161. CFA Breed Standard: Ragdoll Features the qualities and characteristics of this cat type. http://www.cfainc.org/breeds/standards/ragdoll.html

CFA Breed Standards Abyssinian American Bobtail American Curl American Shorthair ... Persian Ragdoll Russian Blue Scottish Fold Selkirk Rex Siamese ... Turkish Van Related Links What is a Breed Standard? What is Condition? An Important Note on Feline Structure Feline Structure: Recognizing Normal and Abnormal ... Identifying the Parts of a Cat CFA Breed Profiles Abyssinian American Bobtail American Curl American Shorthair ... Turkish Van Breed Standard: Ragdoll Updated: May 2 2005 A black line denotes an updated section. POINT SCORE HEAD (40) 20 .. Large, broad equilateral triangle 10 .. Eyes large; vivid blue ovals 5 .. Ears medium, wide set, moderately flared 5 .. Profile slightly curving; nose straight, chin strong BODY (30) 15 .. Medium to large size and heavy boning 10 .. Long, rectangular body 5 .. Legs moderately long; tail long COAT (30) 20 .. Moderately long length, with abundant guard hairs, but minimal woolly undercoat 10 .. Color of body and points (The 10 points for color are to be divided 5 for white markings and symmetry, and 5 for body and point color.) GENERAL: the ideal Ragdoll is a medium to large, moderately longhaired, blue-eyed pointed cat. The point markings may be covered by a range of white overlay patterns. The head forms a broad, equilateral triangle, modified by a gently rounded muzzle. The eyes are large, vivid blue ovals. The rectangular body is large and long, broad and solid, with heavy boning. It has moderately long legs, and a long plumed tail. The naturally non-matting, moderately long coat has abundant guard hairs, with minimal woolly undercoat, and flows with the body. The Ragdoll is bred to conform as perfectly as possible to the moderate type of the foundation cats.

162. Financial Reporting Council - Welcome The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) with its subsidiaries, the Accountingstandards Board (ASB) and the Financial Reporting Review Panel (FRRP) together http://www.asb.org.uk/

Please select ASB Home APB Home POBA Home FRRP Home AIDB Home Register for Email Notification Please register to receive notification of news from the FRC as it happens Spotlight ASB comments on IASB's Framework Project ASB sets out plans for implementation of financial instruments standards ASB updates its Technical Plan New Publications FRC publishes its Annual Report for 2004/05 Latest Press Notices The Mayflower Corporation Plc POBA takes over formal responsibility for oversight of audit regulation Appointment of New Member and Two Reappointments to the Financial Reporting Council AIDB announces investigation into MG Rover ... ASB publishes proposed Interpretation of its Statement of Principles for Public Benefit Entities Subscribers If you have changed your email address recently click here to amend your details. About the FRC Its Boards Publications Press Notices ... Reading Room

163. CFA Breed Standard: Oriental Features the qualities and characteristics of this cat type. http://www.cfainc.org/breeds/standards/oriental.html

CFA Breed Standards Abyssinian American Bobtail American Curl American Shorthair ... Ocicat Oriental Persian RagaMuffin Ragdoll Russian Blue ... Turkish Van Related Links What is a Breed Standard? What is Condition? An Important Note on Feline Structure Feline Structure: Recognizing Normal and Abnormal ... Identifying the Parts of a Cat CFA Breed Profiles Abyssinian American Bobtail American Curl American Shorthair ... Turkish Van Breed Standard: Oriental Updated: April 20 2005 A black line denotes an updated section. POINT SCORE HEAD (20) 6 .. Long, flat profile 5 .. Wedge, fine muzzle, size 4 .. Ears 3 .. Chin 2 .. Width between eyes EYES (10) 10 .. Shape, size, slant, and placement BODY (30) 12 .. Structure and size, including neck 10 .. Muscle tone 5 .. Legs and Feet 3 .. Tail COAT (10) COLOR (30) 20 .. Coat color (color 10; pattern 10) 10 .. Eye color GENERAL: the ideal Oriental is a svelte cat with long, tapering lines, very lithe but muscular. Excellent physical condition. Eyes clear. Strong and lithe, neither bony nor flabby. Not fat. Because of the longer coat the Longhair Division appears to have softer lines and less extreme type than the Shorthair Division. HEAD: long tapering wedge, in good proportion to body. The total wedge starts at the nose and flares out in straight lines to the tips of the ears forming a triangle, with no break at the whiskers. No less than the width of an eye between the eyes. When the whiskers (and face hair for the Longhair Division) are smoothed back, the underlying bone structure is apparent. Allowance must be made for jowls in the stud cat.

