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 Welcome to our new - & return - subscribers!
Early in the month we were delighted to get a phone call from Verity Leach in Halifax. She and her husband Chris Fyles are selling their home and wanted a website to go with their efforts. After turning up empty handed in the city, they decided to go further afield and hire LuckyDuck! It was a fun project. Read more in our lead story.
Another fine builder has joined the LuckyDuck family: Richard Lind of Everts Lind Enterprises. Be sure to check out his new website.
We also kept busy working on the South Shore Women in Business website update & re-launch - see more details below.
- don't forget to "refresh" when you land on the page (hit the F5 key to ensure you have the latest version). Check out this month's Nova Scotia Photos and our latest Lucky Feature
Until next time,
Jodie Turner
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 New website: Halifax house for sale |
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Beautifully maintained income property |
HALIFAX - This home features high ceilings, hardwood floors and spacious rooms. It has lots of daylight and a comfortable, attractive interior design. An income apartment, private sunny gardens and large double garage add to the package. And all very conveniently located in a stable area.  At 95 years old, this two-storey house at 2526 Oxford Street is fully upgraded, yet retains its original charm. The neighbourhood is friendly and convenient to all amenities. The owners are down-sizing their home, and have chosen to stay in the area . . . Visit their website!
The home owner Verity Leach went online and researched Halifax web designers, but wasn't impressed. That's when she and her husband, Chris Fyles called LuckyDuck. They're glad they did - click to read their testimonial!
It was a fun project - mostly done through email, plus a few phone calls. A collection of fine photos was supplied by Verity, as were all the details about the home.
Do you have a property to sell? Are you thinking about selling your home? Do it justice - with professional photography & copy-writing . . . or a LuckyDuck website that can include both!
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| New site: Richard Lind - Everts Lind Enterprises |
Award-winning builder, Canadian Home Builders Association president
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| MIDDLE LAHAVE - For over 30 years, Richard Lind has dedicated his efforts to benefit not only his clients, but Canadian homeowners and the building industry itself. As a Certified Residential Builder and Housing Professional, he builds custom homes, renovations and restorations.
 He is licensed by the Government of Canada as a designer and contractor of R-2000 homes. He is certified by the Heating Refrigerating Air Conditioning Institute of Canada to design and install ventilation systems.
Homes built by Everts Lind Enterprises Ltd have won awards from the Government of Nova Scotia as well as provincial and national organizations. Several homes have been featured in national publications, including Coastal Living, Harrowsmith and Country Living magazines.
Richard is the 2007-2008 President of the Canadian Home Builders' Association Since 1988, he has been a trainer in technical and business courses, primarily for the Atlantic Home Warranty Program. He authored Moisture in Housing, a 200-page manual on the building science and construction practices for the control of moisture in wood frame construction, with Designed Solutions Limited for CMHC.
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| LuckyDuck takes on SSWBA website |
| South Shore Women in Business |
SOUTH SHORE - I joined South Shore Women in Business (SSWBA) last year and recently took on updating and looking after their website.
Allan's capabilities made a huge difference to the site. With his server side scripting, the once cumbersome job of updating pages has been simplified in a marvelous way! What was 50 individual pages, one for each member's profile, is now one page that automatically generates the proper version.
The Meet our Members section in the top left hand corner used to have the same person on every page (boring). Now, each time a new page is accessed, a new member is automatically generated (fun!)
We made a few other tweaks, but those two were the most exciting. I know I'm not alone when I say "Thanks Allan, you did a great job!"
The South Shore Women in Business Association is co-sponsoring a business symposium with Bridgewater & Area Chamber of Commerce. April 5 in Bridgewater - a Women in Business Expo: Spring into Business. Don't miss this chance to showcase your business! Click SSWBA News to download a registration form - it's part of the lead story.
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| Another fabulous kitchen by Charles Lantz Cabinetry |
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MAHONE BAY - Charles Lantz Cabinetry was called on by Ralph Hennigar of Mahone Bay. It was an easy call - he's very familiar with their beautiful work! Visit CLC's latest feature kitchen.
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| Sheila Lewis solo show preview |
Autobiographical journey - A Long Trail
Sheila Lewis previews two new paintings |
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 new Long Trail paintings a month on her website. We'll be sure to remind you in our e-news!
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| Kiwi Cafe sets sail for Curacao Sat. night - don't miss the boat! |
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 CHESTER - The Kiwi Cafe is proud to host a fundraising dinner for one of their own. Youth sailor Sam Flinn will represent Canada at the American Optimist 2008 Championships in Curacao, Dutch Antilles this June.
The Kiwi will have 5:30 and 7:30 seatings Saturday, March 1 for a Delicious Dinner of Awesome Spaghetti Bolognaise plus Caesar salad, Sam's Garlic bread and the Kiwi's Famous Brownie Extraordinaire with ice cream. Reservations are required (call 275-1492), $20 per person.
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| Lucky's March feature: Some gardening inspiration |
| Making the most of micro farming |
 CLAM HARBOUR - Jude Major grows enough to feed herself and her business, Katie's Farm - Canada's first and only certified organic bakery of pet treats.
