week 112 : 27 July 2006

Agriculture

Bob Wills: a member of the Texas Playboys

 Attorney General

2006 Asian Film Festival of Dallas: August 3-10, 2006

 Commerce

National Field Selling Association: Hi, I am selling magazines for (slam)

 Defense

Antiwar.com

 Education

Texas Classroom Teachers Association: founded in 1927

 Energy

Argonne National Laboratory: one of the U.S. Department of Energy's largest research centers. It is also the nation's first national laboratory, chartered in 1946.

 Health and Human Services

La Reunion: is a Texas not-for-profit organization founded in 2006 to establish an artist residency program in Dallas

 Homeland Security

ScatterChat: "is a HACKTIVIST WEAPON designed to allow non-technical human rights activists and political dissidents to communicate securely and anonymously while operating in hostile territory"

 Housing and Urban Development

Lightlife Foods: Hippie Food from Massachusetts

 Interior

Ulster-Scots: a/k/a Scotch-Irish

 Labor

National Riparian Service Team: located on the banks of a river or stream

 State

Robert F Kennedy Memorial

 Transportation

Tesla Motors: the latest stab at an electric car

 Treasury

Old Ads from Apple

 Veterans Affairs

My Comics Page: create a customized comic strip page

week 111 : 20 July 2006

Agriculture

Central Vermont Public Service - Cow Power™: providing renewable energy one cow at a time

Egg Fusion: Promoting Freshness with Every Impression

Heritage Snacks & Beverage Co: "Black Pepper Cashew Nuts"

 Attorney General

Genie Lift: not recommended for lifting real genies

 Commerce

SkinIt: wrap your whatsit in whatever

Zazzle: Buy, Sell, and Create custom t-shirts, custom mugs, posters, prints, cards, and postage

 Defense

Gangs OR Us - Robert Walker - Gang identification expert: "provide law enforcement and corrections personnel, parents, teachers, and concerned citizens, the assistance and knowledge necessary to determine if street or prison gangs are in your community or corrections facility."

 Education

Hidamari & Hanauta No Tami: Japanese for "oh! they're so cuuute!!

 Energy

Energy Justice Network: Tire-Derived Fuel

 Health and Human Services

The Huffington Post Contagious Festival

 Homeland Security

Gordian Knot: thanks, Wikipedia

 Housing and Urban Development

International Card Manufacturers Association: it's all about plastic

 Interior

Dog Diaper

 Labor

Wizard of Oz - character FAQ

 State

Canada Free Press: just to show that Canada has Right Wing Nutjobs, too!

 Transportation

Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway(AIWW) : determined to save and protect the things that parallels the Atlantic ocean

 Treasury

comScore Networks: tells you what's popular, since you're no judge of that

 Veterans Affairs

Casket Novelties: conversation pieces, so to speak

Pet Urns: from MHP Pet Urns and Caskets

week 110 : 13 July 2006

Agriculture

Pink's Hot Dogs: Home of the World's Best Chili Dog

 Attorney General

Brennan Center for Justice: "develop and implement an innovative, nonpartisan agenda of scholarship, public education, and legal action that promotes equality and human dignity, while safeguarding fundamental freedoms"

 Commerce

Bim Bam Banana: "has the gift you didn't know existed for the man that has everything. In this genre both wireless fart machines and mini closed circuit TVs belong."

 Defense

Jews On First : the Jewish Response to attacks on the First Amendment

 Education

Lessons in Terror: Attacks on Education in Afghanistan

 Energy

Electric Power Annual: Net Generation by Energy Source by Type of Producer

 Health and Human Services

Migrant Education Program

 Homeland Security

the spark magazine: a free quarterly magazine about positive change for the West of England especially the Bristol, Bath, Stroud, Taunton and Glastonbury area.

 Housing and Urban Development

Dallas Peeps

 Interior

World 66: offers travel information on over 20,000 destinations. Almost 80,000 articles written and updated by travelers like you!

 Labor

Canada Info: our next source of cheap labor, after Mexico runs out

 State

Japan America Society of Dallas-Fort Worth

 Transportation

Eurostar: getting across the Chunnel

 Treasury

Shambhala Mountain Center: Experience Mindfulness - Tibetan Buddhism, meditation & yoga courses, daily meditation techniques

 Veterans Affairs

Six Nations Rugby

week 109 : 6 July 2006

Agriculture

California Country TV

 Attorney General

Alphabetilately: non-denominated US stamps: pictures and rates

 Commerce

WD-40 History

 Defense

Environmental Defense: finding the ways that work

 Education

An Inconvenient Truth:see it before the planet explodes

 Energy

Wild Oregon: magazine presumably made from recycled material, by 4 year old Chinese children in a sweatshop

 Health and Human Services

Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children

 Homeland Security

Cops: the Good, the Bad, and the Stupid

 Housing and Urban Development

Eternal Reefs: a cremation memorial Option

Ethician Family Cemetery

Greensprings Natural Cemetery Association: "a sustainable and beautiful alternative to conventional"

Memorial Ecosystems - Frequently Asked Questions

 Interior

Dogwood Alliance: Defending Southern Forests and Communities, based in Asheville, NC

Tuzigoot National Monument: National Park Service

 Labor

Moral relativism

 State

Don't Mess With Texas:20 years of chicken bones thrown out the car window

 Transportation

Adobe car: the little car that's made of clay

FlightAware: Live Flight Tracker - Dallas Fort Worth Int'l Airport

Who killed the electric car?

