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By: Susan Mitchell
Ms. Mitchell has not only developed a new mind/body/spirit method but has recently written a book on it called the The Tao of Movement. She developed it form her popular precursor the "Mitchell Method of Pilates". Originating in New York City, it's already been adopted by: the New York Sports Club, Synergy Fitness, 92nd Street YHWA, Philip Morris Corporate Gym, American Express and Lehman Brothers Corporate Gym, The Paris Health Club, New York Health and Racquet Club.
"Movement is the way to become fully conscious to the relationship between the mind, body and spirit. It is the way to become whole. Movement is not just what you see, but on a much deeper level, it is what you feel. Feelings are the language of the Spirit. Use your body to grow your Spirit!"
"To truly understand movement, the mind, body and spirit must integrate -- all three entities move as one."
The Tao of Movement integrates the use of proper breath technique, spinal awareness and the balance and cultivation of energy. I hold the belief that humans are energy beings. To truly understand movement, the mind, body and spirit must integrate --all three entities move as one. This is called alignment.
Alignment creates, nurtures and sustains our wholeness. Without the alignment of the mind, body and spirit the foundation of good health is compromised. The Tao of Movement combines the use of time-tested exercises with a proper understanding of the bio-mechanics of the energy body. The results are a focused mind, a balanced body and an improved state of being. Professional athletes have termed this state, "The Zone" or "Playing Real Time". I call this level of understanding and performance, The Tao of Movement. You will be amazed to learn the ease with which you can achieve this state of being. You will also be astounded by the results that you see and feel.
Professional athletes have termed this state, "The Zone"
Try An Exercise From The Tao of Movement:
Find a quiet, comfortable spot and lay down on your back.
Take a relaxed breath in through your nose and as you exhale let the weight of your body fall into the floor like sand.
Let your body surrender to the floor and become one with it. Feel your chest and heart open and let your mind clear.
Feel your energy become calm, still and deep.
Continue to breathe easily and let your mind go to the place that you love the most in this world. It might be on a beach or by a tree or holding your child's hand. Go to that place fully and exhale to let everything else fall away from you.
Smell the air in that space and feel the fracture of light. Hear the sounds that exist there and let them fill you. Start to realize that the reason that you love this place so much is that the vibration or movement of energy that exists there is the same vibration as your energy. In this space you become more of who you truly are.
Realize that every desire you have is fulfilled here. Anxiety does not exist. There is only one of you in all of eternity and this is your space. This is your ideal state of being. This is the sanctuary of your heart and your mind. This space is the stream of energy that connects you to everything in the universe, and yet, is uniquely yours. Time as we know it does not exist here. This is the place where you will begin to see multi-dimensionally. To truly understand this you must focus your mind and feel with your heart. Then, you will see past time and space and sit in the garden of the Divine.
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DENVER URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY 910 - 16th Street Informational Notice to All Families and Individuals Living In Model Cities Target Areas #1 and #2 This notice is to inform you that the dwelling unit in which you now live is located within the Model Cities Target Areas #1 and #2. Relocation activities in connection with this project will be handled by the Denver Urban Renewal Authority through the Relocation Department. If it will be necessary for you to move from your present home you will be notified well in advance as to just when you must vacate ^yo-tor—dwelling unit and you will be given ample time to find another satisfactory dwelling unit. Financial assistance v/ill be given you to help pay the cost of your move. The Denver Urban Renewal Authority under contract with the Model Cities Agency of .Denv^ is authorized to pay for the reasonable and necessary moving expenses oP* actual direct loss of property incurred -by you when.you move. Expenses may include packing, insuring, moving, storage for one year or less, and incidental costs of disconnecting and reconnecting household appliances. This payment can be made only to families and individuals that occupy the property on the date the federal government approved the,Loan and Grant Contract or that are in occupancy on the date the/property is condemned or acquired by Model Cities Agency of Denver and do not owe rent when the move is made. You may choose between taking a "fixed relocation payment" based upon the number of rooms occupied (bathrooms, hallways, and closets excluded) or having your actual moving expenses and any actual direct loss of property paid. In either event the maximum payment cannot exceed $200. Your claim for moving expenses and any actual direct loss of property must be submitted to the Denver Urban Renewal Authority within six (6) months after you move. A family or individual displaced on or after August 1, 1968, who meets HUD eligibility requirements for a relocation payment to cover moving expenses and actual direct loss of property, and who purchases and occupies a standard dwelling unit, may be eligible for a Replacement Housing Payment, in an amount not to exceed $5,000 if: (1) The family or individual was the owner-occupant of a single•- or two family dwelling for a period of not less than one year prior to the initiation of negotiations for the acquisition of the property under a HUD- assisted program. (2) The displaced owner-occupant purchases and occupies a standard replacement dwelling within one year following displacement. (3) The acquisition payment to the owner-occupant is less than the average price for suitable standard sales housing, adequate in size to meet his needs. (4) A claim must be filed within 18 months after displacement. If you are the owner of the property, you may also be eligible for payment of certain settlement costs and related charges paid by
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I have been thinking about my blog every day since the last day that I posted something, what was that two weeks ago?!? I have been struggling, dieting and emotionally and I just want to keep that hidden. I keep telling myself that when I turn the ship around and feel better and my diet is better then I can write about where I was and how I'm in a better place. I think that most stories, novels, successful blogs are all about the after moment. The before and after pictures. The story of how said person was in a low place but is writing to tell about how they got through it. How they struggled to find success but they are now being successful. I guess we as a human race prefer to read stories and blogs and watch movies about triumph and coming through the dark stuff because it keeps us hopeful. But what about those of us still in the trenches?? I personally feel like I've been living in survival mode since roughly, January of 2006. That's 6 and a half years! Throughout that time I've had some good times, happy moments etc, but I really feel like I'm just surviving each day, not living and enjoying those days. Maybe I say that because when you're in the trenches the lens you have to look at the past through clouds everything so it all looks pretty grey.
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My diet has been shit this week. Its a reflection of the emotional tsunami I'm trying to swim through. My space is a mess, also a reflection of whats going on inside of me. My car even smells funny, although, that I do not think is a reflection of my inner turmoil, I think there's just something stinky going on. Things with Preston's dad continue at a standstill. I haven't had more than a 2 hour window of time without Pres in 5 weeks. When I'm not near Preston I am at work, helping other people sort out their darkness. I do have a few evenings to myself when I am not working and those prove to be even more challenging for me because I sit, alone. Needless to say, I'd love to have a weekend "off" where I can get on my bike again, where I could sleep in, or visit a friend without planning how Pres will be entertained while I'm visiting. I would like to consume an alcoholic beverage and enjoy the cooler evening weather with a friend. I want to feel more human – more like a person who has needs and wants that are just as valid as her clients or her son's.
