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McGeechan pleased with Lions' discipline
June 16, 2009
The Lions came through a physical encounter in Port Elizabeth © Getty Images
British & Irish Lions head coach Ian McGeechan praised his side's discipline after they were involved in a fierce battle with the Southern Kings at the newly-completed Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth.
The Lions lost two players - fly-half James Hook and prop Euan Murray - to injury while Kings fly-half Jaco van der Westhuyzen and lock Ross Skeate were both yellow carded in a fiercely contested game that will leave the tourists with question over their breakdown skills ahead of the first Test against the Springboks in Durban on Saturday.
Murray has undergone an X-ray and has been cleared of any break in his ankle, although the sprain that he did suffer will leave him struggling to make the Test shake-up. Hook has been ordered to undergo further tests after taking a knock to the head. Lions centre Gordon D'Arcy, meanwhile, appeared to refuse to shake hands with his opposite number De Wet Barry.
"There were some questionable tackles, but that's the way it is," said D'Arcy. "De Wet Barry is a good, physical, strong player. He's one of those guys who likes to get in amongst it. I shook his hand, but I didn't want to have a chat with him."
The Lions scored two tries but were far from convincing in a physical encounter. Ugo Monye scored the first try and the second was a penalty-try but the Lions went in at half-time level at 3-3.
"They (Southern Kings) wanted to make a game of it," said McGeechan. "It was pretty full on, and we had to keep enough composure to win the game, which was the very pleasing aspect of it. A penalty try proved technically that we kept our heads. We kept doing damage where it hurt them most. The players have swapped jerseys, and we move on. We've come out with a win - our composure was very important.
"I am really proud of the discipline we showed - it showed the players' focus - and they got their just reward."
McGeechan will now retire to select his Test side, due to be announced on Thursday, and will have seen little to influence his plans this afternoon, aside from a couple of bursts from No.8 Andy Powell and strong contributions from Adam Jones and Simon Shaw.
"We might have an initial chat tonight, but tomorrow we will go through every position and have a discussion," said McGeechan. "There are close calls in a number of areas. I thought we were very professional, which is what I was proud of. The players responded very well to each other. They wanted to produce a tough game for us, and they did that. They were keen to do well against us, and that's fine."
Lock Donncha O'Callaghan was handed the honour of leading the Lions, and was disappointed with a late try conceded to excellent Kings flank Mpho Mibiyozo.
"We were disappointed with the try we conceded at the end, to be honest," he said. "It was a hugely physical game, but there was no ill-feeling. Things go on in a game, and straight away after a game it's harder to forget about a few slaps in the face. At times, we gave away a few silly penalties, but the guys were very composed with an awful lot of stuff going on off the ball."
Southern Kings coach Alan Solomons was pleased his side had given the Lions an undoubtedly punishing physical examination and while the Lions made it six successive tour wins, the Kings produced a good account of themselves.
"I had been a little bit worried up front," said Solomons. "They picked a very big pack, but it worked to our advantage, because they struggled at the breakdown. We know they are a very physical side - they've made their intent known to try and beat South Africa physically. I felt we competed well throughout. We were certainly determined not to give them an easy ride physically. We didn't want to disappoint them."
"They (the Lions) simply have to win the first Test. If they don't, they will make a rod for their own backs with two games on the High Veld. Yes, one or two late hits occurred today, but the Lions are hardly angels, I would say. I don't think there was anything untoward. I believe the Test match on Saturday is going to be a massive physical contest. If the Lions lose, they've got a very difficult road ahead. It's a massive Test match with a huge amount at stake."
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Mission Advocates (Lancaster Mennonite Conference)
Mission Advocates, the first missionary organization in the Lancaster Mennonite Conference, originated at a meeting in the home of John H. Mellinger, Harristown, PA, on 15 September 1894. It was a layman's movement with C. M. Brackbill, John H. Mellinger, Abram Metzler, Jr., Jacob A. Ressler, and others as a nucleus, an outgrowth of Bible Studies through the district. At the second meeting they contributed $7.75 to encourage the new Chicago Mission. After 16 months, to comply with Bishop Board wishes they organized the Mennonite Sunday School Mission, and missions began to appear. Here was the seedbed for the Eastern Board of Missions and Charities, which touched four continents by the 1950s.
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Landis, Ira D. "Mission Advocates (Lancaster Mennonite Conference)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 30 Nov 2020. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Mission_Advocates_(Lancaster_Mennonite_Conference)&oldid=90034.
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"We hang together, or we fucked." Truer words have never been spoken, in or out of a co-op trailer for Dead Island.
Whenever you see a ragtag group of survivors banding together to try and survive a zombie apocalypse, comparisons to Valve's Left 4 Dead series are inevitable. So I won't make any. You folks will get around to it, I'm sure.
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In this high tech age, one of the first areas of social engagement to be lost in the shuffle is that of giving back to society; be it our community, our sphere of friends and neighbors, or on a larger platform, the world. Organizations, such as the Peace Corp (and many, many church related groups), provide valuable assistance to those who cannot provide for themselves.
As you work to grow your business, it would behoove you (not only personally, but also from a societal and business perspective) to become involved in volunteer organizations. Many of you have done so already by participating in such worthwhile promotions such as the Alzheimer's Walk. Yet, how many of you have considered fostering your own volunteer organization within your company? This internal volunteer organization can be developed to serve the needs of individual employees to give back to the community, or to allow individuals to offer services for specific causes (Juvenile Diabetes or Breast Cancer Awareness, etc.). And, your volunteer organizations could construct their own fund raisers for support of those suffering losses due to natural disasters such as floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, etc.
Here are some ideas for developing an internal volunteer organization that can meet many of the needs of your employees (and your company) to "give back" (much of this material was harvested from an article on corporate volunteer programs put forth by the United Way of Greater McHenry County, McHenry, Illinois):
Volunteering has been a mainstay of our society from the earliest of times. It offers valuable service to those most in need, and it provides avenues to meet your employees' personal needs for "giving back" to their community. This is not only good for the community, but also the morale of your employees, not to mention well being and growth of your company.
Please consider beginning a volunteer organization within your agency – It will serve you, your company, your employees, and the community well.
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How is this for a dream job? Unlimited paid leave. Time off for philanthropy. Friday afternoon chair massages. And that's just the icing on the cake. Imagine creating a culture where empowered employees have the opportunity to do what they do best every day.
No, we didn't make this up. Advisory firms, at least the forward-thinking ones, are developing innovative, intentional—and often inexpensive—initiatives to create employee buy-in, loyalty and goodwill. One frequent result? Peak performance.
"If you look at a profit and loss statement, 70% of all expenses go toward human capital. If you can get a better return from the investment, the firm is going to be in some cases significantly more successful," notes Tracy Beckes, who coaches financial advisors from Tracy Beckes and Associates in La Conner, Wash. "It's extremely important. But it's got to be a thoughtful process."
The process starts with hiring the right person in the first place. "Most advisors don't know how to hire properly," says Beckes. "Most hire who happens to show up and ask for a job." The danger of not making the right hire: workplace drama, gossip, blaming and complaining, indicators that employees aren't in the right job for their talent and skills.
Just as important as hiring right is the creation of an environment that includes clearly defined roles, recognition for jobs well done, a set career path, and participation in the strategic direction of the firm.
As Joni Youngwirth, managing principal of practice development for Commonwealth Financial Network, observes: "Employees want to know what's expected of them. They also want to know how they are performing on the things that are expected of them. They need to understand what the business plan is. That way they'll understand that their little piece is part of something bigger. They get how what they do day in and day out contributes to the mission and vision of the firm. 'I don't just do paperwork, I do paperwork that helps our clients achieve their most important financial goals.' That's huge."
Another big piece: Employees want to feel that they are valued. Often, that means giving employees a certain level of autonomy along with a pat on the back when deserved.
Matt Halloran, who heads Top Advisor Coaching in Omaha, Neb., suggests advisors put a reminder on their computer screen to deliver positive feedback at least once a week. "It's a huge culture-building tool that's a small thing," he says. He's also a fan of off-site strategic retreats that involve a third-party. A business professor at a community college, for example, can provide a big add at a modest cost. A retreat, according to Halloran, provides a healthy venue for setting goals and analyzing firm strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. Moreover, every employee should have a say at the strategy sessions.