 Treasury

Defective By Design

 Veterans Affairs

The Universal Packing List

week 108 : 29 June 2006

Agriculture

Bush Approval Map

 Attorney General

Black Box Voting: Consumer protection for elections

 Commerce

Smart Automobile: small car for big cities

 Defense

FlexYourRights.org: Just Say 'No' to Police Searches

 Education

Welcome to the White House: well, not exactly

 Energy

Who Invented the Thermometer? : answer: Santorio Santorio in 1612. If that's the case, how do Scientists know the temp 400 years ago?

 Health and Human Services

Dakota Territory Air Museum - Minot, ND

 Homeland Security

National Counterterrorism Center

 Housing and Urban Development

NSA S.E.T.I. @ Home: Scan Evildoers' Telephone Intercepts

 Interior

TripAdvisor: Reviews of vacations, hotels, resorts, vacation and travel packages

 Labor

WorkPartTime @ Home!

 State

Democracy for America

 Transportation

Interstate-Guide.com: catalog every Interstate highway within the Eisenhower Interstate System

 Treasury

CustomerSat: - Profit From Customer Feedback

 Veterans Affairs

List of political epithets - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

week 107 : 22 June 2006

Agriculture

The Real Dirt on Farmer John

 Attorney General

Technovelgy.com: Inventions and Ideas from Science Fiction Books and Movies

 Commerce

dojo, the Javascript Toolkit: brought to you by the Dojo Foundation

iLoad: feed your iPod without a computer

SlingBox: sling low, sleet chariot ...

Unisen Electronic Article Surveillance: hard tags, labels, ink tags, and systems compatible with Sensormatic UltraMax and Checkpoint

 Defense

SkySeer: short-range reconnaissance and monitoring operations, by Octatron

Teleflip: Text Message any phone - USA only

 Education

National Forensic League: promoting the art of speech and debate

MetaGeek Wi-Spy 2.4 GHz Spectrum Analyzer

 Energy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: BBC Online - Cult

 Health and Human Services

Autism Speaks

The Good Drugs Guide

 Homeland Security

US Customs and Border Protection

 Housing and Urban Development

CITY|SPACE :: landscape : art : design

 Interior

Center for Heritage Tourism: in Louisville, Kentucky

 Labor

Scientific American: science news, science and technology coverage, science trivia, experts, books and more

 State

British Isles: gotta love Venn diagrams

GeoCaching: The Official Global GPS Cache Hunt Site

 Transportation

Secular Web Kiosk and Bookstore (including The Real Ten Commandments)

 Treasury

The Great Internet Swindle™: Gift Certificates and Gifts

 Veterans Affairs

Parents Television Council: Because Our Children Are Watching

week 106 : 15 June 2006

Agriculture

Marriage Builders®: Successful Marriage Advice

 Attorney General

When Life Was In Black & White: a trip down Memory Lane

 Commerce

National Institute on Drug Abuse: leading the nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction

 Defense

Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers

 Education

Teenage Tupelo (1995): quite possibly the finest movie ever made

 Energy

Whole House UPS Systems: no relation to the guys in the brown trucks

 Health and Human Services

Heroic Stories: Restoring Faith in Humanity ... One Story at a Time

 Homeland Security

My San Antonio : The Express-News and KENS 5

 Housing and Urban Development

HMO on a Roll: medical uses for Duct Tape

 Interior

Great Alaskan Holidays: Spring Adventure Package from Forest City, Iowa to Anchorage, Alaska

 Labor

Javelin Strategy and Research: provides independent, action-ready research and strategy consulting, focused solely on the financial services and payments industries

 State

Hop Sing: whose real name was Sen Yung

 Transportation

National Night Out Superstore

 Treasury

Taxes by State

 Veterans Affairs

Drastic Plastic

week 105 : 8 June 2006

Agriculture

Know Your Water IQ

ManCow: half man, half cow?