I'm so sick of being alone (yes I find saying that funny when I just stated that I'd like a break from mommy duty for a few minutes but I'm talking about something a little different). I want a partner, a boyfriend, a husband. I want to be chosen by someone. I dream about someone proposing to me and saying, "I choose you. You are the one that I choose above any others. You are worth choosing." I want a best friend that I can laugh with and play with and sleep next to every night. I want a man in my life that helps me sort out the harder times and celebrates that happy times. I want someone to watch the olympics with, someone to have inside jokes with, someone to play rock paper scissors with when Preston makes a mess and neither of us want to deal with it. I want someone to sit with at mass. I want someone to dream with and cry with and play with. I don't want to be alone anymore. I want someone to be my someone who is a constant in my life, I want that person to choose me, pick me, love me.
Sometimes I tell myself that my desire to have a partner is so strong that it must mean I'm desperate. I don't know – I won't settle, I won't marry the next guy that comes along if he isn't right, but I am definitely ready. At least I think I am. I just don't want to do life alone anymore. It sucks. It does, it really just sucks. Don't get me wrong, I'm thankful for my family and my friends. I love all of them so much – the thing is, they've already chosen someone to be their someone. So I get all those parts of a "someone" piecemeal from all my friends and family members. I get shoulder to cry on here, concoct ideas over there, dream about winning the lottery over here, and share a Sunday afternoon there. And I don't get the best part of anyone, those parts are reserved for their someone or family.
At times I do an ok job convincing myself that the deal I've got going isn't so bad. I have awesome friends and an amazing family. I get my needs met, even though its piecemeal, I don't go completely without. I am aware I have it better than some, many even. Am I selfish for wanting more? For wanting to feel validated and worthy because someone chooses me, and just me?
My best friend, Katie, wants me to put myself out there and start dating – I've been single for a year now. I have my moments where that sounds exciting to me, but it mostly just feels like a meat market, and my feelings about my body trump my desire to put myself out there and risk being rejected. All the things Chris used to say about my weight and how my beauty was measured by my size replay over and over in my mind and I can't possibly imagine being viewed as beautiful at this weight. I think, why would I go speed dating, or to some mixer, only to stand awkwardly by myself and not be approached by a single guy? Why would I continue trying internet dating (ugh I hate it) when its all based so much off of the pictures that you post to attract someone to you. I don't even think I'm that interesting anymore – all of my hobbies, interests, and knowledge have been swallowed up by sorting out which dance classes to sign Pres up for, what Pres needs to know before preschool starts in three weeks, and what do my clients need from me this week? Another person couldn't possibly find any of that interesting. All of these self-destructive thoughts don't help my case at all, but I've got quite the crowd in my mind telling me these things and its hard to quiet it all down enough to risk putting myself out there. :(
I have invested several hours this week looking online for a second job. I need to find a way to bring more money in, without sending most of it out to childcare for Preston. I want to work more, I want to make more money, but I want to be with Preston. I don't want to miss out on these precious years that he actually likes me. I know that the reality of single parenthood is generally working two or even three jobs to pay the bills and make ends meet and I get so angry and upset that, that is my reality. This is nowhere near what I wanted my life to be like. I never would have laid out this path as the one to take. Maybe that's true of most peoples lives and you just have to work with where you are. I know this. I help people realize this and work to accept these things about life for a living!! I am just really struggling with it for myself. I don't want my life to be like this but I can't figure out what move to make in order to change it. With every move I think about taking it means giving up something else that I don't want to sacrifice.
I know a man (boyfriend/husband) won't fix this. I know having a second job won't fix this. I know Preston's dad being completely amicable and flexible won't fix this. Only I can decide to feel better about what my life is at the present moment. I'm just really struggling with that. I'm really struggling to cheerlead myself through this life. I'm really struggling to find strength and perseverance through this time, through these years and years of uphill battle, where is the top? When do I summit this beast of a mountain? How much further and harder can I push? Everyday I end my day praying to God that something gives because I simply don't have anymore fight in me – and then everyday I wake up able to make it through one. more. day. My definition of strength has always been that if you keep waking up every day and keep making it through each day then you are being strong, even if you feel weak the whole time. Here's to being strong…


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Mayor Vincent C. Gray and the District of Columbia have signed a partner pledge to become a participant in the Better Buildings Challenge, a national energy-efficiency-leadership initiative proposed by President Barack Obama to make commercial buildings 20 percent more energy-efficient by 2020.
The pledge was signed on Dec. 2, and according to the following statement from Mayor Gray's communications office, the endeavor will make D.C. a more competitive city.
"I'm tremendously excited that the District of Columbia is a partner in the Better Buildings Challenge," said Gray. "Incorporating this national challenge into our local Sustainable DC Initiative will advance our efforts to make the District a more competitive city and better place to live, work and play."
Members of the D.C. City Council are considering asking their embattled peer, Harry Thomas Jr., to give up his duties representing Ward 5 while federal authorities continue investigating allegations that he used public money for personal gain.
During a Dec. 5 closed-door meeting called by Chairman Kwame Brown, the Council discussed getting Thomas to take a paid leave of absence, according to reports. Whether Thomas would cooperate remains to be seen.
Thomas' house in an upscale section of Northeast was raided by FBI agents on Dec. 2. No one was arrested but sources have said in reports that following such raids, an arrest could follow.
Meanwhile, the Council is scheduled to vote today (Dec. 6) on an ethics bill that among other reforms, would make it mandatory for a mayor or council member to step down if convicted of a felony.
The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Committee is seeking nominations for the Humanitarian Award and the Children of the Dream Awards to be presented at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration on Mon., Jan. 16, 2012. All winners and honorable mentions will be acknowledged during the ceremony to be held at Strathmore Music Center, 5301 Tuckerman La., North Bethesda.
Nominations must be received by Fri., Dec. 9.
Humanitarian Award applications must provide a short narrative explaining the nominee's contributions to Montgomery County residents including: the community-based or civic activities for which the nominee is being recognized; whether or not the nominee is paid for the activities listed above; the specific period of time the nominee has been involved in these activities, and other contributions of a humanitarian nature made by the person to the community.