"Feeling appreciated goes a long way with employees," adds Matthew Stegmeier, a consultant with Stegmeier Consulting, a workplace management expert in Cleveland. "Just being flexible to employee needs is important. You see more and more top talent demanding work/life balance. It's okay sometimes if you have to leave early to take a kid to baseball practice. If you view that as a concession, you're really missing the point. This is an opportunity to change your organizational culture. When employees have a say and feel empowered and part of something special, that's when you have true buy-in."
Here's a look at four advisors who are at the leading edge of workplace innovation:
Building a Bond
When she opens an employee meeting, Abacus Planning Group President Cheryl Holland first asks everyone to practice a "relaxation response," a breathing exercise that calms. Then she has them giggle, either by watching a funny video or by using techniques of a "laughter club," an India-based movement that promotes the health benefits of laughter.
"To me, I feel an immediate difference," says Holland, whose Columbia, S.C.-based firm has $700 million in assets under management. "It's energizing."
At least once a quarter, Holland takes all 25 people in the firm on what she calls a mini-sabbatical. The togetherness has included a hike through a national swamp with a park ranger, a tour of the renovated South Carolina statehouse, whitewater kayaking, laser tag, cooking and dancing lessons and a waterfront workout with her personal trainer.
"When you're in a collaborative environment, you need to think of ways to make connections. We're all team members here; it's not a silo. We're all very dependent on one another. You may not sit next to so-and-so but to walk with him is very powerful," says Holland. "Also, this is a very intense industry. I think you need a way to let steam out in healthy ways. Secondly, I want people to be loyal, to have pride, to have energy. I want people to get out of bed and say 'I can't wait to get to work today.' Doing this does all of that."
Holland also uses a corporate psychologist to assess the "cultural fit" of prospective employees. The process includes screening for personality, IQ and skills. Just recently, the firm hired a talented CPA advisor. Part of her job description was to write a newsletter. Screening, however, showed that was not her strength. "We knew out of the gate not to do that," says Holland.
Once a year, Holland holds a "360 degree" peer review, at which everyone comments on their colleagues. "When you hear from a peer, people pay a whole lot of attention. Feedback is a gift, and it can be painful," she acknowledges. "But it's very helpful to me because it gauges the mental health of the firm."
Showing Appreciation
Advisor Adam Koos drew heavily on his own experience as an employee when he started Libertas Wealth Management Group in 2004. The biggie? "I didn't like people telling me what to do. I liked people asking, always with a 'please.' Rather than telling an employee to do something for me or for a client, I ask them: 'Can you please help?' Everyone likes to help if they're asked," says Koos, who is headquartered in Dublin, Ohio. "No one likes to help if they're told."
Libertas has an office manager and a client service associate. A third employee is about to join the firm. Koos says he would be lost without them.
"I've always looked at my company and how much I appreciate what my employees do for me and how much of a mess I'd be without them," he says. "Aside from increasing pay, I'm always thinking about what more I can do."
With his employees' approval, Koos in 2010 scrapped a longtime policy of three weeks of paid leave for unlimited paid leave. In effect, he says, they actually take less time off than before. "They don't feel they have to use them or lose them so they don't feel they're losing anything," adds Koos, who oversees $41 million in assets. "I think they also appreciate how much I respect them and their time off. Sometimes I literally have to tell them to go take a day off, leave. It's like we've created a little family here."
In a move to encourage creative thinking, Koos also established an "above and beyond" program where Koos rewards exceptional employee service with a bottle of wine, a gift certificate to a spa or restaurant, a case of beer or a car wash. One recent example of over-the-top service: a beautifully bound book of news articles about the firm that now sits in the lobby for clients to peruse.
"One other thing that's sort of hard to quantify is that I'm always asking for their opinion," Koos adds. "I never realized how little other companies do this. But I'm so aware of how imperfect I am, I'm all over the place half the time. Definitely, I don't always know best. They have great ideas about strategic initiatives that we all care about. It's like they are partners."
Creating a Culture
With $685 million in assets under management and 20 firm "members," as they are called, Center for Financial Planning in Southfield, Mich. considers itself a "one-firm firm" that treats employees like they are employees of a business and not employees of an individual advisor.
There is a flex-time policy, financial support for the pursuit of new credentials and learning opportunities, an incentive compensation formula and structured career paths for all positions.
"We want to service our employees the same way we want to service our clients. After all, they have as much or more contact with clients as we do," says Melissa Joy, a partner and director of investments for the 27-year-old firm. "I really think if you are going to be a modern firm, it's critical to put yourselves in the shoes of an employee."
It's a culture that is anything but static. This past April, for example, every employee was involved in a half-day retreat involving the firm's vision for 2020. "What better way to have buy-in than to get it from the get-go?" observes Joy.
Center for Financial Planning also launched an employee satisfaction survey that resulted last year in enhancements to its benefits package. Among them: formalized bereavement time; time off for community involvement; the opportunity to take a sabbatical after seven years of service; and increased time off for life balance concerns and professional growth.
"One of the ways that we like to think about it is we like employees that have intellectual curiosity. We're in an entrepreneurial business. Intellectual curiosity isn't something that starts when you are a principal," Joy says. "We want to encourage and reward innovation. We want to grow our leaders from within."
Joy is an example of that. She started out as a client service assistant 13 years ago. Today, she's an owner.
"We have a lot of friends in the business and lot of people talk about their successes as an employer but they're always bemoaning their high turnover," she adds. "We don't experience that and we think there is a reason for it."
Empowering Employees
The four partners at Monument Wealth Management in Alexandria, Va., spend a lot of time on employee development for the obvious reason: Employee turnover is disruptive and expensive.
To help build loyalty and encourage creativity, the firm this summer gave its five employees one Friday off during June, July and August that does not count against vacation or personal days. The practice may continue year-round. Employees are also empowered to spend up to $300 to fix any client issue without a partner's permission. And, this fall, Monument is launching "Innodate," an idea inspired by workplace expert Daniel Pink that lets employees take off one day a quarter to innovate something they are passionate about.
"I'd love for it to be about Monument Wealth Management but, in reality, I want them to innovate anything they are passionate about. The caveat is the next day they have to come in and present to the entire practice what they innovated," says Managing Director David Armstrong, whose firm has $250 million in assets under management. "It goes to the loyalty thing. What a lot of people are really reluctant to do is take a job where they are going to be ground down and where people don't care about the contributions they are making. We say let them innovate and be creative—that's what human beings want to do."
Brittany Kaschak, 23, was hired as an administrative assistant at the firm a little over a year ago. She is currently being groomed as brand manager. Her take?
"They give me exactly what every employee wants: decision-making latitude and time to recharge my perspective on life. They have respect for us," she says. "What I get here is freedom and the opportunity to be able to make decisions, innovate, explore my interests and passions. It allows me to come into the office refreshed—and ready to bring my best."


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A motorcycle crash killed a motorcyclist.
The incident happened after 8:30 pm Sunday, at the intersection of New Cut Road and Wilderness Road.
The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Why Banks are No Use to Tech Start-Ups
Banks are of little value to tech start-ups says John Mullins, associate professor of management practice at London Business School. He explains where entrepreneurs might go instead. Photo: LBS
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Liebherr refrigerator factory in Bulgaria complements the production network
In 1999 the Liebherr Group set up Liebherr-Hausgeräte Marica EOOD. This strategically important decision to expand the refrigerating and freezing area with an additional production site was already made at the end of the 1990s. With an investment of roughly € 25 million, the new refrigerator factory was at that point the largest investment project in the industrial field in Bulgaria.
Refrigerators and freezers are manufactured at the 250,000m² site of the production company, which, in addition to three other production sites in Germany, Austria and Malaysia, is part of the Liebherr Domestic Appliances division. A clear objective at inception is that the recognized Liebherr product quality also takes absolute priority in production at the new site.
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Vegan Vanilla Ice Cream
Few desserts are as satisfyingly simple as Vegan Vanilla Ice Cream. Over the years I've had dozens of different styles and I've developed a preference for what I believe to be optimal qualities in ice cream. I believe it should be rich, smooth, delicately melt into a creamy base in your mouth but not linger for too long and not have off flavors. I don't prefer ice creams that are frozen into a block of ice, nor do I approve of ice creams that have the texture and taste of ice milk. So how do you develop a soft, creamy, flavorful vegan vanilla ice cream recipe without using eggs or dairy? While we're on the subject of ice cream, how do you develop an assertive vanilla flavor while not being over-the-top and making it taste artificial?
