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Ok, guys...finally put my hands on the Twilight of The Gods expansion (damn if it wasn't long...) and here I am posting the classical topics...
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At Fort Bragg, North Carolina, an antiwar newspaper advertisement signed by 29 U.S. soldiers supporting the Concerned Officers Movement results in controversy. The group had been formed in 1970 in Washington, D.C., by a small group of junior naval officers opposed to the war. The newspaper advertisement at Fort Bragg was in support of group's members, who had joined with antiwar activist David Harris and others in San Diego to mobilize opposition to the departure of the carrier USS Constellation for Vietnam. No official action was taken against the military dissidents at Fort Bragg and the aircraft carrier sailed on schedule from San Diego.
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On Sunday, Liverpool beat Cardiff in a penalty shootout to win the League Cup, the team's first trophy in six years.
While the Liverpool players were celebrating on the field, one cute young boy in the crowd was while being held on his father's shoulders. The boy had his hands open and was throwing them around wildly...so wildly that he ended up sticking his thumb in his left eye.
However, whether the young Liverpool fan is just a real tough kid or he was just so excited that his team won the League Cup, he kept right on celebrating without even shedding a tear.
Of course, after the thumb in the eye, he kept his fists closed from that point on. And that's a good lesson for the kids at home.
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Masters Of The Universe
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You were playing with the ideas of sexual ambiguity at a time when pop stars who were actually gay were dancing around the issue or denying it.
We didn't feel like it was harming our career at all. I wasn't doing it for shock value. I was just playing with it, enjoying it. I look back at some of the outfits, and I laugh now. We saw some pictures recently and were laughing because I had on like a knee-length leather dress. I remember underneath it, I was wearing stockings and suspenders, and I was going on TV like that. It seemed like fun at the time, and I didn't think too much about the consequences. I think it some ways it was a little bit groundbreaking. It did help some people deal with their identities.
Do you have more male or female disciples?
I would say fifty-fifty. I think I get more males come up to me saying, "You and your music have changed my life." That's what I hear so much.
These days, every guitar band is taking their turn at the electropop you pioneered -- what do you think of The Killers, Franz Ferdinand, et. al.?
I like them, and MGMT. I think the stuff they do is great. It's always really flattering. We seem to have influenced many different genres of music: someone you don't expect very much, like Kanye West. It's nice.
What electronic music do you like now?
I DJ about two or three times a year, and I listen to a lot of dance music. My favorite artist at the moment is somebody called Rekorder. I think there's a lot of good electronic dance music that's being made. Personally, I think the majority of the challenging and interesting stuff is coming out of Europe. This may sound sacrilegious over here, but the American dance scene has been stuck in a time warp for the past 20 years. It doesn't seem to move. The whole house scene seems to be the prevalent one.
According to your press release, you overcame differences with Dave Gahan to make the new album. What were they?
For me, there weren't really any big issues. I think Dave did a lot of talking at the time of his solo project about me being the dictator and not allowing him to be creative and put his ideas forward. A lot of that really was talk, because the first time he really seriously presented demos for inclusion on an album was "Playing the Angel," and we got three of them on there. The only other time he came forward with an idea was one very, very basic idea, which was him singing on his own on a beach. That was for the "Ultra" project. We didn't feel like it was a perfect song and didn't know what to do with it. That was a tension, I suppose, but I didn't feel a big tension between us. The band at the moment is the best it's ever been. The recording was a joy. We were a bit depressed when the recording sessions came to an end; we were having such fun.
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Triple Clap Pushup Tutorial
Below is a new video tutorial dedicated to the triple clap pushup. Within the video, I discuss how to perform the exercise and demonstrate a few progressions that you can use to achieve the movement. There are also related discussions about the benefits of the exercise and form considerations such as foot placement and bending at the waist.
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Troy July 1st, 2011 7:16 am
Excellent tutorial and another fun pushup variation.
I'll have to give it a try. Some bands would be nice to have to keep from face-planting into the ground. (I'll be trying this on carpet first; that's for sure.)
Andres July 1st, 2011 9:49 am
defenetly a "must do"!!!
Muscle Double July 4th, 2011 7:38 am
I've always been doing pushups but I've never done any pushups with claps. What more for 3 claps?! Maybe I should give it a try.
Thanks for sharing!
Ryan July 20th, 2011 7:13 pm
What happened to the other posts that were up the other day?
Matt April 29th, 2012 11:04 am
Been doing normal clap pushups infront of my chest for ages, never even thought about variations of it, saw a behind the back single clap at the gym the other day tried it and managed it, searched to see if there was anything more difficult, this pushup is insane im definately working towards this
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This is a great underdog product - I would have said under-rated , but It's not even rated in first place !! only one review on it on not-so-famous blog, but it's a wonderful product that DOES really work ..We all know how any new shoes could be a pain in the "feet " at first , specially if you're a someone who works as a teacher , SA , Nurse or anywork that requires a lot of standing , I use this on spots where I get the most pressure & friction on my feet and it works like a charm ..I knew it really works when I stopped using it on some new , or problem shoes , once you use it you can feel the difference ..It's not a miracle product that will heal already-there blisters , but it will prevent them before putting on those sexy heels or even formal pumps ..My only complaint is the packaging , though very practical and the product is superb , its mechanism may be a little tricky , it looks like a lipstick one but its not that stable ,it "rolls" down when I am using it so I must hold the base more , otherwise I 've already ordered another one :)
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"You are Ohr
ha-Olam (the light of the world)."
Messiah Yeshua said in the Sermon on the Mount:
Matt 5:14 You are
Ohr ha-Olam (the light of the world). A city that is set on an hill cannot be
Matt 5:15 Neither do men light menorah (a lamp), and put it under a
basket, but on a lampstand; and it giveth light unto all that are in the
Matt 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good
works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
Why does Yeshua say to his talmidim: "You are Ohr ha-Olam (the light of the world)"?