WASHINGTON, D.C. —The Washington, D.C. branch NAACP will host its Annual Meeting and
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During the event, the D.C. organization will present its annual report, which summarizes the branch's activities and accomplishments for the year. In 2011, the branch focused primarily on entrepreneurship, health and wellness, public education and securing D.C. voting rights.
The DC Public Charter School Board (PCSB) has selected Scott Pearson to serve as the organization's new Executive Director. Pearson, a District resident, brings impressive credentials to the position. He co-founded a charter management organization in San Francisco that serves low-income high school students throughout the Bay Area and, most recently, oversaw charter school programs at the U.S. Department of Education. His first day at the Board will be January 9, 2012.
"This was a very important decision for the Board, and I am confident that we have picked the right person for the job" said PCSB Chair Brian W. Jones. "Scott Pearson brings a unique breadth of experience to this position. He has a multifaceted perspective that has been shaped by his work in the public and private sectors, and at both the local and federal levels and he is committed to helping DC charter schools thrive," Jones said.
Leslie Johnson, the wife of former Prince George's County Executive Jack Johnson, was sentenced in federal court on Friday (Dec. 11) for her role in the long-running "pay-to-play" scandal that landed her husband an 87-month prison term earlier in the week.
U. S. District Court Judge Peter Messitte sentenced Leslie Johnson, 60, who had briefly represented District 6 on the County Council, to one year and one day in prison and 240 hours of community service.
Many of her supporters felt that the sentence was too harsh and spoke of all the good Johnson has done in the community.
"I really felt as though she should not have received any time," said Abigail Parker of Upper Marlboro, Md.
Perea Brown-Blackmon Surprised in Her Classroom
WASHINGTON, DC – In recognition of outstanding teaching and professional leadership, both within and beyond the classroom, Perea Brown-Blackmon has been named as 2012 District of Columbia Teacher of the Year.
Brown-Blackmon learned of the honor Friday (Dec. 9) in a surprise classroom visit by Mayor Vincent C. Gray, D.C. Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown, State Superintendent of Education Hosanna Mahaley, D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson and Deputy Mayor for Education De'Shawn Wright.
"Perea Brown-Blackmon is a shining example of not only how an exceptional teacher operates, but how exceptional teaching can be rewarded" said Mayor Gray. "I am proud that such a deserving teacher is receiving this honor to recognize what makes teaching excellent in our great city."
A Montessori specialist for grades 3-4 at Langdon Education Campus and a 2011-12 Rubenstein Award recipient for Highly Effective Teaching, Brown-Blackmon has been praised by parents and colleagues for her innovative teaching style, culturally relevant lessons and hands-on projects to stimulate classroom learning while creatively introducing young students to science, math, technology, writing and interpersonal communication.
She has taught at Langdon Education Campus for 17 years. During her tenure she has also served in varied roles, including Langdon cheerleading coach, step team advisor, mass choir director, lead teacher, and grade level chairperson.
"The 2012 District of Columbia Teacher of the Year Award validates the extraordinary sacrifices our teachers make to ensure student success," said Mahaley. "Perea Brown-Blackmon is a true ambassador for the profession and today reflects what teachers throughout the District can aspire to be."
WASHINGTON, D. C . – In a Dec. 9 hearing chaired by At-Large Councilmember Vincent B. Orange, it was revealed that District agencies did not expend the required $440 million for Fiscal Year 2011 with the certified small business enterprise ("CSBE") community as required by D.C .law. City Auditor Yolanda Branche revealed only $50 million was spent with the CSBEs in fiscal year 2011.
In addition, the auditor revealed that the law required District agencies to spend approximately $221 million with CSBEs in Fiscal Year 2010. However, only $103 million was spent with the CSBE community, resulting in a shortage of $118 million of expenditures for 2010.
The public hearing revealed serious weaknesses on the part of District agencies in using CSBEs to foster development of small businesses, hiring of District residents, increasing District tax revenue, economic growth, and compliance with D.C. law.
The chairman of the D.C. Public Library Board says he is prepared to resign if the City Council forges ahead to name a new library in honor of the late William O. Lockridge, a former school board member.
John W. Hill Jr., who has served as a library trustee since 2004, did not provide a resignation date but said Council's intent to put Lockridge's name on the library in Southwest must pass a second and final reading, according to a published report. The report also states it would be unlikely for the measure not to pass, considering that 11 of the 13-member governing body already support the honoring of Lockridge who died in January 2011.
"I just can't be there to cut a ribbon on this library," Hill said in an interview. "It's just so difficult to imagine being in that position, especially with what I know to be absolutely true about this individual."
Meanwhile, the library is tentatively slated for opening early next year.
A funeral service for public relations icon, Ofield Dukes, will be held at 11 a.m., Wednes., Dec. 14 at Tabernacle Baptist Church in Detroit.
A spokeswoman for the James H. Cole Home for Funerals in Detroit, added that prior to the service a wake will be held at 10 a.m.
Dukes, 79, founder of the prominent Ofield Dukes & Associates based in Southwest Washington, D.C., died Dec. 7 in a Detroit hospital. Having retired earlier this year to his hometown, Dukes succumbed to a form of bone cancer, according to his sister, Betty Hayden.
Dukes, who taught for years at Howard University, also founded the D.C. Chapter of the Black Public Relations Society. He had also worked in President Lyndon B. Johnson's administration and, dating back to 1968, consulted on several Democratic presidential campaigns.
After launching Ofield Dukes & Associates in 1969 with Motown as his first client, Dukes went on to develop a roster of other clients that include the likes of Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, U. S. Rep. Charles Rangel and the late Alex Haley.
He also used his extensive public relations expertise and savvy to organize the first Congressional Black Caucus dinner in 1972; and was among the first African Americans to sit as a member on the Democratic National Committee's finance committee.
In addition to Hayden, Dukes is survived by his daughter, Roxi Victorian, son-in-law, Michael B. Victorian, grandson, Michael Dukes Victorian, and sisters, Lou Brock and Anne Harris.
Expressions of condolence to the Dukes family may be sent to 16140 LaSalle Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48221.
District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray, along with Anthony Wilhelm, director of the NTIA's Broadband Technology Opportunities Program, recently celebrated the arrival of the city's landmark 100 gigabit fiber network for high speed broadband Internet service.
According to the mayor's Office, D.C. Community Access Network, or DC-CAN, will initially provide high-speed broadband Internet service to community anchor institutions in underserved areas of the city that are east of the Anacostia River. These are the areas in the city that have the relatively lowest broadband adoption rates – like wards 7 and 8. But, the new network will be expanded to all city wards by the summer of 2013.