164. Communications Standards Review (CSR) Provides Reports Of Telecom Standards Meet Reports on US and international telecommunications standards meetings for multimediaand wireline access technologies. http://www.csrstds.com/

TELECOMMUNICATION STANDARDS JOURNALS STAY INFORMED ABOUT TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS STANDARDS THAT AFFECT YOUR BUSINESS Communications Standards Review ceased publications on August 1, 2002. More Information In June, 2003, the complete library of Communications Standards Review (1990 to 2002, Volumes 1 through 13) will be located at the http://www.lindahall.org ), located in Kansas City, Missouri. The Linda Hall Library is the largest privately endowed science, engineering and technology library in the world and a major (perhaps the major) repository of standards work-in-progress documents and history in the US. The entire CSR library of telecommunications standardization work will be acessible via the Linda Hall Library Internet service, Leonardo , after September 2, 2003. All issues of Communications Standards Review will be available on Leonardo, allowing key word and date order searches for prior art. For more information, please see the joint Press Release If you are interested in reports from current standards meetings, please see Telcordia Standards Knowledgebase (TSK) Lectures, Published Articles and Book Reviews

165. CFA Breed Standard: Turkish Angora Features the qualities and characteristics of this cat type. http://www.cfainc.org/breeds/standards/turkish-angora.html

CFA Breed Standards Abyssinian American Bobtail American Curl American Shorthair ... Tonkinese Turkish Angora Turkish Van Related Links What is a Breed Standard? What is Condition? An Important Note on Feline Structure Feline Structure: Recognizing Normal and Abnormal ... Identifying the Parts of a Cat CFA Breed Profiles Abyssinian American Bobtail American Curl American Shorthair ... Turkish Van Breed Standard: Turkish Angora Updated: April 20 2005 A black line denotes an updated section. POINT SCORE GENERAL: the ideal Turkish Angora is a balanced, graceful cat with a fine, silky coat that shimmers with every movement, in contrast to the firm, long muscular body beneath it. HEAD: Size: small to medium, in balance with the length of the body and extremities. Shape: a medium long, smooth wedge. Allowance is to be made for jowls. Profile: two planes formed by a flat top head and the line of the nose meeting at an angle slightly above the eyes. NO BREAK. MUZZLE: a continuation of the smooth lines of the wedge with neither pronounced whisker pad nor pinch. EARS: large, wide at base, pointed and tuffed. Set closely together, high on the head, vertical and erect.

166. EPA Ground Water & Drinking Water > Current Drinking Water Standards Several tables showing drinking water standards as set by the US EnvironmentalProtection Agency. http://www.epa.gov/safewater/mcl.html

Recent Additions Contact Us Print Version Search: EPA Home Water Current Drinking Water Standards Drinking Water and Health Basics Frequently Asked Questions ... Security National Primary Drinking Water Regulations National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWRs or primary standards) are legally enforceable standards that apply to public water systems. Primary standards protect public health by limiting the levels of contaminants in drinking water. Visit the list of regulated contaminants with links for more details. Setting Standards for Safe Drinking Water to learn about EPA's standard-setting process EPA's Regulated Contaminant Timeline (86 K PDF FILE, 1 pg) (ALL ABOUT PDF FILES) National Primary Drinking Water Regulations - The complete regulations regarding these contaminants availible from the Code of Federal Regulations Website National Secondary Drinking Water Regulations National Secondary Drinking Water Regulations (NSDWRs or secondary standards) are non-enforceable guidelines regulating contaminants that may cause cosmetic effects (such as skin or tooth discoloration) or aesthetic effects (such as taste, odor, or color) in drinking water. EPA recommends secondary standards to water systems but does not require systems to comply. However, states may choose to adopt them as enforceable standards.