She does it on her "old-fashioned" mixed farm of a mere 2.5 acres - and even more remarkable, with seven raised beds, each modestly measuring about five by 30 feet.
She grows hardy standbys such as peas, lettuces and beans; as well as celery, herbs and garlic; sweet potatoes, tomatoes and hot peppers!
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| Lucky's March photo collection: Lunenburg Lines |
LUNENBURG - I had a half hour to fill-in last week down by the Lunenburg waterfront.
Although Bluenose II was still under wraps, there was lots to keep my inner photographer interested. Visit this month's Lucky photo collection and see more!
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| Lucky talks web design |
Hand coding - why bother?
When I was studying webdesign I was double lucky. First, I came across a wonderful website that applauded the benefits of coding-by-hand and the pitfalls of getting software to do the work.
Nonetheless, I invested in Dreamweaver software - and its reputation as being the best. Then came along my second bit of luck - after hearing my grumbles and frustrations at Dreamweaver's unreliable behaviour, Allan suggested I learn to code by hand. Seeing as he had nearly a decade of doing that very thing, he was the guy to teach me.
I can't help myself, I'm proud we ditched Dreamweaver - before we even did our first site. Over the years, we've seen some "ughly" software generated code. How can I explain the difference . . . would you rather have a home-baked-from-scratch chocolate-to-die-for-cake? Or would you rather have a twinky? Something off the rack or a tailor made suit? Store-bought furniture or something hand-crafted? I think you get the idea!
"Some WYSIWYG editors put in their own code that can be proprietary (particularly notorious is MS FrontPage)," cautions Ben Hunt. "You may not understand where this code is coming from, how it works, and how to fix it if it goes wrong."
Ben's convinced - and so are we - it's faster to create tidy hand-coding than it is to use a WYSIWYG editor - if you take time to learn the skill of touch-typing.
Another thing - when it's time to update the page, working with properly formatted, hand-code will be a breeze compared to a sloppy, software generated product. It's similar to the difference between reading a solid mass of text, or one that has punctuation and spaces between words, paragraphs and headlines.
And lastly, search engine robots appreciate well coded pages. Of course we're not in the business of pleasing 'bots, but it sure doesn't hurt any!
Remember last month's Domain Registry of Canada - high priced scammers?
They're a busy bunch - we had another couple of calls from clients about them. Before saying "Yes" to re-newing your domain name, ask your webdesigner if you should or Google the company name and find out if they're legit. |
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| Event: Women's Work Project Quilt - official launch! |
International Women's Day: Halifax
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HALIFAX - 2 pm Saturday, March 8 - Nova Scotia Advisory Council on Status of Women hosts a  celebration of the new Women's Community Space in the Barrington Street YWCA.
Congratulations to Anna Davison who will be on hand to officially launch Womens Work Project Quilt - story, quilt and jewellery show.
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| Event: Book launch to celebrate 2nd Story's 25th Anniversary |
| "Life shifter" comes to Lunenburg |
| LUNENBURG - Second Story Women's Centre is kicking off their 25th anniversary celebrations with a book launch and fundraiser on International Women's Day, Saturday, March 8, 2008, 7-10 pm, Lunenburg Fire Hall.
Lisa Lelliot will provide the musical entertainment. There will be tasty hors d'oeuvres, a cash bar, a silent auction with fabulous items, and guest speaker Barb Stegemann will launch her book, The 7 Virtues of a Philosopher Queen: A woman's guide to living & leading in an illogical world.
Forty per cent of the book sale price will go to Second Story Women's Centre. Check out her website.
Barb Stegemann motivates and inspires women (and men) of all ages and backgrounds. She livers her philosophy in thought, word and deed. Her passionate treatise will shake you up and provide you with practical steps to ignite positive action in your life, family, workplace and community. - Professor Kim Kierans, Director, University of King's College School of Journalism, Halifax
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| Event: Seedy Saturday - Spring is on its way! |
| Saturday, March 29th 2008 - 10 am to 2 pm |
LUNENBURG - Second Story Women's Centre and Helping Nature Heal are jointly sponsoring the 2nd Annual Seedy Saturday! 
Every spring across Canada, Seedy Saturdays occur in local communities. The purpose of this event is not only to buy, sell and trade seeds we have saved from last year's crops, but also to encourage the use of local organic seeds and food, promote self-sufficiency, and increase interest in gardening as a hobby.
If you are already a gardener, come and bring seeds to trade and sell. If you are not yet a gardener, come and talk to those more experienced and pick up some of their favourite seeds.
Light refreshments available - everyone is welcome!
If you would like to host a table or booth for your organization please contact rosmarie@helpingnatureheal.com
Second Story Women's Centre is at 22 King Street, Lunenburg - phone 902-640-3044
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Bred to Run, Born to Love!
Save a life - adopt a Greyhound! $275 - includes needles, shipping from U.S, and spaying/neutering | | |
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Jodie Turner
LuckyDuck web design
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