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Lemonitsa: I got quite a kick out of Rya wanting to 'fondle' the fancy weapons. Do you know much about weapons? Was it difficult to write about the functions of each?
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Lemonitsa: Who is your favorite character in the series and why?
But then there's Theo (THE DOWN HOME ZOMBIE BLUES) who is my only "non-outerspace" character (he's the downright sexy Florida homicide cop). And there's Admiral Branden Kel-Paten. And Rhis Tivahr. And Mack. And secondary characters like Ren and Simon and the rest. I love all my men for different reasons. They're all fully intriguing.
And next up, of course, is Devin...
After that, I have a short story coming out in an anthology currently titled STARCROSSED LOVERS, edited by the inimitable Gardner Dozois and George R.R. Martin. I was thrilled (that is, in shock) when I was asked to participate. It will be a science fiction romance anthology due out in 2010 from Pocket. Other authors include Mary Jo Putney, Diana Gabaldon, Jo Beverely and more.
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It has been over two weeks since the death of a US Ambassador at the hands of Libyan terrorists. Since that time we have been bombarded with false information and false premises. However, as non-mainstream media sources actually begin to dig into the attacks and understand the motive behind them, the facts big to paint a picture contrary to what we have been told. Most recently, it appears that this was not the first attack on the US Consulate this year and that these preceded the release of the Youtube video we were told was behind all the riots. If the current Administration knew of the situation in Benghazi prior to the 9/11, attacks that killed a US Ambassador, why are we being fed a false narrative?
What I find most striking regarding the false narrative being presented is that it goes beyond the Administration. Every President will attempt to control the release of news in order to spin the best possible angle; however, here we have the news agencies controlling the release of news in order to produce the best spin for the President. They are erecting a man for President because they understand that he cannot get elected under his record.
While the foreign policy fallout continues to rain down around an administration and media closing its eyes to the entire situation; domestically the same false narratives are being presented.
Univision, a non-mainstream media outlet that represents the Latino population, has been investigating the deaths of hundreds of Mexicans under policy produced by the current Administration. In there investigation they have uncovered an instance where operatives for a Mexican drug cartel, using weapons from Fast and Furious, opened fire on a group of teenagers killing 12. This was part of the nearly 2000 guns the ATF allowed to be purchased by Mexican criminals. When Univision had an opportunity to address this with the President in an interview his response was: 1) Blame Bush and 2) Call it a distraction. Following suit the mainstream media blamed Bush and considered it a distraction not worth their time.
As with the debacle of policy that is being exposed in Libya, the Fast and Furious scandal being intentionally spun in favor of the President to build him as bigger than his actions are capable. The truth behind the false narrative is that the actions of this administration under Fast and Furious led to the death of Americans just as in Libya.
Beyond simple scandals, the president needs accomplices in presenting his dream for his next presidency. However, his dream is being presetned as if the past four years do not exist. That whitewashing is in full effect with the every increasing bad news coming out about the economy. Our country has seen 40 plus months of unemployment above 8%. To the glee of the mainstream media, that unemployment number has been coming down. The problem is in how that number is reported. Within that 8%, they only count those Americans actively looking for work. In the last round of data we saw that for every person getting a job, there were 4 people that stopped looking and dropped out of the labor force. Those people are not included in the 8%. The truth is, if there were the same number of people in the work force today as there were at the end of the Bush administration the unemployment rate would be 11%. The problem is that the mainstream media knows a president rarely gets elected when the economy is bad. Therefore, they must erect a false concept of what a good economy should look like.
Why would liberals in the administration and the media attempt to erect a president rather than let the people elect a president based on his record and ability?
The liberals (of which make 90% of all journalists) are running out of options. The American people have begun to refuse the liberal/socialist ideal that are being imported from Europe. The concepts of large centralized government and high government dependencies that crippling the economy of the EU have been slowly creeping into the US and the public doesn't like it. President Obama believes in the redistribution of wealth, the expansion of the welfare state and increased government control of your lives. If the truth behind his failed/failing policy is revealed, their opportunity for social change is gone.
Recently on Monday Night Football, Jon Gruden compared Clint Eastwood's character Josey Wales to Bears Quarterback Jay Cutler. Jon created a false narrative of toughness that any Packer fan will gladly remind you does not exist. The mainstream media is doing the same with Barrack Obama. Those willing to watch the Presidents performance objectively can tell you he has done nothing that has had a positive impact on the country. His healthcare plan will do nothing but raise taxes on the middle class while decreasing service. He wishes to help the economy by repeating his failed stimulus again in the second term. Lastly, he is taking a 'wait and see' approach to foreign affairs that has already cost the lives of three Americans in Libya and hundreds in Afghanistan.
If the media succeeds in their objective to erect a president the outcome will be the end of America. Not necessarily because the policy of the Obama itself will destroy the country, but rather honest election of the US Presidency will be dead.
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Michael McClusky
6:53 am on Wednesday, October 3, 2012
The media has lost its credibility a long time ago. I just wish the American people would be more aware of this.
11:26 pm on Wednesday, October 3, 2012
The president's laissez faire attitude towards foreign policy and the economy is to be expected. His real ambition has always been domestic social engineering.
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12:29 pm on Thursday, October 4, 2012
After reading the title I expected to see a picture of Bill Clinton. I leave disappointed.
1:25 pm on Thursday, October 4, 2012
JB: I too was expecting something different based on the title.
Great article.
BO certainly seemed impotent though.
Lyle Ruble
3:18 pm on Thursday, October 4, 2012
@J.B. Schmidt....Where did you get the figure that 90% of journalists are liberal?
J. B. Schmidt
3:32 pm on Thursday, October 4, 2012
I think it is a fairly good estimate. Why, do you have figures that prove it wrong?
James R Hoffa
7:26 pm on Thursday, October 4, 2012
Seems that the liberals can't deny anything that JB has asserted in this blog - nice job JB for once again hitting the nail on the head!
7:51 pm on Thursday, October 4, 2012
the reason Obama is lazy and disconnected is because he's nothing more than an empty chair, an empty stuffed shirt. He never actually BUILT or earned anything in his life. He was bred, incubated and raised to play this role by his elite masters to destroy America. He just "Plays President." He also plays golf, basketball and vacations; Valerie Jarrett and others make all his decisions, write his teleprompter speeches. All he knows are "talking points."
