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Game of Thrones Wedding Cake I Candice Benjamin Photography
Cake Design, Amazing Cake, Beautiful Cake, Wedding Cake, Awesome Cake, Game Of Throne
Fantastic Game of Thrones cake, but I wouldn't recommend a GoT themed wedding, for obvious reasons :D Not sure who made this cake, I took the pic from twitter there was no link to the author of the cake)
Game of Thrones wedding cake. Tumblr comment: oh yeah, let's have a Game of Thrones themed wedding. What could possibly go wrong?
Game of Thrones wedding cake! Photographed by @candicebenjamin | See more about Wedding cakes, Themed Weddings and Game Of Thrones.
lol - Game of Thrones themed #wedding cake | Candice Benjamin Photography | see more on: http://burnettsboards.com/2014/04/game-thrones-themed-wedding-2/
Game of Thrones inspired wedding cake- I don't watch this but this this is an amazing cake
Epic! I guess the "Red Wedding" didn't stop this couple from making an awesome cake!
Game of Thrones Cake--This actually need to be my wedding cake
Game of Thrones Cake - Idea: different book for each layer
Beautiful cakes #cakes http://pinterest.com/ahaishopping/
Game of Thrones Wedding Inspiration
May the Force Be With Your Birthday Cakes Disney WDW Star Wars cake decorating and baking ideas
Star Wars Birthday Cake Ideas, Starwars Birthday Cake, Cake Design, Star Wars Cake, Chewbacca Cake, Star Wars Birthday Cakes
Unlike Darth Vader you'll win father of the year award with these Star Wars cakes.
That Chewbacca cake would make my life! LOVE it! #starnerds #starwars #nerdlife
May the Force Be With Your Birthday Cakes! (Possibly cake design for Chris)
#MaytheFourthBeWithYou | Star Wars Cakes
Star Wars Birthday Cake Ideas!
starwars cake - Google Search
Star Wars cakes!
Death Star cake
May the Force Be With Your Birthday Cakes
Hurry on over to Williams Sonoma for an awesome deal on this Star Wars Cupcake Decorating Kit! Right now you cansnag it for just $3.99 (Reg. $12!)! You can also get free shipping with the code FREESHIP! Thanks Raining Hot Coupons...
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MamaCheaps.com: Williams-Sonoma STAR WARS Cupcake Decorating Kits – $3.99 with FREE SHIPPING ($12)
star wars party cupcake liners & toppers
#starwars cupcake decorating kit $12.00
Star Wars cupcake toppers
Brandons birthday party
Cupcakes + Star Wars
Cute Birthday Idea
Harry Potter Wedding Cake
Harry Potter Wedding Cake, Geek Wedding, Amazing Cake, Geek Cake, Fandom Cake, Birthday Cake, Hp Cake, Harry Potter Cake
Harry Potter. View more geek wedding ideas from Suburban Fandom http://www.pinterest.com/SuburbanFandom/geek-weddings/
Harry Potter Wedding Cake... This is going to be me... Just so we all know
i want this for my birthday cake
Harry Potter cake idea for Oli.
Fandom Cake - Harry potter
Harry Potter wedding cake
amazing cake !!
Millenium Falcon Cake - Chocolate cake with swiss meringue buttercream covered with fondant and gumpaste pieces.
Star Wars Cakes, Geek Cakes, Stars Wars, Cakes Party Ideas, Art Cakes, Party Cakes, Chocolate Cakes, Birthday Cakes
Millenium Falcon Cake - Star Wars Chocolate cake with swiss meringue buttercream covered with fondant and gumpaste pieces.
Millenium Falcon cake. There are some completely ridiculous Star Wars cakes on cakecentral.com: http://cakecentral.com/blog/star-wars-cakes-force
Star Wars cake - Yes...it doesn't look like a cake now does it?
Top Star Wars Cakes - May the 4th Celebration - Cake Central
WOAH! Millennium Falcon cake! Yes this IS a cake! #starwars
Star Wars. Millenium Falcon CAKE
awesome star wars cakes
Top Star Wars Cakes
Graphic Designers, Designers Fat, Creative Burger, Burger3 Designers
In order to live, we work, work hard. In order to work hard, we need to eat. It is an all known fact, that first when we see a dish, we eat it with our eyes. For two French designers Thomas Weil and Quentin Weisbuch, these are not just simple words, and they created a book of food design of burgers. Crazy? See it for yourself.
fat & furious burgers. a duo of french graphic designers, thomas and quentin, craft ultra-luxurious and totally-edible burgers that result in a mouth watering photography series. excaliburger: merlu l’enchanterelle, brousseliande, persilval, lanceloignon, moutarthtur, baies de guenièvre, excalibun with poppies
Already in cover of the previous issue of Fricote Magazine, the French duo of designers Thomas & Quentin founded Fat & Furious Burger, starring with talent their favorite food in various situations. Discover a selection of images in the article. | Fubiz.
A duo of French graphic designers came up with an idea of creating a delectable series of goodlooking and edible burgers which combines excellent art direction and superb culinary skill that finally appears as a mouth watering photography album. Check out and see if they can make you wanna order some.
Fat & Furios Burger : quando l’#Hamburger diventa design #food #foodart #design #Excaliburger
Burgers Gone Wild: French Designers Create Burgers From the Future | The Savory
Creative Burger Designs By Fat & Furious Burger | Amusing Planet
Fat Furious Burger3 designers français Thomas et Quentin
Doctor Who Tardis silicone moulds
Jello Cupcakes, Tea Cake, Cake Mold, Doctor Who Tardis, Party Idea, Silicone Molds
This is a set of two silicone molds from Doctor Who's TARDIS, ideal for whipping up jello, cupcakes and other delicious concoctions. Each cup holds one cup
Amazon.com: Doctor Who TARDIS Gelatin Mold Set of 2 - Dr Who TARDIS Silicone Mold Set - Each Mold Holds 1 cup, Perfect for Jello or Cupcakes...
Doctor Who TARDIS Gelatin Mold Set of 2 - Dr Who TARDIS Silicone Mold Set - Each Mold Holds 1 cup, Perfect for Jello or Cupcakes - Food Safe - Officially Licensed Doctor Who Merchandise:Amazon:Kitchen & Dining
ThinkGeek :: Doctor Who TARDIS Gelatin Mold Set (also for cupcakes!!) @Lindsay Dillon Dillon Dillon Brandon
Doctor Who TARDIS Gelatin Mold Set - can also be used to make mini cakes! Isn't this just adorable?
Tea party idea: ThinkGeek :: Doctor Who TARDIS Gelatin Mold Set
ThinkGeek :: Doctor Who TARDIS Gelatin and Cake Mold Set
ThinkGeek :: Doctor Who TARDIS Cake/Gelatin Mold Set
TARDIS tea cake
Starry Night Cake...wow!
Gogh Cake, Starry Night, Favorite Painting, Wedding Cake, Birthday Cake
starry night cake... One of my favorite paintings and favorite hobby combined!! Wish I could make this!
Starry Night Cake....Possibly my favorite painting with cake. A match made in sugar heaven :P
Starry Night Cake...wow!...This is my all time favorite painting...must have this cake!!!!
Starry Night Cake...My favorite painting!!!!
Starry Night Cake...wow! Birthday cake!
Starry Starry Night Wedding Cake
bday cake idea
van gogh cake!
Fabulous dragon cake with meticulous detail created by designer Louise Wilson, owner of Lou's Amazing Cakes in Chilworth, Surrey-Guildford, England....
Dragon Cakes, Amazing Cakes, Awesome Cakes, Cakes Cakes, Architecture Cakes, Cake Art, Cakes Fantasy, Birthday Cakes
Fabulous dragon cake with meticulous detail created by designer Louise Wilson, owner of Lou's Amazing Cakes in Chilworth, Surrey-Guildford, England.... ------ awesome dragon cake omg i want it!! looks so good yumm!!
Fabulous dragon cake with meticulous detail created by designer Louise Wilson, owner of Lou's Amazing Cakes in Chilworth, Surrey-Guildford, England.... WOW!!!!!!!!!!! I love the gragon body. wings need to be bigger but I like it
Lous's Amazing Cakes. This is just Awesome!