Dissecting Traditional Ice CreamTo understand our objectives in vegan ice cream making we need to go down to the microscopic level and find out what makes up traditional ice cream. Traditional ice cream consists of tiny ice crystals and air bubbles suspended in sugar, fat and milk protein, among other minor ingredients. The two most important factors in proper ice cream mouthfeel are:
- The ice crystals need to be as small as possible in order for the ice cream to be as smooth as possible. The larger the ice crystals, the harder the ice cream becomes. The harder it gets, the less you're going to taste it and the less it's going to melt in your mouth, coating your tastebuds with flavor. Think of how smooth gravel is compared to fine sand. This is ice cream ice crystals on a molecular level.
- Air bubbles need to be incorporated into ice cream to further enhance smoothness and promote lightness. The incorporation of air into ice cream is known as overrun in the ice cream industry. The percentage of overrun will cause your ice cream to yield more or less in quantity depending on how much air you incorporate. It's actually a bad thing to have too much overrun because air doesn't have any flavor. Incorporate too little air and your ice cream becomes too dense. Some low quality ice creams take advantage of high overruns to save money. Luckily, it's nearly impossible to have a high overrun on a homemade vegan ice cream due to the difficulty that vegan ingredients have in holding air bubbles.
Designing Vegan Ice Cream with Smoothness and CreaminessSo keeping ice crystals to a minimum and holding some air bubbles are paramount in ice cream texture. In order to discourage ice crystal formation we can do the following:
- Use fats because they act as a barrier to prevent ice crystals from joining together. Fat will also increase the perception of creaminess and fullness on your palate.
- Use corn syrup as part of the sweetener base. I know what you're thinking: high-fructose corn syrup is a health hazard! But corn syrup is mainly glucose; it doesn't have the same fructose level as high-fructose corn syrup. Glucose doesn't have as bad as a health rap as fructose. Besides, even if it did, you're still eating ice cream which isn't healthy in the first place! Remember to enjoy everything in moderation (including moderation). You can also use agave syrup instead of corn syrup in this recipe but it does contain high levels of fructose. Corn syrup contains high levels of glucose. Agave syrup contains high levels of fructose. These are both long-chain monosaccharides. Long chain monosaccharides are long assemblies of single sugar molecules (either fructose or glucose depending on what you're using). These long chains bump and tangle into each other, increasing the viscosity of the syrup they're contained in. This is why these syrups are thick. These same monosaccharides significantly decrease ice and sugar crystallization because they act like barriers to crystal formation. Commercial ice cream manufacturers use things like glucose and invert sugar syrup in their ice creams that have the same purpose. You can do the same thing by using a small amount of corn or agave syrup available at your local grocery store. I'm not a huge fan of the sweetness profile of these types of sugar syrups; I find them to be a little too tart and brief on the palate. I opted to use only the amount of syrup necessary for the optimum ice cream texture and use regular sugar for the rest of the sweetness.
- Xanthan gum is a miracle ingredient that was discovered when someone decided to analyze why the vegetables in their refrigerator were getting slimy after a prolonged period of time. It turns out this perfectly natural bacteria vegetable gum had outstanding properties that were just made for ice creams. After it's fully hydrated in an ice cream mixture it works to reduce ice crystal formation as well.
Building Flavor in Vegan Ice CreamNow that I had my ice cream texture dialed into my vegan vanilla ice cream, I wanted to focus on building a flavor depth that could stand up to traditional vanilla ice cream. I'm a huge fan of curdling high protein non-dairy milks such as soy or almond milk for more flavor dimension so I took this approach by adding a small amount of apple cider vinegar. This helps to add the subtle notes of sweet cream. I also divided the ratio of fats so a very small amount of it was unrefined coconut oil and cocoa butter. This is just enough coconut oil to not be detected outright as coconut and just enough cocoa butter to not be perceived as white chocolate in the ice cream, but just enough to add a more complex rich dairy ice cream flavor. The result is a vegan ice cream recipe that I'm proud to share and one that will become the base for all of my future ice cream recipes, not to mention, integrated into my old ones.
I understand that many people prefer to avoid soy or have nut allergies. This recipe gives you the option of using either a soy base or a cashew base with equally decadent results.
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Vegan Vanilla Ice Cream Recipe
If using tofu as a base
If using cashews as a base
1) Prepare your ice cream base
Tofu Base
Cashew Base
2) Blend the ice cream ingredients
3) Process the vegan ice cream in an ice cream maker then transfer to the freezer to harden
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A bit unusual
Funny I came across this. It's a bit unusual but my girlfriend eats it.
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Perfect for hot summer days
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I tried that ice cream at a recent dinner with my wife, we both loved it!
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My first vegan ice cream
This is the first time I've made a vegan ice cream and I'm so happy I found your recipe!
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try this!
This ice cream actually tastes really really yummy. I highly recommend
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Thank you for this recipe! I made the soy version with vanilla soymilk, left out the vanilla extract, and added a teaspoon of mint extract and 3 ounces of mini chocolate chips. It was done in only 20 minutes. Boxed tofu also worked fine for me. So good! Mint chocolate chip is my favorite ice cream flavor but I hadn't had it since I went vegan because I could only find it in coconut or almond base, neither of which I like. Very glad that I can make it for myself now. The only thing I'm still trying to figure out is the small amount of air bubbles. Tastes fine but hard to scoop. It might be my cheap ice cream maker.
The best vegan recipe I've found to date as far as consistency of the ice cream- finally my ice cream comes out of my freezer without being rock solid!
I don't "love" the taste of the vanilla in this one (I used artificial vanilla extract), but I am definitely going to be using it as a base to make other flavoured ice creams such as chocolate, raspberry ripple, caramel ripple, and maple walnut.
Thank you so much for a fantastic recipe that rivals even the best that utilize dairy and eggs! I will look forward to following any future ice cream recipes you post :)
Hello, Could you please clarify on silken tofu's features: You wrote: 'I recommend silken tofu that has been packed in the usual water bath containers.'
In the meantime I found the information on http://www.thekitchn.com/silken-tofu-an-interview-with-andrea-nguyenexpert-interview-171294
saying that: 'When you buy a regular block of tofu, it's typically sitting in a moat of water. Silken tofu generally is not.' Now I am confused about what kind of tofu to look for? Please advise.
Great taste and texture
Great texture and taste. I used rice malt syrup in place of the corn syrup because it was all I had, but the ice cream was delicious and reminded me of soy yoghurt, I paired it with banana and frozen mixed berries with cinnamon sprinkled on top... yummy
Thank you so much for this recipe! It's fantastic!!
I've used this recipe four times since getting an ice cream maker last month. Perfect texture and taste every time. I use the tofu base mostly, but I did try the cashew base once. Both of them worked very well. With the tofu base and plain vanilla flavour, there is a bit of a "beany" taste. I didn't find that simmering the tofu ahead of time changed that. But, I never eat vanilla ice cream plain. With a fresh fruit topping or alongside a piece of pie, the beany taste didn't come through.
I use xylitol instead of granulated sugar, but otherwise followed Mattie's instructions for corn syrup and vegetable oil. When I made the chocolate flavour, I used all cocoa butter instead of oil, but that made the ice cream very hard and difficult to scoop. I will use the oil and cocoa butter ratio from now on.
Flavours I've tried:
-chocolate by adding 1/2 cup cocoa powder in the blender.
-mint-chocolate by using peppermint extract instead of vanilla and adding 1/4 cup grated vegan chocolate at the end
-almond-cherry by using almond extract and and adding 1/2 cup cooked down cherries and 1/4 cup toasted chopped almonds
I found the most important thing is to keep every thing very cold. After making the the batter, I put it into the fridge overnight. Any additions going in at the end, I put in the freezer or fridge at the same time so they are very cold when they are added at the end.
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Owner of website - why are you not addressing all the posts of the people who said the ice cream didn't thicken? (there were several) I got the impression some posters were using iceless ice cream freezers. I have a thought - I don't think iceless ice cream makers (the kind that go into your home freezer overnight) get cold enough. I had one and it never worked all the way. I think you probably have to use an old fashioned freezer with ice and salt. If what you're doing isn't cold enough, add more salt. You must use rock salt. Not toooo much or it will freeze fast and be super grainy. Instructions on proportions are in most cookbooks or on the internet.
