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Maine Ethics Commission Recommends No Investigation Of Stand For Marriage
Saying that Fred Karger of Californians Against Hate did not present enough evidence, the staff of the Maine Ethics Commission has recommended there be no investigation into the fundraising activities of Stand For Marriage Maine. The full commission will vote today on the recommendation, but don't hold your breath. Somebody got to somebody, I'm betting on it.
UPDATE: Whee! I spoke too soon - the commission just voted 3-2 to ignore the recommendation and WILL conduct an investigation of Stand For Marriage's fundraising tactics. Link and more info as it comes in.
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For a few years now I've written up what I think will happen in the following year for SEO and Digital Marketing, this is one of those posts and it relates to SEO in 2014. If you are wondering if my predictions come true, take a look at last years seo predictions and results, you may be surprised.
So without further ramblings, which is what seems to happen in other posts of this nature, here are my predictions for SEO in 2014.
Predicted SEO Trends for 2014
1) Semantic Markup for All
If 2013 has been the year of relevance and fresh content in SEO, then 2014 will be the year of Semantic Markup.
Semantic Markup, otherwise known as Microformats and Rich Snippets, has been around for years – there are several specifications which are understood by search engines, and several types / subjects within these specs which they already show in search results. One use case is shown below in a Google Search Result listing for a Victoria Sponge Cake.
From the above the following are marked up semantically; rating, number of votes, time take to complete recipe, number of calories in the recipe and the thumbnail image. And this is just scratching the surface of what you can markup. If you want to implement it my advice is to use Schema.org as your tool, its simple to fit in with existing code, if you need help with this look out for an in-depth post coming in the new year.
My prediction is that: Microformats will become widespread within search with almost all results showing some kind of markup where possible (even if this is just the breadcrumbs from a website). I also think that over the next 12-24 months microformats will become common place and platforms such as Facebook will begin to use them as well as their own systems (open graph in this case).
2) The Death of Definitive Rankings
Over 2013 one of my weekly rituals has been to monitor the personalisation of search results across various marketing. One of the things I've come to realise is that "definitive ranking" for keywords and keyphrases is going to quite soon be out of the window. Yes, you will be able to get an idea of where about you are ranking (so say for example you maybe able to say you are top 5 when someone searches for something in the UK), but beyond that within a few month I expect the flux of rankings to be huge as personalisation of searches really kicks in.
I expect that regardless of your connection type and device in use, search will see your location and this will itself personalise results – so if you search for seo consultants then you may have formerly seen broad results from across the world or in the country you are in, moving forward I expect that if you are sat in manchester and do that search you would see very localised results and rankings. I predict that more than this, if you did a search from a city centre you would see results from very close to that location. Further to this as search engines get to know your social graph (Bing with Facebook – they are deeply integrated / Google with Google+) these will be more and more mixed into results.
This means if my friend in manchester searches for seo consultants, and I've shared a link to SEO Andy or RedStar, then they will see local results first and in the mix will be me from thier social profile – and if that item was already ranked it would then be moved in the rankings – making for a high flux area but more importantly results which are extremely relevant and helpful to the user.
And thats what this is about, personalisation will for most mean that results are highly relevant – it will mean drops in bounce rates – and it will mean the death of definitive search rankings. Which leads me to my next prediction…
3) Keywords Die and Natural Targeting Grows in 2014
In 2013, the death of keywords in Google Analytics hit home and today for SEO Andy about 85% of keywords are not shown within Analytics – though you can still see various trends within Google Webmaster Tools. This move, combined with my belief in the death of definitive search rankings means that I also believe that 2014 will be the year that many SEO's stop suggesting link building using targeted terms (though this may never die completely) and also stop suggesting that writers/authors look at keyword density within articles and pages.
Instead, I think (and want) there to be a move towards natural and semantic content. Google has placed more and more emphasis within its algorithm on the topics you talk about within your website and content of each page, this means it knows what you are talking about contextually, its a move we really saw started with Google Hummingbird and Google Knowledge Graph (see video below about how this works). The contextual knowledge is why I predict 2014 will see the end of direct keyword and keyphrase targeting – its a move by search engines to ensure quality is high in results it shows, as is relevance.
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We've already seen contextual search in use from Google Now, where you can ask on question and then ask another on the same topic and another – give it a try, ask the following: who is the president of the united states?, who is his wife?, how old is she? – it works because Google knows the context and knows the answers because they are semantically marked up and are clearly related.
Contextual search in 2014 will explode onto our devices and now is the time we move to natural targeting of phrases and away from direct targeting using things like keyword density as metrics.
4) The Role of Social Media is Amplified
Since the release of Hummingbird earlier this year, I've experiments a lot to see what can drive results for customers with rankings (which is still the most asked for metric, i hate that, i prefer to drive traffic and conversions not rankings, which as you will see above i think are a dieing breed) – both transient rankings and stable / solid rankings.
It is clear from a very localised search experiment I did, that you can drive rankings up using just social media. The role of sharing and this counting as a vote for an article or website is growing, Hummingbird is just the start of the story when it comes to how Social can and will affect rankings in 2014.
Combine this idea with personalised search and again the picture of "giving users what they want, not what they ask for" grows clearer – ultimately a vote from a trusted / authority figure from social media can be worth a whole bunch in rankings. If you want rankings and aren't maximising your potential with social media, then you maybe in trouble in 2014.
Other Predictions for Digital Marketing in 2014
- Website which release content on a regular basis will be more trusted
- Social Authority will come with true engagement (and probably be linked with Google Authorship)
- Google+ will mature and be used more and more by businesses and "normal" folk.
- Mobile becomes dominant in search (as do responsive websites)
- Quality Content remains King

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The topic of invasive species and their impact on biodiversity is important for youth to be aware of and there are many resources available that fit well into the BC Prescribed Learning Outcomes. Here are a number of resources that may be helpful in your classroom.
