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Thiel: U.S. valiant, but Clint, Yedlin head home

It went to the 120th minute before it was determined the U.S. had to leave the World Cup. Sounders Dempsey and Yedlin played well, but now it’s time for melancholy.

Nearly 5,000 fans gathered at Century Link’s event center to celebrate the U.S.’s valiant effort against Belgium. / Bill Lucia, Crosscut

As the game wore on, there was little doubt about the identity of the superior team. Which made the drama all the more compelling for a nation that loves the underdog. For a nation that for a century has been world’s overdog, that’s some irony. But let’s not allow geopolitics to get in the way of a good story.

Into the Clink’s event center, a noisy sprawl of 4,650 fans pressed together in front of a giant TV screen to bear communal witness to a sports fairy tale: The over-matched U.S. doggedly resisting an overwhelming European soccer powerhouse.

Belgium so dominated play for 90 minutes in Salvador, Brazil, that each each surge produced an industrial-strength cringe in the crowd that otherwise stood for three hours on concrete, chanting and cheering in a fashion that has made the Sounders a national phenomenon.

Their beloved Yanks also stood, bruised and bleeding, at nil-nil for 90 preposterous minutes, which advanced the contest into something of a moral victory. From there, all could imagine a deflection, or a penalty kick, or an own-goal, providing the upset.

Better yet for the Seattle crowd, Sounders captain Clint Dempsey seemed a moment away from a scoring breakthrough, while Seattle teammate DeAndre Yedlin, Robin to Dempsey’s Batman, was all over the pitch, dazzling with his speed, poise and service to the box.

In extra time, the moment seemed ripe for a Yedlin cross to a Dempsey header that would put the U.S. up, followed by triumph, followed by an impromptu victory parade that would have carried off goalie Tim Howard to whatever part of Valhalla is reserved for sports warriors.

In saving 15 shots, Howard set a World Cup record and earned the undying gratitude of millions of Americans who knew nothing of soccer but realized they didn’t have to know anything to appreciate a brilliant athlete delivering at the apex moment of his career for his industry and his country.

But this was not a Disney movie. This was a global-stakes, ruthless contest where sentiment was tied for last. Fourth of July parties would not come with a built-in conversation starter. Even though Howard’s remarkable work seemingly could postpone indefinitely the inevitable, in the 102nd minute, Belgium’s Kevin De Bruyne broke the deadlock. So was broken the tension in the events center, the exhalation palpable.

Three minutes later, Romelu Lukaku, who had just come into the match and set up De Bruyne’s score, scored himself. Two-nil, Belgium, 13 minutes left. Fans began looking at watches and exit doors. It was, after all, a 90-degree Seattle day, and they were indoors.

Moments later, the air above their heads was filled with red, white and blue flags again as the most unlikely among the Americans in the Amazon, 19-year-old Julian Green, a Cup rookie who subbed in two minutes earlier, scored on his first touch after an on-the-money pass from Michael Bradley.

From depression arose fury, as the teenager — as Yedlin’s substitution did earlier — seemed to reinvigorate the exhausted Americans. They pressured as they had not all afternoon, Dempsey even getting a shot that was stoned by 6-foot-6 goalie Thibaut Courtois.

The Americans’ shot to tie lasted until the 120th and final minute. Then came the thud that always follows anything less than victory, this one particularly loud after four years of preparation that was sound and clever enough to get the U.S. out of the “Group of Death” round and into knockout play.

Belgium goes on to play Argentina in the quarterfinals, and the U.S. players will come home. How soon, Sigi Schmid didn’t know. The Sounders coach, along with numerous players, watched the game at the events center, much more eager for a win than a return of their two teammates. But the return of Dempsey and Yedlin is the Seattle backdoor bonus of the defeat.

The Sounders play a Cascadia Cup match Saturday in Vancouver, B.C., but Schmid, a longtime veteran of the international soccer scene, sounded dubious about the participation of Dempsey and Yedlin.

“They are drained, physically and emotionally,” Schmid said. “After you go through the entire World Cup experience, a loss lets the air out.

“You really feel melancholy.”

Melancholy. That’s the word. For three hours, Dempsey, Yedlin and their teammates and coaches, were at the center of the global universe, raging to grasp what they could not reach. And now, it’s over.

The World Cup is like nothing else, including the Olympics. And when your turn is done, no matter how valiant, the void is like nothing else.

  • RadioGuy

    On the “positive” side, all the people in this country who somehow seem threatened by soccer (why else would they feel the need to actively denigrate it rather than simply choose to ignore it?) are rejoicing that the USA lost because they won’t have to hear about it so much and they can get back to focusing the two or three “real” sports they like without distraction. Speaks volumes when Jingos are happy that America loses.

    • rosetta_stoned

      Speaking as a neutral soccer fan, maybe there wouldn’t be those who actively denigrate the sport if some of those from your side weren’t constantly demanding non-fans to like it. And then looking down your noses at those who don’t properly appreciate the game.

      It goes both ways, RadioGuy.

      • art thiel

        As I mentioned above . . .

    • art thiel

      Soccer aficionados are equally dismissive of American soccer interest and knowledge. When the two sides agree to take each other and the sport at face value and avoid historic bias, progress will be upon us.

      Then, again, that’s true with American politics. Good luck to all of us on that.

  • 3 Lions

    Great effort by the USA. It was great theater & will do nothing but good for the game. We are lucky to have a coach like Klinsmann. He is respected in the game, a great motivator & astute evaluator of talent. He had the brains/balls to put Yedlin in. The sport is legit now in the US. It’s reached critical mass. While everyone would like more scoring, Americans love to get behind a national team, none more so than the locals. Too bad we have to wait another four years.

    • art thiel

      As I’ve written before, the World Cup’s heavy dose of nationalism and spectacle have mass appeal. I suspect the conversion rate to soccer fandom is low. But that’s OK. It will always be a slow build with the national plate full of fb, bkb, bb and hockey. Patience required for acquired tastes.

  • skip demuth

    Thanks for the great recap, Art. Prose, really. Its helps.