To the person who asked about ice cream getting rock hard once it goes into the home freezer - I have made dairy and vegan ice cream. All of them get rock hard after freezing overnight. There are a lot of additives in most commercial ice cream and they also have very precise equipment to get just the right amount of air etc. in the finished product. I do have a new acquaintance who is a chef, he makes ice cream in stainless bowls. Freeze 15 minutes, stir like mad, I guess with a very strong whisk (and a very strong arm)! continue until desired thickness. So before you put the ice cream away and forget it, maybe stir a few times 15 minutes apart?
Refused to freeze
I came across this and decided to dig out my old ice cream maker and give it a go. I chose the cashew base and followed the ingredients, substituting agave nectar for the corn syrup as the latter is very hard to come by here in the UK. I soaked the cashews overnight and then blended everything as per the instructions and was fairly confident that I had a nice smooth but thick liquid to make into ice cream (not far off the consistency of the dairy ice cream I made when I used to eat dairy). Unfortunately like another reviewer the liquid got colder and a bit thicker but didn't set. I worried that perhaps the ice cream bowl was not cold enough so put it back in the freezer in what I thought might be a colder part and put the mixture back in the fridge ready to try again 24 hours later. This time I watched more closer and within the first few minutes the mix showed signs of solidifying round the edges but after another five minutes this stopped happening and the result was same as before. I'm guessing that something in the mixture is setting the freezing point of the liquid just a touch too low. The one thing that I can think of is the vanilla essence as I'm effectively putting 1 tablespoon of vodka in the mix but with a dairy ice cream you can put in 2 or 3 tablespoons of a spirit without this happening. Perhaps I shall try again and this time use a vanilla pod or vanilla paste. If the author is still reading reviews perhaps he could suggest what else might have this effect.
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Didn't Work Out Unfortunately
Trying to figure out what I did wrong. I chose to simmer the cashews and then added them and their water to the blender along with the rest of the ingredients. I blended it and then tasted it and at that point it was thick like a pudding and super sweet and syrupy. I then chilled it like it says. Then at that point it was the consistency of a cake/muffin batter. I poured it into my ice cream maker (it was my first time using my Cuisinart ice cream maker by the way so I didn't know what to expect and my first time making ice cream.) and it got thicker and colder but didn't really get much like ice cream. I froze it after that and when I had some it was not very ice cream like. It was like it was missing liquid and/or had way too much corn syrup. I still ate it because I didn't want the ingredients to go to waste, lol but it was really weird.. Can't figure out what the heck I did wrong.... Was it because I chose the option of simmering the cashews?
I'm interested in trying this but am vexed at the idea of having to buy yet another ingredient. I've only been vegan for 5 months and have purchased everything under the sun (feels like it anyway) to make most anything I desire. However, vegetable oil is something I've probably never had in my cupboard. I don't even know if I could find organic vegetable oil (I eat 100% organic at home). Is there something else I could use? With coconut oil already being in the recipe. . . .I wasn't sure I should just increase it?
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This. Is. PERFECT.
I have tried several Vegan ice creams, and even made my own recipes (early on in the learning process). They were edible - which is fairly impressive - but NOT good. When we discovered my daughters food allergies a few years ago, she took the news with grace and style. She had just turned 13 at the time, and to be told that you suddenly can't have chocolate, enjoy quiche and cheeses... I don't know if I could have handled it so well. But I'm not afraid, so I jumped right in and started cooking "vegan" dishes (that was the easiest way to search). I can add meat to anything, but the best way to find the allergy requirements is to go to Vegan sites. This ice cream - EVERYONE LOVES IT! It is creamy, tasty, it freezes nicely, melts with the same speed and texture as dairy ice cream... It really is perfect! I did the cashew base, and it was a vanilla ice cream; but my two older kids - who didn't watch me make it - did not know the base. When they tasted it, they immediately named the flavor I couldn't quite put my finger on: COOKIE DOUGH. Yep, for us - going the cashew route - the final product had a distinct Cookie-Dough Ice Cream flavor. And BTW, I used it the first time as the special dessert for my daughter's birthday, and served it with Grilled Carmelized Pears (I posted the directions on my blog). It was soooooo delicious. My husband, who doesn't have much of a sweet tooth, had seconds! So thanks for this recipe - if you want Vegan ice cream that is fabulous, and hate the exorbitant prices for a little container that will NOT be as good, make this recipe. Follow it, and life will be sweet!
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I am not sure how I came to this recipe but I am so glad that I did. I made this earlier today and snuck a taste after several hours in the freezer. I split the ice cream leaving one half as the original recipe and then I added puréed frozen strawberries to the other half. Both are delicious but the strawberry is heavenly!! Thank you so much, I am so happy to have a base recipe to add my favorite fruit and mixins to. The only thing I plan to change is to use refined coconut oil instead of the unrefined to avoid the coconut smell and taste and to make it more of a true vanilla. I look forward to trying the variations you come up with.
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Cashew butter and apple syrup
Hi Mattie, greetings from France!
I just invested in a Kenwood Chef with an ice cream maker attachment, and am looking forward to trying this recipe. Here in France we have cashew butter, which consists of only puréed cashews, and is nice and smooth. Have you ever tried anything like this, or do you have any idea of the quantity of cashew butter I should use to replace the nuts? If not, I'll try it with say 1/2 cup, adjust the liquid, and let you know my results.
Also, I have some apple concentrate syrup on hand. Have you ever used this? It is nice and sweet, but may give a little acidity, so I might reduce or omit the vinegar. What do you think?
I just discovered your wonderful site, and am looking forward to looking around it! Many thanks!
any chance I can use agar-agar instead of the Xanthan gum? I can't wait to try this!
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I made this for our Memorial Day cookout, and served it with my veganized peach cobbler. i was so excited about how good i already knew it was, that i kept bringing my friends to the freezer for a sneak peek taste while it was ripening. they were all shocked and in love. i substituted the canola oil for the cocoa butter and used refined coconut oil as it was what i had on hand with no worries. since i only had psyllium husk powder and no xanthan gum, i went by the substitution guideline you listed for the vegan butter recipe and it worked perfectly. i don't know if you've ever had Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla ice cream, but down here in Texas it is king, and something i know my husband has missed since becoming vegan. store bought vegan ice creams are shall we just say, unsatisfying. this is so much better than either of those options. thank you!!!
Cashew Water
Just wondering why you didn't dump the water after the cashews have been soaked? In other recipes that I've soaked cashews I've emptied the water and then poured in fresh water to blend the cashews.
Also, what do you think about taking the soaked cashews and blending them with some soy creamer instead of water? My thinking is that I want to get the most creamiest taste out of vegan ice cream and wondering if this would help?
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Can I use raw coconut in place of coconut oil?
Help! Whole Foods gave me whole raw coconut and I didn't realize it wasn't the oil until I got home and was in the middle of making this. I am already substituting additional vegetable oil for the coco butter (because it costs $25.00) so I don't know if this will ruin the batch. I am using a tofu base (boiled for 3 minutes to get rid of bean flavor, as suggested by one of the commenters) and unsweetened vanilla almond milk.
Im following this recipe but the ice cream isn't seem to be going anywhere in the ice cream maker. Its staying a thick liquid.
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Delicious thanks for such a great recipe!
This recipe is great such a smooth creamy consistency - the best vegan home made ice-cream I have tasted or made. And thanks for the detailed description of what makes this ice-cream great I can see now why some of the other recipes I have made have failed!
I use the cashew base as I like the flavour more. I don't have a Vita mix so I soak the cashews for a few hours and also boil them for 15mins before blending them.
Other flavour variations I have done with this recipe - White Chocolate and Raspberry - use 3tsp of cacao butter instead of the coconut oil half a cup of raspberries and half a cup of white choc chips.
Maple Walnut - use maple flavoured syrup instead of the corn syrup and add 1/2 cup of very finely chopped walnuts and one teaspoon of vanilla powder along with the vanilla essence
Raved About on Big Fat Vegan Radio
I heard about this ice cream on Episode 42 of Big Fat Vegan Radio. Ben said it's delicious with the cashews, cannot wait to try it.