Isaiah 49:6 And He said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be My servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be My salvation unto the end of the earth.
These lines are about:
- Messiah Yeshua;
- Israel
Dan 12:3 And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
Yeshua said in Hoshana Raba (the last day, the great day of Sukkot):
John 8:12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
In the courtyard of the Temple there were gold menorahs. People saw shine of the light. Yeshua opened the spiritual sense of this light: "... I am the light of the world..."
In Exod.25, Lev.24 we read about menorah:
"And thou shalt make menorah (a candlestick) [of] pure gold: [of] beaten work shall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same. And six branches shall come out of the sides of it; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side: Three bowls made like unto almonds, [with] a knop and a flower in one branch; and three bowls made like almonds in the other branch, [with] a knop and a flower: so in the six branches that come out of the candlestick. And in the candlestick [shall be] four bowls made like unto almonds, [with] their knops and their flowers. And [there shall be] a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, according to the six branches that proceed out of the candlestick. Their knops and their branches shall be of the same: all it [shall be] one beaten work [of] pure gold. And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof: and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may give light over against it. And the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, [shall be of] pure gold. [Of] a talent of pure gold shall he make it, with all these vessels. And look that thou make [them] after their pattern, which was shewed thee in the mount." (Exod 25:31-40)
Lev 24:1 And the
LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Lev 24:2
Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten
for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually.
Lev 24:3
Without the vail of the testimony, in the tabernacle of the congregation, shall
Aaron order it from the evening unto the morning before the LORD continually: [it
shall be] a statute for ever in your generations.
In the First Temple there were 10 menorahs:
1Kings 7:49 And menorahs (the candlesticks) of pure gold, five on the right [side], and five on the left, before the oracle, with the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs [of] gold,
Shaul says we need be like LIGHTS (MENORAHS) in the world.
Phil 2:15 That
you may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the
midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom you shine as lights in the


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I was wondering if there is a mod out there which does away with the default weaponry in UT, and will allow a person to use more visceral, realistic weapons? I know about Infiltration and Strike force etc., but is there just a simple mod which changes only the weapons and not any other aspect of the game? If so, does it work in single player as well?


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Pope Benedict XVI leads his final and last Angelus from resign pope
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Dear brothers and sisters...The Lord is calling me to climb the mountain, to devote myself even more to prayer and meditation. But this does not mean abandoning the Church, indeed, if God is asking me to do this, it is so I can continue to serve the Church with the same dedication and the same love with which I have done thus far, but in a way that is better suited to my age and my strength. We will always be close in prayer!. Dear brothers and sisters! On the second Sunday of Lent, the liturgy always presents us with the Gospel of the Transfiguration of the Lord. The evangelist Luke places particular emphasis on the fact that Jesus was transfigured as he prayed: his is a profound experience of relationship with the Father during a sort of spiritual retreat that Jesus lives on a high mountain in the company of Peter, James and John , the three disciples always present in moments of divine manifestation of the Master (Luke 5:10, 8.51, 9.28).The Lord, who shortly before had foretold his death and resurrection (9:22), offers his disciples a foretaste of his glory. And even in the Transfiguration, as in baptism, we hear the voice of the Heavenly Father, This is my Son, the Chosen One listen to him (9:35). The presence of Moses and Elijah, representing the Law and the Prophets of the Old Covenant, it is highly significant: the whole history of the Alliance is focused on Him, the Christ, who accomplishes a new exodus (9:31) , not to the promised land as in the time of ...
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Buyers: Stretching Your Budget Means Compromise
As a good buyer's agent, I love a challenge. When someone comes to me trying to make a budget stretch just a little bit further than it would usually go, that's the kind of client I love to have. My goal is always to make at least a ten percent difference to the price the client pays, the value of the property they get, or some combination of the two. Nonetheless, the ones who can almost but not quite afford what they want without me (or someone equally good) as an agent are the ones I really get off on working with. The single mom of two who I can help get into the three bedroom condo or PUD instead of two, so everybody gets their own room. The huge family (or multiple family) where everybody pitches in together for the house they're all going to live in together. The young newlyweds who are just getting started and may only intend to hold onto the property for a few years, but they're going to start their family there. One hopes you get the idea, and of course, preventing the "mistake" properties that are just going to suck a budget dry and be an ugly problem to sell.
There is nonetheless a thin but sharp divide between someone like that and someone who will only buy the Taj Mahal at a cut rate price. Someone calls me and asks for something that doesn't exist and isn't going to at a price they are willing to pay, I'm going to be completely upfront about telling them that what they're asking for is not realistic, and any agent worth a damn is going to do exactly the same thing. Anyone who can swing it is eager to buy the Taj Mahal at a cut rate price.
I did use the phrase "cut rate Taj Mahal" deliberately. If it's beautiful, people will want it. That's the way people are wired; women especially so, and women are the ones that make the "buy" decision. The only thing that prevents it from selling is if they can get more for their money out of some other property. An attractive property that is not significantly over-priced will sell in any market. Of course, it will sell for significantly more in a hot market than a buyer's market, but that's an entirely different subject. The property is on the market when it is on the market, and whether a seller could have made more by waiting is a subject for a different article. The point is that beautiful properties will sell, there is always demand for them, and if they are priced even close to the right level, you will get people lining up to buy them, competing to buy them. The probability of a cut rate offer being the one that is accepted is about the same as winning the lottery with a single ticket. An ethical listing agent won't let it go for less than it's worth. Heck, a crummy listing agent won't let it go for less either - they are paid on commission!
