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 Welcome to our new - & return - subscribers!
The big project for the month of January was a huge re-build of the Helping Nature Heal website - read about it in our lead story.
In two short years Rosmarie Bradley has grown her business significantly. And her website too - from 3 to 38 pages!
- don't forget to "refresh" when you click on the link (hit the F5 key as the page comes up to ensure you have the latest version).
Check out this month's Valentine's Nova Scotia Photos & be sure to bring a hearty appetite to February's Lucky Feature!
Until next time, Health, Happiness & Peace
Jodie Turner |
 HNH grows website big time! |
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BRIDGEWATER - Rosmarie Bradley of Helping Nature Heal has been busy.  It's hard to believe but it was two short years ago that we launched her first website: 3 pages.
Since then, she's called on us frequently for updates and new pages,
a monthly e-newsletter, photography and hard copy promotions.
Late last year it became obvious that a total website rebuild was in order.
Was it ever! It took 38 pages to begin to do justice to the HNH story and
services.
Check out Rosmarie's new website if you're interested in: Give yourself a lot of time - there's plenty to see and read!
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| Forwarding is friendly! |
 See something you think will interest someone you know, please forward them this e-news! Simply click on the bright blue link under this edition.
Not to worry - we don't even see the addresses let alone collect them!
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| Intelligent Choice Computers tackles serious subject |
| Keeping our children safe |
 BRIDGEWATER - Last fall Jamie Hirtle and Nathan Herritt, co-owners of Intelligent Choice Computers, asked me to create them a special edition of their e-newsletter. One on child pornography.
I'd rather not think about the subject at all - but, on second thought, felt I owed my efforts to the children.
First I interviewed Acting Deputy Chief Sgt. John Collyer, Bridgewater police service. It was a good place to start. As well, I met up with RCMP Corporal David Fox. He works with Nova Scotia I.C.E.: Internet Child Exploitation Unit.
In the end, I had so much information that I built a permanent web page, Child Safety, around the topic. It houses both interviews as well as
ICC has received some good feedback on the page, Val Parsons works at CISC (Criminal Intelligence). She noted in an e-mail:
This is an excellent document. I will be sure to share it with others. What a community service to bring this forward. Thank You
Doug Grist is a retired RCMP Officer. He wrote:
Got the ICC newsletter and just had to write and congratulate you and all of ICC for a super feature. The articles were great and the info and tips to parents were tremendous. Kudos to yourself and everyone at ICC for a nice job, stepping up and demonstrating that some retailers have a social conscience/commitment.
As for Allan & I, Iwe're going on the record. We think Jamie and Nathan are to be commended. They started with an idea, then made it happen.
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| Charles Lantz Cabinetry |
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LUNENBURG - Charles Lantz Cabinetry went all out for Gary and Gwen - their transformed kitchen is now the focal point of the house.
The 9-foot ceilings allowed Charles to design cabinetry with varied elevations - a striking feature in this fabulous kitchen.
"The crew was unbelievable," says Gary. "Real, real craftsman, no question. They were excellent. There's no other way to describe them."
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| Sheila Lewis solo show preview |
Autobiographical journey - A Long Trail
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ROSE BAY -  Sheila Lewis, an elected member of the Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour, is a prolific 87 year old painter. She began working on her latest solo exhibit (for September 2 - October 15) late last Fall, but she's been thinking about it for a couple of years or more.
In A Long Trail, she's remembering a life-time of seasons and places in the UK, Europe, Cayman, New Zealand, the USA, The Rockies, Ontario and the Maritimes. The exhibit will be held at the Rossignol Cultural Centre, Liverpool, Nova Scotia. Earlier in the year, she'll launch a calendar featuring paintings from the show.
Until September, Sheila will be posting two Long Trail paintings a month on her website. We'll be sure to remind you in our e-news!
One of this month's paintings is The Barn House, Sheila's home as a young girl in the 1920s. During the Middle Ages, one-tenth of the villagers' crops were stored for the priest in this "Tithe Barn." |
| Lange's Rock Farm is a blast! |
Underwater & crushing
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 MAPLEWOOD - I learned something new about
Lange's Rock Farm the other day when they asked us to post a new photo on their Blasting Page. They do underwater blasting.
And very soon their new Portable Rock Crusher will arrive. Along with gravel products from their own quarry, they'll be offering crushing services. Stay tuned - we will let you know when!
