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You, yes you reading this right now, are bisexual…
This title is not directed at a single person, it is actually directed at every human living today, every human who has ever lived, and every human who will ever live… This is an idea I have had in my … Continue reading
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Keep Evolution Out of Schools
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Why probabilities are decieving
A friend on facebook recently posted something that stuck in my mind as a interesting topic to discuss here… Take out a standard deck of 52 cards. Pull out 5 cards at random. The odds of having drawn your current … Continue reading
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Respect my Technorati Authority, bitches!
It's kind of cool the things you learn by seeing who's clicked through to your blog (and by extension who's linked to you). Case in point, today I found that Rodibidably is the 200th (out of over 3100) most authoritative … Continue reading
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Gram Rabbit's "Devil's Playground"
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What Religion You Should Follow?
It's one of those questions that nobody really has a very good answer to, but it's one that more people should consider. So with that in mind, and with help from something I found on facebook, I'm here to help:
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A religious nut, an alt-med nut, and a complete nut walk into a photo shoot…
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Gram Rabbit's "Cowboys & Aliens"
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I've already written a bit about what feminism means to me and the #MeToo-movement, but since we're coming up on the one year mark of the beginning of the campaign (and a year is nothing measured on a scale of societal change), and I feel like I've gained some perspective thanks to media studies.
Politics, psychology, marketing, sociology and philosophy all merge and blur together on the wide spectrum of media. It feels like a superpower, but really it's only context.
Feminism is no exception.
Boys will be boys and big girls don't cry
The problematical reality was demonstrated exemplary well with the recent case of Kavanaugh vs Ford. While she delivered a heart-felt testimony and the women in the courtroom remained poised and well-mannered despite the nature of the situation and trial, the men with Kavanaugh himself in the lead demonstrated immaturity and outrage.
At the core of the issue is not necessarily patriarchy, misogyny or even sociopathic behavior. It's that these men cannot fathom what the problem is. They don't comprehend the reality of living as a woman, to live without the privilege of not having your every action and choice scrutinized, judged and shamed.
(Of course men are judged too. We need feminism to relieve the pressure of judgement and to leave room to exist freely on the human spectrum. I'm focusing on the problematic view on women to make a point and because it needs to be said again.)
Kavanaugh didn't remember attacking Ford. He'd been drinking excessively, but this does in no way excuse his behavior. Any sort of violation against another human being is despicable. While he can live his life unhinged, she remembers every day.
That's the problem. The perpetrators don't necessarily even remember what they've done, because to them, it's not an issue. They don't need to remember. They don't need to consider the consequences to their actions, since their surroundings protect and support these actions. If a woman is offended, hurt or attacked, the blame is hers always. Her pain is silenced and quickly replaced with a collectively applied shame.
No one wants to intentionally ruin lives. Especially the lives of nice, young boys with their whole lives ahead of them.
Toward the flipside
The case of Kavanaugh is crucial to the #MeToo-movement, because it shines a blinding light on cis-male fear for the first time. We see the aggressive defensiveness in an attempt to justify a reality and moral that is believed to be acceptable. Kavanaugh is the caveman led out of Plato's cave, only to run right back inside as soon as he caught a glimpse of daylight.
Until now, the boys-will-be-boys-mold has worked as a way to smooth over the misogynistic behavior seen in many places. What #MeToo did so well was to open the floor for the other side to the behavior, namely the victims, who were given a voice. Many men have become defensive in the wake of the campaign, since they are forced to evaluate not only their morals, but also their actions.
Men are afraid, because the behavior they had been taught was not only admirable and accepted but also expected is nothing but. An uneasy thought is simmering in the brain of every man that yet has considered the topic of feminism from a rational point of view;
'that could have been me.'
Ding, ding, ding.
Victim and perpetrator alike can now think this. It's definitely not the equality we had in mind, but perhaps it's the one we deserve.
Some have been leaning towards calling 2018 'the year of the woman'. Although we've heard a variety of female voices during the past ten months, it seems contradictory to assign a gender to this anger, hurt and resolution that is still resounding all over media and seeping into homes and workplaces.