I just checked the statistics on MLS. When I originally wrote this, the San Diego area was down to 12099 active listings, while 946 had gone Pending in the last seven days, giving us about a 13 week theoretical supply (89 days) in inventory. That's a balanced market, no longer the buyer's market. But a sample of actives in a couple of diverse zip codes yielded that about 20% of the theoretical actives are short sales with an accepted contract that were allowed to remain on the active list. Looking at 80% of the actives number, and assuming that a short sale takes about ten weeks on average, that means the real numbers were about a 57 day supply of inventory - just over 8 weeks. This means we're edging down to a full fledged seller's market, and it wasn't yet Easter.
So what does this mean to buyers? The first thing to consider is that the above numbers are the statistical mean. You're lumping the beautiful property in a great neighborhood with fantastic schools with the cluttered, trashed, falling apart piece of garbage in an area where the schools mostly teach "Hanging out with an ankle bracelet", and then taking the non-existent middle course between the two. Assuming you don't really want the cluttered trashed falling apart ghetto property, this means you're competing for the property at the other end of the spectrum - by which I mean the highly desirable properties that are going quickly and for good prices. The morning I wrote this, I called the listing agents on two such properties that have been on the market less than a week, and got believable responses that both properties have already gotten multiple offers. Those properties are not going to go for a cut rate price, and buyers putting in low-ball offers to see if they work are wasting paper and wasting time. In such an environment, the days when I or anyone else could "steal" an attractive property like that for thirty-five percent under the appraised value are gone, as I must have predicted here in writing on at least three or four occasions - not that there was any great predictive ability involved.
If you're wealthier than Midas and don't mind spending your wealth on housing, this article just isn't relevant. For those looking to buy significantly below the limits of their means (and I do seem to get a fair number of clients in this category, for which I am profoundly thankful, and I can make an even larger difference than usual), large parts can be ignored because they have the alternative of increasing the budget if they don't like their choices at the current dollar limit. For those who want to stretch their budget and make every dollar count, it is critical, and failing to follow something very close to this model is a recipe for disaster. The idea is to make rational, informed choices that you will be happy with later.
The first thing to consider is your budget. In order to buy within a budget, you have to know what that budget is. There are no more "Make Believe" loans - and this is a Good Thing, as I'm certain the vast majority of the millions of people facing defaulted Make Believe loans right now would agree. They could have afforded something good enough with a sustainable loan, and instead they chose a Make Believe loan in order to get the Taj Mahal, but now they're losing the Taj Mahal, and can no longer qualify to buy the eminently suitable property they could have had if they had chosen rationally in the first place.
I compute what every single buyer client can afford, whether or not they're planning to do the loan with me. I sit down and discuss the questions that need to be answered: "How much cash do you have for the down payment and closing costs?" and "how much income can you document for (the relevant period)?" and "What is your credit score?" I sit down and go over what those numbers mean in terms of purchase price in the current market, and then both the prospective buyers and I have got to agree upon a maximum purchase price we will consider. If the property cannot be obtained within that purchase price, it is a non-starter. There may be a certain amount of gray area as asking price is not the same as sales price, but the bottom line is that if I cannot persuade someone to sell for a price within the budget my client and I have agreed upon, we're going to put that property out of our minds. Most of the trouble I do get arises because there is a lot less slack in the asking price for beautiful properties new on the market than there is for less physically attractive properties that have been sitting a while. I have a choice as to where to put the dividing line as to what the clients see, and my default is always to allow them to see all the properties within a set mark-up of the agreed upon budgetary maximum, even though that may have attractive properties new to the market where the price is not that negotiable, or not that negotiable yet. Transparency, always transparency - even when it causes me problems.
The next thing to consider is "what does the property absolutely have to have?" The hard part here is cutting this list to the bone, if not all the way down to the marrow. You have got to focus on no more than one or two things at this level. It can be a good school district, it can be a certain number of bedrooms or certain size of lot, it can be a certain section of town, it can be a lot of other things but the critical thing is to get that focus laser-sharp. One thing, or at the very most, two. To paraphrase the immortal Monty Python, three is right out, and for reasons similar to those given in the Book of Armaments. You have got to be clear, and you've got to mean it. If it doesn't have this one thing, it's off the list of possibilities, no matter how beautiful it is. That's pretty easy for most folks. The logical corollary of that, however, is much more difficult: that if it does have that one attribute, the property is a serious possibility no matter how ugly, no matter how trashed, no matter any number of other undesirable factors. If you're not serious about this one point, you're not serious about stretching your budget. I'm not going to say that there's nothing a good buyer's agent can do for you, because it wouldn't be true, but if you cannot abide this corollary you have become your own worst enemy. This is at the heart of why there is money in fixer properties. If someone else has already made it beautiful, people are going to line up to buy it at a very competitive price. If you want a budget stretching price, you've got to be willing to some degree to be the one who makes it beautiful.
This applies no matter what else you want. The ultimate expression is that if I run a search and there is one property that meets your budget and your "must have" list. This has never happened to me yet, but there's nothing that says it won't happen tomorrow. At that point, you have Hobson's Choice: that property or none at all. Mind you, "none at all" (i.e. continue renting) is likely to be the superior of those two alternatives in this situation, but it would certainly cut down on my time requirements. Also, there is always the option of "wait and see". Just because nothing on the market today fits the bill doesn't mean that there never will be. It's not for nothing that "patience" is the number one item on my list of Top Twelve Things That Help You Buy a Bargain Property.