Attention Teachers! Enjoy these resources for each grade level:
- Invasive Species Education Activities: Primary (PDF)
- Invasive Species Education Activities: Elementary (PDF)
- Invasive Species Education Activities: Intermediate (PDF)
- Invasive Species Education Activities: Secondary (PDF)
- Invasive Activities & links to NEW B.C. Curriculum (Grade K-7) (PDF)
Youth Activities to do in your Classroom:
- Musical Mussels (Grade 2-5) (PDF)
- Animal Observation Journal (PDF)
- Aquarium Poster (Grade 3-5) (PDF)
- Native / Invasive Plants (Grade K-4) (PDF)
- Weedy Scavenger Hunt (Grade K-2) (PDF)
- Frog Life cycles (Grade K-2) – Sierra Club BC
- Find the Mussels (Grade K-3) – (PDF)
- Boat Inspection Maze (Grade K-2) (PDF)
- Aquatic Invasive Species Colouring Page (PDF)
- Invader Tag (Grade 1-7) (PDF)
- Word Search (Grade 2-5) (PDF)
- Biodiversity Scavenger Hunts for (Grade 1-7) (PDF)
- Wanted Posters for (Grade 1-5) (PDF)
- Forest Pest Masks (Grade 4-7) Don't Move Firewood
- Invasive Plant Detectives (Grade 1-5) (PDF)
- We Are Being Invaded for (Grade 1-4) (PDF)
- Vectors of Spread (Grade K-7) (PDF)
- Mussels on Trail the Play (PDF)
- Mr.Bullfrog (Grades 4-7) – Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation
- In-Credibly Informed (Grade 6) PDF
- Create a Plant Field Guide (Grade 7) (PDF)
Youth Pulling Together Program-Field trips and guest speakers
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Education Activities and Resources – for Teachers and Other Educators
Activities are suitable for use in both formal school programs, as well as for informal youth groups, camps and recreation programming, and can be done in any sequence. The activities are listed with suggested age / grade categories, but most can be adapted to suit almost any age and audience. Choose an activity to do every day of the week! See more at: ISCBC
Invader Ranger Clubhouse and Youth Activity Book
Bionic Bob-Colouring book
A colouring book with activities and games that outlines biological control that was developed by Ministry of Forests. A PDF download is available with permission from Ministry of Forests.
A Kid's Journey to Understanding Weeds – Activity sheets
A US-based set of activity sheets for many weed species that include games and activities. Click here for more details.
Invasives: Plants on the Move
Great on-line resource designed for teachers who want to integrate the topic of invasive plants into the classroom curriculum. Based out of the US, but easily adaptable to BC Prescribed Learning Outcomes, CKISS has many of these resources completed to meet BC PLO's. Contact us if you would like copies, or click here to download the original resources.
Royal BC Museum-Aliens Among Us
Aliens Among Us is a travelling Royal BC Museum exhibition on British Columbia's invasive species. The exhibition invites visitors to interact with some of the province's best-known and least-loved invasive species. Check it out here.
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Since 1995 the Leipzig Antiquarian Book Fair has been part of the Leipzig Book Fair. Probably the first time ever that an antiquarian book fair was set up within a modern book fair. Since then the fair has been an integral part of the Leipzig fair offering rare books, prints, autographs and other antiquarian material. Exhibitors benefit from the growing numbers of the Leipzig fair each year.
For more information and a press article reporting from the 2016 fair, please go here. (German language)
See above, a PDF about the history of the Leipzig Antiquarian Book Fair by Bjoern Biester in celebration of its 20th anniversary in 2015
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Cardemon - Elettaria cardamomum - Spice
Blending Note: Middle
Main Benefits: uplifting and energizing
Properties: Aphrodisiac
Origin: India,
Other Producers: Guatemala, China, Laos, Vietnam
Allergy Warning: Do not use on children
Short History:
Two types of cardamom were distinguished in the fourth century BCE by the Greek father of botany, Theophrastus. Theophrastus and informants knew that these varieties were originally and solely from India. The word "cardamom" is derived from the Latin cardamomum which is the Greek kardamomon a compound of cardamom. The earliest attested form of the word cardamom signifying cress is the Mycenaean Greek. The modern genus name Elettaria is derived from the local name. The root ēlam is attested in all Dravidian languages. The early 21st century, Guatemala had become the largest producer of cardamom in the world, with an average annual yield between 25,000 and 29,000 tonnes.
The plant was introduced there in 1914 by Oscar Kloeffer, a German coffee planter. India, formerly the largest producer, since 2000 has been the second worldwide, generating around 15,000 tonnes annually. Increased demand since the 1980s, principally from China, for both A. villosum and A. tsao-ko, has been met by farmers living at higher altitudes in localized areas of China, Laos, and Vietnam, people typically isolated from many other markets. They have derived important revenue from cardamom cultivation. Nepal was previously the world's largest producer of large cardamom.
About Cardamom:
Cardamom has a strong, unique taste, with an intensely aromatic, resinous fragrance. Black cardamom has a distinctly more Smokey, though not bitter, aroma, with a coolness some consider similar to mint. Green cardamom is one of the more expensive spices by weight
There are two main types of cardamom: True or green cardamom comes from the species Elettaria Cardmomum and is distributed from India to Malaysia. Black Cardamom also known as brown, greater, large, longer, or Nepal cardamom, comes from species Amomum subulatum and is native to the eastern Himalayas and mostly cultivated in Eastern Nepal, Sikkim and parts of Darjeeling district in West Bengal of India, and Southern Bhutan.
Both forms of cardamom are used as flavourings and cooking spices in both food and drink, and as a medicine. Green cardamom is used as a spice, a masticatory, and in medicine and can also be smoked. Cardamom Essential Oil is a beautiful and intriguing oil to explore for both aromatic and therapeutic blending. Aromatically, Cardamom Essential Oil is a spicy-sweet middle note that blends well other spice oils, citrus oils, wood oils, and so many other oils. It's not oil that you generally use as a single-note though many do enjoy diffusing it on its own. But Cardamom Essential Oil shines as a "team player" when blended with other oils. It makes an ordinary blend come to life. Cardamom essential oil is extracted by steam distillation. The seeds are used for extraction. The oil is a clear colour and the consistency thin. The aroma is a medium strength.
Medicinal Uses:
Stress, Depression, Fatigue, Despair.
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Djaeni, Mohammad and Prasetyaningrum, A and Rokhati, Nur and Santoso, GW (2011) Development of A Novel Energy-Efficient Adsorption Dryer Using Activated Natural Zeolite for Carrageenan Production. Penelitian .
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Drying is a significant step in the production of carrageenan. However, current drying process still deals with low energy efficiency (40-45%), high operational cost, and low product quality. The drying with air dehumidified by activated natural zeolite has a potential for drying carrageenan. In this concept, air as drying medium will be contacted with zeolite to reduce its relative humidity. Hence, the driving force of drying increases and the process can be conducted at moderate temperature (30-50oC) to retain carrageenan quality. This research looks into the effectiveness of adsorption dryer with zeolite for drying carrageenan. The natural zeolite is activated by heating 300-400oC for 2-3 hours. The zeolite is then used to dehumidify the ambient air as drying medium. In this work, the effect of air flow, and drying temperature, on energy efficiency, as well as drying time, is observed. Results showed with air velocity 1.0-1.5 m/sec, weight of wet carrageenan in dryer 1.0 kg, and temperature 40oC, the drying time can be 1.5 hours (0.5-1 shorter than that of conventional dryer), and improvement of energy efficiency can be 5-10% higher than the conventional dryer. This result is very promising to develop the dryer for industrial application.