Leaders unite a country and it's people prosper; Losers divide-to-conquer and destroy a country.
What he offers the middle class and lower-income people is akin to a pedophile offering lots of candy to little children. The smart ones don't fall for it; the victims do!
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Book Review: Punctuation..?
Punctuation..? by User Design (Thomas Bohm) is a short handbook on how to use the most common punctuation marks, plus some of the not-so-common ones. Illustrated with simple, yet intriguing line drawings, the book covers British stylistic practice, not North American, and is aimed at the novice writer who is looking to improve their use of common punctuation marks.
Read the rest of the article...The Need for Cursive Writing?
This article is a few months old, but I just saw it, and it got my hackles up. I'm not sure what's scarier, that this is even a debate or the level of argument that is being put forth by these educators.
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While here in Toronto the advent of Hurricane Sandy isn't the cause of evacuations and frenzied preparations that it is for my relatives and friends back on the Jersey Shore, but that doesn't mean we won't feel its effects. But one sentence from the Canadian Weather Office's warning for the city jumped out at me:
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Whenever normal, human speech works its way into official bureaucrat-speak, it's a good thing.
Did Chaucer Coin "Twitter"?
Um, no. Or at least, probably not.
But that's what The Atlantic Wire claimed yesterday in another conflating of coinage with earliest recorded usage. The Atlantic's blog post was inspired by this tweet from the editors of the OED which says "Chaucer provides our earliest ex. of twitter, verb."
In his Boece, a translation of Boethius's The Consolation of Philosophy, written sometime in the late 1370s or early 1380s (the OED says c. 1374, but that's probably a few years too early; the Middle English Dictionary puts it at c. 1380), Chaucer writes:
And the janglynge brid [...] twytereth desyrynge the wode with hir swete voys. (3.m2.21–31)
(The chattering bird [...] twitters, longing for the woods with its sweet voice.)
Chaucer wasn't the only writer around that time to be using twitter. John Trevisa in his translation of Higden's Polychronicon writes:
Þe osul twytereþ mery songes [...] Þe ny3tyngale in his note Twytereþ [...] Wiþ full swete song. (1.237)
(The blackbird twitters merry songs [...] The nightingale in his notes twitters [...] With full sweet song.)
So, the editors of the OED are correct in saying that Chaucer is the earliest known writer to use the the verb to twitter, but others were using it shortly after he was, and it seems likely that Chaucer was using a trendy, new verb that that was floating about London at the time, and not the coiner as The Atlantic Wire inferred from the evidence. It's a small, but important distinction.
Sources: The Oxford English Dictionary Online; The Middle English Dictionary; and The Riverside Chaucer, Larry Benson, ed., Houghton Mifflin, 1987.
Sex-Neutral Terms
This post on the Economist's "Johnson" blog on language addresses sex-neutral terms and how they've been patchily applied in English. While the general thrust of the article is correct, the application of sex-neutral terms, like most things having to do with language, is inconsistent, at points the article starts to go off the rails, conflating issues that have nothing to do with being sex neutral.
"Hostess" is harmless but "mistress" is tainted.
This one is perhaps the most egregious slip in the post. Yes mistress is a tainted word, but it's not tainted because it is sex-neutral; it's tainted because of its other senses of adulterous lover and dominatrix.
The lowest enlisted ranks in America's navy are "seamen"—regardless of the sex of the sailors in question.
True, the lowest ranks are officially dubbed seamen, a word that not only isn't sex-neutral, but which causes pre-teen boys to giggle, but the more commonly used generic word is the sex-neutral sailor. Although the Johnson blogger is quite correct in that there is no good sex-neutral term for the air force equivalent of airmen.
Female Hollywood types are "actresses", uncontroversially, but many women of the serious New York stage call themselves "actors".
Yes, actress can still be used uncontroversially, but the use of actor to refer to women is gaining ground. It's not just "women of the serious New York stage who call themselves 'actors.'" It may be that in a decade or so, actress may be a skunked term as well. Although perhaps not, because unlike these other professions sex does make a difference in the roles that actors play. The profession itself isn't sex neutral. (Like dominatrix, where the outdated -trix suffix lives on because the whole point of the fetish is that the woman is in charge.)
I also note that the sex neutrality can go the other way. The -ster suffix, once used to refer to woman doing a job normally performed by a man, in current use the suffix has lost its sex specificity entirely, although it retains some of its diminutive quality.
Words and Politics (and Bold as Brass)
In this political season it may be worthwhile to take a moment to ponder the relationship between words and political reality, and which one really influences the other. Do words shape political reality? Or does reality change the meaning of our words? Mark Forsyth takes a good look at this topic in this TED Talk:
One correction, however: I believe that Forsyth gets the origin of the phrase bold as brass wrong. While the tale of Brass Crosby may have helped popularize the phrase, it's unlikely to be the origin.
While the phrase isn't recorded until 1789, eighteen years after Crosby's arrest, the first citation in the OED reads:
1789 G. Parker Life's Painter xv. 162 He died damn'd hard and as bold as brass. An expression commonly used among the vulgar after returning from an execution.
So we know that the phrase was in oral use earlier than 1789. How much earlier? We really don't know. But the word brass has meant effrontery and impudence since the mid seventeenth century, long before Crosby was born. And the brass, with the definite article, also predates Crosby:
a1734 R. North Examen (1740) iii. viii. ⁋17 The Author hath the Brass to add, etc.
Furthermore, the pairing of the words bold and brass can be found earlier, albeit not in the form of a phrase.
There is this from an anonymous pamphlet, A Label Without being a Libel against Truth, published by J. Roberts of London in 1728 (emphasis mine):
Prejudice is a Glass if you look through,
It misrepresents e'ry thing to you.
It makes Folks with good Truth to be too bold,
Cries up the canker'd Brass, and cries down pure Gold,
And in this Book such various Faults will find,
As ain't seen, but by a Prejudiced Mind.
A search of Eighteenth Century Collections Online turns up some fifteen similar co-locations published between 1700–71. It's not the phrase, but it does show that people were making the alliterative pairing long before Brass Crosby appeared on the scene.
[Tip o' the Hat to Andrew Sullivan and The Daily Dish]
Sources: brass, n., Oxford English Dictionary Online, 2nd Edition, 1989; Eighteenth Century Collections Online.
Video: Naco, Pocho
A neat video (12 minutes) on two Mexican slang terms naco, "common, tacky person," and pocho "Mexican-American." Both are derogatory, but have been reclaimed and are used as a proud self-identification for some. For me, the best part of the video are the last few minutes where the interviews touch upon the intermingling of Mexican and American cultures.