.protector or hunter, dragon cake
Dragón en la villa. Cake Art
Edible Art, Dragon Cake
Incredible Dragon Cake
wood grain cake
Wedding Idea, Amazing Cake, Beautiful Cake, Awesome Cake, Wedding Cake, Weddingcake
Yup tree stump wedding cake 18 Beautiful Wedding Cakes You Need to See. wedding cake ideas
Gorgeous Treasure Chest #WeddingCake #Bloom #Wedding #Cake #Idea
Amazing cake! I SO would have done this as my Wedding Cake.
| Wedding ideas l Unconventional but beautiful cake
tree cake with carved initials.#wedding cake
Tree stump wedding cake! i love this idea :)
tree stump wedding cake awesome cake!
Angry Birds Star Wars Cake
Bird Cakes, Sons Birthday, Cake Design, Angry Birds Cake, Amazing Cake, Star Wars Cake, Awesome Cake, Birthday Cake
My Sons Birthday Theme This Year Was Angry Birds Star Wars His Attention To Detail Is Remarkable For A 7 Year Old We Butted Heads A Few T
"Birthday Cakes - My son’s birthday theme this year was Angry Birds Star Wars. His attention to detail is remarkable for a 7 year old. We butted heads a few times as we designed this cake, and we both shed a few tears! Once the cake was complete we were both really happy with how it turned out."
star wars cake designs | angry birds star wars cake by lori s sweet cakes
Star Wars Angry Birds cake -- too cute! This would be so hard to make...
Angry Birds Star Wars birthday cake. Wow. I mean WOW that is awesome.
The Force Was Definitely Used to Make This Angry Birds Star Wars Cake
Star Wars Angry Birds Cake
nerdache cakes - does it get any nerdier? I LOVE this!
Doctor Cupcakes, Bowtie, Timey Wimey, Doctor Who Cupcakes, Tardis Cupcakes, Dr. Who, Whovian Cupcake, Dr Who
doctor who food Eleven cake TARDIS cookie whovian cupcake nerdache cakes Cupcake REDO Who Week Ant remakes old cupcakes to validate her own skill set
Dr Who Cupcakes also for when I come over! =) #doctorwho#adorbs#yummy#tardis #mattsmith
Mmmm, tastes timey-wimey. Doctor Who Cupcakes by Nerdache Cakes: http://j.mp/1jPbtAF
Dr Who Cupcakes... wish I could make these for papa for his b-day! he love dr who
TARDIS and 11th Doctor Cupcakes I want!! Bowties are cool! Tardis Baby!!
Dr Who and TARDIS cupcakes by Dedicated Fangirl meets Cake Decorator,
Dr Who Cupcakes also for when I come over! =)
Dr. Who Cupcakes by NerdAche Cakes!!
Dr Who & Tardis Cupcakes
Superhero Cocktail, Superhero Drink, Avengers Drink, Avengers Cocktail, Party Idea, Food Drink, Adult Beverage
The avengers cocktails.. couldn't decide if I should put this on this board, or my geeky board.. maybe I need a whole board for Geek-Inspired Food/Drinks??
Avengers Cocktails.... might be the perfect adult beverage for Levi's superhero party ;)
The Avengers mixed drinks - combine with super hero marathon = GREAT NIGHT
Avengers Cocktails... YESSSSSS!!!! Superhero drinks... ahhh my dream!!!
#adult #beverage #cocktails #mixed #drinks #alcohol #alcoholic #yummy
Avengers Cocktails!!! For our super hero party nights. :))
The Avengers mixed drinks. #Avengers #drinks #movie
Avengers Drink Mix!! Theme party idea anyone?!?!?!
Superhero Cocktail Party...Avengers Cocktails :)
Avengers-themed Cocktail Recipes
Zombie Cookies! Crystal Chou Chou Bennington
Dead Party, Cutter Awesome, Walking Dead, Zombie Cookies, Zombie Stuff, Cookie Cutters, Zombie Apocalypse
Zombie Cookie Cutter! @Sarah O'Brien we could use these for a walking dead party!
Zombie Cookie Cutter. For brain cookies. ain't nobody got time for that!
Zombie Cookie Cutter...cuz you need cookies during a zombie apocalypse!
Zombie Cookie Cutter! This would be perfect for Walking Dead parties!!!
zombie cookie cutter!!! @Jamee Walker need for our walking dead party!
Zombie Cookie Cutter! #Zombies #cookiecutters #quirky
Zombie cookie cutter, awesome for Walking Dead night
Zombie Cookie Cutter! Walking Dead party anyone?
Zombie stuff is rad!
Planning a wedding? Slightly geeky? Definitely need to have 1 of these 30 geeky wedding cakes :)
Creative Cake, Cake Design, Ghostbusters Cake, Wedding Cake, Awesome Cake, Birthday Cake, Groom, Cake Ghostbusters
Best groom's cake ever! "Who you gonna call?......Ghost Busters!!"
Greatest Groom's Cake Ever -Ghostbusters wedding cake!! Epic!
Awesome birthday cake designs 3 Awesome birthday cake designs
Awesome birthday cake designs, the movie ghostbusters!
#wedding #cake #ghostbusters #humor My Dream Cake
30 Nerdy Wedding Cakes - Ghostbusters cake!
I love this cake!!!!!! Ghostbusters cake!
Ghost busters wedding cake
awesome cake designs
Delorean Cake- Jason's next birthday cake...
Boys Cakes, Groom S Cake, Amazing Cakes, Cake Ideas, Back To The Future Cake, Beautiful Cakes, Future Cakes, Cupadeecakes Blogspot, Birthday Cakes
Back To The Future http://cupadeecakes.blogspot.com/2009/10/back-to-future-delorean-cake.html
Back to the Future Cake
BttF Wedding cake
Party Cake, Future Cake, Future Party, Awesome Cake, Wedding Cake, Future Wedding, Birthday Cakes
Back to the Future wedding cake by Black Cherry Cake Company. Might be inspiration for my birthday cake this year!
Back To The Future Wedding Cake -- I wouldn't really do it... but it's awesome.
Back To The Future Cake. Mental note for daves future party!
An awesome wedding cake idea.
best party cake ever?
I saw the Red-Shirt version on Cake Wrecks "Sunday Sweets" and fell in love. I'm going to have to learn how to play with fondant so that I can make this, because this is probably one of the best, romantic, geeky cakes of all time (of all time...damn you Kanye).
Star Cakes, Star Trek Cake, Cake Design, Cool Cakes, Chocolate Cakes, Birthday Cakes
Star Trek Cake, Spock Style - A single layer chocolate heart-shaped cake covered with vanilla butter cream icing, then home made fondant.
Awesome heart-shaped Star Trek uniform cake! - Cakes by Katherine......glad it isn't in red.....
Awesome heart-shaped Star Trek uniform cake! - Cakes by Katherine
star trek cake design - Google Search
chocolate star cake - Google Search
Star Trek Cake, Spock Themed…
Star Trek cake
Cakes Geeky, Geeky Cakes, Amazing Cakes, Crazy Cake, Awesome Cakes, Crazy Wedding Cakes, Movie Tv Cakes
Perhaps you prefer peering around corners of your house softly whispering, “my precious” and discussing murder plans just out of hearing range of your roommates. If so, this Gollum cake by Brian Stevens of Crazy Cakes may be perfect for your next bash, provided you haven’t actually killed off all your friends yet.
YIKES!! This is creepy & gross!! But I know a few people who would LOVE this cake. (Gollum cake by Brian Stevens of Crazy Cakes)
Crazy Cakes | Geeky Cakes | FanGirlConfessions.com
Gollum cake by Brian Stevens of Crazy Cakes.
awesome geeky cakes - Google Search
Amazing movie cakes
Harry Potter - Top 10 Geeky Wedding Cakes
Hogwarts Cake, Harry Potter Cakes, Amazing Cake, Awesome Cake, Wedding Cake, Birthday Cake, Hp Cake
amazing Harry Potter cake..Delinda is this your next birthday cake? It would be perfect!:) @Delinda McLaughlin Reid
friscolibrary: This is a HOGWARTS CAKE! My favorite details (if I had to choose) would be Hedwig flying near the tower and Hermione floating with a boat full of books. This isnt exactly a wedding cake but it COULD be. AND I LOVE IT.