    • art thiel

      Nice to know someone cares about such things. Thanks.

  • jafabian

    Can’t wait for Copa America in 2016 and see how this squad translates this successful experience into their play. Lots of hope came out of this.

    • art thiel

      Definite positives, but in all four games a majority of play was back on their heels. That 38-14 shot disparity with Belgium was ridiculous.


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Court in Mahilioŭ dismisses case against editor of independent weekly

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The Kastryčnicki District Court of Mahilioŭ has dismissed the administrative case against Ihar Barysau, editor-in-chief of the Naš Mahilioŭ independent newspaper, due to expiration of the two-month period for the imposition of an administrative penalty.

The journalist was charged when visiting the police department on July 13, where he had come to take back the computers seized from him on charges of defaming the manager of the Stužka state-owned enterprise.

Ihar Barysau was told that two new administrative cases had been opened. The journalist had allegedly violated media laws and legislation on foreign aid.

He was accused of not showing proper attention to the publication on the weekly’s website. In addition, he was charged with receiving funds from abroad for the maintenance of the website.

Earlier, the Lieninski District Court of Mahilioŭ cited the same reasons to dismiss the administrative case against freelance journalist Alina Skrebunova.

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Thursday, 21 August 2008

Eugenics and coercion in Kenyan abortion bill

In a recent blog I reported on the draft Reproductive Health and Rights bill in Kenya, denounced by John Cardinal Njue as "an affront… to the integrity of the human being" as well as a socio-economic threat to Kenya’s future; and on Kenya’s President Mwai Kibaki saying “he saw no reason, now, or in the future, why anyone would want to legalize abortion in Kenya”.

Southern Cross Bioethics Institute (SCBI) has prepared on SPUC's behalf a commentary on the new bill which you can find here.

The bill, if passed, will promote and allow easy access to abortion on demand, with virtually no safeguards to protect unborn children.

Under the subtle guise of "reproductive rights" language, the bill declares "safe and accessible abortion-related care" as a reproductive right. Abortion can be permitted provided that “the continued pregnancy would pose a risk of injury to the woman’s physical or mental health”. This will, in effect, allow abortions on demand. Notably, this clause avoids using the term "substantial risk" (common to abortion legislation) and consequently may be used as grounds for abortion in any circumstance, given that all pregnancies carry at least a minor risk of harm.

The bill goes on to list specific circumstances where an abortion is easily available, discriminating against unborn children conceived in specific circumstances. These include:
  • those conceived through sexual violence or incest (a statement from the mother alone will be taken as proof of sexual assault);
  • those at risk of "severe physical or mental abnormality" (thus deepening worldwide lethal prejudice against the disabled whom the state has a special duty to protect);
  • those facing "extreme social deprivation" (a term which is not defined, which could be interpreted very broadly within Kenya and which will increase eugenic discrimination against those living and attempting to raise children in poverty);
  • those resulting from contraceptive failure (which deems unborn human life disposable and discards any notion of individual responsibility for sexual behaviour. It is utterly implausible that the courts could or would determine whether contraception had actually been used in a specific instance.)
Access to abortion would also be made easily available to minors without any legal requirement of parental knowledge or consent. This would be a clear abuse of power by the state, overriding parental rights despite their primary responsibility and input into the child’s welfare.

Further evidence of potential state abuse can be seen in a clause permitting abortion for “mentally disordered” persons. Such women would lack the capacity to consent and, while consultation with the woman’s guardian is required, the bill leaves open the dangerous possibility that the state may be able to enforce an abortion without the consent of the mother or her family.

The bill, if passed, will comprehensively undermine the sanctity of human life from conception, as well as neglect the interests of those in Kenya who seek to uphold the value and dignity of human life. Like the reproductive health bill in the Philippines, the bill aims to prevent true conscientious objection among health care service providers, by ensuring that those who object are legally required immediately to refer a patient to another practitioner who will provide an abortion. Conscientious objectors will thus be forced to be complicit with the unethical practice of others.

The draft bill, like in the Philippines, has worryingly totalitarian overtones that will deny freedom of conscience to those who oppose its obviously pro-abortion agenda.


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Thursday, November 24, 2011

The Culminating, Superb "Miss Gandy"

Last night I saw the new, nearly perversely static Clint Eastwood-directed movie, J. Edgar. Sitting through this bizarre film (awards for makeup and costumes, for sure), it was hard not to think about my father's FBI records, some 800 pages on Sidney Kaufman gathered over nearly forty years, especially given that Helen Gandy and Clyde Tolson were the two supporting characters in the film. Here is some of what I wrote about them in The Memory Of All That:

"There is a marvelous rubber-stamped list of names of FBI personnel to whom copies of the Kaufman documents were circulated. This was their work; this is what they got up every day to do — process this Confidential, Classified, Secret, and Top Secret information about my father. I like to imagine them, sitting at their desks, typewriters clacking and phones ringing in the background, like a newsroom. There is much to do, fresh reports on the Subject: Sidney Kaufman to pore over, there is new information gathered by SA [redacted] or reported by “[redacted], an informant who has in the past furnished us with reliable information” (or even better, information provided by the occasional “[redacted], an informant who has in the past furnished us with reliable and unreliable information”). Presumably there were reports written about these reports. Individuals must have been assigned to analyze and come to conclusions about the information that had been so painstakingly compiled about the Subject: Sidney Kaufman. Meetings must have occurred, decisions must have been made about further interviews with informants reliable and unreliable, and all those pretext phone calls must have been scripted and scheduled. And all of the reports were typed up, copied, circulated, and filed with all the other accumulated Sidney Kaufman information.

By the late sixties, the rubber-stamped copy list had been streamlined to simple names, but I must admit to a preference for the more traditional earlier iterations, when each name is given the honorific “Mr.” and then there is the culminating, superb “Miss Gandy.” This list of names reads:
Mr. Tolson
Mr. Boardman
Mr. Nichols
Mr. Belmont
Mr. Harbo
Mr. Mohr
Mr. Parsons
Mr. Rosen
Mr. Tamm
Mr. Sizoo
Mr. Winterrowd
Tele. Room
Mr. Holloman
Miss Gandy

I really love this list, which changes only slightly through the years of documentation of Sidney Kaufman’s activities. It is a sequence of names rich in possibility, yet, seeing it repeat throughout the pages of these files, it becomes reliable and familiar, like a wallpaper pattern or a melody. The names, when seen again and again, start to have a delightful rhythm and inevitability that invite memorization, like the presidents of the United States, or Latin declensions.