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Contest: Devise a Silly "Grammar" Rule
Allan Metcalf over at the Lingua Franca blog is sponsoring a contest to solicit new bogus grammar/usage rules.
The example that Metcalf gives is to use "centered on" as opposed to "centered around."
The rule you propose must be new. It can't be in any standard usage manual. But it should look "venerable." It should have a false patina of respectability and erudition.
The contest ends 10 October. The prize is one of Metcalf's books.
OED Appeals
The editors of the Oxford English Dictionary are calling upon the public to help them find antedatings and early uses of a number of terms. Those terms, and the dates the OED currently has citations for in its files, are:
- Bellini (1965)
- disco (1964)
- cootie (1967) (in the sense of the imaginary children's "germ")
- to come in from the cold (1963)
- blue-arsed fly (1970)
- in your dreams! (1986)
- Kwanzaa (1971)
Such appeals are nothing new, going back to the earliest days of the dictionary, but what's neat about this appeal is that all the submissions are posted on the web. So you can see what work has been done to date.
Of course, the OED editors are always happy to receive emails containing antedatings and early citations for any word.
The Writing Revolution
A very interesting article in the most recent issue of The Atlantic about how teaching writing seems to vastly improve the academic potential of students who have a history of poor academic performance.
From a personal perspective, I would agree with this experience. I credit most of my academic success to my eleventh-grade English teacher who focused the entire class on writing solid essays. I can't think of a better skill to teach students. A focus on good writing leads to clear and critical thinking in virtually any field, not just English classes.
I have two cautions though. First, the premise seems based on anecdotal evidence. I'd really like to see this tested under controlled conditions.
Second, I'd hate to see this turned into a call to "teach grammar." That's an approach that has been proven not to work. From the description of the program, they are not teaching grammar; they are teaching writing. The students have known English grammar since they were five years old; they just don't know how to apply it to the written page. The focus is on teaching how to write coherent complex sentences, not to teach the difference between a gerund and participle. If you have to do some quick remedial instruction on grammar to get a point about good writing across, so be it, but the grammar instruction is an ad hoc, instrumental step, not the objective of the instruction.
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Posts tagged rock n roll saved my life last night
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Some Ladies Have Oprah, I have Ola Salo.
Someone asked me recently why I stopped playing music at the beginning of the last decade. Probably the more important question is why did I start up again. I found this very earnest post from an old MySpace blog I wrote after SXSW in 2006 or 2007 which pretty much sums it up. Here's an excerpt:
The best thing about SXSW this year was the realization that I am not a jaded old fuck. I still love rock 'n' roll. And after (I'm not gonna say how many) years and countless rock shows, the fact that I can still find something that knocks me flat on my ass is completely unbelievable. And I was knocked on my ass on Saturday, unfortunately in more ways than one.
With the rain came terrible news. My next door neighbor's mother was brutally murdered in her sleepy coastal community in Oregon. Some psychopath stabbed her multiple times, rolled her up in a carpet, set her house on fire, and drove off.
Totally Fucked Up.
She wasn't my mom or the grandmother to my kid. She was the woman who sat on the front porch smoking, waving, and watching the world go by. Just a few weeks ago I drank wine while she schooled me on Olympic figure skaters. She was a tremendous relief and support for friends just beginning to experience parenthood themselves. And she's gone. It's not just death. It's senseless, unjustifiable, completely random and Totally Fucked Up.
Enter: The Ark
Sometimes the universe just takes care of you. After a tragic death came an electrifying affirmation of life. Maybe it was the news that made me so raw and open but I really wasn't expecting to have my world shaken again. Fortunately this time it was in the right direction. Ilse and I braved a soggy and overcrowded Emo's to watch the future Mr. Melissa and Mr. Ilse (in the TL TX Polygamist Colony), Ted Leo. When he ended with Stiff Little Fingers' "Suspect Device" I thought I'd seen my highlight for the week. Was I ever wrong.
We cruised over to Emo's IV to see the Ark. Michael Bertin, a music scribe pal who is as jaded as he is passionate and always-in-the-know Robert had been raving about this band all week so we decided to check it out. Holy shit. These Swedes blew my mind so hard I can't stand it. Their frontman, Ola Salo (a palindrome, how cute), is the perfect showman — charming and sexy, yet ridiculous enough to be disarming and inviting. Suddenly there was life, right in front of me. I can't remember how long it's been since I've felt this high after a rock show. As the music melted the pain away it liberated a grand knowledge of the pointlessness of being scared, that life is about living to the fullest — passionately, purposely. The room was captivated by the man in white hot pants and we're all giddily singing the "hit" (that we've heard for the first time today) "one of us is gonna die young" at the top of our lungs, but it's okay. It's okay that one of us is gonna die young cuz right now we're all SO fucking alive.
So in the midst of the darkness comes beauty. A reminder of life and living it to the fullest. Power. Redemption. I won't go as far as to say Peace, but a reminder of its proximity. I love rock 'n' roll. I love The Ark. And maaan, life rules, even when it's totally fucked up.


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2013 Valley Runner of the Year Series: Feb 16 5K (4 points out of 10) ... Mar 2 10K (20/30)... Mar 16 4Mi (21/30) ... Apr 6 10K (DNS) ... Apr 21 2Mi (5/10) ... May 11 5Mi (where the fuck are the results?)... Jun 8 1Mi ... Jun 16 6Mi ... Sep 28 10K ... Oct 5 5K ...Oct 12 5Mi ... Oct 20 5K
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Start just a bit after the back of the field in a 5K like that...
It's a 5k. It hurt like hell...then I tried to pick it up. The end.
This is where it would be fking awesome to be a 14:30 5k runner.
Oh man, we're looking for something appropriate for the Monster Dash.
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When wouldn't it?
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In an infinite universe, the one thing sentient life cannot afford to have is a sense of proportion
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U.S. Rep. Larry Kissell talked about the importance of hiring veterans during a visit to the area this week.
Kissell took a tour of the Meritor's plant in Maxton on Monday. Meritor specializes in manufacturing components for military vehicles, and employs a large number of retired military and veterans from throughout the area. About 80 percent of the plant's business is through the Department of Defense, including beam axles and independent suspensions for military vehicles.
Kissell did not contact this newspaper about the tour before Monday's visit, but did send out a press release on Wednesday.