The hurt and inequality we're still dealing with is not the end game, it's not even in the second act. Right now we're stuck in a bit of he-said-she-said, and blame is still being assigned. Blame is still being avoided. The real scandalous tragedy is not the amount of perpetrators still walking scot-free while their victims relive their trauma on a daily basis.
What actually should be the wake up call is the fact that we have a system that allows abuse and violence, because it's nicer to think 'boys will be boys'. It's nicer to think of unruly small boys than of men who rape. But this isn't a easy or nice discussion, and it isn't an easy or nice society. It's a faulty societal system that we need to restore from the ground up.
The men who abuse are adults who should remain responsible for their actions. But more urgently do we need a society that does not allow said actions to appear, at all, period.
This year is not the woman's. It's the year we've gained a bit of momentum. This momentum needs to be used to wreck outdated standards and build better ones, for the sake of a kinder and fairer society.
I will continue to roar the importance of feminism until my voice is hoarse and I've drowned out all the small-minded puppets that still cast a shadow on a more accepting and loving tomorrow.
#MeToo was great. It put our hurt out in the open – it's there, it's happened, and it's enough. We've had enough. On many planes of communication and social interaction, we've opened a discussion that welcomes challenging views on our reality and society. While this discussion might happen at the cost of a few men's ego, reputation and wealth, there is a lot more at stake.
Like a world that doesn't see as much prejudice based on sexes, but rather judges our characters after our actions.
Feminism has, in the end, not much to do with gender. It's about humanity, plain and simple. We're human, all of us. That's the only requirement you need to fill to be treated well, and to treat others accordingly. Equality shouldn't have to get more difficult than that.
And while the legal and social systems still fail to acknowledge the victim, we must remember that changes rarely come quickly, and that they are never easy. What we've gained in 2018, the year of social momentum, is that women know they aren't alone, and that makes them fear less. It might even make some fearless.
This is just a beginning. We must keep pushing, fear or no fear. It's brave and vital all the same.
I have learned over the year's that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear."
– Rosa Parks

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Friday, August 14, 2015
DNA Test for Harding
With a two-term sitting president leaving office and a large, large number scrambling to take his place, it is once again time to revisit presidential legacy and rankings. Get ready for a lot of it. This means Harding again reenters the historical consciousness as our worst president - maybe. If you are going to discuss Harding in the news, you are probably going to be talking about his private life.
The New York Times reports that "DNA Is Said to Solve a Mystery of Warren Harding's Love Life." Other outlets are widely reporting the result. Fox News notes that first DNA testing confirmed the relationship between Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings and now it has answered another presidential mystery. Do the DNA test change Harding's place in history? Probably not. It is not shocking or even news that Harding slept around, he was after all called a He Harlot, something I couldn't resist as a chapter title in Dead Last. Not that long ago the Library of Congress released the correspondence between Harding and his mistress Carrie-Fulton Phillips. The story also mentions that "The testing also found that President Harding had no ancestors from sub-Saharan Africa, answering another question that has intrigued historians. When Harding ran for president in 1920, segregationist opponents claimed he had `black blood.'" Again, not a surprising finding but an interesting testimony to changing times. Some still hold it against Harding that he might have been of a mixed race ancestry. Not that long ago the idea that Harding was of mixed race was the "shadow" in Francis Russell's Shadow of Blooming Grove, the best known and damning Harding biography. Does all this mean Harding will now rise in the rankings? No. Teapot Dome and Veterans' Bureau Scandals (among others) still loom large in a short presidency. It does show that Americans have long liked a little tabloid mixed in with presidential politics.
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Alternative energy sources worthwhile in agWritten by Heather Loraas
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Published: 02 December 2017
"It is becoming more economically advantageous for people across the country to use renewable resources," states Chris Gottfried, Gannett Peak Energy president (GPE).
Wyoming is known for its natural resources, like coal and gas, but alternative energy sources are fast becoming a part of the landscape.
"There's a big opportunity for alternative energy and renewable resources in agribusinesses and rural communities, especially in Wyoming," Gottfried says.
According to Gottfried, costs to manufacture and install alternative energy equipment are decreasing, along with energy output costs.
He believes alternative energy is even more useful for rural customers who live in remote areas because self-sustainability is available through this technology.
"Farmers, ranchers and people in agribusiness take great pride in using land cost-effectively, and using renewable resources to power their operations goes hand-in-hand with that idea," says Gottfried.