Things usually aren't that cut and dried, however. Usually, there are several dozen possibilities, sometimes hundreds. This is because I will either keep badgering people to expand their criteria until there are enough possibilities to give a real selection, or I will tell them point blank that the list of possibles is short and once we have seen what's available, they're going to need to make a choice. It doesn't take very many properties on the alternatives list before there will be at least one worth buying whether they like it or not, and if they choose not to buy anything available within their budget, I have to reconsider whether I'm able to help them. I what you want isn't available at a price you can actually pay, nobody can help you.
Keeping in mind that thin line between my favorite clients in the "challenging but possible" camp and those in the "want a bargain on the Taj Mahal" camp, there are only two choices for an ethical agent who believes he's got someone in the latter category: Have a frank talk with the client in which these folks convince me that they have seen the light of what is realistic, or I must stop working with them. If I continue working with them when they have unrealistic expectations, I'm wasting my time, their time, and the time of every listing agent and seller whose property I want to show, because it's not going to happen, and it's my fault if I don't put a stop to the wishful thinking. I'm wasting money and gas and nice afternoons that we both could be spending doing something else and keeping myself from helping other people where I might make a real difference. My point is this: People looking for something unrealistic are not going to turn into happy owners. I can tell them they're not realistic, or I can put them into a property they are going to be miserable in. In the latter case, they're not going to be happy with me. If I tell them the truth in the first place, they might be able to respect my professionalism and refer someone else I can make into a happy owner. If I put them into a property where they are not a happy owner, then I might get one paycheck, but I'm going to be paying for it forever when those people tell all of their circle of influence how miserable they are and whose fault it is.
I'm not a wealthy broker running a transaction mill. Yes, I'm busy, partly because I'm good and partly because I earn my pay. I spend a lot of time and effort doing the best I can for each and every client, and I don't accept clients if I haven't got the time to do a good job with them right now. You really want an agent who follows this business model, by the way. "Firing a client" has real consequences to me and my family, and I don't do it lightly or often. Nonetheless, I will do it if I need to because the consequences of not doing so are worse.
Starting from a point where there are several dozen properties that potentially fit the bill of being within budget and possessing the absolute "must have" quality. This means the client has a range of options, and usually more properties coming onto the list by the time we've looked at all of them. We don't have to look at all of them, and in fact I don't think I have ever shown every single property on their list to anyone, but we could. In the meantime, if something catches their eye as being something they think they'll be happy with, especially once we've discussed downsides and potential downsides, it's a good idea to make an offer on it right away. In my experience, hoping for something perfect is more likely to net you frustration than a good property you'll be happy with at a good price. Beyond a certain point, the more you try for perfection, the less happy you're likely to end up.
The real point is that there will be a set of trade offs the client can choose between. This one will have more square footage, while that one will be beautiful, but have a homeowner's association that comes with it. This one will have some significant extras but need lots of cosmetic work, while that one doesn't have a lot of the lesser qualities they want but be move in ready. It's the client's money, therefore it's the client's choice. My principle jobs as a buyer's agent are to 1) Differentiate the obviously unacceptable and those with problems that laypeople may not spot from those that are real contenders, 2) Make certain that the client understands the ramifications of their choice before signing away hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and borrowed money, 3) Negotiate as effectively as I can for a better deal, 4) Be aware of everything about that transaction and 5) be willing to take action, up to and including counseling my clients to walk away if something is wrong enough.
The more you require in a property, the more it will cost. There is a measurement for how desirable a property is, and the unit of measurement is the dollar. If you've only got a certain budget and you're looking to buy in the best neighborhood in town, it's going to cost you more than the same property in the ghetto. The difference is that value of the neighborhood. The same property in the district with the very best school system (or best school) is going to be more valuable than the otherwise identical property down where schools are just a taxpayer subsidized babysitting service where the kids learn undesirable behaviors. People seem to soak this up easily, but they aren't usually as fast on the uptake of "holding the neighborhood constant, you can have a beautiful turnkey property or you can have an extra bathroom, two bedrooms, and four thousand square feet on the lot by being willing to beautify a solid property or you can have a huge lot with a better zoning where the existing building needs to come down completely." All of these, and many others, are potentially valid choices and I can see where making any of these choices could be the most rational choice if your needs and resources match the right profile. It's my job to help you with that, too, but the final choice has to be yours. Nonetheless, there will be tradeoffs involved - you can't have it all. If I were some corporate or NAR flack, I'd be telling you otherwise, but the fact is that you're going to have to choose what's most important to you, and either create the rest yourself or do without. The more you have to spend, the broader your choices and the more you can expect to receive for that money, but even the richest man on the planet has alternative uses for the money that he's giving up to buy this property. Nobody has an unlimited budget.
Putting up with things that others are not willing to is worth some money - often enough for a major shift in the question of whether they're being realistic. I had some clients who were relocating from the primary flight path of a major jet airport. They laughed every time I talked to them about traffic noise as a negative factor, and that was fine. They had told me they didn't care, but they had also told me that this wasn't a forever property for them, which means that when they go to sell it, it's going to be a factor for them. They wanted to consider a property on what was essentially a frontage road to an interstate. I convinced them otherwise for a number of reasons that include that street might as well be a drag strip because mild mannered housewives with their hair up in curlers turn into testosterone fueled racing junkies there - all within feet of where children are playing in their yards. But if the traffic noise had been all there was to the issue, they could have used it to snare a bargain property because they would be willing to put up with something nobody else would. They were also shopping well beneath the limits of their means, so I was also able to put them into something in a better location with a lot more upside for the same money.
The bottom line is that more money buys a better property. Like any other good buyer's agent, I can stretch your available dollars, but there is a limit to how far I can stretch them. I'm aware of that limit, and so are my buyer clients because I will make certain that they are aware. There comes a point where a given set of search criteria flips from "challenging but possible" to "not likely to happen on Planet Earth." If that happens to you, you are wasting your time and everyone else's. Most buyers have to accept compromises in order to get what they need within their budget, and it's only going to get worse as we finish working our way through the problems that caused the meltdown. If you understand this in the first place, you're in a much stronger position when you start looking.