 Attorney General

The TRUE Stella Awards: Exposing Lawsuit Abuse with Real Cases

 Commerce

Water Joe!: caffeinated water, without the beans

 Defense

The Online News Association: open to journalists from around the world who produce news on the Internet and other digital platforms

 Education

ScrewGrab # 7005: a single drop increases grip (torque) 400%

 Energy

Laptop CoolPad: and the new Podium CoolPad, laptops run cooler

 Health and Human Services

International Communist League: fourth edition, no less

 Homeland Security

National Border Patrol Council: no relation to border collies

 Housing and Urban Development

Das Keyboard: The Blank Keyboard for Demanding Users

 Interior

Honorary Unsubscribe: The Art of the Obituary

 Labor

JIS Grades of Water and Dust resistance

 State

Gondwana: the long-departed supercontinent

 Transportation

What Car?: Britain's Biggest and Best Car Buyer's Guide

 Treasury

Separation of Church and State: in your wallet

 Veterans Affairs

Pendery's Spices: now 136 years old (but doesn't look a day over 125)

The Webalizer

week 104 : 1 June 2006

Agriculture

Moose's Tooth Pub & Pizzeria: Anchorage, Alaska

 Attorney General

Podcast Pickle: Focused on Podcasters and the Podcasting Community

 Commerce

ScanBuy: efficient shopping with your camera-cellphone

 Defense

Treaty of Tripoli: way back in 1796, where the Christian Nation concept was written down

 Education

A Bunch of Short Guys: a non-profit organization that fosters education and career development for students and professionals in the animation and visual effects industry

 Energy

RecipeSource: French Fry Spam Casserole

 Health and Human Services

Competitive Enterprise Institute

 Homeland Security

An Inconvenient Truth: when Al Gore became a Movie Star

 Housing and Urban Development

Abandoned buildings - but not forgotten

 Interior

The Inn on Gitche Gumee: Lake Michigan?

 Labor

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

 State

It's Funny Honey: somewhere in the land of mirth

 Transportation

Penzey's Spices: transporting you to the land of sneezing

 Treasury

Blog Heaven: "where faith blogs go if they're good"

 Veterans Affairs

Pictures of the Year International

week 103 : 25 May 2006

Agriculture

Spartan Aircraft Trailercoaches: not just for hauling rutabagas

Vintage Airstream: gotta love that aluminum

 Attorney General

PhotoCop: smile for the nice photo radar camera, as you run that pretty Red Light

Texans for Public Justice: versus Private Justice, I guess

 Commerce

BushMail: email that works via HF radio anywhere in Africa

 Defense

World view of global warming: includes photos!

 Education

Adults and Mnemonic Devices: My Dog Has Fleas!

Science Friday : Geologic Mnemonics

 Energy

E10 ethanol

Ethanol Today: a magazine about moonshine?

hydrogen fuel balls

 Health and Human Services

Keep Kids Alive Drive 25™: a safety campaign targeting observance of the residential speed limit

 Homeland Security

Drive Democracy.org: a non-profit, non partisan Texas think tank

 Housing and Urban Development

The Dalai Lama: aka The Big Buddha

The End Of Faith: a book by Sam Harris (a/k/a Buddhism for Dummies)

 Interior

Bubba Stik: Tennessee Walking Stick for Texans

 Labor

Franchise Gator: franchise businesses for sale

 State

Smokey Bones BBQ

 Transportation

Crash Testing & Highway Safety

Internet Truck Stops

The National Campaign to Stop Red Light Running

 Treasury

GoogSpy: Adwords Competitor Research by Velocityscape

 Veterans Affairs

Questions and answers about ceiling fans: bottom line is to blow down in summer, blow up in winter

week 102 : 18 May 2006

Agriculture

American Peanut Council

FoodNews.org: a handy wallet guide to pesticides in produce

National Tractor Parts Dealer Association: Your Source for Tractor and Combine Parts Dealers

The Peanut Institute: non-profit researching legume nutrition

 Attorney General

Dräger Alcotest 7410 Plus: when you're ready for your own breathalyzer

State of the Religious Right 2006

 Commerce

The Big Buy: Tom DeLay's Stolen Congress (documentary)

BillMonk: for borrowing between friends

Clone Computer: a private, women owned business and the oldest computer maker in the Metroplex

 Defense

Apocalypse, Not: peak oil, the end of the world

Society Bakery: where "society folk" go for baked goods in Dallas

 Education

The Book of Mozilla

Merriam-Webster's Open Dictionary

 Energy

League of Women Voters of Dallas

 Health and Human Services

Organic Classics: formerly Fairfield Farm Kitchens

Quat-Safe towels: when your Quat just isn't safe anymore

Radius Toothbrush: created by architects who were fascinated by the idea of a functional and enjoyable toothbrush

Rainbow Light: natural vitamins for men, women, seniors or children

 Homeland Security

Random Baby Names: I never did find "Elmer Fudd"

Think Baby Names: meanings and origins of names

Thousands of given names of India including Hindu & Sanskrit: "for your dog, horse, cat, pet or child"

Trinity Foundation: providing food, shelter, and a sense of community to the poor and distressed of Dallas since 1976

WebCrumbz: refind links you never knew you'd need, to those you never knew

The Wittenburg Door: religious humor

 Housing and Urban Development

Helping Hands Handy Services: a service to help care for your home

 Interior

El Edwards: the voice behind AOL's "You've Got Mail!"