The release said that Kissell watched workers assemble military vehicle suspensions and that the congressman meet with a group of former military personnel and veterans now employed at the plant.
"The work done here in Laurinburg is crucial for the safety and efficiency of our military as they continue the tough task of keeping us free," Kissell said in a statement. "Providing them with the most innovative equipment, made here in America, helps to greatly enhance our forces as they fight to protect our soil. I had a great time meeting with folks at Meritor and I especially enjoyed meeting those employees who have served our nation. Their experience, both in uniform and on the shop floor, reminds me that our military is in good hands with equipment made in America by people who have dedicated their lives to the strength and security of our great nation."
Meritor Site Manager Chris Drose called the visit informative.
"We were interested to hear his thoughts on new programs going forward, as well as existing programs in regards to retrofits, Drose said. "We provided him with what we do military wise. We really appreciate the congressman taking the time to meet with us and tour our facility; our employees were very excited to see him."


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Over the weekend, Syrian troops continued their brutal campaign against those who oppose the regime of President Bashar Assad. And a questionable video has been released by a group claiming responsibility for massive explosions that shook Syria's capital last week.
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2013? LGNYG bring home another Title this year!!!
I dont like the thought that the cowboys or skins cant win out...obviously both cant because they play each other...but im going to make believe that one of them win out so we have to win out..... just win... get in!
I just played with ESPN's playoff machine:
Week 15:
NYG beats ATlanta
Cowboys beat Steelers
Redskins beat Browns
Chicago beats Packers
Patriots beat 49ers
Seattle wins or loses doesn't matter I tried both ways
#1 seed = Falcons
#2 seed = Giants
Week 16:
Falcons beat Bills
Green Bay beats Titans
Eagles beat Skins
Ravens beat Giants
Chicago beats Cardinals
Seahawks beat 49ers
#1seed = Falcons
#2 seed = Seahawks
Giants are out
Week 17:
Falcons beat Bucs
Bears beat Lions
Vikings beat Green Bay
Giants beat Eagles
Skins beat Cowboys
49ers beat Cardinals
Seahawks beat Rams
#1 seed = Falcons
#2 seed = Seahawks
#3 seed = Bears
#4 seed = Redskins
#5 seed = 49ers
#6 seed = Giants
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I miss Red Hook!
So are magic number until either the cowboys or redskins lose is the number of games left?
Also what is the deal with Seattle? MS said they own the tiebreaker due to beating common opponents? well that BS win vs the Pack looms large huh smh replacment refs


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Lamb Burgers with Cilantro Yogurt
Author Notes: i love burgers but hate all the washing and chopping the fixings require. this was my single condiment solution. - naomi
Food52 Review: These burgers are simple yet spot on. Naomi calls for ground lamb, which makes for a sumptuous burger requiring nothing more than a bit of salt and pepper. The tang of the cilantro yogurt sauce cuts the richness, keeping the lamb from tasting gamey. We shaved the garlic using a Microplane grater, which dispersed its bite evenly throughout the yogurt and provided a more intense garlic flavor - if you decide to do the same, keep in mind you will only need one clove of garlic. We also added a large pinch of salt to the yogurt and served the burgers on toasted hamburger buns. - A&M - A&M
Serves 4-6
- 2 pounds ground lamb
- 1 cup whole milk yogurt (you kind of need the whole for the texture)
- handful of fresh cilantro
- 2 cloves garlic, pressed or very finely chopped
- heavily season the ground lamb with salt and pepper
- mix yogurt, chopped cilantro, garlic and salt to taste
- cook burgers on grill or in the broiler
- serve with yogurt sauce on the side
- Your Best Burger Contest Winner!
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7 months ago samnotlinda
I just made this for the first time. I could sit down and eat the yogurt, cilantro, garlic by itself its so good. And on the burgers - yuuummm! Will be making this a few times
7 months ago ohsoquiet
Yum!! I was so addicted to the cilantro yogurt I had to make it again the very next day as a base for a potato salad!
11 months ago Stephanie G
These were delicious! Everyone complimented them & the yogurt sauce was a terrific accompaniment.
about 1 year ago sarahlloyd
This was my fun (and fast!) twist on a traditional Easter lamb brunch, and was enjoyed immensely.
So much so that I later made a "lamburgini" joke to my roommate...
The meal I'll repeat; The pun: NEVER.
about 2 years ago kingdomofjosh
These were great. Simple, perfection.
over 3 years ago JimHero
I made this a few nights ago, absolutely delicious and crowd-pleasing, though I did change a few things. I spiced the lamb a little bit more with some garlic and parsley, and I had to add a dash or two of milk to the yogurt to loosen it up. Can't wait to make again!
almost 4 years ago PhoebeLapine
'm so glad you submitted this recipe--lamb burgers are my absolute favorite! The meat is always so much more flavorful than regular ground beef and it gives you a lot more room to be creative with classic flavor combinations. I would highly recommend trying some mint in there to give it a Mediterranean twist. I did this once and topped it with mint raita and it turned out amazing! http://tinyurl.com/ckfeuj
Can't wait to try your version as well!!
almost 4 years ago Veronica
In a word--FABULOUS! Felt like "summer" in this non-summer time!
almost 4 years ago Veronica
In a word--FABULOUS! Felt like "summer" in this non-summer time!
almost 4 years ago Veronica
Sorry---clicked twice! Still FABULOUS!


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Mrs. Barbara Bush was a surprise story-teller for pre-school story time at the Barbara Bush Library on April 21. Mrs. Bush dropped by with her two dogs after the three had stopped to dedicate the Bibi and Mini-Me Bush Dog Park at Harris County's Pundt Park on Spring Creek Drive. Residents of Spring area now have a new place to take their four-legged friends. The new dog park is four acres, one of which is set aside for small dogs. The pups told the children that the park was GGRRReat!


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Until it gets freezer burn! Maybe a few weeks? Not sure as it never lasts that long at my house :)
Crust ingredients:
1 1/2 cups macadamia nuts (or a combination of walnuts and macadamia nuts)
1/2 cup dates
1/4 cup dried, unsweetened coconut
1 pinch sea salt
White cheesecake filling ingredients:
3 cups cashews
3/4 cup lemon juice
3/4 cup agave or honey
3/4 cup coconut oil
1 tablespoon vanilla
Up to a 1/4 cup of water, if necessary to facilitate blending
Fruit topping ingredients:
2 cups frozen strawberries
1/2 cup dates
How to make this raw cheesecake recipe...