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Today, I attended my first Nashville Raw Food Meet Up! I was nervous about going solo and putting one of my recipes out there with local raw food veterans, but it was really fun; I'm so happy I went. We traded stories of how we found our paths to going raw/vegan. It was very interesting, engaging, and (above all) delicious! Everyone was kind and talkative, so I enjoyed every minute of lunch. The potluck was green-themed this month, in honor of St. Patrick's Day, so I brought a key lime cheesecake. It was a hit! I hope you enjoy the recipe and find it easy to recreate.
Raw Vegan Key Lime Cheesecake
½ cup raw
½ cup raw
½ cup raw
sunflower seeds
½ cup
Medjool dates (about 5 dates, pitted)
¼ cup
dried, unsweetened coconut shreds
¼ tsp sea
Chocolate Layer (optional):
1 cup raw cacao powder
3/4 c. coconut oil - Warmed in a double boiler... or put the measuring cup in a bowl of hot water and stir the oil, so it becomes liquid. Don't get any water in the oil!3/4 c. agave nectar
1/3 tsp. vanilla extract
1/3 tsp. vanilla extract
2 cups
raw cashews - soaked overnight and drained
1/2 cup
coconut water
¼ cup
lime juice - fresh squeezed
2 tbsp
organic lime zest
¼ cup raw
coconut nectar
¼ cup raw
agave nectar
1/2 cup + 1 tbsp raw coconut oil - Warmed in a double boiler... or put the measuring cup in a bowl of hot water and stir the oil, so it becomes liquid. Don't get any water in the oil!
teaspoon sea salt
1 Tbsp pure
vanilla extract + seed scrapings from 1 vanilla bean
1/2 tsp spirulina - for color... you could omit this OR use some raw spinach to make it more green! This was a St. Patrick's Day-themed pot luck, so I wanted to add more green.
- Put all crust ingredients (except the shredded coconut) into your food processor.
- Process for a few minutes until the pieces are small and crumbly, but not too fine.
- Sprinkle coconut shreds into your empty pie pan.
- Spoon the crust mixture into the pie pan on top of the coconut and firmly press it into the pan (The coconut keeps it from sticking to the bottom of the pan)
- Once complete, set aside.
- Next, add all of your raw chocolate ingredients into the food processor and process until smooth.
- Spoon the chocolate onto the crust in the pie pan and gently spread it over the crust
- Refrigerate the crusted/chocolatey pie pan and move onto the filling!
- To make the filling, combine all filling ingredients in a high speed blender, except for the coconut oil.
- Blend on high until completely smooth.
- Then, blend on low with the top hole in your blender cover removed and pour the warm coconut oil in as it blends, slowly. Once smooth and blended for an extra few minutes, you're done.
- Take the crust out of the fridge and slowly pour the filling into the pan. It should be quite thick and very smooth.
- Cover your pie pan with the filling, and refrigerate the pie for at least 6 hours before serving. I refrigerated mine for an entire day before serving it. If you're in a rush to serve it, pop it in the freezer and then thaw it for at least 30 minutes before you plan to serve.
My plate of food at the potluck!
Raw crackers, macadamia "cheese," avocado salad, snow pea salad, and slaw.
Bill (our host) had quite the collection of raw vegan reading material.
Part of our spread!
Bill's banana blueberry pie (in the foreground) was delicious and pretty.


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RE: Help!! Am I putting up too much moulding? (Follow-Up #1)
posted by: mom2girls_2008 on 02.22.2010 at 10:57 pm in Home Decorating Forum Hi Jamaraz... we also have 8 foot ceilings and added crown moulding to our colonial too!! Below is a picture of our hallway just after it was completed... The raised panels were there when we moved in, we just added the crown moulding...I was a bit worried it would be too much but I'm really happy with it now..We added the moulding to the all the rooms on the first floor including our very small bathroom... I hope this helps you feel better!!
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RE: my3dog's valance (Follow-Up #1)
posted by: tool_girl_tx on 03.27.2009 at 11:53 pm in Home Decorating Forum Here's a link to my3dog's lovely home where she posted some pictures of her window treatments.
Hope that helps! And enjoy your sewing projects while staying cozy and warm inside while it's snowing outside. Here in Texas we were in shorts a few days ago and now it's dropped down to 35 with a crazy wind. Here is a link that might be useful: my3dogs interior NOTES: <none>
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RE: All you sewers.. I have a ?. My3dogs valance (Follow-Up #8)
posted by: southernheart on 05.23.2009 at 01:24 pm in Home Decorating Forum Brutuses recently reposted the directions (she had saved them, too), so I am reposting them courtesy of Bru :) It says below that she uses 1 1/4 yds of the fabric for her valances, so it seems that she has more length...that would allow her more horizontal gathering and fullness.
