James MacLeod, who lives in the Centennial Heights subdivision, said he attended the meeting to see if council has a plan to attract new business to the village.

“I think it’s time that New Maryland started to grow a little more as a business (area), not necessarily an industrial park, but a few more businesses out here,” MacLeod said.

via dailygleaner.com – Big plans in works for village of New Maryland | By HEATHER MCLAUGHLIN – Breaking News, New Brunswick, Canada.

Looking at the tartan of the peculiar Macleods of Harris is uninspiring. I can think of nothing interesting about the Macleods, except that the Macleod of Macleod’s claim that they are half fairy and half Harris and that they own a Fairy Flag.

via Professor Humperdink III: Macleod of Macleod.

A cruise ship complete with onboard pools and entertainment even included a visit with “The Love Boat”’s Captain Steubing, actor Gavin MacLeod, who kidded around with Princess Cruises public relations manager Julie Benson while admiring the handiwork.

cakesandremembrance_049″I’ll follow her anywhere,” MacLeod said, winking. “I’ve been with Princess Cruises for 23 years and this is our ship. I’ll go anywhere Princess Cruises goes, even if it’s just a cupcake. This is even better, because it’s a carrot cake!”

via Hometown Station AM 1220 – Santa Clarita Radio – Sweet Charity Provides Just Desserts To Worthy Cause.

There has been a 37 per cent increase over last year in our local buying in the Atlantic region,” said Paul MacLeod, the merchandising director for Sobeys.

“Our research shows customers are interested in buying healthy food and they are demanding locally grown produce.”

via Sobeys’ practice of buying local pays off – Nova Scotia News – TheChronicleHerald.ca.

James MacLeod, VMD, PhD, John S. and Elizabeth A. Knight chair and professor of veterinary science at the Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center and director of UK’s Equine Initiative, was recently awarded two grants totaling more than $1.1 million over three years. Three other equine researchers in UK’s College of Agriculture were also collectively awarded more than $500,000.

via The Horse | Grants Support Equine Gene Expression, Wobbler Syndrome Research at UK.

Brora manager Andy Macleod said: “Rothes put on a decent show, and they do have a pretty good record up here, but we were really fired up after Turriff last week, and Jason Gunn and John Cameron coming back in certainly strengthened us.

via Brora in comfort zone against Rothes – Press & Journal.

For many of you, Hugh MacLeod will need no introduction. Others will be intrigued to discover a creative entrepreneur who has built an unlikely and utterly idiosyncratic business based on “cartoons drawn on the back of business cards”.

via An Interview with Hugh MacLeod, Cartoonist | Lateral Action.

Also returning to the craft fair this year are Kim Beukeveld and Sandy MacLeod from Bailey’s Dog Bakery.

They sell their all-natural dog treats each week at the Dieppe and Moncton markets, but think the fair offers something different.

“I find a lot of people buy gifts here, where at the markets they’re buying everyday stuff for themselves,” MacLeod says.

via timestranscript.com – Eager crowds await opening of craft fair | BY GREG WESTON – Breaking News, New Brunswick, Canada.

History professor James MacLeod, 43, is hoping his tongue-in-cheek approach to climate change will land him the coveted prize of science’s most socially conscious, and not to mention wittiest, doodler.

via Scots cartoonist draws his own conclusions on US politics « Deadline Press & Picture Agency.

Adam Macleod, 90, has voted for the Gosport MP over the past three decades.

But he says he is now disillusioned with the man who tried to claim £1,645 for a duck house.

He has written to Tory leader David Cameron questioning why Sir Peter only has to pay back £10,000, despite claiming £30,000 for gardening expenses for his former Titchfield mansion. The claims included 28 tons of manure.

via ‘Expenses row MP should be forced to pay up’ – Portsmouth Today.