167. CFA Breed Standard: Korat Point scores for competition in the Thailand cat category and information about what qualifies and disqualifies in the showing. http://www.cfainc.org/breeds/standards/korat.html

CFA Breed Standards Abyssinian American Bobtail American Curl American Shorthair ... Javanese Korat LaPerm Maine Coon Manx Norwegian Forest Cat ... Turkish Van Related Links What is a Breed Standard? What is Condition? An Important Note on Feline Structure Feline Structure: Recognizing Normal and Abnormal ... Identifying the Parts of a Cat CFA Breed Profiles Abyssinian American Bobtail American Curl American Shorthair ... Turkish Van Breed Standard: Korat Updated: May 6 2003 A black line denotes an updated section. POINT SCORE HEAD (25) 5 .. Broad head 4 .. Profile 4 .. Breadth between eyes 4 .. Ear set and placement 5 .. Heartshape 3 .. Chin and Jaw EYES (15) 5 .. Size 5 .. Shape 5 .. Placement BODY (25) 15 .. Body 5 .. Legs and Feet 5 .. Tail COAT (10) 4 .. Short 3 .. Texture 3 .. Close lying COLOR (25) 20 .. Body color 5 .. Eye color GENERAL: the Korat (Koh-raht) is a rare cat even in Thailand, its country of origin, and because of its unusually fine disposition, is greatly loved by the Thai people who regard it as a "good luck" cat. Its general appearance is of a silver blue cat with a heavy silver sheen, medium sized, hard-bodied, and muscular. All smooth curves with huge eyes, luminous, alert, and expressive. Perfect physical condition, alert appearance. HEAD: when viewed from the front, or looking down from just back of the head, the head is heartshaped with breadth between and across the eyes. The eyebrow ridges form the upper curves of the heart, and the sides of the face gently curve down to the chin to complete the heartshape. Undesirable: any pinch or narrowness, especially between or across the eyes.

168. Standards Board | Home United Kingdom government agency which monitors ethical standards of localauthorities and adjudicates in disputes. http://www.standardsboard.co.uk/

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169. CFA Breed Standard: American Bobtail Features the qualities and characteristics of this cat type. http://www.cfainc.org/breeds/standards/american-bobtail.html

CFA Breed Standards Abyssinian American Bobtail American Curl American Shorthair American Wirehair Balinese ... Turkish Van Related Links What is a Breed Standard? What is Condition? An Important Note on Feline Structure Feline Structure: Recognizing Normal and Abnormal ... Identifying the Parts of a Cat CFA Breed Profiles Abyssinian American Bobtail American Curl American Shorthair ... Turkish Van Breed Standard: American Bobtail The American Bobtail is eligible to be shown in the Provisional Class Updated: April 16 2005 A black line denotes an updated section. POINT SCORE General Description: the American Bobtail is a medium to large, naturally occurring, bobtailed cat. It is a noticeably athletic animal, well muscled, with the look and feel of power. It possesses a unique natural hunting gaze that combines with the breed’s body type and natural bobtail to give the American Bobtail a distinctive wild appearance. The breeds expression is one of intelligence and alertness. Females are generally proportionately smaller than males with type a more important aspect of the breed than size or tail characteristics. HEAD: Shape Brow – distinctive, evidenced by a slightly rounded forehead to eye ridge; brow border is fleshy creating and enhancing the top line of the eye.

170. Gisc The watchdog established to set, monitor and enforce standards in all areas ofgeneral insurance, including the fair treatment of customers. http://www.gisc.co.uk/

General Insurance Standards Council GISC is no longer in operation The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is now responsible for regulating general insurance . Follow the links below for more information. INSURANCE CUSTOMERS www.fsa.gov.uk/consumer or to check if a firm is regulated by the FSA http://www.fsa.gov.uk/Pages/register/ or call the FSA Consumer Helpline on 0845 606 1234 from 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday (calls charged at local rate) BUSINESSES OFFERING INSURANCE www.fsa.gov.uk/mgi call our switchboard on 0207 066 1000 from 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday It is illegal for a firm whose activities fall within the scope of the FSA to trade without authorisation If you have a complaint about your insurance, you should complain to the firm first, but if you are unhappy with the firm's decision on your complaint, please contact the Financial Ombudsman Service at www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk call 0845 080 1800 Some businesses offering general insurance do not need to be regulated by the FSA. If you have a complaint about: travel insurance sold as part of a holiday package - you should contact your insurance company first, but if you are unhappy with the firm's decision on your complaint, it is possible that the Financial Ombudsman Service may be able to help at

171. CFA Breed Standard: Javanese Features the qualities and characteristics of this cat type. http://www.cfainc.org/breeds/standards/javanese.html