"Posted by my3dogs (My Page) on Thu, Jul 17, 08 at 20:01Hi everyone! Here are the directions for the valances that you saw in the post linked below. They ARE EASY - but the directions are long, because I am trying to give you enough detail, even if you are a beginner. Read them all the way through so you understand them, and ask any questions you may have. If you are a real novice, you may want to make a sample using just muslin, or other inexpensive fabric, til you get the hang of it. This is a no-pattern valance that I started making last summer. It requires just straight stitching. My windows are generally about 50" (more or less)in height. If your windows are very short or very tall, you may want to vary the length of the fabric you use. I would say to err on the 'buy more' side though, so they don't look skimpy. The fullness adds richness. I generally use 1 1/4 yards of 54" wide home dec fabric to make the valance. You will need an equal amount of lining fabric. If you choose to put trim on the bottom (it adds a lot to the treatment, IMO) buy 1 1/2 yards of trim to make sure you have enough to go across the length of your 54" wide fabric. If your fabric is wider than 54", buy enough trim to cover its width. Cut your valance fabric and lining to equal lengths. I always measure the side edges of my fabric and mark the length before cutting. It may have not been cut straight at the store, and you want to be sure that your left side is the same length as your right side. Pin the two rectangles of fabric together on all sides, with the RIGHT (front) sides of the fabrics inside, facing each other. Before putting the fabrics together, I mark lightly on the back which is the TOP of the print (if using a print) and which is the bottom, so your print will end up right side up! Depending on the type of rod you plan to use for the valance, you need to leave openings on each side that will become your rod pocket. Continental rods (the flat wide plain ones) need a 4" rod pocket. If you use a decorative rod, with finals on the end that screw off, I would recommend making your rod pocket 2" wide. For a small tension rod, I'd make the rod pocket 1.5" wide. You don't want to force your fabric onto the rod - allow room to make it easy for you. Measure down from the TOP of your pinned together fabric, and make a light mark with pencil on each side, the size of your chosen rod pocket, plus 1/2". That 1/2" is going to be the width of your top seam. You'll be making a mark on the left and right sides 4 1/2" down from the top if you use a Continental rod, for example. Stitch from these marks down each side to the bottom, using a 1/2" seam. You'll need to leave an opening in the top or bottom to turn your valance inside out when you're done stitching. I'd suggest a 4" - 6" opening for turning. If your rod pocket openings are 4", you don't need to leave another opening, you can use them to turn it inside out. Mark the opening you need to leave, then stitch across the top and bottom edges, using a 1/2" seam, leaving your opening...well...OPEN! Clip your fabric corners off OUTSIDE of your stitching. This is just a small triangle of fabric from each corner. This will allow you to get nice sharp edges on your corners when your turn the valance right side out, as it reduces the bulk of fabric there. Turn your valance right side out, pulling it through the opening you left. I use a wooden chop stick to push the fabric gently at the corners to make them nice and square, once I have turned mine right side out. Don't push too hard, or you may poke a hole through your valance! At this point, you should have a lined rectangle of fabric, with rod pocket openings near the top of each side. Close the opening you left for turning, either by folding and pressing the edges in and hand stitching it closed, or use 'stitch witchery' type of fusing tape to do it. You can also sew it closed with your sewing machine, but you want to do it right at the edge. You want to make this closure as 'invisible' as possible, so I always use fusible tape. Carefully iron your valance. Use your fingers to work the edges, so that you have your seam right in the middle of each edge, so you don't see the front fabric on the backside, and you don't see the lining from the front. Now, to stitch the rod pocket. You will be making one row of stitching across the front of your fabric from side to side. Measure down from the top edge, so you have the same length opening on each side. The size of the opening you left on each side was determined above by the type of rod you're using. You can lightly pencil on the line that you need to stitch across, or do what I do - Place the fabric on the sewing machine, and put the needle down on the place where you'll start stitching. Take a 4" (approx) length of masking tape, and lay it against the upper edge of the fabric, to the right of the needle, and stick it to the sewing machine base. You can use this tape edge as a guide to hold the top edge of your fabric against as you stitch across. It helps you make a straight, even rod pocket. My sewing machine has tape on it for all different widths of rod pockets! If you chose to put trim on the bottom of your valance, do it now. I use 'Aleen's OK To Wash-It' fabric glue that you can get at WalMart or a fabric store. If you use glue, just follow the directions on the bottle to glue your trim evenly to the front bottom of your valance. I lay my valance on my kitchen island, and let it set overnight, while the glue dries. You can also stitch your trim on, either by hand or by machine. I prefer the glue, because you see no stitching on the back side. (I'm anal.) Now to make the ties. You can simply buy ribbon (such as grosgrain) or use purchased cord (see my dining room silk ones in the link) or make them out of fabric. Use either the same fabric or a coordinating one. Here, you first need to decide if you are going to tie your valance up with bows, or do knots. Bows take longer ties. Allow yourself a MINIMUM of 36" long ties. You can always cut them shorter if necessary, but you can't make them longer. I suggest hanging your valance up and using string to tie them up temporarily to see how long you need to make your ties. (It's longer than you think!) Cut your strips of fabric approx 4" wide and the length you have decided on above for your ties. Fold and pin the strips in half the the short way, so you have a long strip of fabric that is 2" wide. Make sure the right sides are together, (inside) because you are going to turn them inside out after stitching. Stitch along the pinned edge of each strip, about 1/4" from the edge. Now the fun part - turn those narrow strips inside out. My chop stick comes in handy for this, but use whatever method you choose to accomplish this. Press the ties just as you did the valance rectangle, making sure your seam is even on the edge. I fold in the raw ends and use my fusible tape to close them, but you can machine stitch them closed or do it by hand - Your choice. Your valance is done! Put it on your rod, using the rod pocket. Hang it in your window. Now, take the ties, and simply drape them over the rod on each side, having half of the tie fabric strip hanging in front, and the other half of the tie hanging behind the valance. Now, gather up one side of the valance in your hands, and reach behind it it grab the dangling tie in back. Tie up the valance, by tying the front and back pieces of the tie together, either in a knot or a bow. Do the same with the other side, making sure your ties on each side are tied up at the same length. Now stand back and make sure your valance looks even at the bottom on each side. Use your hand to 'finger fold' and drape your fabric until the look is what you want. You'll be surprised at what a difference it can make in the look by spacing your ties closer together, or moving them further apart on the rod. Also by tying the ties higher or lower... This is where you need to play around until you get the look you want. On the HGTV message board, a woman made these and kept posting pics asking for advice - Higher? Lower? Move the ties apart or closer...It's really all up to you. Hers looked GREAT when she was done, and she was so pleased to have made her own custom valance. I hope you all feel the same way, if you try them!" NOTES: <none>
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My newly painted hutch...pics!
posted by: tammy518 on 04.23.2009 at 06:03 pm in Home Decorating Forum A while back I posted about colors I was considering for a hutch I had bought on Craigslist. I finally settled on BM Fieldstone, and I love it! We also had a piece of Calcutta marble cut to fit the top.
