O.N.Z.C.D.A™ 2005 Gold Award Spotlight

 

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O.N.Z.C.D.A™ congratulates our Gold Award winners on their achievement and thank the web site owners for the opportunity of being able to visit their web sites. Awards earned from this award program were granted according to the criteria on the date site owners applied for award assessment and over time our criteria has become more demanding making our award more difficult to achieve. Changes to web sites since receiving our awards are the sole responsibility of the award recipients. Access the new window image or text links  to visit our winners.

 

•   Antares Foundation - Support for Orphans » awarded January

Created by a group of people dedicated to improving the lives of orphans in Kazakhstan, a struggling nation of the former Soviet Union, the Antares Foundation is home to more than 14,000 orphans. Though orphanage directors and staff do their best to care for the children, funding is scarce and even basic needs are often not met. After two years of successful collaboration with representatives in northern Kazakhstan, they became incorporated in 2004 as a non-profit agency to expand their team and their ability to provide assistance that is so desperately needed.

 

•      Gravestone Archives » awarded January. This web site is now closed.

Cemeteries are a valuable source of information to those researching genealogy. Graves are a semi-permanent record that is easily accessible to anyone who visits a cemetery. At Gravestone Archives you will find hundreds of transcriptions from cemeteries that they have visited. All of their many transcriptions are kept as accurate as possible. No information has been added to the transcription, and as much of the readable information from the grave markers have been recorded into their database, with high regard to accuracy. Transcribing gravestones is an enjoyable and addicting hobby, with potential to help people with genealogy research. Your effort to record information from your local cemetery could help in preserving that information for years. ( Please note: This site is currently unavilable for viewing. )

 

•   Pixel 8 New Media Design » awarded January

'In an age where kitchen appliances talk to each other, cars park themselves and machines are competing for employment, are humans struggling to evolve quickly enough? The Internet has evolved dramatically and is the fastest growing electronic organism in the world today. It is constantly being updated and upgraded pulling millions of people into its' web making it the ultimate marketing tool. With all this forward movement has your web site become the 'missing link' in a technological race?' A fascinating web site where the graphic design work transfixes ones attention. Is this the way of the future? Pay a visit and decide for yourself.

 

•      Institute of Nails » awarded January. This web site is now closed.

Full-time, part-time, booth rent, commission; these are just a few of your choices when working as a Nail Tech. Nave fun working evenings with your clients while earning money for College, open your own salon or work in your own home. The opportunities are endless. In as little as nine weeks you can start earning between US$ 10 and US$ 25 per hour working for yourself. Are you feeling worn out, depressed and just not yourself? You deserve to be pampered! Come on in to the Institute of Nails and let their students give you a little relaxation. Select from a wide range of services then sit back and treat yourself to an enjoyable time. Visit this web site; find out all that is on offer then consider your choices.

 

•   Lookinglass Works Visionary and Spiritual Art » awarded October

Lookinglass Works Visionary and Spiritual Art is a showcase for the diverse works of Lauren Halkon, a thirty-one-year-old spiritual and visionary artist, author and poet. Lauren has worked professionally in the dual fields of literature and art for over twelve years and maintains both a practical and intellectual interest in the fields of ecology and spirituality. Born and bred in the British Isles with both English and Scottish ancestry, she has lived in England, Scotland and America and is also an established and professionally respected photographer working within the fields of landscape and nature photography.

 

•   The History of the Laurel Wreath » awarded October

Most people are familiar with the well-known symbol of victory and glory, the Laurel Wreath, but how many know the story behind this association? Visit this web site to trace the Wreaths origins in Greek Mythology, follow its history and evolution during the times of Greek and Roman Empires and, finally its place in the modern day. While today the image of the Laurel Wreath appears on everything from coins and medals to flags and badges, it has also become a well-spread aromatic spice in almost every kitchen, as well as a common decorative plant in many gardens. Take a journey back in time and see where and how has this tradition has started.