Question about scoopability
This icecream is delicious!! I've had many failed attempts at making vegan icecream but this one was great. A little sweet for me, but I can adjust that :)
I was wondering about how long this icecream will last in the freezer and still be scoopable? It was perfect the first time I had it, but 24 hours later when I got it out to have it again it was frozen pretty hard, and had to wait for it to defrost a little :(
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This is so delicious! I have been using Miyoko Schinner's book about Artisan Vegan Cheese, and so I knew the power of the cashew. Finally tried this today, and it is divine.
I do have a question - do you think you taste sweetness more when it's not frozen in the ice cream maker? When I had blended all the ingredients, I gave the cream a taste, and I could have sworn I added too much sugar. I actually got worried, and had some of Miyoko's macadamia ricotta on hand, so I just tossed some in because I thought it might balance out the sweetness. Now that I've tried it after freezing completely, I think it would have been fine as it was. (The ricotta is not a bad addition - I now have cheesecake ice cream!)
Just wondering if sweetness and temperature is "a thing."
Thank you so much! I had it with crumbled almond chocolate toffee (vegan also).
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Question re oils
This looks so incredibly well considered - thank you! I haven't tried it yet because I had a couple of questions.
I'm wondering why the use of unrefined coconut oil as opposed to refined (if the coconut taste is not desired)? Presumably refined will work the same? Also, I assume the coconut oil needs to be liquid before adding to blender?
Also, I can't seem to get cocoa butter in Australia, could I just use coconut oil instead or should it be a 'liquid' oil like canola?
Finally with the xanthum gum the stuff I have is in 1g sachets and is a fine dry granule - do i need to reconstitute it or anything or just add it to the mix?
Thanks in advance - I'm wanting to make this for Christmas and blow the minds of my omnivore guests! Cheers.
The Science of Delicious!
First, I want to thank you for a very detailed break down of why we love ice cream. Your method of explaining why ice cream with dairy is such a joy to make and eat is very helpful in setting the right mental approach to why making vegan ice cream should be joyful!
Second, I've used this recipe twice...once to make a vanilla ice cream and then as a base for a mango ice cream! I prefer using full fat coconut milk and arrow root as substitutes for your original and the texture has been rich and creamy.
Would you agree that using this basic recipe as a base for several flavors of ice cream would work?
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Fantastic with one little change
I've been experimenting a lot, trying to come up with a good ice cream dairy free for my hubby. We haven't been thrilled with any of the commercial brands. Oh my gosh, thanks to you, I've just found it! The first batch I made was okay but we just didn't care for the coconut flavor soooo rather than adding coconut oil I instead added 12 grams (3 t.) of the cocoa butter. Perfect! We can't believe it! I used the silken tofu as there is less fat in the tofu rather than the cashews. However, I would bet this ice cream made with cashews would be wonderful also! Thank you so much! Next, the pumpkin--I plan to use this recipe and simply add some pureed butternut squash and spice!
Not Missing The "Real" Thing!
Ok - if I could truly rate this recipe on a scale of 1 - 5, I'd have to give it a 12. It is the best homemade vegan ice cream I've ever tasted and it gives some of the best soy and non-soy based vegan store brands an honest run for their money! I doubled this recipe to make two quarts. I also followed another poster's advice to boil the tofu about 3 min to reduce its nutty flavor (I boiled the silken tofu inside of a nut milk bag). The texture, color, flavor, and mouth feel were simply superb! I tried it on my family and they LOVED it! I got comments like "I can't believe how real this tastes!", "I can eat this without stomach issue worries, yet this is sooo good!" and "Bye-Bye Soy Delicious!" I will DEFINITELY be making this again and again! This will be my base for
butter pecan, maple and black walnut, turtle tracks, and many other "vanilla family" based ice creams.
Now my questions. Do you, or will you have a catalog or book of homemade non-dairy ice cream, sherbert, sorbet, and frozen yogurt recipes? If so, where when can I find it/them? Lastly, if I change out the cocoa butter for a "tasteless" oil and remove the vanilla, is this an excellent base for endless fruit and non fruit ice creams? I want to understand how to build many flavors. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and recipe.


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Intel Corp. has started sampling an Itanium-2, 64-bit microprocessor that was made by linking together 1.72 billion transistors. The processor, codenamed Montecito, was discussed as far back as August 2002, but it is now sampling to some Intel customers, a company spokesman said.
Montecito exceeds the billion-transistor count because the Itanium-2 processor architecture is itself complex—a 64-bit processor intended for server applications—and the Montecito model integrates two processing cores. It also has 26MB of on-chip cache (208-Mbits), according to reports.
Intel's first dual-core processor for mobile applications such as notebook computers, code-named Yonah, is also due to start shipping for revenue at the end of the year and to launch in volume in 2006.
Intel announced it was accelerating its schedule to get to one billion transistors on an IC in July 2004, saying it was aiming to deliver a billion-transistor chip in 2005, rather than the original target date of 2007.
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The chip industry has produced monolithically integrated billion-transistor circuits for some time in the form of DRAM and flash memories with monolithic capacities of 1Gb and more. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd announced in September that it had developed a 16Gb NAND flash memory, made using a 50nm manufacturing process technology, with mass production planned for the second half of 2006.
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1. "These days I look in the mirror and I have to admit, I'm not the strapping young Muslim socialist that I used to be."
2. "I go out on the basketball court, took 22 shots, made two of them. That's right. Two hits, 20 misses. The executives at NBC asked, 'what's your secret?'"
3. "Maureen Dowd said I could solve all my problems if I were just more like Michael Douglas in 'The American President.' I know Michael is here tonight. Michael, what's your secret, man? Could it be that you were an actor in an Aaron Sorkin liberal fantasy? Might that have something to do with it?"
4. "Some of my former advisors have switched over to the dark side. For example, David Axelrod now works for MSNBC. Which is a nice change of pace since, MSNBC used to work for David Axelrod."
5. "The History Channel is not here. I guess they were embarrased about the whole Obama is a devil thing. Of course, that never kept Fox News from showing up. They actually thought the comparison was not fair – to Satan."
6. "I remember when Buzzfeed was just something I did in college around 2 a.m."
7. "Did you know that Sheldon Adelson spent $100 million of his own money last year on negative ads? You've got to really dislike me to spend that kind of money. I mean, that's Oprah money. You could buy an island and call it 'Nobama' for that kind of money. Sheldon would have been better off offering me $100 million to drop out of the race."
8. "I'm taking my charm offensive on the road – a Texas barbeque with Ted Cruz, Kentucky bluegrass concert with Rand Paul, and a book burning with Michele Bachmann."
9. "I'm also hard at work on plans for the Obama library. Some have suggested that we put it in my birthplace, but I'd rather keep it in the United States."
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A planet of this system in 2364 was the temporary home of the Strnad colony. This colony was the home of former residents of Earth ferried there by the USS Enterprise-D. Later, after reaching an accord with the Edo God, the colonists were relocated by the Enterprise. (TNG: "Justice")
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LANDOVER, Md. - December 01, 2010 -
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today joined NEA President Dennis Van Roekel, head of the nation's largest teachers union, for a classroom visit and roundtable discussion on the turnaround school reform model that is being implemented at a Prince George's County school.
The roundtable discussion, titled "Moving Towards Student Success: Relationships, Collaboration, and Change," was held at G. James Gholson Middle School in Landover, Md., and it provided a forum to hear from parents, educators, administration officials and members of the community on how best to turn around low-performing public schools. Prince George's County Public Schools Superintendent William Hite and Clara Floyd, president of the Maryland State Education Association, were also on hand.
"Turning around high-needs schools is a high priority for NEA's 3.2 million members," said Van Roekel. "Our goal is to transform the lives of tens of thousands of students by significantly raising their academic achievement. What we learned today is that collaboration is indeed the key ingredient that's needed to ensure long-term success in low-performing schools."
G. James Gholson Middle School, which has more than 900 students, is one of four schools in Prince George's County that received a School Improvement Grant from the U.S. Education Department to boost academic performance.
"When a school continues to perform in the bottom five percent of the state and isn't showing signs of growth or has graduation rates below 60 percent, something dramatic needs to be done," said Duncan. "Turning around our worst performing schools is difficult for everyone but it is critical that we show the courage to do the right thing by kids."
The school is part of NEA's Priority Schools Campaign, a program launched by the National Education Association that highlights innovation and success in America's struggling schools. The campaign supports strategies to transform schools and emphasizes collaboration by all community stakeholders.
During the visit, Van Roekel noted that many positive things are happening in public schools across the country—including several teacher-led reforms implemented in California schools that are helping at-risk students and closing achievement gaps.