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RE: My3dogs!! Valance question... (Follow-Up #9)
posted by: cooperbailey on 12.31.2008 at 11:10 am in Home Decorating Forum Here ya go.
Easy to sew valance directions NOTES: <none>
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Got a pics for all who have been so kind to put up w/me!
posted by: susans02 on 11.21.2007 at 03:23 pm in Home Decorating Forum Wow - it's been a year and I'm still making changes. Here are some pics of things that are a bit different now - I STILL don't have treatments for the new room - If I do anything, I'm thinking of going w/roman shades to match the ones in the other room. Thanks all for your kind words!
The blue couch in now in the fininshed basement, I wanted to bring red in to balance the bits of red I have going on in the other room: Lastly- we ended up doing a stone patio at the end of the deck - we love it! Finally replaced the falling apart flagstone walk way w/brick - DH's friend did it - we love it too- I think we're up to date now! Hope I'm not bothering anyone by posting the pics! THanks! NOTES: <none>
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RE: more help needed with fireplace design, pictures included! (Follow-Up #5)
posted by: bobo1970 on 10.21.2007 at 11:06 am in Home Decorating Forum The mantel helps in # 4 also I think a step up or ledge on the floor in front may help- it looks too un-substantial as is! And since it is your main focal point I would put the exta into it. # 3 is my choice but the straight line brick layout currently throws it off. Ditch the pictures and I personally hate tv's showing they need to be in a closed door hutch or cabinet until used.
Try a nice mirror, candles above/on mantel, grab a pic from another decorated fireplace and play w/ it. Maybe different brick colors too- those arent my favorite. Tammy:) NOTES: <none>
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Closet light?
posted by: jscozz on 01.14.2007 at 11:13 pm in Lighting Forum Can anyone recommend a good fixture for inside a closet, to be mounted on the header above the door to light both the bottom and top of the closet? I am thinking a good surface mount fluorescent fixture with quick start electronic ballast would work well... the closets are wide (4-6 ft) so a fluorescent woudl allow me to light the length of the closet without multiple fixtures. I am open to any type light though, taht woudl do what I want. Any advice and brand recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
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My kitchen's almost done!
posted by: karenforroses on 05.05.2006 at 10:39 pm in Kitchens Forum Hope this works. Here's my new kitchen pictures. We still have some trim work left to do, and our breakfast nook furniture and bench cushions are still on order.
Cabinets: KraftMaid maple with bisque glaze Granite: New Venetian Gold Double Ovens: Jenn Aire Cooktop & Refrigerator: Kenmore Dishwasher: Bosch Sconces: Restoration Hardware Double Pendant: Five Rivers Here is a link that might be useful: Photobucket pictures NOTES: Bisque kitchen
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I am trying to decide between the practicality of Zodiaq and Corian (both DuPont products)for my new kitchen
I have 3 small boys, ages 5,6 and 7 who will be at the counter every day and my fear is that they will destroy the Zodiaq with the Sharpie I did not know was in the house, the matchbox car with the jagged edge or the heavy object that gets slammed on a corner. Unintented damage is just a fact of life around here. My previous home came with Glacier White Corian and I recall it being very easy to clean them. Every stain came out with a little soft scrub. That said, I did not have children then. I have a large sample piece of Glacier White on my counter now and the kids handprints are really visible. I know they come out but how often do you want to have to clean the counter just for smudges. The price is not the issue and granite is not an option because I want white. So, for practicality, Zodiaq Cloud White of Corian Glacier White? |
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I could be wrong, and sure others will soon chime in, but I always thought of Corian as something that scratches easily. I think I was told that at two different places I looked at counter tops too. |
- Posted by joyce_6333 (My Page) on Fri, Oct 14, 11 at 15:20
I had Silestone (not white) in my previous kitchen for 10 years, and nothing stained it, not even a sharpie. In fact, the installers used a sharpie to mark on it, and it wiped right off. Get some samples and do some tests. |
Corian will stain and scratch easier than quartz but can be refinished. Chances are nothing will happen to the quartz but if it does the you are %^$#. Obviously,from a stain POV, you are far better off with cloud white. The tiniest imperfection will show on glacier white while cloud white will hide some tiny stain. There are no slam dunk answers when it comes to countertops.If there were then we would all get the same countertop. |
You'd be better off with a bullet-proof dark granite such as blue pearl or ubatuba. Won't scratch and won't stain. Don't know about sharpies, though, and I don't plan to try one :-) |
You can get Sharpie off of most smooth surfaces with acetone (nail polish remover). However, I'm not sure what it would do to the Corian. I'm pretty sure the quarz would be fine if you wiped it up quickly. I can speak from experience that acetone will not get sharpie off of end-grain wood. I'd go with Zodiaq, but I don't have any personal experience with Corian. |
I was at the stone yard and they told me that got their accidental sharpie marks out with acetone and/or barkeepers friend on their white quartz. Get a sample and try. Quartz is much more durable than Corian, IMHO. I ended up getting whitish quartz, Caesarstone Eggshell. My husband left wet RED lunch box on the counter. The dye bled onto the counter. I was SO MAD. It came out of the 'resin' (I guess) over days with barkeeper's friend and it is completely gone! I agree that dark granite is bullet proof. I have blackish granite in the bathroom and it looks good after many years. However, I did not want dark countertop in my kitchen. There was too much surface area to make it all black. No matter what you do, the boys are hard on the house. Given them a playroom and expect them to play in the playroom. We try to coral them into the playroom, but they slip by now and then. The only thing they really do on the counter is their homework. |