Depending on the size of property, GPE products have a power level of five to 10 kilowatts (kw), which can power up to five buildings or homes, says Gottfried.
"Farmers and ranchers can use GPE turbines to power entire operations with a single 10 kw turbine," he adds.
Larger operations sometimes use alternative energy sources for power in particular areas, like a cattle facility, while the rest of the operation is powered with traditional power sources, states Gottfried.
"Small wind turbines are a very renewable solution for small scale applications, which is beneficial for farms, ranches and rural areas," he comments, adding, even churches are looking into alternative power sources.
Farmer and ranchers can also use solar panels to run pumps in stock wells, which reduces the need for expensive transmission lines, says Shawn Taylor, Wyoming Rural Electric Association executive director.
"Small wind chargers can be put on houses or buildings to provide renewable energy," he adds.
Taylor mentions, in Wyoming, there is a net metering law, which allows anyone to install up to 25 kw of solar panels or wind charger on a residence.
"When the wind is blowing and the sun is shining, but electricity isn't being used, the power generated goes back into the grid and offsets electrical use," explains Taylor.
Alternative energy benefits
Gottfried believes two advantages of alternative energy are economic benefits and social impacts.
"Economic benefit is the main driver for people to switch to renewable energy sources," he notes, adding, "The social impacts for rural customers and agribusinesses include enabling consumers to be more self-sufficient."
Alternative energy and renewable resources are becoming more prominent across the U.S. because farmers and ranchers are seeing economic benefits, as well.
"As technology has improved and as renewable energy infrastructure has developed further, it makes sense for people to invest in this type of technology," Gottfried adds.
Producers typically breakeven on their investment in eight to 10 years, even when they remain on-grid and choose to only augment their energy consumption with alternative sources.
"In the end, the investment and switch to alternative energy works out because smaller turbines have limited upkeep and maintenance costs," says Gottfried.
Also, environmentally, wind and solar energy sources produce zero emissions when generating electricity, says Taylor.
"Another benefit for ranchers or farmers comes from royalties from big wind farms who want to put wind turbines on producer's property. The turbines don't take up much farm or rangeland either," he adds.
Alternative energy still has some issues, which can cause problems for those in the agriculture community, notes Taylor.
"Turbines may bother neighbors next to large wind farms, especially if those neighbors don't receive financial benefits," he explains.
Taylor also mentions, while wind and solar do offer zero emissions, the materials for the turbines, solar panels and technical components do have carbon footprints, leading him to believe those who promote the environmental aspects of solar and wind energy don't always tell the whole story.
According to Taylor, wind and solar energy sources are intermittent because the sun doesn't always shine and the wind doesn't always blow.
"Wyoming has good wind and solar resources, but a big enough wind or solar farm can't be built to meet energy need, like coal can," he adds. "People want their pivots to turn when they're supposed to, and they want reliable electricity."
Also, turbines are available for producers to install on their operations, but they can be a very expensive in terms of upfront cost.
At the industry level, according to Gottfried, alternative energy is a growing opportunity, which comes with challenges.
"The cost of purchasing and installing even smaller wind turbines is understandably a large amount of money. Getting over that hurdle and getting cash outflow is a major challenge," he adds.
In Wyoming, oil and gas are the main focus, but diversifying the energy industry will require effort to overcome challenges.
"Gov. Matt Mead has set a pretty positive direction for diversifying Wyoming's economy, but to continue, workforce development and investments in technology need to be made. There are some great opportunities in Wyoming," notes Gottfried.
While natural resources may be plentiful in Wyoming, Gottfried sees an opportunity for the economy to augment oil and gas with renewable energy sources.
Answering economic questions, Snead provides economic outlook for WyoWritten by Saige Albert
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Published: 21 June 2014
Casper – Mark Snead, president of RegionTrack, Inc. of Yukon, Okla., categorized Wyoming as the state of mining, moose and migration.
With much of the country seeing recovery following the economic recession, Snead said, "We are back to pre-recession patterns, so where does Wyoming fit into this? What is the key driver?"
Snead spoke with attendees of the 2014 Agricultural Bankers Conference, held in Casper on May 15-16.