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In response to the Spanish Government's fast-tracking online gambling advertising restrictions, marketing compliance specialist Rightlander has launched a new 'Fast Track' bonus tracking report. On 3 April 2020, the Spanish Government approved urgent measures to limit the advertising of games of chance and online gambling on all marketing channels during the "State of Alarm" caused by COVID-19. Since the introduction of …Read More »
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Playtech prioritises affiliate compliance with Rightlander deal
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Rightlander appoints Brand Architects to deliver first Marcom strategy
Fast growth industry marketing compliance software Rightlander has hired gambling brand development agency Brand Architects to enhance its profile within the global gambling sector. Founded in 2017 by player acquisition expert Ian Sims, Rightlander has become the 'go-to' compliance tool for gaming's diverse marketing stakeholders (operators, affiliate, agencies etc). In its mission statement, Rightlander seeks to deliver igaming/betting marketing incumbents …Read More »
Risk mitigation sees Rightlander launch first US compliance tool
Industry marketing compliance developer Rightlander has announced the launch of its first US-centric tool, the 'Premium Risk Mitigation Report – PRMP', which will allow US incumbents to identify affiliate partners promoting unlicensed online casino brands within individual states. A first of its kind function for US stakeholders, PRMP is designed to strengthen operator compliance marketing capacities within a disrupted US …Read More »
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Reconnecting with her fans
But six-time Grammy winner Toni Braxton, realizing that her fans may not have been ready for rap back in 2000, chose to engage Dr. Dre in a dialogue to spice up the Top 10 R B hit "Just Be A Man About It.".
The singer, who has had countless hits over the years, will headline March 17 at Foxwoods Casino in Mashantucket as part of her first tour since 1998. Though she focused on her family and acting career over the past eight years, she never stopped recording music.
Learning from her fans has always been important to Braxton, the singer said in a March 3 interview from her California home. She plans to rework and re-release her latest album, "Libra" - her first without longtime producers
The album dropped Sept. 27 on Blackground/Universal and went gold with the chart singles "Please" and "Trippin' (That's The Way Love Works)."
"When I'm out on the road, the fans will let me know because we sing a lot of songs," Braxton said. "They'll give us an idea. You can gauge which ones they like and (say), 'OK, maybe we should go probably more in that direction and put more of these songs on there.' That's a good gauge for us.
"I had just left Arista and went to Blackground and it was just an adjustment for everyone," she added. "But it's no problem because we all agreed that maybe we should relaunch this particular project - kind of how
Born Oct. 7, 1967, Braxton grew up in Severn, Md. Her mother was trained in opera singing and her father was a minister. Early on, the family subscribed to the Apostolic Pentecostal faith. Toni, younger brother Michael and younger sisters Traci, Tamar, Trina and Towanda weren't allowed to listen to secular music.
Still, Toni liked the rock songs she heard at school. And around the time Michael Jackson released his "Thriller" LP, her parents converted to United Methodist and she was allowed to listen to pop.
Since she has a low female voice - classified as contralto - Braxton modeled her vocals after Michael McDonald , Sting and
After attending Bowie State University to become an elementary school teacher, Braxton was discovered by songwriter Bill Pettaway . She and her sisters recorded a single for Atlantic as The Braxtons.
A year later, in 1991, Toni Braxton signed as a solo artist with LaFace/Arista. Though her sisters released an album in '96 and two of them - Tamar and Trina - tour as her backing singers, going solo made sense.
"I am five years older than my next sister and 10 years older than my sister after that," Toni Braxton explained. "So how would you market us - in Oshkosh or Victoria's Secret? What would you do? It would have been a marketing thing."
After contributing songs to Eddie Murphy 's "Boomerang" film soundtrack, Braxton released her eponymous debut in 1993. The CD was No. 1 on the pop and R B charts, went eight times platinum and featured the crossover hits "Breathe Again," "Another Sad Love Song" and "You Mean The World To Me."
What did Braxton learn from Reid and Edmonds?
"They taught me how to be an entertainer," Braxton said. "I knew I could sing and I wanted to sing, but they taught me how to do it. They poised me and helped me obtain all the dreams that I wanted. They would say things like, 'OK, Toni, if you're walking up onstage, you should have a regalness about you. Don't be afraid. Don't be ashamed. Be proud. Have confidence.' That's very important.
"They really taught me how to be a star, how to be an artist," she added. "You don't know how to do that. No one knows how to do that. There's some people that have it. And when you have it, it makes it easier to mold you. But no one knows how to be a star. You have to be shown how to be a star."
After earning three Grammys for her first album, Braxton won two more for her follow-up, 1996's "Secrets." Both "You're Makin' Me High" and "Un-Break My Heart" were No. 1 hits on the pop and R B charts. Meanwhile, "I Don't Want To," penned by R. Kelly , was a No. 1 dance hit. The album also went eight times platinum.
"I always like to pick songs that make me feel good," Braxton said. "There are some songs that I've done that I don't love but I do them anyway. Sometimes you have to pay attention to the people behind you and around you. And sometimes you go with your gut. Most of the time, I go with my gut. And even if it's a song I don't like and everyone else around me likes it, then my gut tells me I should do that song."
Braxton sued LaFace in 1997 over contractual details, filed for bankruptcy and settled with the label in '99. Meanwhile, she portrayed Belle in Broadway's "Beauty and the Beast."
Her next album, 2000's "Heat" went double platinum and earned a Grammy for the song "He Wasn't Man Enough." Two years later, Braxton released " More Than A Woman ," her final album for LaFace/Arista.
Braxton, who also has a home in Atlanta, married Keri Lewis of the band Mint Condition in 2001 - the same year Braxton appeared in the comedy film "Kingdom Come." The couple has two sons, Denim Cole , 4, and Diezel Ky, 2½.
In 2003, Braxton earned the starring role in Broadway's production of "Aida."
The singer, who had a heart ailment a few years ago and became a spokesman for the American Heart Association , has a sense of humor about life. Her nickname for her brother, Michael, is inspired by the film "Meet The Parents."
"We call him Greg Focker because he's an R.N. - he's a nurse," she said.
She also admits to being related to "American Idol: Season 4" contestant No. 32875, Derek Braxton , who failed to impress judges early on.