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| Kiwi Cafe serves Food for Thought |
 CHESTER - The 2nd Annual Food for Thought Dinner Series at the Kiwi Cafe is in support of the Chester Yacht Club Junior Sailing Program. Three delicious dinners remain in the series:
February 22 Western Night, March 28 Caribbean Menu & April 11 Hawaiian Luau
$45 per person includes 3-course meal and a themed drink.
Dinner events begin at 7pm
View menus at The Kiwi Cafe
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| LuckyDuck takes a romantic turn |
Lucky's celebrating Valentine's with floral photos - hope they help chase away any winter blues out there!
Visit Lucky photos and see more!
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| LuckyDuck feature applauds a terrific monthly breakfast |
RIVERPORT - Every month, the nine-member Riverport Firefighters Ladies Auxiliary do their bit for  the department. In the process, they offer the community a chance to get together and have a yarn over a generously-portioned breakfast.
"Everything is made from scratch," says treasurer Marie Mosher. "No pancake mixes, the biscuits and beans are made from scratch too."
No powdered eggs to be found either - each one is cracked whole - that's on average, 900 - 1,260 eggs per breakfast.
Throughout the year, the Auxiliary is feeding the community and raising funds for the fire department. While chatting with Fire Chief Clary Grondin, he brought up an additional reason the department counts on the women:
"And ya know, they come out all hours of the night. When we're out in the cold, they're out in the cold serving us coffee. A lot of people don't know that - they don't see that. Whenever we need catering - they're there for us. We make one phone call and the auxiliary is there."
Many thanks to the Auxiliary and the Firefighters for all your hard work on the community's behalf!
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| Lucky talks web design |
| Domain Registry of Canada - high priced scammers |
Picked up the mail the other day. Hmmm, what's this? The Domain Registry of Canada - has quite the official ring to it doesn't it? They've  carefully chosen their window envelope to have the look of government, complete with a nice red maple leaf in the corner.
It opens to an official looking document - there's that leaf again - and "Domain Name Expiration Notice. Act today! .......
1 year $40
2 years (Recommended) $70 (save $10 - thnx for the math!)
5 years (best value) $160 - save $40"
What a racket.
Further down they're trying to sell me on different versions of our domain name including luckyduckwebdesign.net and luckyduckwebdesign.org (we already have .com and .ca)
The crazy thing is, we deal with Canadian Web Hosting (and no, they're not paying us to say this or recommend them!) Their .com prices are $10 a year.
Let's see now, I won't have the hassle of switching my domain registry And I'll save at Least $30 a year by not going with Domain Registry of Canada.
At least one of our clients received a similar letter from DRC.
Don't be conned by the unscrupulous so-and-sos! If you're suspicious, do a little research online. Allan googled "Domain Registry of Canada." His findings included:
"The Domain Registry of Canada sounds like such an official name doesn't it? It sounds like they have some authority over website domains in Canada. That could not be further from the truth. The truth is they are a company that sends out domain name expiration notice letters to domain name holders to transfer their domains away for their current registrar to them."
"The Domain Registry Of Canada scam get their filthy paws on people who register a .CA web domain. The Domain Registry Of Canada scam then sends direct mail pieces warning you that you must "protect your domain" and other jargon that insinuates the Domain Registry Of Canada scam is an official or safe place (it is - but so is every other one). It's done to lure you and the Domain Registry of Canada site and materials even look like a Government affiliated agency."
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| Nova Scotia now recycling electronics |
Corkum's Recycling just outside Lunenburg
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 LILYDALE - Finally - a place to take our recyclable electronics! Last week Bruce Tanner (photo left) at Corkum's Recycling told me all about it.
The Atlantic Canada Electronics Stewardship (ACES) Program is an industry-led electronics recycling program approved by the province of Nova Scotia. It's available to all consumers and businesses in the province.
As of February 1/08, certain electronic products are banned from disposal in Nova Scotia's landfills. Materials found in electronic items such as steel, glass, copper, aluminum, plastic and precious metals can be extracted and recycled into new products. ACES makes sure they are recycled responsibly.
The program is funded through the charging of an Environmental Handling Fee (EHF) for each item. All such revenue will be used for administration, collection, transportation and recycling.
- Desktop computers - $10 EHF
- Monitors - $12 EHF
- Desktop printers - $8 EHF
- Televisions - $15 - $45 EHF
The program prohibits the use of prison labour or the export of scrap electronics and hazardous materials to developing nations.
It encourages donation of still-functioning, unwanted electronic products to family members, friends or local charities.
For your own personal security, take steps to ensure all private data is removed from your computer before dropping it off for recycling or as a donation. | |
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LuckyDuck web design
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