Harry Potter - THE most amazing cake ever!!! (But not as good as the Middle Earth wedding cake Tanya made me!!) http://1foodforhealth.blogspot.com/
Harry Potter Themed Cake Ya'll i need this as my 21st birthday cake, okay?
harry potter cake this better be my A. Birthday cake B. my wedding cake lol
Harry Potter cake! This is the most amazing cake I have ever seen!!
harry potter cake - the link has other awesome cake ideas too...
Hogwarts Cake. This will be my next birthday cake. :)
HP cake idea
Hobbit Hole Cake
Cupcakes Ideas, Hobbit Hole, Geeky Cake, Rings Cake, Tolkien Cake, Hobbit Cake, Wedding Cake, Hobbit House, Birthday Cake
Hobbit cake (would love to surprise him with this) in addition to wedding cake!
Hobbit Hole Birthday Cake by theoneringnet, via Flickr #Hobbit #Middle-earth
Hobbit Hole Birthday Cake - try cupcake toppers that look like the door?
Hobbit Wedding cake | geek with curves: 10 Geeky Cakes I Love
Hobbit Hole Birthday Cake by theoneringnet, via Flickr
Hobbit Hole Birthday Cake | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
hobbit house Bag End Cake #hobbit
Lord of the Rings cake
I may be obligated to make something like this for my roommate. (Dr. Who cake!)
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I may be obligated to make something like this for my husbands birthday (Dr. Who cake!)
Doctor Who cake--this is what Chad's surprise birthday cake is going to look like. :)
Dr Who Tardis Cake for ATL's 9th Birthday Party
This will be my birthday cake
Doctor Who cake!!
Doctor Who Cake + Cupcakes
Cakes And Cupcakes, Doctor Who Cupcakes, Birthday Idea, Doctor Who Cakes, Dr. Who, My Birthday, Birthday Cake, Dr Who
If somebody made this for me for my birthday I would love them forever. Dr. Who Tardis cake and cupcakes
Doctor Who Cake + Cupcakes... MOM PAY ATTENTION TO THIS. THIS WILL BE MY BIRTHDAY CAKE/CUPCAKES. THANKYOU.
Dr. Who Cupcakes?! Um...my birthday is in August if anyone wants to take on this challenge. :)
dr. who birthday cake | Dr-Who-cutting-cake-and-matching-cupcakes.jpg
Dr. Who Cupcakes?! :) 'Who' wants to make these for my birthday??
Doctor Who cake and cupcakes (hint: my birthday is in september!)
Dr. Who Cupcakes?! :) I want these for my birthday!!
Doctor Who cupcakes! I want this for my birthday!!
Dr Who cake pops @Katy Zimmerman


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An online exclusive
The Production Front, an arts collective invented by writer Sheila Heti and painter Margaux Williamson – “so they could do things with other artists and call it one thing,” – is set to release a troika of linked projects under the banner of MFA this fall. The trilogy includes Heti’s new novel, How Should A Person Be?, Williamson’s feature-length video Teenager Hamlet, and the debut album from Tomboyfriend (led by musician and poet/author Ryan Kamstra), Don’t Go To School. The three pieces could stand alone perfectly well as distinct and self-contained works, but they work even better together, as the content and production of all three are intricately bound together through the meaning of friendship and the blurry boundaries between reality and fiction.
Heti’s novel is fiction, however it’s told in the first person by a character named Sheila, whose life and art have seemingly come to a standstill after her marriage ends and the play she’s trying to write is going nowhere. To discover where she’s gone astray, why she seems to want all the wrong things and can’t even get them, she embarks on a sort of experiment using her friends as guinea pigs to tease out the secrets of human existence: how to be an artist in an era where the greatest art form is the blowjob, and how to be a person when you don’t really have any clue how a person should be.
In addition to the more conventional spots of prose, the novel is also composed partly of transcripts of conversation that the real Sheila Heti had with her real-life friends (including her friends Marguax and Ryan). But by the time these discussions make their way into the novel, they can’t really be said to be “real” anymore; torn from their native context and sewn in somewhere new, they end up inevitably meaning something different than they once did. This is part of the conundrum being worked out, that question of how to be an artist and still be engaged in the world as a real person with real friends and a real life at the same time.
“I think when people feel that things are urgent and imminent – like issues with the economy and the environment – literature can feel like a frill. Chraracters (as opposed to real people) can seem like trivial things to engage with,” says Heti. “So it might be smart to compose a work of literature that employs the techniques of philosophy (where the philosopher is the “I”) and journalism (where no people are made up). People are tricked into dealing with characters! As I tricked myself!”
That same tension and ambiguity about the boundary between the authentic and the artificial, and searching for meaning through the testimony of friends, are at work in Teenager Hamlet. The film shows, in a documentary-like style, Margaux Williamson’s search for a way to break through the apparent insignificance of life in general, and the artist’s life in particular.
Just like Heti does in How Should A Person Be?, Williamson looks to her friends and fellow artists and the creative power they have at their disposal to attempt to find some answers. In the film, she learns of a singles party for art-types at a permanently-docked ship at the harbour, and figures this would be a great place to recruit people to be in her movie. With a series of screen-tests, she selects a few whom she thinks might be able to teach her something.
“Some of the people on the boat talked a lot about injustice and their own impotence,” she narrates. “We called these people The Hamlets. Other people on the boat were preoccupied with beauty, and the power of beauty. We called these people The Ophelias.”
Much of the film is dedicated to “interviews” with these various Hamlets and Ophelias, with many of the interviews conducted, of course, by Williamson ‘s best friend Heti (in a blonde wig and big sunglasses, which Williamson had her wear “to remind the subjects that they were being recorded and not to betray themselves too much”).
How Should A Person Be? and Teenager Hamlet share a lot of common ground, aside from both featuring many of the same people. They are both about themselves, and about being about themselves. The Tomboyfriend album occupies this same space. Aside from featuring performances by people who are in both Teenager Hamlet and How Should A Person Be? (including Ryan Kamstra himself), the album’s very existence is owed, in part, to his friends and The Production Front who started a campaign to sell tracks in advance of the release and tickets to a fancy dinner, all to pay for the mix of the album.
Much the way Teenager Hamlet highlights the distinction between actors and aktors, Don’t Go To School is open about being performed by mostly non-musicians. According to Kamstra: “Long before there was an album, Tomboyfriend began as the stubs of 12 songs that in theory anyone could play. I was very conscious about writing songs that were diverse enough to be interesting but relied on chord patterns that anyone, with a little experience and a few basic chords in their possession, could contribute to. It was a conscious effort to collaborate with Toronto at large, performer/artists both amateur and more seasoned – a concept based on a lot of ideas that were floating around our community at the time, and a concerted effort on my part to recreate the conditions for a musical entity that was not merely aesthetic but a living social fact.”
And that’s fundamentally the essence of the MFA concept: more than their characters or circumstances together they represent a reification of a social existence that permeates us all in an almost holistic way but which is really only now coming to be acknowledged in art. At a time when Western civilization refuses to admit the philosophical value of non-facts, and where most of the popular music, film, and writing celebrates its own shallowness and disposability (where our cultural heroes are blowjob artists, for example), The Production Front has managed to deliver three complete artworks across three distinct yet mutually dependent media, presenting a multidimensional snapshot of our contemporary reality that is also thoroughly engaging and a genuine pleasure.
A joint launch party will be held in Toronto on Oct. 14 at 8 pm at Stone’s Place at 1255 Queen Street West. Sheila Heti will read from her book, Tomboyfriend will play a set, and a clip from Teenager Hamlet will be screened.

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It's hard to know what to say when all the CD booklet will tell you is the song titles and composers.
What's almost certain is that the Nordisle Bois Orchestre (or Orchestra on some CDs, depending on where they were released) is strictly a studio creation. This sounds to me like a mixture of a few real instruments and some electronic enhancement, although the results are somewhat better than is usual for these sort of things.
Despite the French sounding moniker attached to this CD it originated in Japan on the Denon label. In fact there were number of albums released by Denon in the 1980s and '90s that bore the Nordisle Bois name. Some were also released in Europe and a few made it to North America.
On almost all of these albums the selections were composed entirely of Western pop songs, including some, like Feelings and Say You, Say Me, that a goodly number of people would go out of their way to avoid.