"He's probably a third cousin," Toni Braxton said. "I don't know him, but my brother tells me he's been to the house a couple of times. My brother said, 'He's really our cousin, Toni.' I'm like, 'Really?' Singing isn't his thing, although I do think he could be an actor."
Braxton, a fan of Coldplay, Incubus and Hoobastank, looks forward to the Foxwoods show.
"This show is more to reconnect with my fans," she said. "It's a wonderful high for me, so I'm getting a great thing out of it. I'm just doing what I love doing, remembering why I'm in the business - to perform."
The show begins at 9 p.m. in the casino's Fox Theatre on Route 2. Tickets are $110 and $82.50. Call (800) 200-2882.


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In the wake of the tragic alcohol-related deaths of University of Colorado freshman Gordie Bailey and Colorado State University sophomore Samantha Spady in 2004, the city of Boulder promised to address alcohol abuse in the community.
Since then, the number of committees and groups working on curbing high-risk alcohol abuse among college students and others have ballooned into at least 14 entities in the Boulder area, leaving a confusing mash of agencies that are "numerous, segregated and uncoordinated," according to a city memo released Friday.
In an effort to bring order to that chaos, the city and CU are looking to form a single group — the Campus-Community Coalition on Alcohol Abuse.
The coalition will combine the efforts of CU's Alcohol Strategies Group, a joint CU and Boulder task force on alcohol and an interagency alcohol group.
Others will be added to the mix, including officials from Boulder County, Boulder County Public Health, the Boulder Valley School District, parents, neighborhood representatives, landlords, the Boulder Convention and Visitor's Bureau, members of the hospitality community, churches and CU students.
The coalition will be co-chaired by Boulder Municipal Judge Linda Cooke and CU Assistant Vice Chancellor for Health and Wellness, Gary Chadwick. Its overriding mission: comprehensively address alcohol abuse in the community as a whole.
"The work on alcohol issues as a community has been an evolution, and this is kind of the next step in the evolution," said Jen Korbelik, who's employed by Boulder and CU to act as a liaison between the two groups. "We want to work to make Boulder, not just with the (CU) campus … a safer and healthier community."
Korbelik said some older alcohol task groups have outlived their usefulness, and having one central group will help organize goals and ideas.
"That's the hope, is that this becomes the connecting point for this work as a community and that it is long term," she said.
The group will meet for the first time on Tuesday to set its meeting schedule and agenda. The coalition will not meet in public, however, because it's considered an advisory group. Instead, the workgroup plans to provide regular reports to a city and CU oversight committee, and to the City Council.
Frank Bruno, CU's vice chancellor for administration, said the university has become more effective at addressing alcohol abuse, but there's a long way to go to educate students and others about the dangers of risky behavior — like binge drinking.
"We've got to make sure we're continuing to assess what the needs are and what the challenges are," he said. "We'll always be taking a look at how we keep kids safe."
Briggs Gamblin, a spokesman for the Boulder Valley School District, said middle and high schools also have a major stake in the conversation because education about the consequences of alcohol abuse needs to begin sooner than college.
"People who work in (alcohol education) make it very clear that students don't begin drinking excessively once they get to college," he said. "That behavior begins earlier."
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Poutine is Quebec's most popular and iconic fast food dish. Therefore, a Quebec woman had to open the first restaurant entirely dedicated to Poutine in Brussels. Authenticity guaranteed up until the skouik of the cheese.
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When i arrived in Belgium, I tried everything to find the taste of my childhood. The sauce, I've always knew the secret, the Belgian fries would do the job, but when it came to the cheese it became a real quest. Grated cheese: too many filaments, mozzarella: too much water, halloumi: too salty! I needed the grain cheese that exists only in the beautiful province that makes the Poutine! In the end, it was in Herve that I found my happiness! A small artisanal cheese factory has agreed to make cheese that "skouik", the only one, the real one, especially for Ti-Bi.
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I cannot now bury my friends without bringing to mind the atrocities and the realities that they lived through. I cannot leave them in the ground without thinking of the joys they experienced, the pains they knew, and the questions that they never had answered.
This is the feeling that I was left with when I closed the last page of Birds Without Wings by Louis de Bernieres. The book is set in the early 1900s in Southwestern Turkey. de Bernieres chose a really unique style of writing that mixes the reader into a small, tight community and instantly builds connections with the different families in the town. He then zooms out and looks at what is going on in the world at large and what is happening on the bigger scale. The story follows not only the small town of Eskibahçe, but also the life of Atatürk, the battles of World War 1 and the Turkish War for Independence. I won't share too many details, because that is the beauty of the story. If you've read my review of Island of the World, I would say that this book falls into a similar category. The driving storyline is not so much towards a main action, but rather centers on people and life.
I have very mixed feelings on sharing this book. I absolutely loved it. I found it fascinating and enthralling, especially because I am living in this part of the world and I found it completely relevant and enlightening for my own personal life. The book is so beautifully written as well. de Bernieres has a profound vocabulary and a beautiful story-telling style that is very pleasing to a literary mind.
However, I must also offer up a disclaimer. This is not a family book. The book is candid and raw and honest. It shares realities of a time that people shouldn't be proud of. As de Bernieres shares, there were very Holocaust-like atrocities that took place in this part of the world that no one talks about or knows about. de Bernieres doesn't hold back on his descriptions of what happened, nor does he camouflage realities with gentle language. So, if you have any qualms about reading books with vulgar depictions and language, than I would advise that you not read this book. I will say that my intrigue was heightened by my living in Turkey and my understanding of the area and the cultures that were being referenced. If this is not a topic that you are interested in, then this is not a book that you should just pick up out of the blue. It is significantly long, and it will work its way into your heart and mind, so choose carefully. However, if this is an area of the world, or a time period that interests you, don't hesitate to pick this book up, because it is a beautiful and honest depiction of life in this part of the world.
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For another year, Signpost was the recipient of the takings at the cake stall of the Open Gardens event at Serge Hill House. The Queen Anne Manor house boasts magnificent gardens, including rolling lawns, peaceful woodland and a fabulous walled gardens. Renowned landscape designers Tom and Sue Stuart-Smith also opened their gardens, including the most


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Beginning tonight, Greenpoint's Kill Devil Hill antique shop will host handmade craft bazaar Homemade: Brooklyn with Sew Moni and TheShinySquirrel.com.
There'll be a rich selection of wares from Brooklyn's finest creators, including re-purposed goods from Brooklyn Rehab, totes and ties from Loyalty and Blood and Soverign & Beck, respectively, Gold Tooth stationery and goodies like Bam's Beef Jerky and Dana Myer Granola. The pop-up shop will also be holding crafting classes by Brooklyn Skillshare on Saturday and Sunday.
