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Wild Horses Are Heritage Animals

25 May 2014

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National Treasure — Or Feral Nuisance?
Pinto mare and a white foal in northern Alberta — DREAMSTIME Photo

Somebody I met just the other day reminded me, inadvertently, that I hadn’t written anything interesting lately, so I resolved to choose the first thing that came to mind and take the idea for a ride!

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By: Val Huffman Category: Canadian Heritage

Beginning of the End of the World

14 Nov 2012

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Planet Earth In the Universe
Maya Calendar 2 — Found on GloboTreks

December 21, 2012 marks the end of this age of twenty-five thousand years. Because of the transitional frequencies, society also takes a big spike at the transition point between the old and new cycles.
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By: Val Huffman Category: Feature Articles

Born Digital Preservation: Part I

1 Jun 2011

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Billions of Bytes in Danger of Dying Alone
One Mind, by Setzuo (detail) — Found on deviantART

Conceived in the mind — yet ‘born digital’ — so much artwork and world history are now being nurtured and raised to maturity on computers everywhere. In this series, we will examine what is being done to ‘separate the wheat from the chaff,’ and highlight strategies currently in use to preserve the billions of valuable pixels distributed world-wide throughout the past two decades.
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By: Val Huffman Category: Design Challenges
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