Here's one of the better selections from Poetry of the Mountain.
Very few of the Nordisle Bois Orchestre CDs seem to be for sale on line. And those that are sell for ridiculous prices -- $25 and up, mostly for used copies. No legal downloads are available, so this is one of the few occasions when I might suggest that those of you who like easy listening covers of pop hits to look for downloads elsewhere, if you know what I mean.
I've also seen these CDs occasionally turn up in thrift stores and pawn shops, so keep your eyes peeled.
The selection below comes from the 1990 release Morning, not Magic Moment (1994) as shown in the video. A few of the tracks from Poetry of the Mountain are also on both of these CDs. Ballade Pour Adeline is very much in the style of Richard Clayderman, who had the hit version.

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I think we can safely assume his career has officially ended.
I doubt all of these women are making it up. However, Cosby can't respond for fear the "clock" would start all over again on civil claims.
The latest allegation, which stems from alleged events happening forty-five years ago, can be read at the link if one can access the page. The page has been crashing quite a bit.

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“If you’re going to rise, you might as well shine.” —unknown
Happiness Tip #10: Rise and Shine!
One of the best ways to find happiness is not to seek it, rather it’s to share it. Be thankful, be generous, be helpful, offer a word of encouragement to someone in need, rise and shine and share God’s love. Continue reading “Rise and Shine! [Happiness Tip 10]”
Bonjour les amis!
Voici le verset Biblique du Jour pour vous réconforter dans les moments difficiles.
“Ne crains rien, car je suis avec toi; Ne promène pas des regards inquiets, car je suis ton Dieu; Je te fortifie, je viens à ton secours, Je te soutiens de ma droite triomphante.”—Ésaïe 41:10
Hope is the confident expectation of good things from God!
Why is it that we so often wake up anxious, expecting the worst things to happen?
Okay, so bad things may happen. We live in a fallen messed up world! But why wake up each day expecting them? I’m sure there are many reasons . . . one reason may be because life keeps dealing a bad hand and we end up thinking “this is how it’s always going to be.” I get that. I’ve been there. But over time I’ve learned that staying in this mindset only serves to hurt me.
So if given the choice, to hope or to hurt, what would you choose?
Thanks be to God, I’m learning to choose hope . . . and hopeful thoughts always make me feel better. That said, I’d like to share my happiness tip #9 with you today . . . Continue reading “Expect Good Things! [Happiness Tip 9]”
The struggle you’re in today is developing the strength you need tomorrow.” – Robert Tew
Happiness tip #8: Keep your eyes on the road ahead
Keep your eyes on the road ahead. Stop looking back! Trust that your struggles (past or present) have purpose, and that they are developing in you great strength for tomorrow. So let go of past disappointments and hurts and look ahead to all the wondrous possibilities that lay in store. Though you cannot know what the future holds, you can trust the One who holds the future. Fear not. Whether God leads into a valley or a mountain top, He promises to be with us and to guide us. And the best part is that every trial we’ve faced has prepared us for what lies ahead. So keep your eyes fixed on Jesus and look ahead with joyful hope and confidence. Jesus is our faithful champion who initiates and perfects our faith as we walk with Him! Look ahead . . .

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So, who wants a plate of ooey-gooey Batman nachos? Whether you’re watching Justice League Action, finishing up your homework or throwing a full-on superhero party, they’re the perfect snack. With hot melted cheese and bat-shaped chips, it's enough to make even Damian Wayne crack a smile! Best of all, they’re really easy to make, requiring just a handful of basic ingredients and a Batman cookie cutter.
Want to whip up a batch? You’re in luck! Alfred’s given us his top-secret recipe! You can download step-by-step instructions by clicking here.

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Car Dog Seat Cover + Hammock
We love our four-legged friends, and they love riding in the car.
Solution? Our dog seat cover!
More like a dog hammock, it's easy to clip in when needed and remove when not.
Keep your car clean and hair-free, while protecting the interior of your car. It can also be used for camping, hiking, or other outdoor activities.
Various sizes for every size of car!
Material: PVC waterproof layer, oxford

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ALGERIAN FINANCE MINISTER IN VIENNA FOR OPEC INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT FUND MEETING
ALGIERS,– Algerian Finance Minister Abderrahmane Benkhalfa has left for Vienna, Austria, to attend the 37th session of the Ministerial Council of the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID), which begins on Thursday.
On the sidelines of the meeting, Benkhalfa will meet with his counterparts of other member States of the Organizaton of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to discuss the current global economic and financial situation, the Finance Ministry said in a statement here Wednesday.
OFID recently adopted “an ambitious strategic plan, whose main lines symbolize the spirit of solidarity of oil-producing countries with developing countries”, added the statement.
The meeting coincides with the 40th anniversary of OFID, whose establishment was decided at the first summit of OPEC, held in Algiers in 1975.
The OFID, which comprises all OPEC member states, aims to strengthen South-South co-operation.
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On the picket line
December 5, 2003 | Pages 10 and 11
WASHINGTON--For 11 weeks, 110 workers at Sterling Cleaners and Textile Services in have been striking to win union recognition. Showing up as early as 6 a.m., six days a week, they have proven their resolve in the fight.
Evelyn, an African American woman with more than 10 years at Sterling, told Socialist Worker that promises of good benefits and retirement pensions have been broken. Wages have been stagnant as the cost of living continues to rise--and Sterling just keeps on squeezing even as workers reach their breaking point.
Unlike the victory a year ago at Linens of the Week, another D.C. laundry, the effort here has been more difficult. Some workers, including some who were recently laid off, have been crossing the picket line.
Scabbing workers say that they can't afford to lose wages by joining the strike. But, as Evelyn explained, that's why "we need to make it better" by winning a union.
Another reason for the protracted battle is that Skip Jacobson, the owner, refuses to give in, despite already losing millions of dollars in contracts. When workers picketed his home, Jacobson came outside and "[welcomed] the Mexicans for coming to clean his house," according to Victor Caraballo, a lead organizer with UNITE. This pompous racist has also used this garbage to try to divide workers inside Sterling--but with little success.
So far, workers have mainly used "flying" pickets--that is, following delivery trucks and then setting up picket lines outside the destination. And they've had success getting the public to refuse to use a Sterling service--for example, getting guests at a hotel serviced by Sterling to take their dry cleaning elsewhere. With increasing solidarity, the Sterling workers can show their racist boss who's really in charge.
BERKELEY, Calif.--Graduate student employees were preparing to strike at all eight University of California (UC) campuses up and down the coast to protest unfair labor practices by administrators. The United Auto Workers/Association of Graduate Student Employees (UAW/AGSE) Local 2865, which represents some 11,000 graduate student instructors, readers and tutors, has been locked in contract negotiations with UC for several months.
Just before Thanksgiving, members voted to authorize a strike that could begin as soon as the first week in December. The issue at the center of this strike threat is UC's refusal to allow UAW members the right to engage in sympathy strikes--to honor the picket lines of other unions.
In the fall of 2002, Local 2865 supported striking UC clerical workers in the Coalition of University Employees (CUE). And now UC is out to prevent the same kind of solidarity from happening again.
But union members say they won't be pushed back. Other campus unions have pledged support for the graduate student strike, including CUE, the California Nurses Association and the University Professional and Technical Employees. Other campus unions sent letters of support and wrote a joint editorial to school newspapers.
Budget cuts proposed last month week by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger of more $34 million from UC in the coming months could means the pink slips for hundreds of UC employees. Now's the time to build the kind of solidarity that can beat back Schwarzenegger's budget ax.
THE WORKING 4 Writers slate is the choice in the National Writers Union (NWU) elections that will conclude in December. Led by presidential candidate Gerard Colby, author of highly regarded books on the DuPonts and Rockefellers and president of the Champlain Valley Labor Council in Vermont, the Working 4 Writers has a program to overcome the crisis in the union.
The NWU, which represents freelance writers, has lost 1,500 members over the past two years alone. The key issues were over a disputed election involving former President Jonathan Tasini, as well as Tasini's lack of accountability for following the collapse of the union's fraudulent insurance provider in 2001.
Tasini resigned earlier this year, opening the way for his ally on the executive board, Marybeth Menaker, to take over. A former dissident in the United Auto Workers (UAW), the NWU's parent union, Menaker has the backing of top UAW leaders.
