Thursday, January 31, 2008

week 191 : 31 Jan 2008

Agriculture
Wild Ones Natural Landscapers: "a national not-for-profit organization with a mission to educate and share information with members and community at the "plants-roots" level and to promote biodiversity and environmentally sound practices."
 Attorney General
Obsessive Compulsive Foundation
 Commerce
Am I Right: "music humor site dealing in misheard song lyrics (Mondegreens) for pop songs of the past 50 years"
 Defense
Robert's Rules Of Order: do I hear a second?
 Education
Baen Free Library: got ebooks?
 Energy
ComputerTakeBack.com: Electronics TakeBack Coalition
 Health and Human Services
MedWatch: "provides clinical information about safety issues involving medical products, including prescription and over-the-counter drugs, biologics, medical and radiation-emitting devices, and special nutritional products (e.g., medical foods, dietary supplements and infant formulas)"
 Homeland Security
Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band
 Housing and Urban Development
Samizdata
 Interior
National Audubon Society: "birds, birds, birds ..."
 Labor
Mexicans and Americans Thinking Together (MATT): US / Mexico immigration solutions from the people to their policy makers
 State

Chimpanzee Eden: The Jane Goodall Institute - South Africa
 Transportation
The Rock Boat: Caribbean cruise with rock bands
 Treasury
Texas Black Film Festival: Dallas, Texas
 Veterans Affairs
Swan View Therapeutic Riding Center

Thursday, January 24, 2008

week 190 : 24 Jan 2008

Agriculture
Green Acres: (not the 1965-1971 TV series)
 Attorney General
ComposTumbler.com: a blender for your compost pile
 Commerce
Bug Labs: where mashups apply equally to hardware
 Defense
Model Firetrucks.net: little, tiny far trucks
 Education
Florida Atlantic University: in lovely Mouse Mouth (a/k/a Boca Raton), Florida
 Energy
Internet Center for Wildlife Damage Management: not for use by tame animals
 Health and Human Services
AIRNow: "provide the public with easy access to national air quality information"
 Homeland Security
Thermal-Eye: Thermal Eye Infrared Thermal Imaging Cameras and thermal scopes, Infrared Weapon Sights, FLIR Sensors and Night Vision Cameras
 Housing and Urban Development
Organic Materials Review Institute: "is a national nonprofit organization that determines which input products are allowed for use in organic production and processing"
 Interior
Natural Resources Conservation Service: "part of the National Cooperative Soil Survey, an effort of Federal and State agencies, universities, and professional societies to deliver science-based soil information"
 Labor
gardendallas.org: "a nonprofit organization of professionals, volunteers, and supporters of community gardening and neighborhood greening"
 State
Camp Verde General Store: Kerr County, Texas
 Transportation
Desert Racing: not be confused with dessert racing
 Treasury
zerowaste.org: "a non-profit partnership of universities, government, business and other organizations working to develop, promote and apply Zero Waste strategies"
 Veterans Affairs
Chubby's Family Restaurant

Thursday, January 17, 2008

week 189 : 17 Jan 2008

Agriculture
14 Acre Farm: "your source for nutritious produce, delicious artisan breads, and farm-to-table catering" (Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania)
 Attorney General
Banksy: the London graffitist
 Commerce
Suzie's Flatbreads
 Defense
Climate Prediction Center: a surface of the US govermint
 Education
Hooved Animal Humane Society: "a non-profit organization founded in 1971"
 Energy
Biobag USA: "biodegradable and compostable bags and films made from Mater-Bi"
 Health and Human Services
American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association: "a forum for the exploration of alternative and complementary areas of health care in veterinary medicine"
 Homeland Security
Tamperseal: TSA Luggage Locks, TSA Locks, Luggage Tags and Travel Supplies Free Shipping
 Housing and Urban Development
Union Jack Stable: "Direct American Importer of Fine British Stable, Garden and Vineyard Tools"
 Interior
Instawares: Restaurant Supplies & Equipment
 Labor
Moth Blocker: "an organic solution to cabbage moth prevention"
 State
Edible Estates: "proposes the replacement of the domestic front lawn with a highly productive edible landscape"
 Transportation
Bilateral Safety Corridor Coalition: "over 60 government and nonprofit agencies in the USA and Latin America to combat slavery and human trafficking."
 Treasury
US Treasury Direct: "lets you buy and redeem securities directly from the U.S. Department of the Treasury in paperless electronic form"
 Veterans Affairs
VAL-L: "an online community of politics and culture"

Thursday, January 10, 2008

week 188 : 10 Jan 2008

Agriculture
Texas Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association
 Attorney General
StupidFilter: when you can't stand the maroons anymore
 Commerce
Electric Sheep.org: "a free, open source screen saver" (not to be confused with The Electric Sheep Company: "the largest company in the world dedicated to designing experiences and delivering add-on software for 3D virtual worlds")
 Defense
nLite: "a tool for permanent Windows component removal and pre-installation Windows configuration"
 Education
NOW on PBS: with David Brancaccio
 Energy
A Symphony of Lights: Hong Kong harbour
 Health and Human Services
MedlinePlus: Health Information from the National Library of Medicine
 Homeland Security
Weinermobile.com: so, you'd like to be an Oscar Mayer Weiner?
 Housing and Urban Development
Green Dallas
 Interior
The National Academies Press: "offers many titles in PDF. Hundreds of these books can be downloaded for free, while others are available for purchase
 Labor
Linux Mint: "an elegant, up to date and comfortable GNU/Linux desktop distribution"
 State
Idaho Conservation League: "preserves Idaho's clean water, wilderness and quality of life through citizen action, public education, and professional advocacy"
 Transportation
Safe Travel: from the US guvermint
 Treasury
Currency Converter: US dollars to pesos, etc
 Veterans Affairs
Clever Zebra: "Open Solutions for Virtual Enterprise"

Thursday, January 03, 2008

week 187 : 3 Jan 2008

Agriculture
DallasArena.com: "your alternative to The Dallas Managed News" - no RSS feed, so mostly useless
 Attorney General
Pink's Western Wear
 Commerce
Frosty Paws: ice cream for dogs
 Defense
Cool Facts: "According to recent estimates, the number of actively spoken languages in the world today is around 6,000"
 Education
Pitzer College: "about 35 miles east of Los Angeles"
 Energy
Living with Ed: Reality Show on Environmentally-Responsible Living
 Health and Human Services
Family Tree DNA: "we do genetic tests for your genealogy questions!"
 Homeland Security
Asperger Syndrome: autism information by MAAP Services
 Housing and Urban Development
NPR: The Bryant Park Project: with Alison Stewart
 Interior
Tabasco® : guaranteed to set you on far!
 Labor
Idaho Observer: Republican sociopaths and their `Taters
 State
Texas Color.com: "a/k/a the Arnosky Family Farms"
 Transportation
Grapevine Vintage RailRoad: "travels along the historic Cotton Belt Route between Grapevine and the Fort Worth Stockyards"
 Treasury
Owner IQ: "manuals cover thousands of manufacturers and hundreds of thousands of popular product" (for a price)
 Veterans Affairs
OsteoWeb (not to be confused with OsteoMed)