The roster of FBI employees who were copied on the steady flow of classified information about Sidney Kaufman over all those years is intriguing. Clyde Tolson was Associate Director of the FBI and J. Edgar Hoover’s sidekick. Lou Nichols and Alan H. Belmont were Assistant Directors. John P. Mohr was head of five FBI divisions; he was the number three man after Tolson in FBI hierarchy. Alex P. Rosen was the FBI supervisor on the John Dillinger case and on the Lindbergh baby kidnapping. Joseph A. Sizoo was in the Domestic Intelligence Division. E.A. Tamm was an Associate FBI Director. Frank C. Holloman was s supervisor in the FBI Headquarters in the Crime Records Section, the Fugitive Desk, Plant Survey Section, Special Intelligence Section, Informant Section, and the Records Division.

“Miss Gandy” was Helen W. Gandy, J. Edgar Hoover’s ferocious and devoted executive assistant for fifty-four years. It is known that over a period of months following his death in 1972, she destroyed tens of thousands of pages of his “personal” files thought to contains the fruits of illegal wiretaps and a vast array of incriminating information about numerous public figures and government officials and their family members, as well as detailed reports from the spies Hoover maintained in every White House administration. Her devotion to the FBI and J. Edgar Hoover was that of a nun’s devotion to the Church and the Pope. Their relationship was decidedly odd; Hoover never once called her by her first name. Her mother was painted by Thomas Eakins.

J. Edgar Hoover is not on this list, because just about every document in my father’s files is a memo to The Director. The FBI surveillance of Sidney Kaufman that began in 1936 and apparently ended in 1972 is almost identical to the span of Hoover’s FBI Directorship."

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Forest for the Trees

Not being able to see the forest for the trees is a truism we all know. But until last week's devastating storm swept through Connecticut, leaving some 20 inches of snow, tens of thousands of damaged trees, and downed power lines all over, I hadn't thought very much about the phrase in a literal sense.

Our house is in a heavily wooded spot, and we had terrible damage here. The oaks and maples were still in full leaf, which is why they were so susceptible to damage, as the leaves were like sails in the high winds, and they also held the snow and ice, which would have slipped through bare trees with less impact.

In my five days of dark and cold (and no water either, because we are on a well that requires electricity to run the pump), even as I began to deal with the aftermath, arranging for the downed trees to be cut up and cleared, identifying the broken trees with dangerous hangers (which need expensive attention, thus the need to triage -- tree-age -- and only do the work on the trees near the house, leaving the trees on our wooded hillside as they are, though some of them are so damaged they will probably come down through the winter), I realized I have spent years not seeing the trees for the forest. Only at a moment like this, as these massive oaks and maples are tilted and strewn and broken in jarring new ways, do I really see each tree.

My only source of warmth, the roaring fires I built each evening in our fireplaces (it's an 18th century house with four fireplaces that throw heat nicely), were made with the cut, dried, and stacked logs of wood from other trees we have lost through the years. I depended most of all on chunks of oak to burn steadily through those cold nights.

I couldn't work during the power failure. I really depend on electricity. These days, people have taken to calling books "physical books" to distinguish them from e-books (the way an ordinary clock is now an analog clock as opposed to a digitial one), but for a long while they have also been called "dead tree books," too. I am sure there is a useful metaphorical lesson in here somewhere.


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Oil company seeks leases 2.13

Posted in 2008 February

Monday afternoon wasn’t the first time Marion Mannschreck accepted payment for oil and gas drilling rights on his farmland east of Morenci. Other oil companies have sought the hidden treasure in the past.

But he was willing to sign the documents once again and gladly accept the $50 an acre payment. And better yet, if a productive well is established on his property, Mannschreck will receive the customary one-eighth value of oil produced.

Mannschreck’s land added a few more acres onto the total 33,000 acres leased  in southern Michigan by Continental Resources of Enid, Okla.

Richard Straeter, vice president of Continental’s Illinois Division, knows others have tried, but he also knows there are reasons why the new effort can succeed: improved technology, increased demand, rising prices.

Straeter also knows a lot of oil has been taken from the ground not so far away from this area, and he’s hoping additional pockets are waiting to be tapped here.

Since its discovery 50 years ago, the Albion-Scipio field—running through Hillsdale, Jackson and Calhoun counties—has produced about 140 million barrels of oil.

“This is our first venture into Michigan,” Straeter said. “We’re in the process of completing our third well.”

The company’s first successful well in Hillsdale County is producing 260 barrels of crude oil a day and a test rate of 310 barrels is planned this month.

A second well produced about 500 gallons an hour during an initial 10-hour flow period. A third well should begin withdrawing oil this month.

Continental is acquiring permits for an additional five wells...

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Previous Bold City Best Winners

2015 winners

Bigger, Bolder, Better: Jacksonville loves winners … all 167 of them

By Jacqueline

It’s official: The second annual Bold City Best contest presented by was bigger and more competitive in 2016 with 167 categories and nearly double the votes casted as compared to last year.

“This year we’ve seen even more participation on the voting side, which is great,” Times-Union Media Retail Sales Manager Liz Borten said. “We also can’t wait to share the 2016 winners guide. It has a ton of great places, services, events and more to offer readers. We’re excited to showcase the best of the Bold City as voted by those who know the city best — the residents.”

While fan favorites like Metro Diner and The PLAYERS Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass retained top positions, newbies such as Hobnob in Unity Plaza, and Town

of Orange Park Farmer's and Arts Market, grabbed first-time victories in their respective categories.

Before diving into the full list of winners, we’re taking a look at what makes this fine city so bold. Jacksonville is a city on the upswing. The area is continually expanding with new suburban neighborhoods and the development of downtown and surrounding areas.