"We're encouraging educators to change—embracing new ways of working and leaving behind old ideas that have not brought about desired results," added Van Roekel. "With the right policy supports and resources, great educators can lead permanent change in low-performing schools."
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In the first of a series of live-action videos promoting Square Enix's PlayStation Vita launch game, Army Corps of Hell, the lord of hell takes a bus to Hell, Michigan. Honest mistake, really.
I don't know, Hell, Michigan seems like a lovely little place to settle down and raise an army of the damned. I don't know what his problem is.
Maybe it's the fact that Square Enix is planning more of these cheesy live-action videos leading up to Army Corps of Hell's February release? That would certainly piss me off.


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No other color in modern history has carried such gravitas when it comes to associations with masculinity, femininity and politics. The color pink is a vessel for weighty subject material, indeed. Especially when you consider the fact that it has only been around in its proper form for less than 500 years. Who knows what the future for this light shade of red will hold, but this info graphic covers the last hundred years of politics and pop culture in all things pink.
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Walter Mignolo
William Hane Wannamaker Distinguished Professor of Romance Studies
Mignolo's research and teaching have been devoted, in the past 30 years, to understanding and unraveling the historical foundation of the modern/colonial world system and imaginary since 1500. In his research, modern/colonial world system and imaginary is tantamount with the historical foundation of Western Civilization and its expansion around the globe. His research stands on four basic premises: a) the there is no world-system before 1500 and the integration of America in the Western Christian (European) imaginary; b) that the world-system generated the idea of "newness" (the New World) and of modernity and c) that there is no modernity without coloniality—coloniality is constitutive no derivative of modernity; d) the modern/colonial imaginary was mounted and maintained on the invention of the Human and Humanity that provided the point of reference for the invention of racism and sexism together with the invention of nature.
Briefly stated, Mignolo's research has been and continues to be devoted to exposing modernity/coloniality as a machine that generates and maintains un-justices and to exploring decolonial ways of delinking from the modernity/coloniality. Because the political dimension of his work, in the past fifteenth years Mignolo's energy has been increasingly devoted to the public sphere working with artists, curators, and with journalists, writing op-eds and giving frequent interviews in English and Spanish, co-organizing and co-teaching Summer Schools in Middelburg, Bremen, and at UNC-Duke. He is also frequently delivering workshops for faculty and graduate students in South and Central America, Asia, and Europe.
Mignolo was awarded the Katherine Singer Kovaks prize (MLA) for The darker side of the renaissance: literacy, territoriality and colonization (1996) and the Frantz Fanon Prize by the Caribbean Philosophical Association for The Idea of Latin America (2006). His work has been translated into German, Italian, French, Swedish, Rumanian, Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin, and Korean. He is an Honorary Research Associate for CISA (Center for Indian Studies in South Africa), Wits University at Johannesburg. Recently, he has joined the Dialogue of Civilizations (DOC) Program Council as a senior adviser and was distinguished with an Honoris Causa degree in the Humanities (Filosofia y Letras) by the Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Ph.D., Ecole Des Hautes Etudes (France) 1974
Mignolo, W. D. La idea de America Latina. Translated by W. D. Mignolo, Gedisa, 2006.
Mignolo, W., editor. Descolonialidad del Ser y del Saber: Videos Indígenas y los Límites Coloniales de la Izquierda. Ediciones del Signo, 2006.
Mignolo, W., editor. Ïnterculturalidad, descolonización del estado y del conocimiento. El desprendimiento: pensamiento crítico y giro des-colonial. Vol. 2, Editorial del Signos and Center for Global Studies and the Humanities, Duke University, 2006.
Mignolo, W. The Idea of Latin America. Blackwell, 2005.
Mignolo, W. D., translator. Historias Locales/Diseños Globales. Colonialidad, conocimientos subalternos y pensamiento fronterizo. Akal, 2003.
Mignolo, W. Capitalismo y geopolitica del conocimiento. Duke University, 2001.
Mignolo, W., editor. Capitalismo y geopolitica del concimiento. El eurocentrismo y la filosofia de la liberacion en el debate intellectual contemporaneo. Editorial del Signo/Duke University, 2001.
Mignolo, W. D. Local Histories/Global Designs. Coloniallity, Subaltern Knowledges and Border Thinking. Princeton University Press, 1999.
Mignolo, W. D. The Darker Side of the Renaissance: Literacy, Territoriality and Colonization. The University of Michigan Press, 1995.
Mignolo, W., and E. Hill Boone, editors. Writing Without Words: Alternative Literacies in Mesoamerica and the Andes. Duke University Press, 1994.
Mignolo, W. D. "The role of BRICS countries in the becoming world order: ¨humanity¨, imperial/colonial difference and the racial distribution of capital and knoweldge." Humanity and Difference in the Global Age, UNESCO and Universidad Candido Mendes, Brazil, 2012, pp. 41–89.
Mignolo, W. D. "Para Des-Inventar America Latina." Disturbios Culturales. Conversaciones Con Varios Autores, edited by José Osandón Y Lucía Vodanovic, Universidad Diego Portales, 2012, pp. 195–211.
Mignolo, W. "Decolonizing western epistemology/building decolonial epistemologies." Decolonizing Epistemologies: Latina/o Theology and Philosophy, 2011, pp. 19–43.
Mignolo, W. D. Preface. 2011, pp. xiv–xvi.
Mignolo, W. D. "The Darker Side of the Enlightenment: A Decolonial Reading of Kant's Geography." Reading Kant's Geography, edited by Stuart Elden and Eduardo Mendieta, SUNY Press, 2011, pp. 319–44.
Mignolo, W. D. "Museums in the Colonial Horizon of Modernity: Fred Wilson's "Mining the Museum"." Fred Wilson: A Critical Reader, edited by Doro Globus, Ridinghouse, 2011, pp. 71–85.
Mignolo, W. D. "I Am Where I Think. Remapping the Order of Knowing." The Creolization of Theory, edited by F. Lionnet and S. -. M. Shih, Duke University Press, 2011, pp. 159–92.
Mignolo, W. D. "El vuelco de la razón: sobre las revoluciones, independencias y rebeliones de finales del xviii y principios del xix." Bicentenarios (Otros), Transiciones y Resistencias, edited by Norma Giarraca, La Ventana, 2011, pp. 27–38.
Mignolo, W. D. "Museums in the Colonial Horizon of Modernity." Globalization and Contemporary Art, edited by Jonathan Harris, Willey, 2011, pp. 71–86.
Mignolo, W. D. "Globalization and the Geopolitics of Knowledge: The Role of the Humanities in the Corporate University." The American-Style University at Large. Transplants, Outposts, and the Globalization of Higher Educaton, edited by Kathryn L. Kleypass and james I Mc Dougall, Lexington Books,The Rowman and Littlefield Publishing Group, 2011, pp. 3–40.
Mignolo, W. "La idea de América Latina (la derecha, la izquierda y la opción descolonial)." Crítica Y Emancipación, vol. 1, no. 2, May 2009, pp. 251–76.
Mignolo, W. D. "Dispensable and Bare Lives: Coloniality and the Hidden Politica/Economy Agenda of Modernity." Human Architecture. Journal of the Sociology of Self Knowledge, vol. 2, 2009, pp. 69–88.
Mignolo, W. D. "Who Speaks for the "Human" in Human Rights?" Hispanic Issues on Line (Special Issue: Human Rights in Latin America and Iberian Cultures), edited by A. Forcinito et al., vol. 5, no. 1, 2009, pp. 7–25.
Mignolo, W. D. "The Power of Labeling." Report for the Museum of World Culture, Goteborg, edited by Adriana Munoz and Museum of World Culture Curator, Museum of World Culture, 2009.
Mignolo, W. D. "Revisando las Reglas del Juego." Tabula Rasa. Revista De Humanidades. Bogota: Colombia, edited by Heriberto Cairo, vol. 8, Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca, Bogota, Colombia, 2008, pp. 321–34.
Mignolo, W. D. "La opción descolonial." Letral. Revista Electrónica De Estudios Transatlánticos, edited by Alvaro Salvador, Universidad de Granada, Spain, 2008, pp. 4–22.