Email Scam Resource

NYC.gov: the official New York City website

 Labor

DFW International: promote and link North Texas ethnic and immigrant groups

 State

Cajun French Music Association's Hall of Fame: somewhur in Loozie-Anna, guaranteed

 Transportation

E85 Alternative Fuel - Ethanol

Ford Flex-Fuel Hybrid Research Vehicle

GM Flex-Fuel

National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition

Revenoor: still (you know - moonshine) kits used to produce alcohol fuel

WikiGreen: a wiki for sustainable living, intentional communities and Life Off The Grid

 Treasury

ExpressCard Technology: the wanna-be successor to PCMCIA

U3: transforms USB flash drives from simple storage devices into devices that makes Your Stuff more portable, personal, and protected

 Veterans Affairs

Planet Boredom: entertain humans who are bored at work/school/home (or those who are no longer amused by TV Test Patterns)

week 101 : 11 May 2006

Agriculture

Greasecar Vegetable Fuel Systems

 Attorney General

Dubya Quotes: White House Gift Shop: Officious Political Gear

 Commerce

DealTime: Price Comparison, Store & Product Reviews (an eBay company)

 Defense

Hawking Technologies

 Education

Remotepoint Navigator: when you really gotta PowerPoint

How Modern Processors Cope With Heat Emergencies: (Tom's Hardware)

 Energy

Electronic Educational Devices: home of the Watts Up? meter

 Health and Human Services

Which Wich: Superior Sandwiches

 Homeland Security

Don't Forward That Warning!

 Housing and Urban Development

Lonestar Reading List 2006-2007

Tayshas Reading List 2006-2007

 Interior

Sriranga Veeraraghavan's Humor Collection

 Labor

Latino Takeover Agenda

Latino Americans for Immigration Reform

 State

Voters For Peace: the power to end the war and prevent future wars of aggression

 Transportation

Luxtera: CMOS Photonics

 Treasury

Engenio Information Technologies: leading maker of enterprise storage systems, open storage solutions, modular storage solutions

 Veterans Affairs

Texas Values In Action Coalition: return fair-minded, honest, and progressive officeholders to Texas government

week 100 : 4 May 2006

Agriculture

TectaGreen: when you'd like to mow your high-rise condo

 Attorney General

Anarchist Action Network: to foster cooperation, mutual aid, compassion, understanding, sharing and community among those who want to destroy everything

 Commerce

"Yo Soy Boricua, Pa' Que Tu Lo Sepas": film about the (not always positive) political history between the United States and Puerto Rico

 Defense

Vibha: Dallas Action Center: ensure that every underprivileged child attains his or her right to education, health and opportunity

 Education

Organic Dynamics: an alternative to chemicals on your lawn

 Energy

Bear Naked: cereals to "Fuel Your Wild Life" (and I didn't even know that wildlife ate cereal)

 Health and Human Services

Female Sterilization in Puerto Rico: by Sara Hoerlein

 Homeland Security

Acronym Attic: searching over 3 million acronyms, abbreviations, and initialisms

 Housing and Urban Development

How to spot a meth lab

 Interior

Forcible Entry Tools: when you need to get inside your neighbor's house for that plasma TV

 Labor

Yo Soy Boricua!: and you thought PR meant Public Relations

 State

The Organic Yard: the introduction of beneficial soil amendments, natural, organic fertilizers, and beneficial insects make for a bio-diverse environment

 Transportation

Zero Odor Pet: not for use on the pets

 Treasury

Don Markstein's Toonopedia: including The Frito Bandito

 Veterans Affairs

Marine Corps Cadence: I don't know but I've been told ...

NROTC Cadences

week 99 : 27 April 2006

Agriculture

The Future of Sun Microsystems, Post McNealy: Mark Ivey's Authentic Communications

 Attorney General

Palm Oil Report: the CSPI explains why palm oil is evil

 Commerce

Muenster, Texas Germanfest

 Defense

Great Wisconsin Cheese Fest: in the Village of Little Chute

 Education

University of Münster: the one in Germany, not Texas

 Energy

FW Can Do: Fort Worth, Texans Against Neighborhood Drilling

 Health and Human Services

EAT SMART, BE ACTIVE: and don't shout!