CFA Breed Standards Abyssinian American Bobtail American Curl American Shorthair ... Japanese Bobtail Javanese Korat LaPerm Maine Coon Manx ... Turkish Van Related Links What is a Breed Standard? What is Condition? An Important Note on Feline Structure Feline Structure: Recognizing Normal and Abnormal ... Identifying the Parts of a Cat CFA Breed Profiles Abyssinian American Bobtail American Curl American Shorthair ... Turkish Van Breed Standard: Javanese Updated: April 16 2005 A black line denotes an updated section. POINT SCORE HEAD (20) 6 .. Long flat profile 5 .. Wedge, fine muzzle, size 4 .. Ears 3 .. Chin 2 .. Width between eyes EYES (5) 5.. Shape, size, slant, and placement BODY (30) 12 .. Structure and size, including neck 10 .. Muscle tone 5 .. Legs and Feet 3 .. Tail COAT (20) 10 .. Length 10 .. Texture COLOR (25) 10 .. Body color 10 .. Point color (matching points of dense color, proper foot pads and nose leather) 5 .. Eye color GENERAL: the ideal Javanese is a svelte cat with long tapering lines, very lithe but strong and muscular. Excellent physical condition. Neither flabby nor bony. Not fat. Eyes clear. Because of the longer coat the Javanese appears to have softer lines and less extreme type than other breeds of cats with similar type. HEAD: long, tapering wedge. Medium size in good proportion to body. The total wedge starts at the nose and flares out in straight lines to the tips of the ears forming a triangle, with no break at the whiskers. No less than the width of an eye between the eyes. When the whiskers and face hair are smoothed back, the underlying bone structure is apparent. Allowance must be made for jowls in the stud cat.

172. Enterprise Hardware >> Standards | CNET News.com Intel, Sony prep digital content standard This week s headlines. standards resourcecenterfrom News.com sponsors. Intel’s multicore processors are the http://news.com.com/2002-7338_3-0.html

CNET News.com CNET tech sites: Product reviews Shop Tech news Downloads ... Advertising Last updated: Jun 21, 2005 4:00 AM var serverTime = 1126978436090 ; Enterprise Hardware Standards Group aims to play nanotech nanny The young science of nanotechnology is growing in many directions; the Foresight Institute wants to keep it focused. June 21, 2005, 4:00 AM PDT For some, new 'grid' group does not compute Intel, HP and others unveil a group to promote grid computing. But some wonder if another such organization makes sense, and so far, biggies IBM and Microsoft haven't signed on. April 20, 2004, 1:48 PM PDT Drive standard to pump data on the double A group working to improve the Serial ATA communication standard for hard drives promises a spec to up its data-transfer rate to 3Gbps by the end of the year. September 19, 2003, 4:49 PM PDT Intel, Sony prep digital content standard The two companies and a host of Japanese electronics manufacturers plan to propose a standard that would let consumers freely swap movies and musicbut not outside the home. September 15, 2003, 12:00 PM PDT

173. Employment Standards Administration (ESA) - U.S. Department Of Labor Enforces and administers laws governing legallymandated wages and working conditions. http://www.dol.gov/esa/

U.S. Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration www.dol.gov/esa Search: Search / A-Z Index Find It!: By Topic By Audience By Top 20 Requested Items By Form ... By Location September 17, 2005 DOL Home Employment Standards Administration People Are Asking About FMLA Minimum Wage Overtime State Min. Wages ... DOL's FairPay Overtime Initiative The mission of ESA is to enhance the welfare and protect the rights of American workers. As an enforcement and benefit delivery Agency, ESA is composed of four major programs: Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Description Office of Labor-Management Standards Description Office of Workers' Compensation Programs Description DFEC Energy Longshore Black Lung ... Wage and Hour Division Description Hurricane Katrina Issues Special Instructions for FECA Claimants Special Information for the Longshore Act Community In view of the special circumstances in the national interest presented by the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina, OFCCP has decided to grant a limited exemption and waiver from some of the requirements of the laws administered by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). Read more Information Quality Guidelines Compliance Assistance Fair Pay ... www.dol.gov/esa

174. FASAB: FASAB Homepage Promulgates accounting principles for federal government reporting entities.Website provides access to publications, newsletters, minutes and meeting http://www.fasab.gov/