- Posted by cal_dreamer (My Page) on Fri, Oct 14, 11 at 17:16
I have silestone blanco maple, very similar to the zodiaq cloud white. It is in the bathroom where I have spilled makeup, in the kitchen where I have spilled most everything on it, and in the nook which is my construction/project/catch-all area where I have the leather finish and have actually spilled black wood stain on it. I can't tell anywhere where the color or finish has been affected! (It's got to be fairly indestructable to remain in my house.) |
- Posted by kateskouros (My Page) on Fri, Oct 14, 11 at 17:29
corian looks like plastic to me, so anything but! |
My personal preference would be the quartz, but I don't really like the feel of Corian and don't have small children, so my answer may not be very helpful. One thing if you start playing around with acetone, there are some cabinet finishes that will dissolve faster than you can blink if they get acetone on them, so be careful. |
We have Caesarstone in our kitchen, Zodiaq in our master bath and Corian in the hall bath. I like both the quartz and the Corian, but I'm glad I did quartz in the kitchen. It's totally maintenance free, and everything just wipes right up. We rarely use the hall bath, so the Corian really hasn't been put to the test. |
Thanks so much for the great responses everyone!! I just took a Sharpie to the Cloud White Zodiaq sample and it came out perfectly with a Magic Eraser and a little rubbing. Just not feeling the Corian. |
I like Corian for kids. It has a little more bounce so when dishes are "placed" on the counter they are slightly less likely to break. It would have to be honed of course, to hide the smudges. I imagine the same is true for Zodiaq. I really love the Corian integrated sinks. And please don't mess with acetone for a Sharpie--just use rubbing alcohol if the magic eraser doesn't do it. As far as which material looks fake? Zodiaq looks like fake stone. Corian looks like real plastic. Both are at their best in white I think. |
You'd be better off with a bullet-proof dark granite such as blue pearl or ubatuba. A dark quartz with some specks or veins of contrasting color would be just as bullet-proof. Corian looks like real plastic. That is a funny. Zodiaq looks like fake stone. True,but the new Cambria Waterstone looks gorgeous. It only looks fake in the sense that it is perfect slab after slab,which does not exist in nature. |
We have a semi-white Corian, Rain Cloud, and love it. It shows less than a purer white while still coming across as white. It has held up with our 2 boys for the 6 months it has been in. It is quieter and warmer to the touch than a stone product (which I am also a fan of). I imagine there'd be less breakage of glasses or plates. It has a softer feel to it. It does not pretend to be stone, but is what it is very nicely. A friend of ours has Black Galaxy on her counters and hates it because it shows up every little drop of water or fingerprint. YMMV I wipe our counters down fairly frequently but still appreciate a little forgiveness for a stray crumb or 2. I have had bad experiences in the past with white vanity tops and pale laminate in solid colors. My best advice would be try to get some variation in the surface, even if it is subtle. Think of how one spot can ruin a plain white carpet and how a slight pattern or tone on tone will hide just a little bit more. There are good reasons for any of the counter choices, so choose what feels best in your gut. You won't go wrong if you pick what makes you happy... |
Like dianalo, I have Corian Rain Cloud which resembles Carara marble. It is very easy to maintain, my main reason for using Corian is repairability which Quartz or Granite lack. I have concerns abbout Radon emissions in Granite. I have the kitchen countertop, the small stainless steel island and Room and Board stainless steel table all with Corian Rain Cloud countertops. The 35 inch by 78 inch table I can use as a huge marble pastry board as Corian is very cool to the touch. My other reason for selecting Corian is scratches can easily be removed using scotch brite and Bar Keeper's Friend cleanser. |
- Posted by chrissyb2411 (My Page) on Sat, Jul 6, 13 at 19:27
Oh I love rain cloud, wasn't in our price range though :( We are going with lg hi macs solid surface in white quartz. I wanted white but with a little variation in color. After much reading and browsing the things I learned if going with solid surface: For me I just didn't want granite, it's not a look I care for. I like the soft feel of solid surface. And as a person who HATES cleaning sink edges I wanted the integrated sink. I like that the counters will be fairly built proof and easy to repair if I do (and I will) do something. For me quartz lacking the repair ability factor was the final tipping point. I would like to have he ability to repair the countertop, as opposed to replace the whole thing. Just my preference. |
- Posted by musicteacher (My Page) on Sun, Jul 7, 13 at 1:03
Funny, I feel the need to replace my formica countertops to "update" my kitchen, but can't find anything I like better. It is off white and 30 years old and and apart from a few minor nicks, still looks perfect. I even have it as backsplash - all the way up to the cabinets in the whole kitchen. So easy to clean up cooking splashes. We really abuse it - sometimes even using it as a cutting board, spill wine on it etc. I have never found a stain that Clorox won't get out. How can you beat that? I am pretty sure that my kids have set a lot of hot pans on it over the years too, But the best part is - it is paid for!!!!! I may be out of style for years to come. |
- Posted by jackaround (My Page) on Tue, Sep 24, 13 at 9:40
I'm considering the Corian Rain Cloud for our kitchen remodel. Would love to see more photos of it installed and similar quartz countertops. |
I ended up going with Cloud White Zodiaq Quartz and LOVE IT!!! It is VERY white with gray an silver specs. I used a glossy white and matte stick back splash and it worked out really well. |
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