Mignolo, W. D. "Delinking: The rhetoric of modernity, the logic of coloniality and the grammar of de-coloniality." Cultural Studies, vol. 21, no. 2–3, Mar. 2007, pp. 449–514. Scopus, doi:10.1080/09502380601162647. Full Text
Mignolo, W. D. "El pensamiento descolonial: Reflexiones finales." Comentario International (Universidad Andina Simon Bolivar, Quito, Ecuador), edited by C. Walsh, Universidad Andina Simon Bolivar, Quito, Ecuador, 2007, pp. 186–94.
Mignolo, W. D. "Introduction." South Atlantic Quarterly, vol. 105, no. 3, Dec. 2006, pp. 497–99. Scopus, doi:10.1215/00382876-2005-001. Full Text
Mignolo, W. D. "A globalizacion e a xeopolitica do coñecemento: o papel das humanidades na universidade corporativa." A Literatura Compadad Oxe. Boletín Galego Da Literatura, vol. 33, Universiade Santiago de Compostela, Aug. 2006, pp. 97–119.
Mignolo, W. D. "Dispatches from Hong Kong:The Myths of Democratic and Authoritarian States." My Personal Blog, My personal blog, 10 Apr. 2012.
Mignolo, W. D. "The 'economy of more' is not longer sustainable." World Public Forum Web Page, 3 Apr. 2012.
Mattison, C., and C. Mignolo W. "Neither Capitalism, nor Communism but Decolonization." Critical Legal Thinking, Mar. 2012.
Mignolo, W. "Para Des-Inventar America Latina." Disturbios Culturales. Conversaciones Con Varios Autores, Mar. 2012, pp. 195–211.
Mignolo, W. D. "De-Secularization as a Condition for the Dialogue of Civilizations." World Public Forum Web Page, 2012.
Mignolo, W. D. "The Failures of Neoliberalism and the Road to the Future." World Public Forum Web Page, World Public Forum Organization, 2012.
Mignolo, W. D. "Occidente: Surveying the Present, Rereading the Past, Building Pluriveral Futures." Video Bioecontv and Occidente, 2012.
Mignolo, W. D. "Cinco Siglos Igual." La Opinion on Line, La Opinion, newspaper, 11 Dec. 2011.
Mignolo, W. D. "Hacia la desoccidentalizacion." Pagina 12, Argentine Newspaper, 2011.
Mignolo, W. D. "El reordenamiento global." Pagina 12, Argentine Newspaper, 2011.
Conferencia inaugural: La clausura de las ciencias sociales y el resurgir del pensamiento independiente, . FUNGLODE (Fundacion Global para la Democracia y el Desarrollo, . October 2, 2014
Enacting the Archive, Discentering the Muses: Museums and Biennials in the Colonial Horizon of Modernity. September 26, 2014


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Local Burning Man projects turn to crowd funding
With the annual festival in the desert this weekend, Burners in the Lake Tahoe area are putting the final touches on their camps, art and art cars.
What's different about this year is many of those groups have turned to crowd-funding sites like Kickstarter.com and Indiegogo.com to raise funds.
"We're trying to pay for the cost of running the boat," said Flipper Manchester, who's trying to raise as much as $30,000 through Indiegogo.com for his 65-foot yacht art car, Christina. "I love bringing it out there, but it is work and it does cost money."
Increasingly, attendees of Burning Man have turned to crowd funding to sponsor their projects. A simple keyword search on Indiegogo yields more than 7,000 campaigns related to the festival. Though not all projects will get the funding they need, Burning Man, with its collaborative nature, fits the model.
In the past, several massive projects like last year's The Pier 2, a sprawling wooden pier complete with sunken pirate ship at the end, have been funded through crowd funding. This year, a full-size model of a 50-foot ichthyosaur, a pyramid-shaped temple, and three South Lake Tahoe art cars have raised or are raising funds through Indiegogo and Kickstarter.
"It opens up a whole lot more access for people that don't live in your area," said Michael Beaudoin, owner of the Tahoe Tessie art car. "They can just go online. It only takes a few minutes to throw down a donation."
Beaudoin will use the $2,500 he raised for improvements to the big green rig. Just to tow the vehicle to the Black Rock Desert costs around $1,800, he said. Though the expenses go far beyond what they raised through Kickstarter, the campaign spurs other donations too, he added.
"It also generates open-handed donations," Beaudoin said. "Some people like to help and they don't have any money they can give you. Anything anybody can do always helps."
A camp dubbed "Shark Week" out of South Lake Tahoe is raising funds for their new art car, "Carcharius." They finished an Indiegogo campaign with more than $2,900. A small group of the campers hammered, drilled, welded and sewed on the art car Aug. 14.
"Three weeks ago this looked like nothing," said South Lake Tahoe resident Jason Gilbert, who's done the welding on the UFO-shaped mutant vehicle. "Everything we're doing now, we're going to have to take apart in a few days."
The 30-foot long flatbed will have to morph into a street-legal automobile to make the trip to Burning Man.
The crew of Christina will spend the money they raise on new lights, a bigger, better sound system, fuel and other improvements. Manchester said he also has to pay designated drivers and mechanics to come to the festival and help manage the vehicle. There's also the $2,500 fee for storage when the giant land yacht is not on the playa.
"We're trying to reach everyone out there that's been on the boat or has any interest in Burning Man," Manchester said.
As with Carcharius and Tessie, the volunteers have spent well over what they've raised. But each year it's worth the effort, Manchester said.
"I enjoy it because everyone that comes to the boat thanks me and thinks it's the best art car around," he said.


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Michael Snaer scored 16 of his 19 points in the second half as Florida State recovered from a season-opening loss to rout Buffalo 95-68 on Monday night.
Okaro White had 13 points — on 5 of 5 shooting — and freshman Aaron Thomas added 10 points for the Seminoles (1-1).
The Seminoles shot 59.6 percent (34 of 57) from the floor. They made 55.6 percent (10 of 18) of their three-pointers.
Tony Watson and Javon McCrea each had 17 points for Buffalo (0-2). Watson made 5 of 7 three-pointers. But the rest of the Bulls made just 1 of 10 from beyond the arc.
Xavier Ford added 16 points for Buffalo, which shot 50 percent (27 of 54) for the game.
Florida State was aggressive on defense, forcing 25 turnovers and blocking five shots.
White had 10 first-half points as Florida State grabbed a 47-30 lead at the half. The Seminoles shot 17 of 27 (63 percent) from the floor in the first half.
Florida State also had 17 assists, nearly doubling its output from the first game. The Seminoles managed just nine assists in the loss to South Alabama.
In the opener, Florida State struggled from beyond the 3-point arc and finished just 5 of 21 in a 76-71 loss to South Alabama. But on Monday, the Seminoles made 10 of 18. Snaer knocked down 4 of 7 shots from beyond the arc, and Terry Whisnant made 2 of 3 shots.
The long-range shooting was one reason why Florida State scored 95 points for the first time since a 97-63 win over Stetson in December 2010.
Florida State's newcomers also played better in their second game. Thomas, a freshman, made 5 of 9 shots. Another freshman, Montay Brandon, added eight points and was 3 of 3 from the floor. Centers Kiel Turpin (seven points) and Boris Bojanovsky (six points) also made contributions.
Two problem areas for Florida State continue to be turnovers and rebounding. The Seminoles committed 17 turnovers and were outrebounded by the Bulls 28-27.
Snaer, Florida State beat Buffalo 95-68
Michael Snaer scored 16 of his 19 points in the second half as Florida State recovered from a season-opening loss to rout Buffalo 95-68 on Monday night.


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Alex Rub a Dub Bath Stickers - Pals
What can we pretend play in the bath today?' School? Ball? Rainy day fun? These colourful stickers easily stick onto the tile wall or tub when wet. Little hands and big imaginations will have a great time creating scenes with the two doll stickers (boy and girl) with dress-up clothes and accessories like balls, balloons, umbrellas and more. Stickers fit neatly into a suction cup mesh bag when not in use (but feel free to pull them out even when it's not bath time).
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Things That Look Like Other Things.
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2. The 48-Hour T-shirt. Concluded. Although might be reprised some day.
3. The International Review of Wine Packaging and Aesthetics. Discontinued.
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Foreward to Brand Thinking and Other Noble Pursuits
Introduction to Ad Nauseam: A Survivor's Guide to American Consumer Culture
Essay for OBEY: Supply & Demand - The Art of Shepard Fairey - 20th Anniversary Edition
Consumed column about Obama as muse is included in Obama: The Historic Journey.
