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PracticeSafeDNS.org"Practice Safe DNS" campaign was created with the goal of improving security and curbing growing abuse of the Domain Name Systems (DNS).  The purpose of the site is simple: serve as a key resource for domain holders, registrars, web developers and IT professionals to learn how they can respectively play a increasingly relevant role.

Miliionairclub.orgThroughout Seattle's history of economic boom and bust, The Millionair Club Charity has been constant for the ever-present unemployed. The charity is named for the way it made its founder feel — "like a millionaire." And he dropped the "e" because you don't need to be rich to help.

America's BywaysThe National Scenic Byways Program is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. The program is a grass-roots collaborative effort established to help recognize, preserve and enhance selected roads throughout the United States.

Visit byways.org

savethewords.orgThis site loads an interesting application showing seldom used words of the English language. You can  view definitions, and even adopt a word and pledge to use it. From Oxford University Press.

Visit savethewords.org.

Audobon.orgIt seems appropriate, in light of recent news, to feature the website of the National Audubon Society. Audubon’s Mission: To conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity.

Visit audubon.org

Friends of Wehr

The Friends of Wehr is a non-profit organization dedicated to the support and promotion of the Wehr Nature Center and its environmental education programs.

Visit friendsofwehr.org

National Endowment for the ArtsA 2004 report by the National Endowment for the Arts, found that not only is literary reading in America declining rapidly among all groups, but that the rate of decline has accelerated, especially among the young. The Big Read addresses this problem.

Visit neabigread.org

The Frontier Culture Museum tells the story of the people who migrated to colonial America, and of the life they created here. To tell the story, the Museum has moved or reproduced examples of traditional rural buildings from England, Germany, Ireland, West Africa, and America.

Visit frontiermuseum.org

Children's Home Society of Washington logoCatalyst for Kids is a coalition of child welfare professionals, consumers, advocates, and decision-makers who are partnering for systems changes that foster justice and improve outcomes for all children and families in the child welfare system.

Visit catalystforkids.org

There are so many incredible places to kayak all over the United States and across the globe. Right now kayaking.org is building-up a database of good kayaking destinations. They built a map to select a region of interest displaying a current listing of recommended kayaking spots.