The sign simply made from cardboard and the use of a permanent maker states:

Everyone is a flawed hero. We all have the potential to be nothing or everything. Never lose sight of what’s real and who you are. Peace.Love+Pineapples.

I did a Google search on the quote but came up empty-handed and then with the Signature line, Peace, Love and Pineapples. The only thing close I could find was a blog post with the same title, the post spoke about a story of a women who lost weight by a yoga exercise. I’m not sure if this mysterious cardboard sign has anything to do with that or not.

I stumbled upon this video today from when Mercer visited Yellowknife 5 years ago. Watching it made me think “My, Yellowknife has changed”. There are several things throughout the video I’m sure you’ll notice that are different in 2010. We no longer have an abundance of Caribou or Japanese, the Snowcastle has grown and the weather is a wee bit warmer. Whether it is less or more the one thing that hasn’t changed it Yellowknife as a community, we continue to have an upbeat spirit. We have continues festivals and events happening. This is part of the reason I love Yellowknife.

I think everyone show take a look at Mr. Mercer’s video and have a laugh as we begin the weekend.

Do you have a hot new invention or the next million-dollar idea? Think you have the money-making chops to take on the savviest business tycoons in the country? Then DRAGONS’ DEN wants to hear from you!

The DRAGONS’ DEN production team will be in Yellowknife scouting for Season Six of the hit series on CBC Television. The show gives aspiring entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch their businesses to a panel of wealthy Canadian moguls for the chance to earn real cash and real investment – from the Dragons’ own pockets!

Open auditions are taking place on Thursday, March 25th from noon – 7 pm at the Yellowknife Inn, 5010 49th St, in the Zinc Room.

No experience is necessary – just be ready to pitch your business in under five minutes. If you can convince producers you’re ready for the limelight, you could be invited to face Dragons when the upcoming season is filmed in Toronto.

And as extra incentive this year — entrepreneurs with an eco-friendly business, invention or idea could qualify for a $100,000 Greenvention prize from Sun Chips.

Please apply online starting March 1st and bring your completed application form to the auditions. More details can be found on the show’s website at http://cbc.ca/dragonsden.

DRAGONS’ DEN airs on CBC Television at 8 pm Wednesday nights. Full episodes and web extras can be viewed on the DRAGONS’ DEN website.

Knowing a fair number of people in this town, I know this is an excellent opportunity. We here in Yellowknife are privileged to have so many bright minds living among us. If you think you have what it takes to be on the show or know someone who should be make sure you’re at the auditions.

Friday March 12, 2010

Shiver’n Shake Rock n Roll Party: http://ykonline.ca/2010/02/shiver-n-shake-rock-n-roll-party/

Saturday March 13, 2010

Art in the Castle featuring Jeff Hipfner: http://ykonline.ca/2010/03/art-in-the-castle-featuring-jeff-hipfner/

NACC Presents Brother’s Keeper: http://ykonline.ca/2010/02/brothers-keeper/

Block 1000 Rock n Roll Night: http://ykonline.ca/2010/02/block-1000-rock-n-roll-night/

Sunday March 14, 2010

Art in the Castle – ICOTERIC: http://ykonline.ca/2010/03/icoteric-art-in-the-castle/

There you have it. Add any I might have missed in the comments. Have a good weekend and we’ll see you out there.

Unfortunately Folk on the Rocks is not number one. We are very proud of the festival for making it that far. It is still amazing. No matter where the festival placed we hear in Yellowknife will still think it is #1. Even though it is not #1 in Canada it is still going to an amazing 2010 festival. The festival is celebrating its 30th anniversary and there is nothing that will detour us from celebrating the Musical Festivities.

Many of us have been campaigning for votes a lot and at times I felt as though I might have been pushing a little to hard. Then again passion for a community is a powerful thing. Did you vote for Folk on the Rocks? What do you think of the Folk on the Rocks festival? Although I am very positive, I’m sure not everyone is the same. Is there something you don’t like about the festival that you think can be improved?

Most of us enjoy a good cup of coffee in the morning, whether it is from home, Tim Horton’s or one the downtown coffee shop; but we don’t often think about where the coffee comes from or how it ends up as the hot liquid in our cups. Importing coffee beans from around the world is only one step in the process and we’ll cover it in another part of this series. In this video post (Part 1) Mira explains the process of roasting the coffee beans in the roaster and how she does it. She talks about how the beans are kept fresh after being roasted and how soothing roasting beans can be.

Part 2 & 3 will be the actual roasting of the beans and a look at where the beans come from. Leave your feedback below.

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