"When we look at the patterns a little more broadly, we see steady growth rates in retail sales through 2009-10," he explained. "In early 2012, retail sales flattened, and we had soft data in 2012. By and large, retail sales were flat year over year."
Taking a broad perspective and looking at large sectors, Snead said the goods sector overall has weakened.
"Construction, mining, agriculture and manufacturing have all weakened, and the government sector has been particularly weak under budget constraints," he said, marking local governments as the weakest area. "The growth has been in services."
Snead also looked at Wyoming's two major metro areas – Casper and Cheyenne – noting that they tend to lead the state in terms of economic trends.
"Softening was first visible in the job growth numbers in Casper," he commented. "By the end of 2012, we saw some clear softening. Both of the major metro areas were soft in the fourth quarter of 2012 and first quarter of 2013. It doesn't really matter what the rest of the state is doing when the two metro areas are soft in both the first and fourth quarters."
Current state
"It would be nice to bounce out of the recession, but I would argue a clear downshift has showed up in the rural areas first and the metropolitan areas last," Snead commented. "Wyoming, at the moment, is operating below its historical level."
He added that determining economic activity can be difficult and is somewhat dependent on the sector being analyzed, but overall trends can still be noticed.
"It is hard to get behind the wheel and gauge economic activity, and to some degree, it is specific to the industry," he said, "but nonetheless, Wyoming has cooled."
Mining sector
One of Wyoming's major sectors for economic growth and development is the mining sector, which is broken into mining support, mining except oil and gas, and oil and gas extraction.
"Mining support is the biggest sector," Snead said. "Wyoming has about 12,000 jobs in the mining support sector."
The sector has driven the slowdown in the mining sector, with visibly slowed growth in 2012.
"We also see some softness in mining except oil and gas," he said, noting that the sector includes coal, uranium and other extracted minerals. "This is certainly not the problem."
The third portion – oil and gas extraction – includes drilling and white collar activities and has stayed fairly flat.
"It is the support activities that are the problem for the mining sector," said Snead. "Wyoming is clearly still highly mining-dependent, and the mining sector is the problem for Wyoming."
Bigger picture
In the energy sector on a national scale, Wyoming sits high in natural gas production but drops for oil production.
"The U.S. produces about 26 trillion cubic feet of natural gas," said Snead. "Texas produced 8 trillion by itself, and the second tier, Wyoming, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Louisiana, jointly produce about the same as Texas."
However, growth for Wyoming is limited, due to the dry natural gas that is prevalent in the state.
"Wyoming's gas is not liquid-rich, especially when compared to other states," he explained. "Profit models are based on the liquid mix. On the gas side, Wyoming is just particularly less competitive than many of the other energy hubs."
However, with stronger gas prices, Wyoming may re-enter the industry.
Crude and coal
When looking at crude oil and coal, Snead also marked some challenges.
"When we look at the crude side, we are pushing 3 billion barrels of production in the U.S.," he explained. "Wyoming is clearly in the third tier of oil producers because the state hasn't seen the spike that Oklahoma, North Dakota, Texas and New Mexico had."
Based on Wyoming's geology, Snead said the state is not poised to become a huge player in the crude oil game nationwide.
"Coal is also a tough one," he commented. "We are modeling Wyoming as having a permanent long-run slow down trend in coal production. The data is telling me that, until we do something on the regulatory or carbon reduction front, this is what we will see."
International coal shipment also poses a problem with lack of access to seaports on the West Coast.
An additional challenge with coal is that much of Wyoming's coal extraction takes place on federal land, which is getting more challenging to navigate.
Despite the challenges, Snead sees opportunities for Wyoming as a hub.
"Casper is doing well within Wyoming, which is doing well as a hub," he said.
Agriculture industry
Snead, however, also noted that a shift is also seen in agriculture.
"The data in our world has shifted from overwhelmingly positive fundamentals to a steady decline in what we would argue is a clearly deteriorating, though not bad, set of fundamentals," he said.
With crop prices down, rental rates down, softer ag rental rates and softened repayment rates, Snead said a shift in conditions has occurred in the ag industry.
Across the state
Snead said that across much of Wyoming, job creation matches population growth, with the excpetion of Campbell and Carbon Counties.
