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August 2009
Blind Search
by 2 others (via)BlindSearch, the search engine taste test.
Type in a search query above, hit search then vote for the column which you believe best matches your query. The columns are randomised with every query.
Kitchen Garden Seeds
(via)Everything you wanted to know about kitchen garden type topics. Covers shallots, onions, lettuce, etc.
A deal between Microsoft and Yahoo!: Bingoo! | The Economist
The world’s biggest software firm and web portal team up to challenge Google
The collapse in commercial property: Towers of debt | The Economist
Concerns are switching from the residential to the commercial sector
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July 2009
Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, organic heirloom seeds, open pollinated, a worker owned cooperative
Supplier of heirloom and rare varieties of seeds. Great resource for gardeners in the Southern USA.
NASA - Apollo 11 Conversations Earth Didn't Hear Now Online at Nasa.Gov
As Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Mike Collins flew on Apollo 11 to a lunar landing in July 1969, the world heard communications between the crew and Mission Control live as they happened. But Earth did not hear the private conversations between Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins, although they were recorded aboard the Command Module Columbia and Lunar Module Eagle.
Save Money The Scottish Way
The Scottish have long been famed for their frugality and practicality. Henry Duncan, a Scottish minister, founded the world's first commercial savings bank. Adam Smith, one of the most famous figures in economics also hailed from Scotland.
Stop Keeping Up With The Joneses - They're Broke
t used to be that spending money on status symbols for the sake of flaunting your wealth was an activity reserved for celebrities and millionaires. That has all changed. Conspicuous consumption, what was once referred to as "keeping up with the Joneses", has brought the lifestyles of the rich and famous to suburbia.
2009 FSB 100: Top Small Businesses - Life Partners Holdings (LPHI) - FORTUNE Small Business
America's fastest-growing small public companies
June 2009
Justin.tv - shadowsports: Sports, Auto Racing, auto racing, car racing, racecar, race car, auto races
(via)Eurosport feed of Le Mans 24 Hours on Justin.tv
Justin.tv - 2009 24 Heures du Mans: Sports, Auto Racing, auto racing, car racing, racecar, race car, auto races
(via)Live garage cam feed from Corvette Motorsport Live Garage Cam
Baekdal Le Mans 24 Hours LIVE Tracker |
(via)Thomas Baekdal (@baekdal24hours on twitter) has been providing this app for a few years now. No skipping around to multiple websites, just click the banner above, kick back and enjoy. Since they are 6hrs ahead of us (EST) its a great way to keep up during the day if you’re at work! And, the webcam tracker is now also available for download here: http://bit.ly/ujHTd (But the webcams are not online until Saturday)
May 2009
Catalogue Workshop equipment and special tools
Flange shaft puller for VW transmission flange.
Heirloom Tomatoes - Organic Heirloom Tomato Seeds - Rare Tomato Seeds - TomatoFest
Great source for information and seeds for heirloom tomato gardeners
Weed Photo Gallery--UC IPM
Photo gallery of common lawn weeds
Searching American Lawns
American Lawns index of weeds and other lawn problems
April 2009
HOW TO GROW A STRAW BALE GARDEN
Kent Rogers of Wake Forest has successfully cultivated a vegetable garden in bales
of straw. Carolina Country’s report on his idea last year drew attention from gardeners
and others across the state. Kent points out that the method produces
good-looking, healthy plants without weeds, and is especially convenient for people
who don’t have a large plot of ground to till, or who are physically unable to
do a lot of kneeling, bending, raking and hoeing. Here is some of his advice for
people interested in straw bale gardening.
Straw Bale Gardening
(via)An in depth explanation about how to use straw bales as a growing medium for plants. Great for folks who have soil ill suited for gardens or anyone who hates the bending and straining of traditional methods.