FASAB Home FASAB Facts Technical Inquiry Form FAQS ... Committee Welcome to the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board Due to scheduled maintenance, the site will be unavailable on September 20, 2005 from 2:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. If you have questions about state and local governmental entity accounting, please visit http://www.gasb.org/. If you have questions about non-governmental entity accounting, please visit http://www.fasb.org/. Contact Information Address: 441 G Street NW Suite 6814 Washington, DC 20548 Phone: Fax: Email: fasab@fasab.gov

175. OSCAR (Open Standards For Container/Content Allowing Re-use) OSCAR was formed in 1997 as a LISA Special Interest Group to discuss and develop ways to standardize data exchange between various translation tool systems. http://www.lisa.org/oscar/

Upcoming LISA Event LISA Forum Europe 2005: Succeeding in Global Markets November 7-11, 2005 Zurich, Switzerland OSCAR OSCAR Homepage TMX TBX TBX Link ... OSCAR Mailing Lists OSCAR (Open Standards for Container/Content Allowing Re-use) OSCAR is LISA’s body for the development and maintenance of open standards for the language industry. Founded in 1997, OSCAR is directed by a representative body of LISA members dedicated to the development of open standards. OSCAR standards include: Translation Memory eXchange (TMX) — the certifiable standard for the exchange of translation memory data; — the standard for exchange of structured terminological data; and Segmentation Rules eXchange (SRX) — the standard for exchange of information about how translation tools segment text. News 17 May 2005 - Two new standards enter public comment phase OSCAR is proud to announce that two new standards have entered the public comment phase, the last phase before their adoption as official OSCAR standards. These standards are the Volume compontent of GILT Metrics eXchange (GMX) and TBX Link . OSCAR welcomes public comment on these proposed standards which may be sent to the OSCAR chair, Arle Lommel at

176. Trading Standards Consumer Complaints This website is a free online service, which allows you to make a consumer complaint to your local Trading standards Service concerning consumer problems. http://www.consumercomplaints.org.uk

Welcome to ConsumerComplain ts.org.uk This website is a free online service, which allows you to make a consumer complaint to your local Trading Standards Service concerning any consumer problem you feel should be investigated or where you need advice. By using this service you will receive free professional assistance with regard to your problem. You will also be protecting other consumers and helping to improve standards of trade. To make a complaint, or request advice about your consumer problem, please use our secure online form to send us details. here Once submitted, receipt of your complaint or enquiry will be confirmed by email. It will then be sent to your local Trading Standards Authority who will give you assistance by contacting you directly. Powered by Technical Indexes Limited

177. Wisconsin Model Academic Standards Home Page Summary Introduction to Wisconsin s Model Academic standards, a directory/tableof contents to the publication of documents related to what standards http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/standards/

178. GASB Redirect Page Working to establish and improve standards of US state and local governmental accounting and financial reporting that will result in useful information for users of financial reports. http://raw.rutgers.edu/raw/gasb/

179. ATIS Home Page A membership organization that provides the tools necessary to identify industrystandards, guidelines and operating procedures that make the http://www.atis.org/

dqmcodebase = "script/" //script folder location ATIS Annual Meeting of Committees to Co-locate with TELECOM '05 Registration NOW! - Click Here ATIS will hold its Annual Meeting of Committees October 24-28, 2005 at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. The meeting will be held in conjunction with TELECOM '05, allowing ATIS committee participants access to the conference exhibits and general sessions. ( more Featured Speakers Bill Smith BellSouth Balan Nair Qwest Chris Rice SBC Mark Wegleitner Verizon Event sponsors ATIS' IPTV Interoperability Forum (IIF) to develop ATIS standards and related technical activities that enable the interoperability, interconnection and implementation of IPTV systems and services, including video on demand and interactive TV services. First meeting: Sept. 13-14, 2005. More The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) is a U.S.-based organization that is committed to rapidly developing and promoting technical and operations standards for the communications and related information technologies industry worldwide using a pragmatic, flexible and open approach. Recent additions to the Document Center ATIS - 0300038 Product Marking Implementation Guideline Interworking between Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and Bearer Independent Call Control or ISDN User Part Popular Documents

180. National Organic Program Home The Rules include livestock welfare. The Final Rule (National standards on OrganicAgricultural Production and Handling), The National List, background and http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop/

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