"In Carbon County, we are seeing very strong job growth, yet population decline," he said. "In Campbell county, we have the reverse of Carbon County. We have strong population growth, but a net decline in jobs."
Most of Wyoming's new population is moving into Teton, Natrona and Laramie counties.
In Casper and Cheyenne, Snead commented that some growth is occurring.
"Casper is moving forward as an energy hub," he said. "Casper is growing rapidly."
The city posted 2.7 percent job growth in 2013 – a higher rate than on the national level.
"Casper is also moving up the ranking in energy markets," Snead added.
However, Cheyenne is also growing, but Snead said it is only marginally sensitive to the energy sector.
"Cheyenne is really taking on a different personality," he commented. "Federal employment is something of a concern for Cheyenne with the air force base."
"In terms of statewide performance, until the cutbacks in the mining sector and government sector pick up, Wyoming won't see large growth rates," Snead mentioned.
However, he also said that since 1965, the 13 energy states in the nation far outperform the rest of the nation in terms of job growth.
"Wyoming is 100 percent a traditional energy state, and it is good to be an energy state in the long run," Snead noted. "The problem is the volatility along the way."
Wyoming past
Looking back to the 1990s, Region Track, Inc.'s Mark Snead noted that Wyoming had one of the best economies in the country.
"In 1991-93, when most states were having a hard time getting traction, Wyoming was doing extremely well," he explained. "By 2003-04, the natural gas world exploded."
During the recession, Snead said that Wyoming struggled.
"In early 2010, Wyoming was moving something below the two percent pace that showed the nation was struggling to create jobs," he said. "While Wyoming came out of the recession at near two percent job growth – much faster than the rest of the nation, in early 2012, the state downshifted to one percent."
Currently, job creation is at approximately one percent, a figure that tracks below the historical rate and significantly below 2003-08's explosive rates.
U.S. overview
At the national level, Mark Snead of Region Track, Inc. noted that pre-recession trends are returning across the country.
"Some of the country obviously has lower unemployment rates, but the coasts have once again accelerated rapidly in terms of job growth," he said. "We now have the traditional patterns from prior to the recession."
Included among those patterns in the desire to live within 100 miles of the coast, and the result is that the traditionally high-end migration, fast growth states are creating the bulk of jobs.
Broadly, those high-end migration states include the coastal rims – including California, Washington, Oregon, Texas, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia.
Energy and agriculture states led post-recession recovery in the U.S., but those states saw a dramatic slowdown in 2012-13.
"We also have the rural versus metro imbalance," Snead said. "The metro areas are growing faster than rural areas. We can see that in Wyoming, just as it is playing out in other states."
Energy grants available to agricultural producers and rural small businessesWritten by Madeline Robinson
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Published: 12 April 2014
USDA Rural Development has financial assistance through grants for agricultural producers and rural small businesses to purchase and install renewable energy systems and energy efficient improvement projects.
The grants are through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) and can cover up to 25 percent of a project's cost for energy improvement.
"REAP is to help agricultural producers and small rural businesses make improvements for saving energy and to upgrade to more energy efficient programs," says Debra Anderson, Sheridan's Rural Development area specialist for REAP.
Anderson adds, "This allows for producers to pursue other avenues available for energy efficiency, rather than depending on standard practices."
There are three components to the program, and they are the renewable energy system and energy efficiency improvement guaranteed loan and grant program, energy audit and renewable energy development assistance grant program, and the feasibility studies grant program.
REAP grants stem from the Renewable Energy System (RES) and Energy Efficiency Improvement (EEI) program of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002.
REAP has been helping agricultural producers and rural small businesses since it first began operation in 2005.
As part of his "Win the Future" plan, President Obama called for 80 percent of America's electricity to come from clean sources by 2035 – including wind, solar, nuclear, clean coal and natural gas.
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has also helped by implementing cooperative programs and incorporating rural businesses to have a wide array of programs that will help attain the president's energy goal.
All applicants must be U.S. citizens or legal residents, and eligible agricultural producers must obtain at least 50 percent of their gross income from agricultural production.
Qualified businesses must be in areas populated with 50,000 or less, employ 500 or fewer employees and gross $20 million or less in annual receipts.