At the NWU Delegates Assembly in September, UAW officials helped Menaker ram through votes to strip locals of power and nearly double dues--none of which was put to a vote by NWU members. Menaker and her allies favor the bureaucratic approach that's all too familiar in the labor movement--a union in which top officers call the shots on corporate campaigns and legislative lobbying, with members simply bystanders.
Working 4 Writers, by contrast, wants to put decision-making into the hands of the locals and rebuilding the union services that matters to working writers. This includes grievance training to help writers negotiate with publishers, the agents' database for book authors and libel insurance.
NWU members should vote for Colby and the Working 4 Writers slate as first step in rebuilding our union.
MADISON, Wis.--November 21 marked the official deadline of a petition drive to raise the minimum wage for workers in the city of Madison, with volunteers exceeding the necessary 12,853 signatures needed to get the proposal on the April ballot as a referendum. The campaign began in September when University of Wisconsin-Madison students unveiled a campaign to pass a charter ordinance to set a city-wide minimum wage at $7.75 an hour, with $3.88 an hour for tipped workers. If enacted, the proposal stipulated that the minimum wage be indexed to inflation.
Volunteers stood on street corners, rode buses, knocked on doors and went through student dorms every day to get the required signatures. Weeks into the campaign Mayor Cieslewicz revealed his own proposal, which ended up shifting support away from the orignial proposal.
But the mayor's proposal will go through city committees and be voted on by the city council rather than be voted on as a referendum. To the disappointment of many activists, leaders of the petition drive announced on the day of the deadline that they would not officially submit the signatures to the city--giving their support to the mayor's proposal instead.
Nevertheless, city residents and student volunteers widely regard the campaign as a success for bringing the issue to the attention of the public. If the City Council does not approve the measure by June 1, or if any damaging concessions are made, activists plan to start over with a new petition drive next summer.

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CamaroNews wanted to post about the hottest Camaro rally in Michigan this weekend. It’s already started and in full swing. Check out some photos and get over to CamaroSuperfest today!
CAMARO SUPERFEST 2014 is happening on Friday-Sunday, July 4-5-6, 2014. Will YOU be there? We certainly hope so! Mark those dates on your calendar, arrange that vacation time and get ready for another year of the longest running ALL Camaro event in the USA!
Last year, in 2013, we reached another high registration count of 430 Camaros. YOU can help increase that by attending and brining your Camaro friends with you! Let’s hit the 500 or even 600 Camaro mark in 2014!
Our other major goal for our event – giving to our charity! We did excellent in 2013 by reaching our goal of $5000! Let’s increase that for 2014 by at least another $1000!
The BIG news to share is our Friday activity for CSF 2014 – we’re returning to the high banks of Michigan International Speedway!! 4-7 parade laps and a picture of your Camaro on the start-finish line. It’s always great fun and you can participate! Our Friday night will include at Meet & Greet at Depot Town and Saturday will be a cruise to the Lingenfelter Collection.
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Wofford fell right into West Virginia's trap. The Mountaineers, who moved up to No. 18 in the Associated Press rankings earlier in the day, used its trapping style of defense to smother the Terriers early and take a 77-44 victory Monday night in the WVU Coliseum.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Wofford fell right into West Virginia’s trap.
The Mountaineers, who moved up to No. 18 in the Associated Press rankings earlier in the day, used its trapping style of defense to smother the Terriers early and take a 77-44 victory Monday night in the WVU Coliseum.
West Virginia (11-1) demonstrated why it leads the nation in steals and turnover margin. The Mountaineers use a full-court trap, then a half-court trap and then often pushed up again to pin opponents in the corners. The Terriers committed 12 turnovers in the first half in falling behind, 42-20. They finished with a season-high 21 turnovers.
“Their defense is unnerving,” Wofford head coach Mike Young said. “They’re really deep and they play really hard.”
Wofford (9-3) scored on its first possession and then things fell apart quickly. The Terriers had six turnovers on the next seven trips, the only clean one ending with a rushed shot to beat the shot clock. West Virginia went up 20-4.
Midway through the second half, Wofford had 25 points and 18 turnovers. West Virginia led in points off turnovers, 27-1.
The Mountaineers are off to their best start since 2009-10, when they ended up in the Final Four. West Virginia has now won 76 times in the past 81 home games against unranked opponents. The Terriers, meanwhile, are 0-20 against ranked teams. Wofford came closest during the 2010 NCAA tournament, falling only 53-49 to No. 13 Wisconsin; and had a 68-64 game against No. 23 Alabama during the 2000-01 season.
”They are no fluke. They are going to win a lot of games,” Young said. “They’re going to beat teams from the Big 12 like that in here.”
Prior to the game, West Virginia honored Juwan Staten for scoring 1,000 career points and head coach Bob Huggins for reaching 750 wins, both coming in the 83-69 win Saturday night against N.C. State in Madison Square Garden. Huggins ranks 14th on the NCAA’s all-time victory list and is third among active coaches, behind only Mike Krzyzewski and Jim Boeheim.
Wofford was led by Spencer Collins with 12 points and Karl Cochran with 10 points and six rebounds. Staten had 17 points for WVU.
“It was pretty tough tonight.” Collins said. “West Virginia is a really good team. I can see them being in the top 10 before long. They really get into you and cause a lot of problems. Our scout team tried to prepare us and they did a good job. But once it came to game time, it was a completely different thing. West Virginia is just so athletic and strong.”
Wofford sophomore point guard Eric Garcia, one of those who handled the West Virginia defense best, took a blow to the head late in the first half and did not play in the second. He has a possible fractured jaw.
“I just thought it was prudent to get him out of here and get him back (home) to Colorado with his family,” Young said. “He can see an oral surgeon there and get checked out.”
The Terriers are off until another difficult task New Year’s Eve day against No. 2 Duke. Southern Conference play begins the first week of January with a trip to Samford and Chattanooga.
“There are a lot of teams that would like to be 9-3 with the wins we have heading into Christmas,” Young said. “We’ll come back and we’ll get better. We have a lot to look forward to. We have a great team and there is a lot of anticipation as we head into the new year.”


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text: The female lacks this black spot. They feed on more than 300 host plants. The female lacks this black spot. Here they are circled in yellow in Papilio polyxenes, commonly known as the black swallowtail. These butterflies are on the smaller side which also makes a clear picture from my phone camera challenging and are mostly found in Central and South America, though a few species range into Mexico and the southern U.S. Is the butterfly bouncing from leaf to leaf? . In this region, the males of the species are strictly yellow in their base color. Male monarchs have two black distinct dots on the bottom part of their wings. To really see the difference, you have to see a female monarch next… Get the side-by-side view to see male or female monarch. Papilio polytes and Papilio dardanus males with claspers open. Clue #3: Fin Shape Next, examine your koi's fins. Probably a female looking for the correct host plant. Perhaps one of the better examples that we have of sexual dimorphism in Ohio is the Black Swallowtail. Telling male from female in other butterflies is much more challenging. My favorite butterfly? 1. The difference between male and female in the Monarch butterfly is much more subtle. Though we can often determine a butterfly's sex by looking at the most obvious differences in its appearance - like the scent spots of the male monarch or wing pattern/color of tiger swallowtails - the best way to distinguish between males and females, particularly if you aren't intimately acquainted with each species, is actually by looking at the butterfly's genitalia. 17864 State Route 374, Rockbridge, OHIO, 43149 740-204-5372, Christopher Kline, Director email@example.com, Kris Kline, Gift Shop Manager firstname.lastname@example.org. Though the term peacock is used irrespective of gender, technically, males are peacocks and females are peahens. Being able to tell the difference between male and female butterflies and moths can be easily determined or difficult depending on the species. The male is slender and the blue line is straighter while The female is rounder producing a bent blue line. Male claspers in the Papilio genus (a swallowtail group) usually come to a point when closed. Males are often perching or patrolling in search of females, and females spend a lot time searching for plants on which to lay their eggs. A female and male monarch. How to Tell the Gender of Your Goldfish 1. Male monarch pupae do not have this line. This “triggers” their reproductive stage and is the prime time to spot a male or a female using the clues below. Another good example of dimorphism is found in southern Ohio with the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail. Butterfly Basics: How do you tell a butterfly from a moth? Very occasionally, you might even see this in the wild. Xerces Society says my Monarchs are doomed!! This species are even referred to as Thistle butterfly as this is what the caterpillars thrive on. how to tell if a oranda fish is male or female. Butterfly Koi For Sale Sexing - How to tell a male butterfly koi from a female butterfly koi?. A mature male koi will have a slender looking body, while a female koi will have a rounded body, particularly when it's spawning season and she's carrying a nest full of eggs! -or- The Next Great Discovery! The male monarch has a black spot on the wing vein just below the discal cell. The male has a black dot on a vein of that wing, whereas the female has none. That black dot contains pheromones that are used by males to attract females, but it's not yet known if Monarchs are using that strategy. Male and female Monarchs mating and ascending to a Maple Tree from “Beauty on the Wing: Life Story of the Monarch Butterfly” illustrated book (unpublished). You May Also Like: How to Breed Goldfish. Mostly, the males are bigger than females. 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Ultimately, the best way to tell male from female in butterflies is by doing some relatively rude things to them, things that you would probably not want done to yourself! In some species, you might not be able to easily identify the claspers; in fact, I still have trouble with the Heliconius genus. Females tend to have rounder abdomens. Here’s How to Tell the Difference Between a Male and Female Peacock. Diagram modified … Of course, this example isn't prefect. However in some species, like the monarch, you will note a small divot in the last segment of her abdomen. Sometimes you can tell the gender of the butterfly based on the butterfly's behavior. For many species female caterpillars are larger than males of the same age. Some species such as the Painted Lady butterfly look the same in color and markings and can only be differentiated by examining anatomical structures. It's the End of the World for Monarchs .

