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A Dog Buyer's Guide to Acronyms From AKC to UD

Prestige has nothing to do with it. Some breeds are recognized by only one or two of these registries. Canadian-bred dogs are registered with the Canadian Kennel Club. While AKC and CKC registered dogs generally can be registered with the UKC as well, dogs registered only with the UKC may not be accepted by the other two registries, as the UKC is not recognized by either of them. If the dog's parents are AKC and/or CKC registered, it may be possible, but it takes extra time and paperwork.

TerryMcNamee, Mar 13, 2024

Kentucky Derby History: Upset Winners and Unexpected Losers

I think he did not get quality mares because his pedigree was not as popular as those of other stallions at that time. As well, he was at stud at King Ranch in Texas, not in Kentucky, where the best mares were sent for breeding. According to Pedigree Query, he sired fewer than 80 registered foals.

TerryMcNamee, Mar 13, 2024

10 Symbols in Jack and the Beanstalk

The 8th symbol, Hen with golden eggs, adds an interesting component to house-dwelling Jack and his mother.

That hen becomes another legacy for the possible children and the possible grandchildren to come.

Do we have any idea anywhere in oral and written traditions as to whether or not Jack marries and parents children and as to whether or not his mother lives long enough to nurture her grandchildren?

DerdriuMarriner, Mar 13, 2024

The Beauty and the Beast

The 9th fact, Some fairy tales similar to Beauty and the Beast, associates The beauty and the beast with such fairy tales as:

East of the Sun and West of the Moon (Asbjornsen & Moe, Norway)
The Little Nut Twig (Bechstein, Germany)
The Maiden and the Beast (Pedroso, Portugal)
The Scarlet Flower (Aksakov, Russia)
The singing Rose (Ignaz & Joseph Zingerle, Austria)
The Singing, Springing Lark (Jakob & Wilhelm Grimm, Germany)
The Snake Prince (Lang, India)
The Three Daughters of King O'Hara (Jeremiah Curtin, Ireland)
The White Wolf (Cosquin, France)
Zelinda and the Monster (Crane, Italy)

Which of the 10 listed do you find as compelling as, less compelling than, more compelling than The beauty and the beast that this wizzley honors?

DerdriuMarriner, Mar 13, 2024

10 Symbols in Jack and the Beanstalk

The 8th symbol, Hen with golden eggs, gets equated with Jack's and his mother's aging cow for golden "wealth and success" even as the former apparently has no shelf life.

Is the difference that the cow is earthly and the hen is magical?

Might the hen live as long as Jack and his mother or even longer?

DerdriuMarriner, Mar 13, 2024

The Carneddau Ridge: Wales' great ridge walk

I have not seen such profiles in the landscape..

frankbeswick, Mar 13, 2024

Restoration at Kew Gardens: the temperate house

No. Few British police officers routinely carry arms. Anti-terrorist officers and diplomatic and royal protection squad members carry them,as do police officers in Northern Ireland. There is twenty four hour coverage.

frankbeswick, Mar 13, 2024

The Mystery of Evil

Remembering the beloved dead is a way of sustaining love throughout time.

frankbeswick, Mar 13, 2024

10 Symbols in Jack and the Beanstalk

Can't say about bills, but it's common knowledge that money can't solve poor man's problems permanently. Jack and his mother need steady income and the hen is the answer.

Tolovaj, Mar 13, 2024

10 Symbols in Jack and the Beanstalk

Yes, oven in this case serves for protection and transformation. Hansel and Gretel use the same symbol a bit differently.

Tolovaj, Mar 13, 2024

10 Symbols in Jack and the Beanstalk

Yes, Jack is mostly portrayed as an adventurer, not as sombody who is trouble.

Tolovaj, Mar 13, 2024

10 Symbols in Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack needs to improve his fibancial status to survive. Climbing up (the social ladder) is one way to do that.

Tolovaj, Mar 13, 2024

10 Symbols in Jack and the Beanstalk

I believe both explanations can do in this case.

Tolovaj, Mar 13, 2024

Organic Gardening - Cunnamulla Style

Thank you for this. We are doing our budget now. Couldn't have provided this list at a better time.

Jo_Murphy, Mar 13, 2024

Organic Gardening - Cunnamulla Style

Our First Nations People have always been nomadic. Therefore, sometimes they still travel around. The Australian Curriculum has been designed so that the curriculum it consistent across Australia. In Australia we have what is called a "Day 8" where the population of a school is counted on that day in a census. That is the designated school population of the school for financing purposes (and other purposes) for that year.

Jo_Murphy, Mar 13, 2024

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