Homeland Security
Center for Community Cooperation: in scenic Dallas, Texas
 Housing and Urban Development
Polish Roots: the Polish Genealogy Source
 Interior
Kill the Calls: dealing with telemarketers
 Labor
The Secret Life Of Machines: when you have some time to kill
 State
North Texas Rabbit Sanctuary: an all-volunteer, non-profit organization based in Dallas-Fort Worth that rescues abandoned rabbits
 Transportation
Earthrace: "world record circumnavigation of the globe"
 Treasury
Save Open Space - Dallas
 Veterans Affairs
Scoutle: Social Networking for Bloggers and Personal Websites

Thursday, August 21, 2008

week 220 : 21 Aug 2008

Agriculture
Newer Spreader: "a handy, portable, lightweight manure spreader for your horse farm that can be pulled with a small garden tractor"

VibraVM: "is your horse suffering from COPD / RAO / heaves?"
 Attorney General
The Burning Man Project: August 25-September 1, 2008
 Commerce
High Noon Western Americana: "your connection to highly collectible Western fine art, Native American textiles, prized saddles & spurs, authentic Western antiques
 Defense
MIL-SPEC Monkey
 Education
Intoxilyzer®: infrared spectrometry alcohol detection technology
 Energy
VidStone: "green alternative energy product providing a method for displaying sound and video outdoors in a self contained unit"
 Health and Human Services
Fly Predators: beneficial insects to suppress the pest fly population so they're never a nuisance
 Homeland Security
Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau
 Housing and Urban Development
The Network Around Me

What Does That Look Like: a/k/a The Computer Cable Guide
 Interior
Snappy Salads: "make the highest quality meal our guests request as fast and efficiently as possible"
 Labor
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
 State
Mexico maps: detailed state maps - each in 16 zoomable sections
 Transportation
Ford GTX1: replacement for the legendary GT40?

QinetiQ (pronounced "kinetic"): "sustainable aviation - huh?"

Trikke (pronounced "trike"): "three-wheeled cambering vehicles are human powered machines ..."

Trikke Skki: "three point stance brings control, stability and fun on the ski slopes"

Vestas SailRocket: Outright World Speed Sailing Record Attempt
 Treasury
Cowgirl Chicks: "an equestrian drill team in scenic Weatherford, Texas"
 Veterans Affairs
Daytona Elevator: Residential Elevators - Home Elevators, Pneumatic Vacuum Elevators, Wheelchair Lifts, Stair Lifts and Dumbwaiters

Thursday, August 14, 2008

week 219 : 14 Aug 2008

Agriculture
Pollen Nation: a film by Singeli Agnew and Joshua Fisher
 Attorney General
Camp Chef: "the way to cook outdoors"
 Commerce
KEOM 88.5: commercial radio by high schoolers
 Defense
Integrated Environmental Technologies: "today's waste, tomorrow's fuel"
 Education
Thinker Clothing: digitally printed T-shirts with innovative designs in Science; Technology; Engineering and Mathematics
 Energy
Masdar, Abu Dhabi: "the first major hydrocarbon-producing nation to embrace renewable and sustainable energy technologies"
 Health and Human Services
Downwinders At Risk: "reducing toxic air pollution in north Texas"
 Homeland Security
Cowboy Flavor: "entertaining and being entertained in the Western lifestyle on the ranches of the Pacific Slope, and the Spanish culture of Santa Barbara"
 Housing and Urban Development
Greenlist: "helped SC Johnson continue to phase out certain raw materials, and use more materials considered to be environmentally better and best"
 Interior
Arbuckle Coffee: "the first coffee roaster to package whole bean coffee in sealed one pound packages
 Labor
Texas Honeybee Guild
 State
Cowboy Living: "if you are a cowboy at heart, live like one"
 Transportation
Stone Horses: "limited edition model horse collectibles"
 Treasury
Barr Brothers: "America's leading manufacturer of quality industrial hand tools
 Veterans Affairs
J Parson: cowboy music

Thursday, August 07, 2008

week 218 : 7 Aug 2008

Agriculture
Thrifty Fun: "a gardening, arts & crafts and frugal living community
 Attorney General
U.S. Election Assistance Commission
 Commerce
Amapedia: the Amazon.com encyclopedia
 Defense
Everything's Cool: a documentary about America finally "getting" global warming
 Education
Visual Dictionary Online: via Merriam-Webster
 Energy
Earth Aid Kit: "accelerate the development and deployment of sensible home energy efficiency solutions"
 Health and Human Services
LifeStraw®: water purifiers developed by Vestergaard Frandsen as a practical way of preventing disease and saving lives

GreenDisk: "responsibly and securely dispose of all your computer-related waste, spent supplies and obsolete accessories"
 Homeland Security
Polly’s Pies: "13 locations in Los Angeles, Orange, and Riverside counties"
 Housing and Urban Development
Recycle Spot.org: recycling info for service providers, businesses and communities in scenic Kansas City, Missouri
 Interior
HighWaterLine: visualizing climate change in New York City, by marking the 10-feet above sea level line with a blue chalk line
 Labor
Cowboy Campfire Grills
 State
MARC: the Mid-America Regional Council serves as the association of city and county governments and the metropolitan planning organization for the Kansas City Missouri/Kansas region"
 Transportation
Fuelly: Share and Compare Your MPG
 Treasury
ExxonSecrets: a Greenpeace project highlighting the long campaign by Exxon-funded front groups - and the scientists they work with - to deny the urgency of the scientific consensus on global warming and delay action to fix the problem
 Veterans Affairs
Texas Republicans: "The True Story"