What makes the Bold City so unique is that while it holds the title as the largest city by land mass, measuring at

747 square miles, it preserves the charm of a small town.

Family-owned restaurants featuring handcrafted menus and local dance studios add to Jacksonville’s sense of community.

While you won’t have to go far to find a small business that’s willing to take care of you, our town also provides all the conveniences of a big city. Exciting events like NFL games at

EverBank Field, and 2016 winners Town of Orange Park Kids Fest, and the St. Augustine Celtic Music and Heritage Festival give residents a reason to get out and enjoy our fine region on the weekend.

This guide serves as your go-to directory for all the best Jacksonville has to offer voted by locals for locals and visitors alike.

Each section offers insight into your neighbors’ favorite things to do and places to be in our Bold City, including auto services, cuisine and cocktails; homes and finance; health and well-being; home and professional services; and shopping.

In this guide, you’ll also hear from some of the boldest voices in town, and get to know the couple behind one of the San Marco’s favorite Italian restaurants.

With so much to enjoy in Jacksonville, we’re excited to share your second annual Bold City Best winners!

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Cut Out the Crap

A couple of BH’s loyal followers have asked me for my take on the Twitter ugliness going down this week leading up to Saturday’s big game between the Florida State Seminoles and Oklahoma Sooners.

My reaction: Who the fuck cares?

Hopefully by now we’ve all learned that the anonymity of the Internet enables the basest of some scumbags’ intentions. They may think it’s funny or are simply trying to get a rise out of people, but, inevitably, when a high-profile personal tragedy strikes, some asshole is going to start cracking wise and poking the bear.

Sports even beats politics in terms of bringing out the worst in some people, so the “trolling” – I think that’s what the kids are calling it these days – in this case doesn’t surprise me in the least. Every fan base has these losers in their midst, and who’s to say if these people even really claim allegiance to Florida State, Oklahoma, or whomever.

If some chumps get their jollies from screwing with college kids over something like the death of a friend, that’s their problem. We can try to wish it all away, which is pointless, or kick someone’s ass, which is equally pointless. Like it or not, it won’t eradicate this crap from sports – or life, for that matter.

Big match-ups between elite programs like this happen so rarely these days. Easier said than done, but just ignore the periphery and enjoy the game.

If you think this shit is funny or some way to help your side get a leg up, may God have mercy on your soul. If you’re going to Tallahassee for the game this weekend, have fun.

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Orchid meeting

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Orchid meeting

The St. Augustine Orchid Society meets 7 p.m., Tuesday, at Watson Realty, 3505 US 1 South. Robert Cating of the University of Florida will discuss orchid problems, "The Killers Among Us."

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Derailed train burns beneath Baltimore

City in turmoil for a second day

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BALTIMORE -- A freight train burned and leaked hazardous chemicals in a tunnel near Camden Yards stadium on Thursday, a day after it derailed and virtually shut down the city.

Six of the train's 60 cars had been removed by Thursday afternoon, fire department spokesman Hector Torres said.

''We're told some of the boxcars are actually glowing,'' Torres said. ''You're talking about glowing metal. I'm guessing 1,000 or 1,500 degrees.''

Firefighters delayed plans to vacuum noncombustible hydrochloric acid from one car because the tanker was too hot, and instead sought to enter through a manhole and cool the car with water.

''We're back to square one, to be honest,'' Torres said.

He said some cars in the back were carrying wood products, which could be the source of the smoke. Air quality tests revealed mostly steam and hydrocarbons, probably from the burning wood, but no toxins.

''Right now, there doesn't appear to be any toxins in the smoke, so that's a good sign,'' he said.

To add to the chaos, a water-main break caused by the derailment knocked out power to hundreds of customers and the collapse of a small section of a major downtown thoroughfare, Lombard Street.

Two firefighters hospitalized for chest pains. One was in good condition Thursday at the University of Maryland Hospital; the other was in stable condition at another hospital. More than 100 firefighters battled the blaze.

The tracks were damaged, but CSX Transportation Inc., which owns the train, tracks and tunnel, did not know the extent. Spokesman Robert Gould said the more than two dozen trains that travel through the city each day would have to be rerouted or rescheduled.

A National Transportation Safety Board team was at the scene to investigate the cause of the derailment.

City and state employees who work downtown were allowed to take Thursday off, and Mayor Martin O'Malley encouraged private employers to do the same.

A parking lot outside Camden Yards was turned into a command post. The day-night doubleheader pitting the Orioles against the Texas Rangers was postponed. The first game was to have been the makeup game because of the cancellation of Wednesday night's contest.

The delayed game was a makeup of Wednesday night's game, which was postponed following the derailment. Fans were turned away from the ballpark, and players, media and stadium employees were evacuated.

The accident happened Wednes-day afternoon as the train was traveling from Hamlet, N.C. to Oak Island, N.J. It was in the 1 1/2-mile long tunnel when a sensor in the first of three locomotives detected a problem, Gould said.

The two-man crew stopped the train in the tunnel and walked back to check on the other cars. After heavy smoke turned them back, they uncoupled the locomotives and rode out of the tunnel.

The Coast Guard closed the Inner Harbor to boat traffic and state highway officials closed all major roadways into the city. Officials began reopening major roads nearly eight hours after the derailment.

Some smaller roads remained closed Thursday, and commuter rail and bus services near the tunnel were shut down. Shuttle buses were used to transport commuters between points north and south of downtown. Amtrak service does not use the tunnel and was not affected.

No homes or businesses were evacuated, but health officials warned people in the area to stay inside, keep windows closed and turn off ventilation systems. Baltimore Gas & Electric said the water main break knocked out power to 1,200 customers. Power was restored overnight to all but two office buildings, utility spokesman Michael Delaney said. Firefighters were not able to reach the train for eight hours, and were turned back several times by thick smoke and intense heat. They used oxygen masks and air tanks, and rode a sport utility vehicle with train wheels.

City Health Commissioner Peter Beilenson said he was most concerned about the hydrochloric acid and fluorosilicic acid, two of at least six hazardous chemicals on board the train.