It's what Brooklyn does best, and we'll definitely be making the trip for new items and inspiration.
Homemade: Brooklyn at Kill Devil Hill, 170 Franklin St., Greenpoint. March 12-14. Friday, 6pm-11pm, Saturday & Sunday, 11am-8pm. DIY classes Saturday & Sunday 10am-12pm.


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The solutions that must be given by a washing tunnel in this sector are very different from the rest of sectors. It can be divided into three: speed, different sort of containers and labels.
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NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Publishers are placing big bets that Apple Inc's iPad will kick-start a commercially viable transition to digital magazines and newspapers — even though few executives have laid hands on the tablet ahead of launch.
In fact, many publishers likely will not announce their iPad applications until after the tablet hits U.S. stores on Saturday, due to the many constraints that Apple has placed on allowing its partners access to the device.
While media content is critical to the success of the iPad — a 9.7-inch tablet that looks like a large iPhone and aims to bridge the gap between a smartphone and a laptop — Apple has been typically secretive about its plans.
Media executives say they have had to test out the iPad in situ at Apple's Cupertino, California office, or agree to extremely restrictive security measures to get one off-site.
"We were offered the opportunity to have an iPad in the building but the security implications were so high, it wasn't worth it," said one publisher who did not want to be identified ahead of the iPad launch.
Only a lucky few received a personal visit from Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs, who was in New York earlier this year to show off the iPad to a few publishers including the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times.
Despite the restrictions, the iPad's full color touchscreen is seen as a game changer for media companies that have long struggled to make money off digital content, which most consumers expect to get for free or at a very low cost.
Book publishers see a new chance to get their electronic offering right — and win more bargaining power if the iPad emerges as a viable rival to Amazon.com Inc's Kindle.
"We have all struggled in this industry to find an online model that works successfully in terms of content and the consumer's propensity to pay," Penguin Books Chief Executive John Makinson told a recent media conference in London.
"I think myself that the iPad represents the first real opportunity to create a paid model that will be attractive to consumers. and I think the psychology around payment on tablet is different from the psychology around payment on PCs."
Penguin will share 30 percent of its revenue from e-book sales for iPads with Apple, which Makinson said is better than the 50 percent that publishers typically pay to book retailers including Amazon.
"On balance, that's not bad. Plus we get some consumer data, we get some growth, we don't have marketing investment," he said.
Time Warner Inc plans to unveil a full edition of Time magazine for the iPad launch. It will cost the same as the print copy at $4.95 and feature advertisers including Unilever, Toyota Motor Corp and Fidelity Investments among others.
Time Inc Senior Vice President Monica Ray said the magazine will eventually sell digital subscriptions, and is working on iPad versions of People, Sports Illustrated and other titles.
The Financial Times is working on an iPad application that it expects to be ready around the end of April, when the tablet will be sold overseas, including some European markets, and when a version with 3G wireless connectivity will be launched.
The FT's iPad app will be free to download and for the first two months, readers will be able to get a free trial of ft.com, thanks to sponsor Hublot, the maker of Big Bang watches owned by luxury group LVMH.
After the first two months, the regular ft.com access model will kick in: users must register to read up to 10 articles a month for free, or pay between 170 and 260 pounds ($256 to $391) per year for a subscription.
That compares with $17.99 per month or $126 a year for the iPad version of News Corp's Wall Street Journal, according to a source quoted in the Journal.
Like many publishers, the FT prefers iPad's direct-app sales model to that offered by Amazon: Kindle readers have to buy publications through the Kindle store and share revenue with Amazon.
"Importantly, the app model gives us the ability to retain a direct relationship with our customer and the ability to determine pricing," FT CEO John Ridding said in an email.
The FT, which is part of British media group Pearson, has already had 250,000 downloads of its iPhone app.
Thomson Reuters Corp will also have an advertising-funded iPad app at the launch, sponsored by FedEx. The company plans other subscription-based apps aimed at customers in the financial, legal and medical spheres.
Brian Murray, chief executive of News Corp's book publisher Harper Collins, said even though he has only seen the iPad twice, and for a short while, he felt that book publishing would benefit immensely from Apple's expertise.
"Apple has demonstrated over the years that they can really expand the market," said Murray. "The iPad represents a dramatic step forward in terms of handheld devices."
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The seventh in the acclaimed Three Kingdoms series, Romance VII allows players to assume the role of 535 different characters and five classes across ten scenarios with multiple endings.
Also known as: Romance of the Three Kingdoms 7, Sangokushi VII, San Goku Shi VII
Release Region: United States
Release Date: June 25, 2002
Publisher: KOEI
Release Region: Japan
Release Date: August 31, 2000
Publisher: KOEI
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Egyptian writers use history to highlight the present
Muhammed Magdy | Al-Monitor
Abdulatif, 39, who wrote "Hossn al-Turab" ("The Earthen Fortress"), is already known in the literary world as a prominent Spanish translator. He said that working as a translator had enabled him to learn new skills that helped him as a writer. "I am first and foremost a novelist and my mission in life is to look at the world and describe it," he said. "Translation widens the author's perspectives, just like reading. But it can damage [the authentic style of an] author as well because he has to [use the words and style] of another writer while translating."
Read more: https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2018/03/young-egyptian-writers-use-history-for-present.html
This workshop inspires young writers in a new way: What does sandstone taste like?
Reuben Wadsworth | St George News
Washington County's incomparable landscape, which includes places such as Zion National Park, Snow Canyon State Park, Red Cliffs Desert Reserve and many others, has been inspiring writers for over a century. A new workshop in the area applied the power of the region's majesty and complexity to challenge students to see things in a new way and then translate their observations into writing creatively.
Read more: https://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2018/03/03/raw-this-workshop-inspires-young-writers-in-a-new-way-what-does-sandstone-taste-like/
Razzies 2018: 'The Emoji Movie' wins award for worst film
Gael Fashingbauer Cooper | CNET
The Razzies also named Tom Cruise as worst actor for "The Mummy," and Tyler Perry claimed the worst actress award for "BOO! 2: A Madea Halloween." Kim Basinger won worst supporting actress for "Fifty Shades Darker," and Mel Gibson won worst supporting actor for "Daddy's Home 2." The "Baywatch" film received the award for the "Razzie Nominee So Bad You Loved It."