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Thousands of kilometers may separate head coach Mike Magpayo of UC Riverside and Gilas Pilipinas program director Tab Baldwin, nearly 12,000 to be exact, but the distance has not stopped both coaches from expressing mutual admiration.
Magpayo, the first Asian-American head coach in the history of US NCAA Division I, is fresh off his maiden season as shot-caller for the Highlanders where they went 14-8 overall (10-5 in the Big West Conference).
All throughout, he shared he was keeping tabs on another youth-laden squad - the Philippine national team preparing for three major FIBA competitions starting June.
And with all the promise Gilas has shown despite being bannered by cadets, the Fil-Am mentor was full of praises for Baldwin.
"I was lucky enough that I got to see coach Baldwin and the Gilas team practice many years ago and they left me inspired. I've always admired the team from afar here in the U.S. I root for the program very much and am impressed by what they've accomplished so far," Magpayo gushed in a message to ESPN5.com.
The two had already met back in 2016 when Magpayo was visiting his native land and Baldwin was head coach of the Philippine national team.
Now, the 41-year-old is trekking his own path and has just guided UC Riverside to its best-ever season. For that, he was accorded the Joe B. Hall Award, given to the best rookie head coach in US NCAA Div. I.
If an opportunity presents itself down the road, Magpayo said that he would be willing to help out the Gilas program.
Magpayo made it a point to add, though, that there are no discussions going on, let alone a decision being made. He simply wants to help out the program in any way he can.
"I was just saying how much I support them and root for them and want to only help in any way I can in the future when I'm called on to serve my family's homeland," he said.
Baldwin, on the other hand, appreciated Magpayo's desire of one day assisting Gilas and added that if and when that opportunity presents itself, the UC Riverside head coach would be welcomed with open arms.
"That's really great to hear and at some point an occasion may arise where this could become a reality. It is always a positive thing when a successful coach, like Mike is, supports and shows interest in the job we are doing with the national team program," he told ESPN5.com.

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The 33-year-old royal is officially off the market as he's preparing to tie the knot with his American actress fiancée Meghan Markle in just over a month's time, but 'Arrow' star Katie has revealed that if a night out in Miami in 2014 had gone differently, Harry could have been walking down the aisle with her instead.
She revealed: ''I was just there with some of my girlfriends, we had just finished shooting ['Arrow'], we were on vacation. He had come with some of his friends ... one of his friends, I think, was getting married, so he was a part of the bachelor party. They were sorta on a bachelor weekend, and they were, like, 'Hey. You guys should come out with us.'''
The 31-year-old actress - who is the daughter of Sherry Williams and the late David Cassidy - turned down the chance to hang out with royalty though, as she didn't want to be photographed with the flame-haired prince.
She added: ''[The bachelor party guys] were like, 'You guys should come out with us tonight.' I was like, 'Uh, no.' With all due respect, Prince Harry, that's the last thing I'm gonna do - be photographed. Not that I have anything against him - he's wonderful and lovely - but, you know, I've also been an 'on my own merit' type of girl ... not necessarily just the daughter of [David] or 'Harry's girl.' I have my own identity.''
Despite turning down the royal, the 'Click' actress still has nothing but kind words to say about him.
Speaking to 'Entertainment Tonight', she said: ''He's the most loveliest, kindest person, honestly. And also, the fact that my girlfriends and I were like, 'Thank you so much, but no thank you, we're not gonna party with you and your friends tonight' - he was like, we saw him the next day at the pool and [he was] respectful. Like, 'You guys are cool. OK, we get it.' And I was like, 'Sorry!'''
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Nine out of ten American adults are unhealthy metabolism, mainly because of the food they eat. Experts say it might be time the government did regulate what Americans put in their mouths.
Dariush Mozaffarian is a heart doctor at Tufts University in Massachusetts. He said the food industry is the only area of the economy “where the majority of products are knowingly dangerous and we leave it to the public” to choose what to have.
If there’s a product that hurts people, “we’ll get rid of it,” said Mozaffarian.
To check a person’s metabolic health, doctors measure things like blood sugar, cholesterol and blood pressure. People with poor metabolic health are at increased risk of developing diabetes, heart disease, and other serious health problems.
“If nine out of ten adults are metabolically unhealthy, mainly due to diet-related illness, you know we have a broken system,” said Mozaffarian.
A big part of the problem is that Americans eat a lot of junk food. Junk foods are processed foods like candy or potato chips that deliver little nutritionally Worth and are high in fat, salt and sugar. A study by the National Institutes of Health found that junk food makes up 1 in 7 Calories in adults and 1 in 5 calories in children.
Junk food is hard to resist because it contains things the body wants and needs.
Sweet, salty and fatty foods “are things that are very important to life, they provide energy,” says Linda Bartoshuk. She is a professor of food science at the University of Florida.
The problem, she said, is that the body has a hard time knowing when to stop wanting her.
“We ingest too much salt, too much sugar, too much fat, and that creates all kinds of diseases,” said Bartoshuk.
Mozaffarian is among the health experts calling for more guidelines to help Americans eat healthier foods.
He wants the federal government to improve nutrition in existing nutrition programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Meals on Wheels. SNAP provides financial aid to poor families to buy groceries, and Meals on Wheels supplies meals to elderly Americans.
Mozaffarian also believes that food nutrition should be included in the health system. Although Americans’ health is deteriorating, the United States spent $ 3.8 trillion on health care in 2019.
For example, doctors could write Recipes for healthy foods that are partially or fully paid for, Mozaffarian said. He also believes there could be more nutritional education for health workers and medical school students.
And while Mozaffarian believes nutritional education would be effective, most importantly, changing Americans’ diets is important, he said.
“We need to properly fix the food so that parents and children who are busy and want to enjoy their lives can get nourished. payable Eat, ”he said.
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regulate – n. Establish rules or laws that control (something)
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nourishment – n. the process of eating the right kind of food so that you can properly grow and be healthy
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Neil Young has just announced the release of the 1976 Hitchhiker on Sept. 8. The album, long considered lost, is a solo acoustic album that was recorded live over one day in Indigo Studios in Malibu.
Among the 10 songs to be released are ones that would later show up on other Young albums. “Human Highway” would be released just two years later on “Comes a Time” and “Powderfinger,” “Ride My Llama” and “Pocahontas” would later be released on the 1979 classic, “Rust Never Sleeps.”
A real treat for Young fans however will be the chance to hear the previously commercially unreleased “Hawaii”, described as “a soaring ballad” and a song occasionally played live, “Give Me Strength.”