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ExoticPsycho 30 jul, 2013 @ 7:53pm
Fortify Alchemy stuck at 25%
I have my enchantment and alchemy skills both at 100, but my fortify alchemy won't go past 25%. My potion of fortify enchanting gives me 15% better enchantments for 30 seconds by the way. Maybe someone could provide me a reason on why I can't get my fortify alchemy skill to 29%.
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Draaf fah Hahlor 31 jul, 2013 @ 3:13am
You can enchant 5 items with fortify alchemy, you don't say what you've got...So you can have a ring,necklace, gloves or bracers, falmer helmet and circlet hope that helps..
AndriusLTR 25 jan, 2015 @ 8:54am
Possible things and for future reference to anyone who is going to read here(Summary at the bottom if the reference is too long):

1. You need to get the active effect Seeker of Shadows from Black Book: Sallow Regent.(Dragonborn DLC needed).This improves all stealth skills, including alchemy by 10%. You will have only 1 option out of 3, but the active effects can be changed at any time in Solstheim. Seeker of Might will improve Smithing by 10%, whereas Seeker of Sorcery will deal with Enchanting. Remember that.

2. Become a Vampire or a Vampire Lord(Dawnguard DLC) and get the Necromage perk from Restoration school (Skill level 70 required). The perk will boost most of active effects by 25%, enchanted item effects as well after you equip them. You will notice the result in the Active Effects tab. Currently managed to hit a 75% boost from Fortify Enchanting potion, thanks to this perk.

3. I would create fortify enchanting and smithing potions instead of using Elixir of Enchanting or Smithing. They are better. Current max I managed to get is 60% on Fortify Enchanting potion.

4. Four pieces of Azhidal Armor equiped only and nothing else as the Active Effect- Azhidal's Genius will be cancelled out. This will add 10 points to Enchanting. Max Enchanting I managed to hit was 183. It might be close to 185 without the boring Fortify Restoration loop. Don't forget to get the perks in Enchanting tree: Enchanter 5/5, Insightful Enchanter and Extra Effect.

5. Equip Azhidal's 4 pieces. Get the required items you want to enchant. Get Seeker of Sorcery effect from Sallow Regent Book. You will have to be fast, because the Fortify Enchanting potion effect will last 45 secs only. Use whichever first potion is the best first: Elixir of Enchanting or Fortify Enchanting first. Add Fortify Alchemy(Fortify smithing where needed: Gloves, Ring, Amulet and Cuirass item) on Ring, Amulet, Gloves, Falmer Helm and any Circlet. This will make you a set, which you will have to use to make even better Fortify Enchanting potions.

6. Equip the Alchemy Boost set and change to Seeker of Sorcery into Seeker of Shadows. Begin making the potions: Enchanting and Smithing.

7. Repeat Step 5 and 6 until you get the maximum Fortify Enchanting potion.

Summary sequence:

1. Get the Black Book: Sallow Regent and add any 1 of the 3 effects: Seeker of Sorcery, Might or Shadows. Might as well complete Waking Dreams Quest for perk reset.

2. Get 4 pieces of Azhidal equipment (not sure if the mask counts).

3. Reach skill level of 100 in Enchanting, Alchemy and Smithing. Select perks in Enchanting: Enchanter 5/5, Insightful Enchanter (both a must) and Extra Effect (optional but recommended). Select perks in Alchemy: Alchemist 5/5, Physician and Benefactor.Smithing is self explanatory.

4. Find a batch of Falmer Helmets, Circlets, Rings, Amulets, Gloves(Bracers), Cuirass(Robe or Armor), alchemy ingredients.

5. Become a Vampire or Vampire Lord+ get the Necromage perk from Restoration.

6. Get Seeker of Shadows and create Fortify Enchanting potion via Alchemy or get Elixir of Enchanting.

7. Equip 4 Azhidal's pieces+ perk Seeker of Sorcery.

8. Get the equipment ready to enchant, use the potion and add Fortify Alchemy and/or Smithing on Gloves, Amulet and Ring. Add Fortify Alchemy on Falmer Helm and Circlet. Add Fortify Smithing on Cuirass.

9. Equip the Fortify Alchemy equipment and repeat from Step 6, until you get around 40-42% on each piece(Alchemy and Smithing).

10. Make Fortify Enchanting potions until you reach around 57-60% of their effects.
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After drinking this tea all day I hardly made a dent in the sample tin, this tea resteeps incredibly well. The main flavor that comes across is the white peony, but the guava gives it a subtle sweetness that works wonderfully with the white peony. I don’t really taste the strawberry and only the barest hint of the ginger. The overall flavor is mild, but since this is a white blend that is really what I expected. This is the perfect addition to my summer rotation, I can’t wait to try it iced tomorrow because I’m sure it will be amazing.

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I am always interested in swapping so if you see anything in my cupboard that you want to try just send me a message. Please keep in mind that I order most of my teas in sample sizes and may not have a lot to swap. I’m also trying to keep my swaps limited to one a month so I don’t break the bank.

My favorite tea companies to order from are American Tea Room, Rishi, TeaVivre, and Single Origin Teas, however I am constantly lured away from my favorites by a good sale.

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I am a firm believer that sage only belongs in my thanksgiving stuffing/dressing and absolutely not in my tea.

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This world premiere performance dives into an uncharted realm of human expression, as the conscious and subconscious minds of the performers become the very fabric of creation. Imagination becomes tangible, while hopes and fears are brought to life through EEG brainwave scanning technology. This performance was made possible with generous support from the Yahoo! Boost Award. The MiND ensemble (Music in Neural Dimensions) is a new-media performance group that utilizes custom interfaces to explore the mind-machine-music connection.

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Over the years I've come to appreciate Louise Gluck more and more. The first time I read her she just didn't click with me. It was The Wild Iris that sold me on Gluck. It was so different from anything else of hers that I have read and I not only liked it but was impressed with depth and range of her abilities. The Wild Iris was written in something like 9 or 10 weeks and yet there was noting cheap about the writing.