 Homeland Security

Gotham Gazette: a community newspaper in New York City - BYOB [Bring Your Own Batman]

 Housing and Urban Development

Boulder, Colorado Homeless Shelter

 Interior

Queens Chronicle: a community newspaper in a New York City borough

 Labor

AVANCE - Dallas: speako Spanisho, anyone

 State

Texas Gas Prices: Cheap Gas Prices in Texas

 Transportation

Dallas Gas Prices: Cheap Gas Prices in Dallas

 Treasury

US nickels: courtesy of The United States Mint

 Veterans Affairs

CoVision: Accelerating Alignment in Large Groups

week 98 : 20 Apr 2006

Agriculture

Farmers Markets:
Ferry Building Marketplace: San Francisco, CA

Pike Place Market: Seattle, Washington

Union Square Greenmarket: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, and Staten Island, NY

 Attorney General

Voluntary Human Extinction Movement

 Commerce

Budget Casket: Caskets, Urns, Monuments for those living dying in the Fort Worth, Bedford, Houston and the DFW Metroplex

 Defense

Nunchucks: not to be confused with Numnuts

 Education

The Frick Collection: and Frick Art Reference Library

 Energy

USS Clueless: obscure energy sources

 Health and Human Services

Locked-In Syndrome: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

 Homeland Security

Monsters and Critics: "aim is to provide users with a broad source of entertainment news and reviews, as well as coverage of world news, technology, sport and science."

 Housing and Urban Development

Community Council of Greater Dallas

 Interior

Signspotting: What started as an unhealthy fascination with quirky signs in 1992 during a two-and-a-half year round-the-world journey metastasized into a nationally syndicated newspaper feature in 2000

 Labor

Rob Scheer's Lumberjack Shows: including Lumberjack Sports with Ironjack and Ironjills

 State

The Colbert Nation

 Transportation

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: answers the question "What is the difference between interstate commerce and intrastate commerce?"

 Treasury

Junior League of Plano

 Veterans Affairs

National WWII Memorial

Veterans History Project: at the Library of Congress

week 97 : 13 Apr 2006

Agriculture

Microwave Grape Plasma: have a fire extinguisher nearby

 Attorney General

Evolution Education and the Law: a public resource for understanding the legal issues involved in defending the teaching of evolution in public schools

 Commerce

Fight Telemarketing: Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991

 Defense

Lime Truck: Ads In Motion

 Education

North Texas Mensa: where all the rilly, rilly smart folks hang

 Energy

Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing: aka BOINC

 Health and Human Services

Film Your Issue: deadline 21 May 2006

 Homeland Security

Near-Earth Object Groups: asteroids with Earth in their sights

 Housing and Urban Development

National Alliance to End Homelessness

KnowledgePlex: "implemented by the Fannie Mae Foundation, support efforts in the fields of affordable housing and community development"

 Interior

Chillblast including the Atlantis water-cooled PCs (available in the UK, where they have lots of excess water)

 Labor

Folding@Home: goal is to understand protein folding, misfolding, and related diseases

 State

STxOP: online store for Texas belt buckles, car flags, bumper stickers ...

 Transportation

Answers in Genesis: creation, evolution, Christian apologetics

 Treasury

Gilbert Guide: Your answer to finding the best in long-term care

 Veterans Affairs

Dallas Film Commission: is responsible the promotion of the DFW region to film, television and media professionals

week 96 : 6 Apr 2006

Agriculture

Wal-Mart Facts: get the facts and latest news about Wal-Mart from Wal-Mart (can you say "manure" "propaganda"?)

 Attorney General

Police Patch Central: U.S. City Patches

 Commerce

International Organization for Migration: we're not talking waterfowl

 Defense

Making Photon Torpedoes: Sci Fi Art

 Education

SMU Daily Campus: Southern Methodist University's online newspaper

 Energy

Plasmoid (Ball Lightning) generation with Microwaves: by Jean-Louis Naudin (thanks, Dave)

 Health and Human Services

Dr Andrew Weil: "America's best-known doctor"

 Homeland Security

OVOLAB's Phlink: can answer telephone calls and identify callers using CallerID and Apple's Address Book

 Housing and Urban Development

Linux Electrons: "Your scene for Linux hardware with breaking news coverage of hardware and software, complete with reviews, howto's, forums and features NO SPIN."

 Interior

Mac OS X vs Windows XP

Watch Mac TV: aka macTV Videocast

 Labor

How to build a Stable Plasmoid at one atmosphere (thanks, Dave)

 State

Microwave Phenomenon Page (thanks, Dave)

 Transportation

Texas Freeway.com: Dallas/Fort Worth

The Newspaper.Com: a journal of the politics of driving, with extensive documentation of issues involved in red light and speed camera enforcement. (can you say "propaganda"?)

US Highways.com

 Treasury

Old Christmas Lights: when you want to stroll down Memory Lane

 Veterans Affairs

Adverblog: advertising and new media marketing

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?"

week 90 : 23 Feb 2006

Agriculture

Join Bode: Bode Miller's place in history?