Read more: https://www.cnet.com/news/razzies-2018-the-emoji-movie-wins-four-awards/


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Ø officially called the Republic of Panama is a country in Central America situated between North and South America
Ø Capital city is Panama city, home to more than 4 million people
Ø Panama's official currency is the balbao. One balboa is equal to one US dollar. But despite having their own currency, dollar is the most used one


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Complete Guide to Accepting Credit Cards with WooCommerce using Stripe
I have recently begun accepting credit cards using Stripe on one of my eCommerce websites and I couldn't be happier with it – If you are not aware, Stripe is a payment processor which allows you to accept one-off Credit Card payments and recurring billing subscriptions with minimal fuss. It deposits funds into your bank account daily, is available now in 18 countries and has a beautiful, easy to use interface.
Fees are reasonable and easy to understand – 2.9% + 30c charge on each successful transaction. They have clean APIs for curl, Ruby, Python, PHP, Java, Node and Go which make it easy for developers to integrate into websites and apps. The checkout form is clean and well designed :
In this WooCommerce Stripe Tutorial I will walk you through how to setup SSL on your WordPress site ( a requirement for Stripe) and integrate Stripe with WooCommerce using a free plugin.
How to Setup SSL for your WordPress Site
To use Stripe on your website you must be using SSL, this is essential nowdays for eCommerce sites anyway and probably good for all sites as Google have started using it as a ranking signal. You will need to purchase an SSL certificate which some in two types – A domain validation certificate and an Extended Validation certificate. The first type is a basic certificate that will allow you to use https, these are cheap at around $10 per year. For a serious eCommerce site it is well worth getting the extended validation type though, these are a little more expensive at around $140 per year but will give your website the green bar which displays your company name, these look much better to the consumer.
To get an extended Validation certificate, the company will do some background checks and you must have a registered company, a publicly listed phone number which the issuer can contact you on and you must sign some documents – the process takes a little while to complete while the issuer does some checks to verify your company's identity.
Once you have your certificate in place, you will need to change your site URL in WordPress admin, under "Settings" > "General Settings" from https:// to https://
I then recommend you use a free plugin called "Force SSL" which will redirect all traffic from https:// to https://
The final thing to do is visit your site and look in your browser for any security warnings, for instance if your theme has any hardcoded https:// links for things like images or Google fonts etc – if you find any you will need to fix these before the secure padlock icon will show.
Signup for Stripe
Now you will need to create your account at Stripe: It is currently available in 18 countries so make sure you are able to use it in your country, full list here. Signing up is a piece of cake, simply fill out your email and a password and you can then access the dashboard.
Once you have your account created, you will need to visit the "Account Settings" link at the top right hand corner of the dashboard and enter your details such as business name, bank account details and under "transfers" you can choose how often they deposit money into your account – daily, weekly or monthly. Here is also where you get access to your API keys which you will need for the next step.
Free Stripe Plugin for WooCommerce
You will need a plugin for WooCommerce to handle the Stripe integration, there is an official WooCommerce plugin which costs $79 for single site license or you can use the free one located on WordPress.org called "Stripe for WooCommerce", this is the one that I use and it works perfectly so I dont really see what benefit the paid version has.
Install and activate the plugin, then visit "WooCommerce" > "Settings" > "Stripe for WooCommerce" where you can enable the plugin, give the section a name on your site and a description if required – these will be shown in your checkout section.
Underneath you will see spaces for live and test API keys which you can get from your Stripe account.
Once that is all done, go back to "Settings" > "Checkout Options" and scroll to the bottom where you will see the credit card payment option is now listed, you can drag and drop the order of your payment methods to suit your site.
You can now visit your site's checkout page and see the Stripe payment option in action :
Using Stripe is one of the easiest ways you can begin accepting credit cards directly on your site, it is so easy to setup and the interface is really well designed and simple to use. It's a dream compared to PayPal's interface where I have to Google for results as everything seems to be hidden in their antiquated interface. The fees are upfront and easy to understand, if you are using WooCommerce I highly recommend adding this as an option alongside PayPal.


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|Santo Domingo Travel Guide
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Santo Domingo Travel Guide
Picture: Embassy Suites by Hilton Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, the Caribbean's first city and the capital of the Dominican Republic. The city is a mix of old world charm and modern Latin flair. Its medieval palaces and fortresses mix with modern day business district and glitzy upscale shopping malls, making this city both an exotic tourist destination and an important business and finance center.
Top Attractions
The Colonial Zone • UNESCO World Heritage Site
Distance from Embassy Suites by Hilton Santo Domingo: 3.8 MI
Founded in 1498 by Bartholomew Columbus (younger brother of Christopher Columbus), the Santo Domino Colonial Zone is the oldest European settlement in the New World.
"The Colonial Zone is a wonderland of historic Spanish Colonial buildings and monuments. Yet, the area is so much more than a mere open-air museum. It is a bustling district filled with shops, restaurants, cafes and night clubs. The vibrant street life, incredible live music performances and beautiful parks and squares make the Colonial Zone a prime tourist destination." – santodomingotourism.com
The Colonial Zone has something for everyone all in easy walking distance. Looking for more information? Visit santodomingotourism.com or find tips from other visitors at tripadvisor.com.
Alcázar de Colón • The Former Residence of Christopher Columbus' Son
Picture from Santo Domingo Tourism
Distance from Embassy Suites by Hilton Santo Domingo: 3.8 MI
Address: Plaza de Espana (Off Calle Emiliano Tejera at foot of Calle Las Damas), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Hours: Tuesday to Sunday 9am – 5pm
The Alcázar de Colón is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Santo Domingo. Built by Christopher Columbus' son, Diego Columbus, between 1510 and 1514, this restored building was one of the first structures built in the oldest remaining European city in the Americas.
The beautifully restored building is an exceptional example of Spanish Colonial architecture. Now a museum, it displays a fascinating collection of European Late Medieval and Renaissance Art. Highlights include polychrome wood sculptures and tapestries. Although many of the furniture items are reproductions, they give visitors an idea of what life was like in Colonial Santo Domingo.
Catedral Primada de America • "First Cathedral in America"
Picture from Santo Domingo Tourism
Distance from Embassy Suites by Hilton Santo Domingo: 3.8 MI
Address: Calle Arzobispo Merino (on the south side of Columbus Sq.), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Hours: 9am – 4pm daily
This impressive cathedral, one of the earliest built in the Americas, is known for its dramatic architecture. Construction began in 1514 and was completed in 1540. The interior of the cathedral features two side aisles, ribbed vaults and 12 side chapels. Artwork includes altarpieces, paintings and sculpture.
Los Tres Ojos National Park • The Three Eyes National Park
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Distance from Embassy Suites by Hilton Santo Domingo: 6.8 MI
Address: Av. Las Americas, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Hours: 9am – 5pm
Travel twenty minutes by car from the Embassy Suites Hilton Santo Domingo to find Los Tres Ojos National Park. Escape to the tranquil sanctuary of Los Tres Ojos Park (the Park of the Three Eyes), which features a set of three limestone caves, clear springs and numerous stalagmites and stalactites.