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DETROIT (AP) — When Jim Thome arrived at the ballpark, his pursuit of 600 home runs had been all but forgotten.

Minnesota had just traded Delmon Young to the Detroit Tigers – the very team Thome’s Twins were about to face. And besides, Thome was in the middle of a slow, injury-plagued chase for the milestone.

Then, in two innings, the 40-year-old slugger reminded everyone why he’s become one of baseball’s greatest power hitters.

Thome hit his 600th home run an inning after he hit No. 599 to help the Twins outslug the Tigers 9-6 on Monday night. Thome became the eighth major league player to reach 600, hitting a three-run shot off Daniel Schlereth in the seventh inning.

“Hitting home runs can be very difficult,” Thome said. “You sit in bed at night and you think about how’s it going to be, how are you going to do this? It goes back to trying to slow yourself down and not being too antsy, too hyped up. It’s just a great night.”

An inning earlier, Thome reached 599 with a two-run homer off Rick Porcello (11-8) that broke a 3-all tie.

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Before Monday’s game, Thome hadn’t homered since Aug. 4.

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Thome’s accomplishment capped a memorable day for these AL Central rivals. During the afternoon, the Twins traded Young to the Tigers for a minor league pitcher and a player to be named.

Young homered in his first at-bat for Detroit, and Alex Avila finished a homer shy of the cycle, but the Tigers couldn’t overcome an uneven performance on the mound and in the field.

They couldn’t handle Thome, either. After Jason Kubel started the sixth with a single, Thome hit a drive off Porcello an estimated 412 feet over the fence in left-center.

Ben Revere added an RBI triple later in the inning – and was thrown out trying for an inside-the-park homer.

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Schlereth walked two hitters and struck out two before Thome came to the plate. He took another big cut with his powerful left-handed swing and sent a towering fly to left.

“He was always one of my favorite players growing up, so if I had to be on the losing end of it, going into the record books, there’s not a better guy than Jim Thome,” Schlereth said. “I’m proud of the guy he is and what he means to this game. You know, there hasn’t been a whole lot of talk about his 600 home runs, but there should be more talk, because that guy has been – he is – an outstanding player, and great for a very long time.”

For a moment, it appeared Young might have a chance to make a play on the ball, but he could only watch as his former teammate’s hit disappeared over the fence.

“If he had jumped and gotten that over the wall, he and I might have met up behind the stands tonight,” Thome joked.

NOTES: Minnesota’s Denard Span, who has been recovering from a concussion, was scratched from the lineup. … Young finished 2 for 4. … Detroit ace Justin Verlander (17-5) takes the mound against Minnesota’s Nick Blackburn (7-9) when the teams meet again Tuesday night.

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Pete Wentz has become synonymous with energetic, slightly emo pop-punk–not that there’s anything wrong with that. It’s not difficult to understand why. As bassist and lyricist for Fall Out Boy, Wentz helped pen songs such as “Sugar, We’re Going Down” and “This Ain’t a Scene, It’s an Arms Race” that propelled his band’s albums into top 10 rankings on the Billboard charts and garnered the band some hard-earned Platinum. Since 2009, however, Fall Out Boy has been on an indefinite hiatus, leaving Wentz to focus on other things, such as being a label owner, entrepreneur and father. Black Cards is Wentz’s first foray back into music since Fall Out Boy took a vacation, and taking his prior output into consideration, it would logically follow that his new band’s music would be reggae-tinged British-style electro-pop music. Wait…you mean it wouldn’t? Well, I don’t know what to tell you. That’s how this shit works out sometimes.

Wentz started Black Cards out of a desire to do something different. He said in a recent interview with Alternative Press, “I’ve watched people when their bands are on hiatus or whatever it is, and they have the itch to do something, but they don’t really do anything that differently. It makes it all the more easy for people to be like, ‘Well, why doesn’t he just do his [main] band, then?’” But the desire to do something people wouldn’t expect from you and actually pull it off are two entirely different things. Wentz had to go outside himself in order to make it a reality.

The first piece of the Black Cards puzzle was Sam Hollander. A producer and songwriter, Hollander has worked with a wide array of artists from Coheed and Cambria to rap group Arrested Development (he also worked with Gym Class Heroes, who were signed to Wentz’s label Decaydance). Wentz told Submerge that it was Hollander’s encouragement that got him into the studio in the first place post-Fall Out Boy.

“After FOB went on ‘hiatus’ I wasn’t really sure what I was going to do,” Wentz shared via e-mail. “Sam hounded me to come into the studio over and over, but I thought I wasn’t ready. He just convinced me that even if nothing came out of the process I should have a place to let out my energy. As soon as we got in the studio together, it felt right and Black Cards stemmed from that. Sam’s a good friend who knows how to spark my creative side without me even realizing it.”

This new “spark” urged Wentz down a decidedly different path. Instead of penning anthemic rock choruses, he was at work creating his take on Jamaican roots reggae mashed up with the electro pop sensibilities of artists like Lily Allen. Under the guise of Black Cards, he said he’d have the freedom to express things he may have not felt comfortable doing with Fall Out Boy.

“Well after doing something for a number of years–especially with people watching–things are expected of you, and I really feel FOB fans came to expect those type of lyrics and songs from us,” Wentz said. “With Black Cards I really get to start over, be all over the place and it’s OK. I hope fans just take to that and enjoy something new.”

Lyrically, Wentz was looking to get out of his own head. Fall Out Boy’s lyrics tended to be personal. With Black Cards, Wentz is able to look outside himself, and he said that the experience so far has been liberating.

“It’s fun to escape and just be creative,” he said. “You are always the party and everyone isn’t invited: that’s been a hard concept for me to understand. Sometimes I have to learn to give myself a chance to just be me and not worry so much if everyone else is doing OK.”

With a new direction musically and lyrically in place, Wentz needed to find a new voice. Enter unknown Staten Island, N.Y., singer/songwriter Bebe Rexha, whom Wentz heard singing by chance at Hollander’s New York City studio.