 Attorney General

Earthjustice: Because the Earth Needs A Good Lawyer

 Commerce

National Notary Association: I'll bet their annual conventions are a riot

 Defense

Dallas County Democratic Party

 Education

LIFT - Literacy Instruction For Texas

 Energy

Mailinator: when you need a throwaway e-address

 Health and Human Services

Texas Democratic Women

 Homeland Security

All About the DVI Digital Interface and DVI Cables

 Housing and Urban Development

The Muslim News in Harrow, Middlesex, United Kingdom

 Interior

ecotalk: let me guess - talk about ecology?

Environmental Working Group: Public Interest Watchdog

 Labor

24PetWatch: an information utility for micro-chipped pet owners

 State

HiJackThis! Log auto analyzer V2

 Transportation

Anti Idling: courtesy of Air Watch Northwest

Live Green - Go Yellow: GM's FlexFuel vehicles

 Treasury

Web Addresses that Sound Dirty (But Aren't)

 Veterans Affairs

Ronco: do you remember the Pocket Fisherman?

week 89 : 16 Feb 2006

Agriculture

Organic Consumers Association

 Attorney General

Environmental Media Services: a nonprofit communications clearinghouse dedicated to expanding media coverage of critical environmental and public health issues

 Commerce

People Calling People: target dialing list; volunteers can be anywhere with a telephone

 Defense

Polish Tourism: Internetowy System Informacji Turystycznej i Promocji Polski

 Education

Dallas Postal Customer Council: works to foster and maintain a close working relationship between mailers and the US Postal Service

 Energy

The Apollo Alliance: rejuvenating our nation’s economy by creating the next generation of American industrial jobs and treating clean energy as an economic and security mandate to rebuild America

 Health and Human Services

Tyler, Texas Black Film Collection: collection of race films from the 1930s and 1940s, now at Southern Methodist University in Dallas

 Homeland Security

Above the Influence: ads created for the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign

 Housing and Urban Development

Firewise: a Firewise person pays attention to those details that might start|encourage the spread of a wildfire

 Interior

Campaign for Real Beauty (Dove Self Esteem Fund) : 92% of girls want to change at least one aspect of their appearance

 Labor

eTouchPoint : help large organizations optimize their customer relationship management [CRM] strategies to create satisfied, loyal customers

 State

Lone Lantern Society : "breaking down the illusion of a two party system" (including the LLS Collections)

 Transportation

DocDoc Consulting: answers the question "What makes for a good documentation system?"

 Treasury

Super Bowl Commercials: on Google Video

 Veterans Affairs

Richardson Texas Animal Luv Rescue: provide citizens and organizations a means to donate money to help Richardson’s Animal Shelter in landscaping and other special projects

Tags: misc

week 88 : 9 Feb 2006

Agriculture

Wheat Middlings

 Attorney General

National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys: a non-profit association that assists lawyers, bar organizations and others who work with older clients and their families

 Commerce

hearusnow.org: "empowering consumers to fight for better and more affordable telephone, cable and Internet services or equipment"

 Defense

Dead Cell Zones: Cell Coverage Complaints - a research community dedicated to identifying specific geographic areas within metro areas of the United States where cellular telephone calls are frequently dropped or where cellular service is unavailable

 Education

What is kosher salt?: Is it better for you than regular salt?

 Energy

Mine Site Technologies: "specialize in the supply of purpose built technology for underground mines"

 Health and Human Services

ObesityHelp.com: all about Weight Loss Surgery

 Homeland Security

Democracy21.org: "working to eliminate the undue influence of big money in American politics and to ensure the integrity and fairness of government decisions and elections"

 Housing and Urban Development

UK Gameshows.com: "Britain's most popular site devoted to quiz and game shows"

 Interior

Neuton Lawn Mower: "America's #1 Selling Cordless Electric Mower"

 Labor

Duck Gumbo Cook-off: sponsored by Ludwig Distributing Company of Stuttgart, Arkansas

 State

European American Unity and Rights Organization: David Duke's "White Folks Only" organization

 Transportation

Collin County Regional Airport: in McKinney, Texas

 Treasury

Rich-N-Tone Duck Calls: the meanest sounding, best performing duck calls on Earth

 Veterans Affairs

Hope for Peace & Justice: "Equipping Progressive People of Faith to be Champions for Peace and Justice"

week 87 : 2 Feb 2006

Agriculture

Texas A&M's 12th Man Foundation

 Attorney General

Monsters and Critics: "provide users with a broad source of entertainment news and reviews, as well as coverage of world news, technology, sport and science."

