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*WV - [[West Virginia]] | *WV - [[West Virginia]] | ||
*WY - [[Wyoming]] | *WY - [[Wyoming]] | ||
==Territories== | |||
* [[Guam]] | |||
* [[Puerto Rico]] | |||
* [[U.S. Virgin Islands]] | |||
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{{country|United States}} | {{country|United States}} | ||
==Local Pages== | ==Local Pages== | ||
* [[getting a US passport]] | * [[getting a US passport]] | ||
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* [http://www.sunlightfoundation.com/ Sunlight Foundation] | * [http://www.sunlightfoundation.com/ Sunlight Foundation] | ||
* '''Environment''' | * '''Environment''' | ||
** ''see also [[ | ** ''see also [[technology]]: Energy | ||
** [[sustainable living in the US]] | ** [[sustainable living in the US]] | ||
** [http://coopamerica.org/ Co-op America]: social justice and environmental sustainability | ** [http://coopamerica.org/ Co-op America]: social justice and environmental sustainability | ||
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*** [http://aerotek.com/ Aerotek] | *** [http://aerotek.com/ Aerotek] | ||
*** [http://www.apexsystemsinc.com/ Apex Systems, Inc.] | *** [http://www.apexsystemsinc.com/ Apex Systems, Inc.] | ||
===Freight=== | ===Freight=== | ||
* [http://www.freightrailworks.org/ Freight Rail Works] | * [http://www.freightrailworks.org/ Freight Rail Works] | ||
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===Real Estate=== | ===Real Estate=== | ||
* [http://www.landauction.com/ LandAuction.com]: "America's liquidator of affordable land" | * [http://www.landauction.com/ LandAuction.com]: "America's liquidator of affordable land" | ||
===Religion=== | ===Religion=== | ||
* [http://www.nmbca.com/ National Missionary Baptist Convention of America] | * [http://www.nmbca.com/ National Missionary Baptist Convention of America] | ||
Revision as of 15:46, 1 September 2007
States
Territories |
Local Pages
- getting a US passport
- sustainable living in the US
- personal air travel seems to be mostly/completely travel in the US and US-based companies (so far)
Reference
- Wikipedia (United States)
- Contact information lookup:
Images
- Lost America: "night photography of the abandoned West"
Directory
Activism
- BuyBlue.org
- DefConAmerica: Campaign to Defend the Constitution "because the religious right is wrong"
- Free Press: "working to involve the public in media policymaking and to craft policies for more democratic media"
- Issuepedia wiki section
- Public Knowledge: digital rights advocacy
- Sunlight Foundation
- Environment
- see also technology: Energy
- sustainable living in the US
- Co-op America: social justice and environmental sustainability
- Environmental Paper Network: sustainability in the paper industry
Alternative Medicine
Anthroposophy
- Bob & Nancy's Bookshop (a.k.a. waldorfbooks.com)
- Steiner Books – Anthroposophic Press
- Steiner Storehouse
Apparel
- No Sweat Apparel: 100% union-made, sweatshop-free apparel; "open source"
Broadcasting
- Radio Shows
Collaborative Projects
- Prosper: peer-to-peer lending marketplace; features include "lending groups" (US only?) Wikipedia (Prosper (web site))
Dentistry
- Dr. Oogle: "The Good Dentist Guide - By Patients for Patients"
Employment
- JobFox: currently only in a handful of major metro areas
- JobServe
- Monster
- NowHiring.com
- Virtual Vocations: telecommute jobs (or at least that seems to be the focus)
- Information Technology (IT)
- ComputerJobs.com: "Tech Jobs for IT Pros"
- ComputerWork is merging with Jobserve; still has a separate site as of 2007-07-17
- Dice.com: "Job search for IT Professionals"
- HiddenNetwork.com: still in beta as of 2006-10-06, no listings; launch expected next week
- JustTechJobs.com: will sell your email address to spammers if you sign up as talent; beware.
- JustAccessJobs.com
- JustCJobs.com
- JustOracleJobs.com
- JustVBJobs.com
- ...and no doubt many others.
- by-the-job contract bidding (usually for offsite work, i.e. telecommuting):
- Guru.com: somewhat inflexible bidding system; only paid members have full access to communications facilities
- RentACoder
- Contract Agencies
Freight
Graphic Design
- freelancers
- GraphixGirl Design: Heather Bell
Health Care
see also #Alternative Medicine, #Dentistry
- HospitalWeb: listing of U.S. hospitals
History
- Popular Culture
Internet Service Providers
Nationwide
- America Online: rather dumbed-down interface with lots of advertising; good for novices
- EarthLink: dialup and cable
Regional
- Embarq: formerly Sprint; provides broadband service in a few states on the east coast
- Verizon: dial-up and DSL
Manufacturers
- New Wave Enviro Products: consumer products for water purification & storage
Packing & Shipping
Supplies & Equipment
- Freund Container
- Uline "shipping supply specialists"
Railroads
see also #Freight
Real Estate
- LandAuction.com: "America's liquidator of affordable land"
Religion
Travel
- comparison shopping / booking
- Expedia
- SweetRate
- shows map of available locations using Google API
- seems to have better prices than Travelocity
- claims to be searching multiple sites (such as Travelocity) for best rates
- Travelocity
Transportation
see #Freight