If you are planning on visiting Los Tres Ojos, wear your walking shoes and bring your cameras! Looking for more advice? Check out what others had to say on TripAdvisor.
Information from: TripAdvisor, Santo Domingo Tourism, Embassy Suites by Hilton Santo Domingo
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Another 6 PS2 Exclusive Games :: Part 2
Celebrating the 15th birthday of the PlayStation 2, I bring you a really tough challenge: narrow down its huge library to just 10 titles!
Is it possible?...
Lets take a look!
Celebrating 15 Years of the PlayStation 2: My Top 10 games - It's a Pixel THING - Ep.#71


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Yeah, the ending lost me, as well.
And I'm not too keen on Ralph being able to look like anybody. I could see contorting his face and body into various disguises, but... how's he turning his skin dark?
But I wasn't thrilled with the Barry in jail story anyway. Glad it's done.
I did like Caitlin's pep talk. Great use of her for a change.
Lastly, I want to see more of Becky (real Becky, not DeVoe-Becky).
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Smoking cannabis should be made legal to prevent drug-related crime and reduce the chances of people being introduced to harder narcotics, an expert has said.
Professor Roger Pertwee, from the University of Aberdeen, suggests that licences could be introduced to prevent vulnerable people from obtaining the drug.
The scientist, who pioneered early research into the effects of cannabis in the 1960s and 70s, commented: 'You have a car licence and a dog licence; why not a cannabis licence?'
The professor also suggested that a minimum age of 21 would be required, along with restrictions to prevent people with serious mental illnesses and those at risk of psychosis from getting hold of cannabis, as it has been shown to increase the risk of schizophrenia in some people.
Professor Pertwee will put forward his arguments at the British Science Association festival in Birmingham.
However, a Home Office spokesman said that the government does not believe decriminalisation of cannabis to be the right approach.
'There is clear evidence that cannabis is a harmful drug which can cause damage to mental health in the immediate and longer term,' the spokesman told the BBC.
'Even the occasional use of cannabis can be dangerous for people with diseases of the circulatory system.'


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Our installation 'Forest is …' was in the exhibition 'On the Ground' at Perth Museum & Art Gallery – 20th January – 2nd April.
'On the Ground' suggests a place based in reality. Yet the very real actions of the artists and performers in these land based videos all lead us into more complex and abstract notions of the places they inhabit.
The selected video artists, guest curated by Su, were:
Adam Chienjo / Kenya Henry Coombes /Scotland Ruth Levene /England Sam Spreckley /Scotland Christopher MacInnes /Scotland Emma Weislander /Sweden Kyra Clegg & Su Grierson /Scotland – video installation
'No place like…' was showing at Summerhall in Edinburgh in 2016 as part of the 'Underground' exhibition.
Our new 5 screen installation ' No Place Like…' was shown at Alchemy Film Festival 2016. Using text as a primary visual feature with moving image and sound it is based round fluctuating states of home and rootedness, exile and exploration. More info here
We're delighted that our five screen video installation 'Forest is …..', won the Ramsay Cornish Prize at the SSA exhibition at the Royal Academy, Edinburgh.
Our Black Tent, showing three videos from our Land of the Living series, was part of the In Land exhibition at the Gracefields Art Centre in Dumfries 2015.
Had a productive week at our Outlandia residency. More info in 'residency'.
We showed work at the Royal Scottish Geographical Society as part of the 2015 Perth Festival. The exhibition brought our creative vision of land into a relationship with the more specific geographical enquiry.
Not a white cube in sight. 'Deep Beneath Within' showed at the incredible Chapell Carmellite at the 2015 Traverse Video festival in Toulouse.
Our video and sound installation which included two works from 'Land of the Living' was shown at the SSA 2014 exhibition at the Royal Academy, Edinburgh.
Our 'Loose Ends' video was shown at the RSA Open 2014 at the Royal Scottish Academy.
We were delighted to be shortlisted for the 2014 Morton Award for lens based work at the Royal Scottish Academy. It was encouraging for our 'Land of the Living' project to get this recognition and for the positive feedback at the interview.
Cove Park Residency
Enjoying a productive collaborative working week at Cove Park.
Alchemy Film Festival
'Deep Beneath Within' was shown at the 2014 Alchemy Film & Moving Image festival, Hawick http://www.alchemyfilmfestival.org.uk/2014/dreamland-3/
Eskdalemuir Observatory
We had a really enlightening day at the Eskdalemuir Observatory. Our thanks to Chris who managed to reduce the most profound aspects of our universe to language that we could understand. The data produced here and at other similar observatories quite literally keeps our civilisation and our systems on track. Our interest in the invisible forces that underpin our landscape has taken a massive leap forward.
Kyra Clegg www.kyclegg.co.uk
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Birds: On with the Gold Finches.
Bad Day: Today is my bad day, meaning that I very well eat all the bad stuff I want! Tomorrow I will have to start paying for my sins 😦 rightfully so. I just got to have a bad day once in a while, but they are far in between, thank goodness, because if they were not long apart I would be as big as a bear … again!
New Links: I have added a couple of new Links to the right side of the page, MakeUseOf. and Twit, Both great tech links.
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Friday, January 23, 2015
The Blob: Eating
8 comments:
- Jay's Shadow said...
I am ashamed to say I never seen this movie.
And I would also like to point out that it would also suck when a guy is trying to cop a feel, then ends up getting devolved by a slimy goo.
- January 23, 2015 at 10:49 AM
- skroode said...
The original Blob(s) movies(s) scared me to death in you youth. The idea of something that (a) chases you, (b) can't be stopped, (c) suffocates you, (d) burns you, and (f) eats you - it's too horrible to think about. When the remake came out, my friend Paul and I said, "We have to see this." and luckily they made it (g) faster and (h)stronger.
- January 23, 2015 at 10:55 AM
- Rot said...
that's great.
and so true.
same here in regards to the fearing of the blob.
- January 23, 2015 at 11:00 AM
- Terrormaster said...
The Blob in all its iterations was frightening. I'm actually excited to see what they're planning on doing in this most recent remake being discussed.
- January 23, 2015 at 11:33 AM
- Willow Cove said...
Aw man, when I saw this for the first time as a kid- it blew me away! Right around the time I was becoming obsessed with special fx. And even though I had a basic understanding of how they made it, it still creeped me out as a story!