“It just clicked when I heard her singing,” Wentz recalled of his first encounter with the young vocalist. “I told Sam that she’s the one we had to work with.”Â

Wentz said that Rexha is sort of like his “battery sometimes.” Her youthful energy hasn’t been bogged down by years in the spotlight. Not only is she a fresh voice for Wentz, but a fresh perspective.

“It’s impossible for her curiosity and excitement about everything not to rub off on me,” Wentz explained. “I definitely feel like the big bro teaching her the ropes and she’s a sponge.”

Writing for a female vocalist also provides Wentz with a new challenge–albeit an enjoyable one.

“Its hard to picture myself outside of my own mind in general,” He said. “It’s especially hard to think as a girl from Staten Island. It’s been a fun challenge that is different than anything I have ever done.”

As of now, no release date has been set for Black Cards’ debut album. Though the band has unveiled a few songs here and there, including “Club Called Heaven” and its accompanying Bonnie and Clyde style video. Wentz has hinted in the past that the album is done, but it seemed from our correspondence that nothing is entirely set in stone just yet.

“Every day we think we’re finally done and every day we think of a way to make a line or melody better,” he said. “We’re still getting to know each other so we’re constantly finding differently ways to execute a lyric or switch up a beat. We just want to make sure the album is 100 percent what we want it to be so I can’t make any promises on when it’ll come out.”

Even the title is up in the air as Wentz said he comes up with a new title each day. However, given the serendipitous way Black Cards was formed, you should shed any expectations of how it should turn out and just enjoy the result, whatever it may be.

Black Cards will play District 30 in Sacramento on July 3, 2011. The event will feature a live performance from the band and a special DJ set by Pete Wentz. There is no cover charge if you arrive before 11 p.m., and drinks are also half-off before then. For more info, go to District30sacramento.com.


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Random Friday Rambles

What I'm thinking today:

-- wondering why my dumb counter thing went from almost 40,000 back down to 12,000.... I think I'll just zap it right off my blog.

-- watched 9/11 footage the other day and felt just as shaken as I did eight years ago. Also, I couldn't turn the TV off and look away, just like eight years ago.

-- did you ever wonder what happened to the Bookword Game? We took a break!! Yep, but it's coming back in a week or so.... but we need more ideas for bookwords to define. What's a bookish situation that needs a word? Let me know!

-- looking forward to BBAW next week. But my interview partner is being strangely silent. I really wanted to participate in that! :)

-- making myself crazy with about five books going at once all of sudden.

-- excited that book club starts next week too! It's going to be great bookish week.

-- watched Glee, only because I felt the Twitter peer pressure. Not sure what I think about that show at this point. But I'll for sure be watching next week since my buddy Josh Groban will be making a brief appearance! Not singing though. :(

-- trying to decide about watching the Vampire Diaries.

-- can't wait until my old favorites start up though. Looking forward to a Heroes fix again. I hope it's good.

-- speaking of Twitter pressure, Melissa sure felt some this week! I'm still pondering my own post of Twitter thoughts... since it's a strange beast, that Twitter is, and I have lots of thoughts.

-- but that's about all the random thoughts I have for this particular posts so I guess I better go and.... read.

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  1. Oh I really hope you and your interview partner get connected! That was one of the funnest parts of this, was getting to know a new blogger. :/

    ps - I'm really looking forward to NCIS!

  2. If you're partner never materializes, I'll happily fill in. I neglected to sign-up (I was planning on it) and now I'm feeling silly and left out!

  3. Suey, you make me smile.

    Ooooh, I'm looking forward to NCIS too... though I still have to finish watching the last season!

  4. Bookish situation that needs a word:

    The book has too many foreign words, words that aren't in the dictionary, so you keep having to get up and go to Google, but you're too lazy, and it drags out reading the book!

  5. I loved Jason Casro on American Idol. I'll definitely buy his CD.

    Your blog is great, BTW :) It's on my blog roll and I follow you regularly!

  6. Amanda and Lahni: Never fear, I have heard from my interview partner now! All is well! :)

    Britt: At least I make someone smile! :) I don't like NCIS... crime stuff... meh.

    Rhapsody: Good one! I'll add it to our list of potentials. Keep 'em coming...

    Lynn: I can't wait for his CD... taking a LONG time with it. But I'm loving this new song. Too cute. And ah, thanks for your sweet words about my blog! Made my day! :)

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"How many times have Radiologists written “study limited due to body habitus” on their reports without thinking for moment the problem faced by obese people in general for imaging studies. According to Dr. Raul N. Uppot and colleagues at Massachusetts General Hospital obesity disrupted 0.15% of all studies, with a statistically significant increase rate of 0.01% per year in the number of studies affected by body habitus since 1989. Ultrasound came up as the imaging modality most affected by obesity, followed by chest x-ray. The RSNA took notice of Uppot’s work and awarded him the 2004 Research Fellow Trainee Prize.
Fallout from Uppot’s study has been nonstop. The government of Virginia requested his testimony as an expert witness before it approved the installation of an MR scanner especially designed to fit larger patients. Several hospitals have approached him for talks on obesity and its impact on radiology. He has consulted for Siemens Medical Solutions, which unveiled its Definition CT scanner for obese patients at the 2005 RSNA meeting. (Similarly, Toshiba unveiled its “obese” scanner, the Aquilion LB, in 2005.) "
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The 5000 Question Meme, Part Three

Welcome back to Sunday Stealing which originated on WTIT: The Blog authored by Bud Weiser. Here we will steal all types of memes from every corner of the blogosphere. Our promise to you is that we will work hard to find the most interesting and intelligent memes. You may have heard of the expression, “honor amongst thieves”. In that age-old tradition, we also have our rules. First, we always credit the blog that we stole it from and we will “fess up” to the blog owner where we stole the meme. We also provide a link to the victim's post. (It's our way of saying "Thanks!") We do sometimes edit the original meme, usually to make it more relevant to our global players, to challenge our players, sometimes to select that meme's best questions, or simply to make it less repetitive from either this new meme or recently asked questions from a prior featured meme. Let's go!!!

Today we ripped off a blogger named Leo from the blog Leonine's Journal. He was tackling a meme that his blogging site, Live Journal, hosts. It has 5,000 questions. He did a hundred. So, we will break it up into parts. Link back to us at Sunday Stealing!

