American Association of Webmasters Award

Description: "The American Association Of Webmasters Awards are primarily designed to supply formal recognition to webmasters and designers who have shown outstanding achievement in web design, content and creativity." Sites are evaluated on page layout and design, content, navigation, HTML coding, and technical features. Citation: "Congratulations! Your site at: Matt Wallace's The Compleat Heretic has been selected to receive The American Association Of Webmasters, "Bronze" Award. We see all the hard work and dedication that you have put into constructing your web site and your efforts are well deserved. Your site displays: A nice clean Design and Layout of Website, with quality content and informative information for your visitors." "Unlike many internet Award programs the AAWM has gone to great lengths to source the highest quality Awards available." "Congratulations once again on a wonderful website and contributing interesting content to the World Wide Web. We wish you all the best." Awarded: 27 April 2008

Casey's Celtic Charm Award

Description: Casey's Celtic Charm, an educational site devoted to wirehaired fox terriers, operates an awards program that "is strongly motivated by [their] desire to highlight the 'Best of the Best' websites on the Internet. While there are an infinite number of websites on the Net, there are finite numbers that leave an overwhelming feeling of being awe struck by both the content and the structure of the site. The mission of Casey's Celtic Charm Awards Program is to recognize and bring attention to these exceptional sites which demonstrate a unique blend of knowledge and technology." Sites are evaluated on content, design and layout, navigation, and lasting impression. Citation: "Our evaluators have now completed the review of your site submission. We are extremely proud to present your site with the Casey's Celtic Charm Bronze Award. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to review your work, the visit was most inspiring. Your effort and dedication shine throughout your pages. You are truly deserving of our highest accolades, and for making the World Wide Web a much better and nicer place for us all to visit." Awarded: 20 April 2008

Webmaster's Response:

I accept this award in memory of my family's wirehaired fox terrier, Angel, aka Pooners or Poonie Dog (1972-1986). She strayed into our lives when she was about six months old. The family who had owned her couldn't deal with such a "lively" and "energetic" puppy. Soon after we took her in, we realized just how truly "special" she was when we came home one day and found the recliner over six feet out of place. Angel had dragged this heavy piece of furniture across a carpeted floor by the flap on the footrest and obviously had stopped only when her haunches hit the hearth! Though she had shredded the flap in the process, no one in our family was angry with her; we all marvelled at the strength and tenacity of this young little dog. She always loved to play tug-of-war with a length of rope or an old towel; she usually won because once she clamped on, she would not let go! Until the final year of her life when she went blind, she never tired of chasing down an old tennis ball, inside or out. She was a smart, affectionate, loyal, tough, fearless, and feisty member of our family; she fit right in. I still miss her; she was such a great dog....

-- Matt Wallace, aka The Compleat Heretic

JerryD's Site Award

Description: Jerry D. Tucker, owner and webmaster of JerryD's Site from Houston, Texas, offers awards "to recognize superior websites which reflect the webmaster's exceptional hard work and dedication." Sites are evaluated on load time, page layout and design, navigation, graphics, spelling and grammar, HTML coding, and content. Citation: "Hi and Congratulations! Your site - The Compleat Heretic - has been accepted as a winner of JerryD's Bronze Award, Rated AS! 5.0. We were impressed with your site as a great contribution to the internet. Your site has nice graphics and wonderful navigation. Our awards are not easy to win so keep up the great work." Awarded: 11 April 2008