A piece I wrote way back when for Slate is included in Sponsorship: The Fine Art Of Corporate Sponsorship/the Corporate Sponsorship Of Fine Art.
Gary Hustwit's industrial design documentary Objectified.
Anne Elizabeth Moore's book, Unmarketable: Brandalism, Copyfighting, Mocketing, and the Erosion of Integrity.
Kaya Oakes' book, Slanted and Enchanted: The Evolution of Indie Culture.
Elizabeth Currid's book, The Warhol Economy: How Fashion, Art, and Music Drive New York City
Kim Fellner's book Wrestling with Starbucks: Conscience, Capital, Cappuccino.


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A Look at Windows 7 Ease of Access Features
Maybe you've seen the folder in your Start Menu\Accessories titled "Ease of Access" and if you're like many people you likely never poked around with the tools in there. Well there are some very helpful features that make life easier for all users. Daniel Hubbell from the Windows Accessibility team joined me to walk through a few of these features and how they apply to all users.
[01:27] Windows Magnifier.
[03:47] Options for increasing readability
[06:50] Options for using a PC without a keyboard and mouse attached.
[11:00] Using Sticky Keys
[12:45] Keyboard Shortcuts
[14:34] Using Speech Recognition
[23:12] Using Ease of Access Center (Win+U)
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Nice video. I think I knew most of the shortcuts and features but I just shared the video with my Facebook friends and I'm sure a lot of them will learn new stuff.
It's a shame the "activate windows when hover" function does not seem to work when hovering over the actual window content. At least if I have a dual monitor setup and have IE running on both I can't just start scrolling in the other windows when I hover over the web page. I need to hover over the titlebar/top.
And Speech Recognition is not available if you have a non-English version of Windows. So that really sucks, because I can speek English but my desktop is in Dutch because I bought it in Belgium.
Sticky keys is fun to make somebody freaky because of the noises there pc makes when pushing buttons. Feels like a bomb will explode, ha!
@CKurt. Speech recognition is actually supported in US English, UK English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese, and both simplified and traditional Chinese. Unfortunately you are correct there is not a Dutch version.
@DanHub:I don't want a Dutch version. I want the English version to work in my Dutch operating system, just like I want speech recognition on my Xbox with Kinect
Nice show! I remember some years ago in school, we used to press the shift key and turn on the sticky key feature just to make that noise =D
@CKurt: I totally agree with you! Even though I don't care wether Windows language is in Norwegian or English, I still preffer english even though I'm from Norway. However, it would be really cool if we could choose which speech recognition language we want to use =)
Windows 7 magnifying is a huge hit with my uncle who is partially sighted (almost blind) and can now use any PC with Windows 7 without having to install software that cost hundreds of pounds and was nowhere near as good.
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I found one caveat to using pointer trails. Apparently, they don't play well with DirectX.
When I was in the Age of Empires Online beta, I filed a report about the mouse cursor being completely invisible in the game. Then I happened to turn off pointer trails (I don't remember exactly what prompted me to do that), and the mouse cursor was fine. When I added that to my report, I got a reply back that it was a "known issue" with pointer trails and DirectX.
I've found pointer trails to be less necessary with modern LCD screens (I found it to be a necessity on older notebook screens with their lower refresh rates), so I just keep it off now.
Great refresher and awesome accessibility options!
Occasionally, I would like to have the computer read text to me. I have the habit of typing "an" for "a" or occasionally "and" for "an", etc . . . when I proof my text, my eye often misses these mistakes, but if I can hear the text I can often find them immediately. So if it is an important document, I'd like to have the text read to me.
I've seen options in windows for telling you what is happening (Narrator and Audio Description options), but I really don't want it to read "everthing darn thing" . . . I'd like it to just read a document or a portion of text that I highlight . . . is there a way to do that without Narrator or Audio Description which I don't find that useful.


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"A masterly novel . . . Achingly good." — The New Yorker
"Devastating . . . Inspired . . . We make so many complex emotional investments in the lives of Mr. Lee's characters that it takes a monk's restraint not to flip to the very end of the book before you get there." — The New York Times
"The beauty of this book lies not just in its prose — which, by the way, will shame just about anyone who writes for a living." — The New York Times "Top Books of 2016"
"A beautifully realized novel about the intertwining of loyalty, family, ambition and politics. Lee's truest antecedent is Joseph Conrad's The Secret Agent . . . Astonishingly well executed." — Washington Post
"A tender story about the hopes and flaws of ordinary people made extraordinary by events." — New York Times Book Review
"A novel so smart and compassionate and beautifully written that it asks for total immersion." —Lauren Groff, author of Fates & Furies
"An extraordinary performance: vividly written, painfully human and fully fleshing the inner lives of its characters." —Sunday Times
"A multivoiced epic that builds towards a stunning finale." – Guardian, Books of The Year
"Hauntingly atmospheric . . . There are echoes of Beckett." – Guardian
"A meticulous and gripping reimagination of the Brighton bomb." — Observer, Best Novels Of The Year
"Electrifying . . . A work of serious and thoughtful integrity." – Independent
"Highly amusing and ultimately very moving . . . Lee draws the reader into his characters' lives with such sympathy and affection that when that inevitable explosion occurs, its impact is all the more devastating." —Wall Street Journal
"A mongrel blend of political thriller, dark comedy, and pathos . . . Tolstoy's sense of an overpowering momentum of events hovers." —San Francisco Chronicle
"In The Line of Beauty, the winner of the 2004 Man Booker Prize, Alan Hollinghurst achieved a breakthrough … In High Dive, the celebrated young British novelist Jonathan Lee puts the prime minister in even clearer perspective. Lee's novel bypass[es] crude critique, or cartoon version, of the period in order to portray individual lives floundering and changing in the midst of social and political upheaval." —The Atlantic
"An ingenious and original mixture of the domestic and the political, set in the days leading up to the Brighton bombing of 1984." —David Nicholls, Observer "Best Holiday Reads"
"A gorgeous, compassionate book." —Garth Greenwell, Electric Literature
"Lee moves with ease between the epic and the intimate . . . Full of humor and compassion." —Catherine Lacey, The Paris Review
"A funny, gripping and ultimately tragic view into the life of a young IRA man and the dear price he, and his victims, pay during the dark years of the Troubles." – Ayana Mathis, author of The Twelve Tribes Of Hattie
"A fascinating look into a troubled past. In taut scene after taut scene, with a fine style and wit among the carnage, Jonathan Lee does service to history and the novel both." – Joshua Ferris, author of Then We Came To The End
"A bold, thrilling triumph of a book." – Téa Obreht, author of The Tiger's Wife
"An excellent new novel." —Houston Chronicle
"A moving and charismatic novel." —Financial Times
"A courageous work of art that works its own kind of high dive trick—a relentless momentum whose twists demand close attention. Jonathan Lee is a real talent." —South China Morning Post
"High Dive is funny, troublesome, and poignant, and will cement Lee's reputation even further." —The Herald
"Every character feels fully realized; the ensemble has the most individualized identities of any group I've read in the past few years." —Kansas City Star
"Rich in the comedy of the mundane."—Daily Mail
"Riveting . . . A tragic-comic tale full of warmth and muddled humanity." —Metro
"Utterly absorbing and beautifully wrought." —Mariella Frostrup, BBC Radio
"What's clear straight away is how good Lee is on character . . . Terrific." —Spectator
"Lee masterfully ekes poetry out of everyday life . . . Faultless." —Stylist
"Lee's an excellent storyteller, the kind you'd follow anywhere—his prose is full of sharp wit and surprising empathy, easily earning complete absorption." —Guernica
"A virtuoso storyteller . . . What a thrilling new novel." —Yiyun Li, author of Kinder Than Solitude
"Lee is a wonderful writer; High Dive a novel with extraordinary qualities." —Newsday
"High Dive performs a feat of reverse engineering, puncturing the botched assassination plot to reveal the precise emotional circuitry running between regular people." — Vice
"Brilliant." —Buzzfeed
"Brilliant, urgent, unstoppable . . . An incredible novel of rare insight, velocity, depth, and daring."
—Publishers Weekly (starred, boxed)
"Lee's writing has a marked freshness, his pacing and dialogue are exceptional, and every scene is deftly handled. This is a real craftsman at work."
—Kirkus Reviews (starred)