 Commerce

brandchannel.com : branding resource produced by Interbrand

 Defense

Democracy Now! for Dallas

 Education

Plano ISD's unofficial site (not to be confused with the real Plano ISD site)

 Energy

Open Source Energy Network: people, tools, technologies, funds and ideas that are committed to making clean, free and renewable energy a reality for humanity

Pure Energy Systems: hydrogen stuff

 Health and Human Services

Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control: carries out research and public education designed to stop the spread of nuclear weapons, chemical/biological weapons and long-range missiles

 Homeland Security

Mother Earth News: organic, independent living, alternative energy .. "The Original Guide to Living Wisely"

 Housing and Urban Development

Coosa Log Homes: "offers some of the best logs on the market, while saving you big"

 Interior

Gordon Food Service: the largest, privately held foodservice distributor in North America

 Labor

WREG-TV: Memphis, Tennessee channel 3

WMC-TV: Memphis, Tennessee channel 5

 State

Sweet Potato Sweets: located in Vardaman, Mississippi -- the "Sweet Potato Capital of the World"

 Transportation

Classic Chassis Car Club of Dallas

Historic Texas State Railroad : from Rusk, Texas to Palestine, Texas since 1896 - Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

 Treasury

demonstration site for the Implicit Association Test

 Veterans Affairs

Jack Link's Beef Jerky

week 86 : 26 Jan 2006

Agriculture

World Can't Wait : Drive Out the Bush Regime

 Attorney General

CounterPunch: America's Best Political Newsletter

 Commerce

Sysinternals Freeware: provides you with advanced utilities, technical information, and source code related to Windows NT/2000/XP/2K3 and Windows 9x, Windows Me internals that you won't find anywhere else

Worldwatch Institute Free Publications in PDF: "Since 1999, the Worldwatch Institute has made many of its publications that are older than 18 months freely available on our website."

 Defense

Christmas Island (Kiribati) Bomb Tests

 Education

Truth on MLM or Network Marketing: read this, then tell 10 of your friends, who will then ...

 Energy

PodcastAlley: the place to find podcasts

 Health and Human Services

Tor: An anonymous Internet communication system

 Homeland Security

Sweat 'N Spice : Hot Sauce Catalog & Gifts

Texas Minutemen: supports over-extended and underpaid Border Patrol agents

 Housing and Urban Development

Progressive Legislative Action Network: drive public policy debates and change the political landscape

 Interior

Alien Abduction Dog Tags

 Labor

Ruthless Reviews: Where Prn0graphers Debate Nihilists About Pop Culture

 State

Black Box Voting: Consumer protection for elections

 Transportation

EULAlyzer: "No one wants to read through pages and pages of boring text before installing a program. And many programs put their license agreements in small windows that require lots of scrolling. So many people either skim them or skip reading them altogether."

 Treasury

MajorGeeks.com: download Freeware and Shareware Computer Utilities. states "the proper use of a pocket protector is not only handy, but one snazzy fashion statement"

 Veterans Affairs

Diner Talk from the Swing Era: "Twist It, Choke It, Make it Cackle"

week 85 : 19 Jan 2006

Agriculture

TypeKey Identity: a free, open system providing a central identity for posting comments on weblogs and logging into other websites

 Attorney General

kollaboration.org: a Korean-American/ Korean-Canadian Talent Show

 Commerce

AskART: The American Artists Bluebook™ (Art Appraisal, Art Values, Auction Prices)

 Defense

Famous Adherents: What religion was ___? (religious affiliation)

 Education

American Dialect Society: dedicated to the study of the English language in North America

 Energy

Congress for the New Urbanism: an urban design movement, which aims to reform all aspects of real estate development

 Health and Human Services

Atheists of Silicon Valley: is reclaiming "the A-word" in our community by encouraging local Atheists to come out of the closet

Baby Moses Law: implementation in Dallas, Texas

 Homeland Security

CelebAtheists: the Celebrity Atheist List

Nanny 911: a series on the FOX Telly Network

 Housing and Urban Development

Windward: an intentional community located just north of the scenic Columbia River Gorge about 80 miles east of Portland, Oregon

 Interior

Hollywood Walk of Fame

 Labor

Traders Village : in Grand Prairie, Texas

 State

Church of Virus: is a collection of mutually-supporting ideas (a meme-complex) encompassing philosophy, science, technology, politics, and religion.

 Transportation

Creepy Gmail

Suburban Auto Group: of Portland, Oregon and their Trunk Monkey TV commercials #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6

 Treasury

New personal computer design wins Microsoft competition: by some blokes at Kookmin University in Korea

Next-Generation Secure Computing Base

 Veterans Affairs

KoreAm Journal: for Korean-Americans

Neocon Bingo

week 84 : 12 Jan 2006

Agriculture

Bioneers: conceived in 1990 to conduct educational and economic development programs in the conservation of biological and cultural diversity, traditional farming practices, and environmental restoration

The Eden Project: two vast greenhouses ("Biomes") in Cornwall, UK house plants, crops and landscapes from the tropics and warm temperate regions; it uses exhibitions, art, storytelling, workshops, lectures and events to put messages across

Genetic Engineering Action Network (GEAN): supports the work of organizations and individuals working to address the risks of genetic engineering

