The Life and Death of James Renwick (1806) by Alexander Shields
Living in an Off the Grid Home
The recent economic downturn combined with natural disasters occurring around the world is making many people look at how they could live with more autonomy and self-reliance. More often in recent years are people looking to live off the grid. Living “off-the-grid” (or OTG) is basically living without public utilities; this can be done in varying degrees of self-sufficiency from not being connected to the local electrical grid to the more extreme having no connection to public utilities at all.
The deVere Group has Gained Corporate Membership with the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI)
The deVere Group () is pleased to announce that they have signed a Corporate Membership Agreement with the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment, the largest and most widely respected professional body in the securities and investment industry in the UK and in a growing number of major financial centres round the world.
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Beating the Bushes for Tech Talent -- British Columbia Technology Industry Steps up Efforts to Fill Serious Recruiting Gaps
With over 10,000 tech industry jobs in British Columbia up for grabs this year, the BC technology industry is pulling out all the stops in its effort to recruit new workers. According to a new report from the British Columbia Technology Industry Association (BCTIA) the industry's talent shortage is growing, requiring more aggressive action than when the shortage was first identified last year. In early April for example, a number of BC tech employers will participate in three recruiting forums, led by BCTIA in partnership with the Provincial Government, to Los Angeles, San Francisco and Palo Alto, CA to attract foreign students studying in the United States.
If You Gotta Go, Use a Composting Toilet
Have you ever come across the inconvenient problem of needing to go to the bathroom out in the woods or during camping? Who hasn't?? It's a problem faced by all, even for those of you who don't camp. But anyway, without getting into gross details, there is a solution available for those who don't feel like going out into the woods and digging a hole in the ground. That solution my friends, is a portable, ecologically friendly toilet.
Get Above the Fold this April with Makeup and Beauty Blog's Free Ad Upgrade
With more than 65,000 visits per month, Makeup and Beauty Blog has grown more than 500 percent since September. The site features in-depth, practical reviews of luxury and drugstore makeup, skin care products, fragrances and hair products, as well as accessories, salons and spas. This month only, the first three advertisers to purchase a minimum 100,000 impression skyscraper ad will receive a free upgrade above the fold on every single page within the site, and ads will remain above the fold for the life of the advertiser's campaign.
New Cottage & Lakefront Living Show Opens Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008 in Novi, Michigan
Cottage & Lakefront Living Show opens Thursday, February 28 and runs through Sunday, March 2, 2008 at the Rock Financial Showplace in Novi, Michigan. The show is for cottage and lakefront property owners and those considering buying, building or renting. Every aspect of cottage and lakefront living will be on display including log, timber frame and cedar homes.
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