1. Throw the macadamia nuts, salt and dates into your food processor. (Don't add the coconut!!) Process nuts and dates until well processed but still airy.
2. Next, get our your cheesecake pan (or just a basic glass brownie pan if you're like me and don't have fancy cookware) and sprinkle the coconut on the bottom as your very first layer. The point of doing this is to make it so it's easier to remove the cheesecake and the coconut stops the crust from sticking to the bottom of the pan. Then press the macadamia nuts and date mixture down into the pan to form the crust.
3. Throw all cream-cheese filling ingredients into your high-speed blender and blend! Add as little water as necessary to facilitate blending. (Try to add as little water as possible.) Pour mixture on top of crust.
4. Place the above in freezer for an hour or so (so that it will firm up).
5. Meanwhile, throw your strawberries and dates in your high-speed blender. Blend until nice and smooth. Pour this mixture on top of the crust/creamcheese, which was just in the freezer for about an hour. Place the raw cheesecake recipe back in freezer. Freeze until this raw cheesecake recipe reaches the desired consistency (5 hours or so!).
6. Defrost this raw cheesecake recipe for about a half-hour before eating (or just slice from freezer and enjoy this delicious raw cheesecake)!
The Rawtarian's Thoughts
This is an awesome raw cheesecake recipe. Will you believe me when I say that it tastes exactly like standard American diet (SAD) cheesecake? No, of course you won't believe me that this raw cheesecake recipe tastes just like the real thing. But it does!!
This is a three-stage process, which is a little more complicated than I normally work. But, it is important to have some kind of fancy dessert in your arsenal to impress the non-raw people in your life. This raw cheesecake recipe does the trick, hands down!
Plus, it's actually not that hard to make. Seriously.
This raw cheesecake recipe just takes three easy steps: crust (easy, throw in food processor and press down into pan); "cream cheese" (easy, throw everything in high-speed blender and pour on top of crust); and sauce (easy, throw everything in high-speed blender and pour on top). Enjoy this raw cheesecake recipe!
This raw cheesecake recipe is very rich, so it can serve, like, 20 people or something crazy like that!
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Thank you so much for this superb recipe. It was very very delicious!!! It just like a real cheese cake. I am looking forward to trying another recipe of your raw pudding.Thank you again very much. :D
After you make this how long will it last if left in the freezer?
Just tried this recipe, and my cheesecake is in the freezer. I didn't have lemons so I used lime... I'm a little nervous about that, but I hope it tastes good! Fingers crossed! Thanks for the recipe:) it was fun and fast.
Wow-- this was fantastic. I did not pat cashews dry but did not dry them (by accident) but it work out. I did not add water. I added raw cocoa nibs and some raspberries. Delicious! Thank you!
This was my very first attempt at preparing raw food, it was so easy and so rich! The only issue I came upon was the crust had a sort of bitter taste, however, I did not soak my cashews before hand, which my friend told me afterwards I should have done. Oooooh well it was still delish, plus, now i have a good excuse to make another!!
Hi, I'm keen to try this but don't have a food processor. Will the first step work in a high speed blender? Thanks!
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I'm totally making this divine RAW creation as a post-yoga treat for my students.
Thank you for sharing your delicious (& healthy) recipes! Your blogs are always inspiring.
:) yogi love x
I made this for my daughter's first birthday and it was a HUGE success! Thanks so much.
Thank you so much for this receipe! Can I replace Gayave / honey by maple sirup?
Don't often see rotund raw foodies lol , so I guess moderation is the key when it comes to raw food recipes high in nuts, avocado, coconut oil, dates etc?
Added grated lemon zest of a couple organic lemons to enhance the lemon taste. Yummy!
I've been veg*an since June 2011 (completely vegetarian the whole time, with a few "real cheese" cheats in there). Although I don't know if I could be 100 percent committed to a raw food diet, I'm hoping to adopt two to three raw days a week. (So excited about purchasing my first dehydrator and VitaMix soon...woo hoo) Your recipes have been a welcomed part of my bookmarks and my rapidly growing Recipes to Try binder. This cheesecake will be my Thanksgiving dessert on Thursday. I can't wait!! Thanks...
I made this cake this weekend and it was amazing.... one question though... how long can this cake be kept for (in the fridge)?
oh and i also made the raw cheese sauce and i can't wait to make it again. Thanks for the recipes!
Thank you for this recipe, I tried it last weekend and it came out perfectly! (The only thing I did differently was that I soaked the cashews, actually soaked them accidentally for a day or two, forgot I was going to try this recipe! I used my Oster fusion blender and the texture came out PERFECTLY, very smooth with no graininess whatsoever.) It held up very well in the fridge for almost three days! I loved it (my kids loved it too!). I will say, however, that even though the texture was just like cheesecake, the taste was a little different, since I use unrefined coconut oil and the coconut taste came through somewhat. I'm thinking this recipe could be easily adaptable to make a raw, vegan key lime pie, since the texture is so similar. Has anyone tried that? I'm thinking of using lime juice instead of lemon juice, and maybe decreasing the honey slightly. I think I'll try making it as a Thanksgiving dessert. If so, I'll let you know how it turns out!
I did!! I used 1 cup lime juice and 1/2 cup honey, omitted the vanilla. It was delicious! Not EXACTLY like key lime pie but close, and tasty with the slight coconut taste. I really like this recipe, it seems like it could be a base for so many options. I've made it a few times without the crust when I was in a hurry, and I love how well it holds together and comes out of the pie plate, even when just storing it in the fridge. My whole family loves it, thank you for the great recipe!
Making this today, but a choc berry version using cacao and frozen berries. Can't wait til it's frozen!
Mine tasted great! The only thing I noticed was the filling didn't look white but instead more grey. Any ideas why?
Made this for my daughter's b day dinner. A hit with everyone! The crust alone is satisfying.
Loved this LauraJane, my first foray into raw food (except for things like guacamole) and I am trying the raw oatmeal tomorrow!!
how do I get the strawberry topping to be firm? mine became runny and melted really fast once out of the freezer. psyllium husk or lecithin? thanks! love your recipes!
Just made this for the Super Bowl tomorrow, and I made an additional small piece on a plate so I could try it before I serve it and all I can say is wow! This really tastes like cream cheese, how do you figure these things out??
Simply AMAZING!!!!!
I turned Vegan seven months ago, and been hooked on this recepie since I got your app!! I'm still discovering new way to prepare yummy Raw Vegan dishes and your recepies are easy to follow and Truly Delicious!!
Thank You!!