Northwest RAGE: Resistance Against Genetic Engineering

 Attorney General

Oak Cliff: south of downtown Dallas, Texas

 Commerce

Cubicle Cards: your business card (or other stuff) on a deskcube

 Defense

Deaf Dog Education Action Fund: provides education and funding for the purpose of improving and/or saving the lives of deaf dogs

 Education

Library Thing: catalog your books online

Reader2: find new books to read, put your reading list online

 Energy

Rainforest Action Network: campaigns for the forests, their inhabitants and the natural systems that sustain life

 Health and Human Services

Pandemic Flu Planning Checklist: for Individuals and Families

They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!: by Napoleon XIV

 Homeland Security

Back Dorm Boys : two lip-syncing students at the Guangzhou Art Institute in China

British Humanist Association: whose vision is of a world without religious privilege or discrimination, where people are free to live good lives on the basis of reason, experience and shared human values

 Housing and Urban Development

123 Movers: find and compare moving services

Movex: Self Service Moving Truck Rental

 Interior

Cable News Lies: the cable news networks are no longer the media of the people; they are the mouthpieces of the (evil!) corporations

 Labor

Words at Work: column about The Workplace (free subscription, but expect hundreds of irritating pop-up ads)

 State

Iran Daily: an entertaining addition to your doctor's waiting room?

 Transportation

Tech Alliance of Dallas: in order to reach out and assist tech professionals to revitalize their career goals, the leaders of six grass-root high technology organizations (along with the University of Texas at Dallas) came together in 2002

 Treasury

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum: in picturesque Cleveland, Ohio

 Veterans Affairs

VH1 Classic: music for auld fahrts

week 83 : 5 Jan 2006

Agriculture

fungus gnat: overwatering, poor drainage and water leaks can result in a large population in houseplants

 Attorney General

North Texas Activists: get active with North Texas progressive events & groups

Phone Scoop: a comprehensive resource for mobile phone shoppers, users, enthusiasts, and professionals, focusing on the U.S. market.

 Commerce

Ad Blocking Resources: including AGNIS, ProWAGoN and IE-SPYAD

 Defense

the Merchant Marine: "the fleet of ships which carries imports and exports during peacetime and becomes a naval auxiliary during wartime to deliver troops and war materiel"

 Education

O'Reilly Sucks: The Real No Spin Zone

 Energy

Energy Hog: yeah, right .. like kids save energy

 Health and Human Services

Hispanic Health: Celebra La Vida Con Salud

La Jolla Band of Luseino Indians

 Homeland Security

The Patriot Act Board Game

 Housing and Urban Development

Cat Vomit

 Interior

Pedernales Falls State Park

 Labor

Orange Badges: Contracting at Microsoft

Contractor's International Network

 State

Toilet paper World: Toilet paper, bathroom tissue, custom toilet paper, paper products, paper towels, cleaning supplies, janitorial supplies and bathroom supplies can be purchased at 26 warehouses in the U.S."

 Transportation

GO FASTER! Racing Kart School

 Treasury

Telephotography

 Veterans Affairs

BC Powder: powdered pain reliever, named after Bernard and Council

week 82 : 29 Dec 2005

Agriculture

LED Grow Lights

 Attorney General

Bishop Arts District: in the north Oak Cliff section of Dallas, Texas

Future Me: write yourself a letter to be delivered at a later date

 Commerce

Buck's of Woodside: where the VC's hang out

Flash memory: NAND vs NOR

WOMMA: Word of Mouth Marketing Association

 Defense

Kitten War!: May The Cutest Kitten Win!

 Education

Ready. Sit. Read!

Universal Design Alliance: a user-friendly approach to design in the living environment where people of any culture, age, size, weight, race, gender and ability can experience an environment that promotes their health, safety and welfare today and tomorrow

 Energy

Spheral Solar Power: flexible solar panels

 Health and Human Services

Prima Taste: authentic Singapore favorites in ready-to-cook pastes and premixes

Ran Prieur: "Human civilization appears to be a big mistake ..."

 Homeland Security

International Campaign to Ban Landmines

Landmines Blow!

Runza® sandwiches, mostly in Nebraska

 Housing and Urban Development

Beliefnet: religion, spirituality, prayer, God, angels, politics, meditation...

 Interior

Da Yoopers: Michigan's Upper Peninsula

 Labor

Photobucket.com Free Image Hosting - Online Photo Albums - Photo Sharing

 State

IGN Entertainment: this unit of Fox Interactive Media is "a leading Internet media and services provider focused on the videogame and entertainment enthusiast markets"

 Transportation

AutoSpies: Detroit Auto Show, Spy Shots, Auto News, Galleries, Car Photos

 Treasury

Techbargains: discount computer, digital cameras, etc.

 Veterans Affairs

Computer History Museum

Older Americans Act: enacted in 1965, updated in 2000