Cheers to all of us thieves!

51. Make up a definition for the following silly words...

52. What was the last thing you made with your own hands?

53. What was your favorite toy as a child?

54. How many TV’s are in your house?

55. What is your favorite thing to do outside?

56. How do you feel when you see a rainbow?

57. Have you ever dreamt a dream that came true?

58. Have you ever been to a psychic/tarot reader?

59. What is your idea of paradise?

60. Do you believe in god and if so what is he/she/it like?

61. Do you believe in Hell?

62. What one thing have you done that most people haven't?

63. What is the kindest thing you have ever done?

64. Have you gone to WTIT's facebook page and hit "like" yet? If not, why not? (No pressure.)

65. What holiday should exist but doesn't?

66. What holiday shouldn't exist but does?

67. What's the best joke you ever heard?

68. Where is the most fun place you have EVER been?

69. Is your hair natural or dyed?

70. Do you have any deep dark secrets or are you pretty much up front?

71. What is under your bed right now?

72. If you were in the Land of Oz would you want to live there or go home?

73. If you drive do you frequently speed?

74. What is the world's best song to dance to?

75. What song was on the last time you danced with someone?

Thank you for playing this week on Sunday Stealing! Please leave a comment or link when you have posted. Feel free to stop back and visit other player’s posts. Have a great week. See you next Sunday!

Thom said...

Okay Judd what funny business you pulling here. This morning your Question 64 was different. How do I know this because I have a different one than others. Hmmm I'm sticking with what was originally there.

BPD in OKC said...

So are we going to do all 5000 questions? That would be awesome if we did

genny said...

have a blessed Sunday. mine is up!:-)

Krislin Neo, Ting (Syracuse Pike) said...

Mine is up.. slightly late today but well, making it here again.. Blessed Sunday...

Claire said...

first time to join. have a happy Sunday!

Becki said...

Now to decide whether to go back and do the first two parts...

Selina said...

hey y'all, mine is here http://selinatankersley.blogspot.com/2011/04/sunday-stealing-65-questions-meme.html

zippiknits said...

I'm going to try but I have to back track to 70 - 100 becasue I must have missed it.

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Graham Collier Music - 1975 - Midnight Blue

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Midnight Blue

01. Midnight Blue 22:45
02. Adam 7:00
03. Cathedra 17:12

Bass – Graham Collier
Drums – John Webb
Guitar – Ed Speight
Piano – Roger Dean
Trombone – Derek Wadsworth
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Harry Beckett

Recorded February 17th 1975, Nettlebed, Oxfordshire, England

Graham Collier composed "Midnight Blue," "Adam," and "Cathedral" as meditative responses to -- and accompaniments for -- like-named paintings by American abstract expressionist Barnett Newman. Collier, who had grown used to working conceptually after his previous effort, the monumental, stunning work Darius, recorded on his immediately preceding album of the same name, was firmly in his element with these deeply focused works. There was only one major change in Collier's band on this outing, which was the replacement of pianist Geoff Castle with Roger Dean. Castle's work had grown increasingly toward pro-rock and jazz fusion, and Collier, with his stablemates Ed Speight, Derek Wadsworth, and John Webb, were moving back into a knottily structured jazz modalism. Perhaps because of their inspiration sources, these pieces on Midnight Blue all feel very ponderous, open, and yet unyielding. This is uncharacteristic of most of Collier's work, and it feels as if even he didn't know what he was going for when he wrote these works. The lilting swing that is at the heart of his best work is absent here, and this feels more like an ECM recording than anything else.

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Swazi police in bullet-proof vests and armed with shotguns and tear gas canisters invaded a meeting of lawyers in the Swaziland High Court.

The lawyers were meeting to discuss their on-going campaign to get Michael Ramodibedi, the Swaziland Chief Justice removed from office.

Reports in the Swazi media say the Chief Justice himself ordered the police to break up the meeting.

Ramodibedi claimed the lawyers did not have permission to hold their meeting in the High Court building.

The Times of Swaziland, the only independent daily newspaper in the kingdom, reported the lawyers ‘vehemently demanded that the officers tell Ramodibedi to come out of his chambers and address them, instead of sending the police. “We will not listen to you (the police) but we want the CJ to come and address us on the eviction,” insisted a fuming lawyer.’

The Times reported, ‘The lawyers, however, vowed they were not shaken by the police threats and said, “Lock us inside the court, use teargas or call the OSSU [riot police] but we will not leave the court. We are prepared to be beaten for our rights. At least the world will know that the country’s justice system has crashed.”’

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Strawberry Lime Coconut Cream Parfait

Here's my last summery post before I start sharing delicious Autumn goodies - BUT today's recipe can be enjoyed any time of year in different ways....

I made these parfaits a few weeks ago and served them on two occasions. They were a hit! I mentioned in my blueberry crumble post that there is easily some extra crumble topping to be used elsewhere. Between the layers of a parfait is the perfect place for it.

I modified my strawberry lime mousse cake filling (more berries, less cashews/sweetener) to create a thick pudding and layered it with the whipped cream recipe below in addition to the crumble and frozen/thawed strawberries and raspberries.

I've made lots of different whipped cream recipes over time, depending on what I have on hand. This time, the irish moss gel I had on hand inspired the recipe.

Whipped Cream

This whipped cream thickens quickly when spread in a large flat dish and is perfect for piping!

3/4 cup cashews
1/3- 1/2 cup water
1/4 cup irish moss gel
2 tablespoons agave
1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
3 drops stevia
1/4 cup melted coconut oil

Blend all but the coconut oil until smooth and creamy.
Add the oil and blend to incorporate.
Pour the mixture into an 8-8" pan (to create a thin layer and thicken faster) and chill at least 6 hours.

Looking for other whipped cream recipes to accommodate what you have on hand? Try one of these!

Young coconut and irish moss based whipped cream
Young coconut whipped cream
Cashew and coconut milk whipped cream
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Coconut milk and irish moss whipped cream (nut free)

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