- January 23, 2015 at 1:09 PM
- Damian Michael AKA HalloweeNut said...
Thank god Rob Zombie never got around to remaking this one like he said he would. Bad enough he tainted the legacy of Michael Myers.
- January 23, 2015 at 3:44 PM
- Steve Ring said...
I adore the remake. Of course if they remade it now they'd have to use CGI but it could still be awezum.
- January 24, 2015 at 1:26 AM
- Sara said...
^for reals.
- January 24, 2015 at 5:31 AM


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NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Early gains melted away Tuesday, leaving Canada's major stock indexes moderately lower, with gold shares emerging as one of just a few bright spots in a mostly lower market.
The S&P/TSX Composite Index (SPTSX) closed off 3.96 points at 8,474.52 while the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index of small cap issues dropped 0.7 percent and the Nasdaq Canada Index of Canadian stocks trading in the U.S. shed 0.6 percent. The S&P/TSX 60 Index of blue chips was fractionally lower. Click here for a look at U.S. market action.
Decliners outnumbered advancers 640 to 603 on the Toronto Stock Exchange on volume of about 235 million shares.
Six of the TSE's 10 sector gauges closed lower led by a 0.8 percent drop in energy. Industrials was the best performing sector, gaining 0.7 percent.
Petro-Canada was down 1.8 percent to C$55.85. The Canadian government it would sell its holding in the oil and gas company (PCA) during the 2004-2005 fiscal year. The government currently owns about 49.4 million shares, representing about 19 percent of the shares outstanding.
Health-care shares recovered from sharp losses to end little changed.
Biovail (BVF) bounced from a 52-week low of C$20.80 intraday to close down 1.8 percent at C$21.50.
Shares of the specialty pharmaceuticals company rebounded after it said it successfully renewed its revolving credit facility with a syndicate of Canadian and American banks
The stock had fallen earlier after news late Monday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved new dosages for a generic version of the company's Wellbutrin antidepressant. Read more.
In other news, WestJet Airlines (WJA) said its board approved a three-for-two stock split for shareholders or record on or about May 7.
WestJet shares rose 1.9 percent to C$25.26.
Research in Motion fell 4 percent to C$115.65. Morgan Stanley said the stock was lower on competitive concerns, as Good Technology's GoodLink product was expected to be available on the new Motorola MPx handset in the second half.
Fairfax Financial Holdings (FFH) announced plans for an offer to exchange up to $275 million principal amount of its existing 7.375 percent Senior Notes due 2006 and up to $170 million principal amount of its existing 6.875 percent Senior Notes due 2008 for a combination of cash and new notes.
The purpose of the contemplated exchange offer is to refinance and reduce a portion of the company's outstanding debt and to diversify its debt maturity profile as part of the company's deleveraging plan, which is intended to strengthen its debt ratings to investment grade.
Fairfax shares added 1.2 percent to C$200.90.
Gold stocks were on the rise as gold futures extended their win streak to seven. The S&P/TSX Canadian Gold Index was better by 1.3 percent. April gold closed up $2.40 at $420 an ounce on the New York Mercantile Exchange. See Metals Stocks.
In economic news, Statistics Canada reported that the composite leading index rose by 0.4 percent in February, comparable with the revised increases in December and January. Six of the 10 components advanced, one more than in January. Manufacturing led the gains.
The Canadian dollar settled at 75.04 cents vs. the U.S. dollar, up from 74.90 cents Monday.


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I thought this title describes how I feel currently in my Southern Baptist journey. I hold to the inerrancy of the Bible and the Lordship of Jesus Christ. I hold to 99% percent of the Baptist Faith and Message. The 1% is because I don't think a believer has to be baptized before they can take the Lord's Supper. I have served as pastor of four Baptist churches and hope to serve one again. While I don't believe God is a Southern Baptist, I believe God is looking for those that will follow Him and Southern Baptists fall into that category.
My concern is that I feel a small group of Southern Baptists are trying to move our convention and our churches into a form of Baptist legalism. The debates are more focused on how we keep people out of our churches then on how to bring people into them. The debates are church centered and not Christ centered. Finally we are personality driven and success minded instead of based on the Lordship of Christ. We are in trouble when the stand we take is based on whether it will build or hurt our career. We are in equal trouble when we take a stand because we want to join the power players. We need to look towards Christ again and hear afresh His call to, "Follow Me!"
There is a small group of pastors that have sounded the alarm against this first group of Baptist legalists. The problem is most of them are hurt or bitter to the point that all they share is venom. They want to bring change, but without love, the change they want won't solve our problem. Our problem is that we have forgotten in our churches what it means to be a believer in the Lord Jesus. We have replaced our passion for programs. We have replaced commitment to Christ with attendance in church. We have replaced transformation with conformity. We have replaced Christ with the church. As Southern Baptist we need to return to the truth that all we have and all we need is in Jesus Christ.
I feel caught in the middle. Maybe this can start a call for other believers to come and find themselves caught in the middle. The middle path is a road of surrender to the Lordship of Jesus, a road of prayer for unity, and a road of faith as we may stand alone because all we have is Christ. Let me encourage you who are caught in the middle with two quotes I heard. The first quote is "I can be conservative and Christian at the same time." The second quote is, "I once was asked which side I'm on. I said the working side. The person was confused so I explained myself. There are about 10% of the people on both sides that only want to cause trouble. I'm part of the 80% who are doing the work of the Kingdom." Remember the call to the middle is the call to "Follow Him."


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Cycene Serves Up a Taste of the South
Posted December 12, 2016
This month, Pike Place Market celebrates the grand opening of Cycene, a new restaurant on First Avenue serving up Southern-inspired cuisine. Open early for breakfast and lunch seven days a week, hungry patrons will be delighted by the simple-yet-satisfying selection of sandwiches and grits.
Co-owner Patsy Williams greets customers at the counter, taking orders like Cajun boudin grits with eggs over easy, sides of succotash and home fries, and the popular spicy chicken sandwich. "Cycene is the Old English word for kitchen," Patsy explains. "This is our kitchen, and we want people to feel the love of eating a humble, home cooked meal."
The chef behind the grill is Hassan Chebaro, Patsy's husband and the other half of the Cycene duo. "This is the food I grew up eating and love to cook," says Hassan. "Everything is made from scratch. All of the sauces, all of the sausages... everything."
Cycene is open weekdays 6 am-2 pm, weekends 8 am-3 pm, and located at 1523 First Avenue between Pike and Pine, neighboring El Borracho, Shug's Soda Fountain + Ice Cream, and Old Stove Brewing Company. Visit CyceneKitchen.com for more information.