The title track alone would be re-recorded and released on Young’s 2010 Le Noise album. You can hear the original acoustic version below:
The original 1976 recordings were produced by long-time Young producer, David Briggs. The new release will have post-production done by John Hanlon, who has produced many of Young’s albums in recent decades.
While Young looks to the past with these archival recordings, he has also been releasing new material with his backing band, Promise of the Real. He released both studio and live albums in 2016 and just last month released a music video for the song “Children of Destiny”.


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It has been weeks since the presidential election and the FBI is still holding onto Huma Abedin's emails found on Anthony Weiner's computer.
A justice department lawyer speaking to a federal judge said Abedin's 650,000 emails have not been handed over to the state department and that there's no time frame for doing so.
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posted 04-26-2013 05:41 PM ET (US)
I'm in the process of moving my batteries from the splash well to under the pull out stairs. The boat is an 1988 Boston Whaler Revenge 20 W-T. I'm wondering if i'm better off running cables right from where they connect at the motors or from a junction point? I have a merc 200 and a 15 hp kicker and both of them have cables long enough to reach the port side of the splash well where I figure I could mount some kind of juncion point and run the longer cable to the batteries from there. Is this feasable to save me some money on the cable lengths I need to buy? If I go the junction point what do I use to join the ends of the cables together? THanks and for any tips.
posted 04-26-2013 05:49 PM ET (US)
Junctions are certainly possible, but they add a possible point of failure. Are you going to have a battery switch or VSR in your system? If so, you can use that at a connection point on the (+) cables. I'd home run the (-) cables under that scenario, but better to do it right and keep the switch near the batteries, and home run the primary cables to the motors. If you have a terminal lug crimper, you can reuse some of the original cable for shorter runs from the battery bank to the switch, etc.
posted 04-26-2013 06:27 PM ET (US)
For the junction, simply use power posts like those, that's why they're designed for:
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On mine, I bolted 2, a 5/16" and a 3/8", 6" apart on a 10"x4" piece of HDPE (cutting board), that was bolted inside one of the stern seats box. Even if they're covered with rubber caps, I prefer to have them in an enclosed area to minimize the risk or shorting...
posted 04-27-2013 12:30 AM ET (US)
Both my current Outrage and my previous Montauk had spliced battery cables (done by previous owners) and both of them eventually failed. I was lucky that I wasn't out at sea either time. For the price of an extra 4 feet of cable, why would you want to take a shortcut with splices? When you subtract the cost of the extra lugs and the splice posts, the savings is probably negligible.
posted 04-27-2013 06:09 AM ET (US)
Ya for an extra four feet of cable I guess it is better to go right to the motors. Using one of those battery switches though. Both positive terminals from the motors go to the switch and from there a pos goes to the batteries? Then both neg cables from the motors goes right to the batteries? I'm hoping to squeeze two group 24 batteries under the stairs. One battery would be for starting the main motor only and the other would be used for powering the circuit panel and the two electric down riggers. The kicker gets the most use so It's charging circuit would trickle charge both batteries I hope.
posted 04-27-2013 06:40 AM ET (US)
Ok I just took another look at Jims electronic section and i'm gonna go with his 'new' set up for twin engines and two batteries. My concerns were with having both engines running upon start up before heading out as the kicker needs to be warmed up before it will go into gear. With the Jims set up I can run both engines and charge both batteries at the same time wihtout wrecking anything. Thanks guys.
posted 04-27-2013 08:27 AM ET (US)
In an installation in which the battery cables run a long distance, and especially when they run a long distance in some enclosed space or in a conduit, a disconnect should be provided close to the battery.
In the dual-engine two-battery arrangement that I show in my article
in the drawing with the caption "New", and as I note in the text with the comment
there is no disconnect in the battery circuit to the outboard engine. The electrical circuit of the outboard is always connected, and there is alway power on the battery cables running to the outboard from the battery. An arrangement like that is probably acceptable if the battery is mounted in an open transom and is only a few feet from the engine. That is a very common situation in many small boats. The battery is just connected directly to the cables from the outboard engine. The total length of un-fused battery cable is only about six feet. In an arrangement with the battery located in an interior compartment of the boat, and with cables running through a tunnel or other passageway to the engine from the battery, having a electrical disconnect near the battery is probably better. There will be 20 feet of battery cable in an installation like that, and that length of unprotected power distribution is probably not the best approach.
posted 04-27-2013 08:50 AM ET (US)
When the battery is moved farther away from its principal load, the electric starting motor, there is concern about the total voltage drop in the distribution system. The existing battery cables on the outboard are a wire size that will create some voltage drop during engine cranking, but not too much voltage drop to prevent successful cranking and engine start due to either the electric motor stalling or turning too slowly.
If you maintain the present cables and add an extension to reach a battery that is farther away, the resistance in the extension cables plus the resistance in the original cables will produce the voltage drop. The segment of the cables which is the extension portion must have very low resistance, because it has to deliver the battery voltage to the original cables with nearly no voltage drop. This may require the extension cables to be very large.
If the original battery cables are removed and a new, one-piece, battery cable installed, the cable must have very low resistance. It may be possible to use a one-piece cable that is actually smaller than would be needed in a two-segment installation. For example, let me demonstrate with some resistance values. I am going to just make up some values in order to demonstrate the problem. These values are not actual values and don't use them as a guide. They are just to demonstrate the problem.
Let us say that the original cables have 0.2-Ohm of resistance. And let us say that the maximum resistance that can be tolerated for proper starting is 0.3-Ohm. If the original cables are connected directly to the battery, the resistance is 0.1-Ohm less than the maximum, so there is some margin in the circuit.
Next, let us say that the cables must be extended. The extension cable has to have very low resistance. There is only 0.1-Ohm of margin left. This means a cable must have only 0.1-Ohm of resistance at most, and preferably less. It would be better to get a cable of 0.05-Ohm resistance. Then the total circuit resistance would be 0.05 + 0.2 = 0.25-Ohm, and there would still some margin in the circuit, about 0.05-Ohm.
Another and perhaps better approach would be to make new cables, one-piece cable, no splices or joints, and replace the existing cables. If the cables were made from a proper wire size, the total resistance of the new cables could be 0.2-Ohm, and we would still have the original margin of 0.1-Ohm in the circuit.
You can see that in the case of the extension cable method, the resistance of the extension cable must be no more than 0.05-Ohm if we are going to retain any margin it the circuit at all. In the case of the replacement cable, the resistance can be 0.2-Ohm and the margin will remain the same.
If the extension portion of the cable were twice the original length, then the length of the extension would 2X, and the length of the new one-piece cables would be 3X. Now we can compare the wire gauges.
An extension cable would need a resistance of 0.05-Ohm for a length of 2X, or a resistance of 0.025-Ohm per X-distance. A replacement cable would need a resistance of 0.2-Ohm for a length of 3X, or a resistance of 0.066-Ohm per X-distance. This means the resistance per unit of length of the extension cable must be 0.025/0.066 or 0.375 of the resistance of a replacement cable that is one-third longer. To lower the resistance that much will mean using a cable of much larger size for the extension than the size needed for the one-piece cable. The reason for that, of course, is the circuit still has the relatively high resistance of the original cables, where were sized for only a short run.
posted 04-27-2013 09:01 AM ET (US)
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posted 04-27-2013 11:40 AM ET (US)
THanks Jimh. I'm gonna go ahead and get a one piece cable from motor to batteries. I'm gonna get the 4 awg. THe smaller kicker has a real small diameter set of cables on it and the bigger motor looks like it's already got the 4 awg so i'm gonna do both in 4 awg. THanks
posted 04-27-2013 02:28 PM ET (US)
Well I went to the store and took a look at the cables. Looks like the main motor has 4awg now and the smaller one has 8. I'm gonna replace both with 2awg and hope for the best. Looks like I need a total of 80 feet of cable and at 3.00/foot it's gonna cost me money!! Thanks for all the tips
posted 04-27-2013 05:20 PM ET (US)
All you need is a little resistance in a connection for a high-current application and you have not only lot of voltage drop but the potential for heat to be generated. It's tough to keep a junction like that pristine and tight in a marine environment.
You will notice that in most cars the positive battery cable runs directly to the starter solonoid (which is mounted on the starter motor itself) this minimizing both distance and intermediate junctions.
posted 04-28-2013 08:52 AM ET (US)
The electric starting motor for the auxiliary engine probably draws much less current than the electric starting motor for the main engine, and the cable sized needed for it will be smaller.
I will try to put some real-world numbers to my example above by using the actual resistance for various lengths and wire gauges.
posted 04-28-2013 12:05 PM ET (US)
Here are some real-world values for resistance. For the resistance of copper wire according to its size in the American Wire Gauge (AWG) I relied on the information at
The resistance at normal temperatures for copper wire per 1,000-feet is
4-AWG = 0.2485
In the 2010 rigging guide from Bombardier Recreational Products for Evinrude engines, the following guide lines are given for electrical cable size and distance between engine and battery for a large V6 engine:
1 to 10-feet of cable: 4-AWG
The distances above refer to the distance between battery and engine, not for the total length of the cables. I am going to assume that the total length of the conductors will be twice those dimension. The maximum allowed resistance can be inferred as follows:
If 4-AWG can be used up to 10-feet, this implies 20-feet of conductor in the circuit. The resistance of 20-feet of 4-AWG is found from the data above to be 0.0050-Ohms.
Now we compare to the other cases. For 2-AWG at 15-feet we have 0.0047-Ohm limit, and for the 1-AWG at 20-feet we have a 0.0050-Ohm. We see that the maximum resistance allowed for proper engine starting is 0.0050, 0.0047, or 0.0050-Ohm.
From this we can make an inference that the total resistance for good engine starting in the circuit between the battery and the engine must not be more than about 0.0048-Ohm
Now we investigate the situation we have at hand in this discussion. There is an engine with its original 4-AWG cables. Let us say these cables are 6-feet long, or a total conductor length of 12-feet. We calculate their resistance to be 0.002982-Ohm. We subtract this resistance from the maximum resistance allowed, 0.0048-ohm, to find how much resistance we can add to the circuit: 0.00182-Ohm.
Now we can calculate the maximum length we can extend the cables with a 2-AWG extension. With a resistance of 0.1563-Ohms/1,000-feet, we find that the total length of 2-AWG conductor that has a resistance of 0.00182-Ohm will be 11.6-feet. Thus we can only extend the cables an additional 5.8-feet using 2-AWG. In other words, the original 6-foot 4-AWG cables can be extended an additional 5.8-feet with 2-AWG extensions, until we reach the maximum resistance allowed. This gives us a total distance allowed with this method of only 11.8-feet.
Repeating the above but making the extension with 1-AWG cable shows that the maximum length of a 1-AWG extension would be 7.3-feet. This gives us a total distance allowed with this method of only 13.3-feet.
In this analysis there was no resistance allowed for making any splices or connections between the cables. Every splice or connection will add some resistance to the circuit, so it would be prudent to consider that the distances calculated for an extension cable are probably too long for pratical use. In practice the extension distance would need to be shorter to account for the added resistance of the connection between the original cables and the extension cables.
This analysis shows why installations in which the batteries are moved away from the engine and the original cables are retained but extended by larger cables tend to have problems. The original cables have so much resistance in them that they do not provide much margin for any extension cable to have resistance. For best outcomes, the cables to the engine from the battery should be replaced with new cables, one-piece cables, of the appropriate length. If the distance between the battery and engine is more than 20-feet, the cable size will have to be increased even larger, to 0-AWG conductors, if the guidelines for maximum resistance (which have been inferred from the rigging data) are to be followed.
posted 04-28-2013 12:15 PM ET (US)
Above, I have calculated the maximum resistance recommended in the starting circuit for the battery cables as 0.0048-Ohm. We can estimate that during starting a very high current will flow. The initial current flow may be around 300-Amperes. We can calculate the voltage drop in the cable part of the circuit as 1.44-Volts.
When the battery is placed under a load of 300-Amperes, its terminal voltage will drop from the no-load resting terminal voltage. This is an additional voltage drop to take into consideration. The battery itself will probably drop at least 1-Volt under a 300-Ampere load.
We can roughly figure the voltage delivered to the starter motor under a 300-Ampere load to be about 2.5-Volts less than the voltage measured at the battery terminals with no load present.
posted 04-28-2013 09:00 PM ET (US)
Thank you so much for calculating all that info. After looking at it again today I figured I was gonna run the original 4 awg and 6 awg to disconnects and from there another 16' of 2 awg to the batteries. If I have to use 0 awg now it's starting to really add up. I'm gonna have to rethink this one. THanks
posted 04-29-2013 11:07 AM ET (US)
When I managed several large uninterruptible power supply (UPS) devices, the battery bank had monitoring devices that could calculate the internal resistance of the battery. A new, high-quality, AGM 12-Volt battery--which cost about $250-- would typically have an internal resistance of less than 0.003-Ohm when new. Once in service the internal resistance tended to increase, and after three years it was typical to see an internal resistance of more than 0.003, perhaps as much as 0.0035-Ohm.
When 300-Amperes flows from the battery, it flows through that internal resistance, so there is a voltage drop. If we assume the resistance is 0.0033-Ohms, then a 300-Ampere load produces a 1-Volt drop in the battery voltage. Again, that is for a really high-quality AGM battery that is at full charge and in good condition. A battery of lower quality will have a higher internal resistance when new, and that internal resistance will increase with age and service.
Because the internal resistance of the battery can vary with the quality, age, and care given to the battery, we see that in any particular situation with an outboard engine and a starting battery a range of variation in terminal voltage drop under load exists, even beyond the usual expectation of the terminal voltage to vary due to state of charge. These variations can also affect the outcome of moving the batteries away from the load. Low-cost, moderate quality, three-year-old batteries might be sufficient to start an outboard engine if there is no voltage drop in the cables. Those same batteries may be inadequate to start an outboard if they are connected by long cables that introduce additional voltage drop.
posted 04-29-2013 05:16 PM ET (US)
I went to the local Marina/Merc dealer today and they said that engine came with 6 foot leads and I could extend those up to 12 feet with no issues. Beyond 12 feet they said 2 awg would do the trick with no problems. Sure hope they weren't lying to drum up some business! Either way i'm gonna put off the relocation program and concentrate on the new Hydraulic Steering from Uflex I just ordered. I will post pics and how it went when it goes. Thanks for all the tips and info.
posted 04-29-2013 11:32 PM ET (US)
Your Mercury dealer may be correct. That would be the case if the rigging recommendations for your specific outboard engine allowed cable lengths of that wire gauge and length. The best way to establish that would be to see Mercury literature that specified those tolerances.
In my calculation above, my tolerance for resistance was based on the literature of the engine manufacturer, which was Evinrude, and which applied to high-horsepower V6 models.
It is reasonable that the electric motor starting current might vary among various engines. The starter motor current could vary with different designs of starter motors, and perhaps with gear ratio of the starter pinion to the flywheel gear.
With Evinrude outboard engines, they won't start unless the cranking speed reaches a certain minimum RPM. This may have influenced the recommendation for battery cable tolerance; that is, they want the engine to be cranked over at a decent speed, about 300-RPM, in order to be certain to be above the minimum engine rotation speed to start.
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That is one of the views of the future of the iconic city centre building, raised at the Sheffield Telegraph’s lively round table on the John Lewis building, which brought together civic leaders, community organisations and the public to discuss it at Sheffield City Hall.
Museums, shops, and arts spaces were all among suggestions, with all options still on the table.
Tom Hunt, the deputy director of Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute, said his overwhelming feeling was excitement, with a new city centre taking shape.
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He said: “We in Sheffield aren’t waiting for a remote landlord or a building owner to come forward with their ideas. We can shape this.
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He said they could make a statement about the town centre.
Telegraph reader Joseph Flynn, aged 26, said the regeneration of Sheffield was something he was passionate about. He said the thing that was missing was Sheffield’s identity.
He liked the idea of a football museum, as it was ‘experiential’ – something that could not be done online. He thought the football museum proposals developed the city’s ‘outdoor city’ reputation, and it could be taken even further as a sports museum.
He added: “We have the largest theatre complex outside London. Who knows that outside Sheffield? The theatre music and dance museum that was part of the V&A in London is now without a home. Can we have that here in Sheffield and build on that and define ourselves as the city of theatre, dance and culture?”
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