Approved projects in the past for renewable energy have been for bio-energy, flexible fuel pumps, anaerobic digesters, geothermal, hydropower and small and large solar and wind projects.
"There is also an energy efficiency side of the program, and that side includes improvements that need to be verified by either an energy audit or assessment," explains Anderson.
Energy efficiency improvements are improvements to a facility or process that reduce energy consumption. An energy audit would be conducted if the project's cost exceeds $50,000.
Project eligibility
The project must be for the purchase of a renewable energy system or make energy efficient improvements. The technology used for the projects needs to be replicable and available commercially.
Applicants for REAP funding must be the owners of the project and have control of all the revenues, expenses, operation and maintenance of the project. A third-party under contract may be used to assist the owner during the project.
Sufficient funds to allow the operation to be completed must be met, and debt service of the project has to be available.
Grant funding
REAP grants will not exceed 25 percent of the total eligible project costs, and the grant applicant is responsible for and must secure the remainder of the project expense.
For the renewable energy systems component, the range of grant funding is a minimum of $2,500 to a maximum of $500,000.
Allotted grant money for the energy efficiency improvements is half of that for the renewable – with a minimum of $1,500 and a maximum of $250,000.
"We always need more applicants," comments Anderson. "We would like to see some of these funds go into our communities and see some of these projects happen in our constituency."
Eligible project costs covered by the REAP grants are post-application purchase and installation of equipment, post-application construction, improvements or retrofitting, energy audits or assessments, permit and license fees, feasibility studies and technical reports and business plans.
Costs not covered by the REAP grants are agricultural tillage equipment, used equipment, vehicles and application preparation.
When determining the amount of a REAP grant, USDA Rural Development takes into consideration several different aspects of the project.
Aspects such as the type of renewable energy system to be purchased, estimated quantity of energy to be generated by the renewable energy system and the expected environmental benefits of the renewable energy system are also considered.
Other criteria the grant application looks for are the amount of energy savings expected to be derived from the activity and the estimated length of time it would take for the energy savings generated by the activity to equal the cost of the activity.
Conservation exchange:Upper Green River Basin groups address conservation concernsWritten by Saige Albert
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Published: 09 February 2013
As energy development continues across Wyoming, energy companies are continually working to fulfill off-site mitigation requirements. In the Upper Green River Basin of southwestern Wyoming, new opportunities for companies to meet those requirements are emerging with the development of the Upper Green River Conservation Exchange.
"Our idea was to create a marketplace for environmental services where energy companies could pay landowners to implement best management practices on their land," explains Kristi Hansen of the University of Wyoming. "In exchange, energy companies would receive credits for offsite mitigation. Such an exchange could also involve other investors interested in supporting conservation, not just energy companies."
Because of the unique nature of the Upper Green River Basin in its environmental qualities, recreation amenities, wildlife habitat and riparian areas, as well as the increasing amount of oil and gas exploration, Hansen notes that the area is ideal for a conservation exchange.
Conservation marketplace
Just over a year ago, groups in the Upper Green River Basin came together to begin officially developing a program.
"Discussions to get something underway in the environmental service marketplace started among landowners a number of years ago," explains Hansen. "The Sublette County Conservation District (SCCD) got involved with the University of Wyoming and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to scope the feasibility of setting up a marketplace to make these transfers happen."
The result of these numerous discussions was the Upper Green River Conservation Exchange.
In developing the Upper Green River Conservation Exchange, Hansen says they are working towards the establishment of a market where multiple buyers will be able to find sellers involved in implementing conservation strategies on the ground to maintain and/or enhance environmental conditions.
"The Environmental Defense Fund is involved in setting up markets along these lines across the western U.S.," she adds, "so we are able to utilize their expertise to help us set up a program with benefits for energy companies , other potential funders and landowners."
UW, SCCD and TNC have obtained a grant from the Wyoming Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to scope the feasibility of a market.
"In the context of that grant, we are implementing four transactions to help us explore how the markets might work," Hansen comments. "We also have several landowners involved in the discussion and formation of the program."
On the ground
As part of initial efforts, Hansen notes that developing relationships with stakeholders has been incredibly important to develop the program.
"We have done a lot of ground work in terms of talking to landowners and potential buyers like energy companies," she continues. "We have talked to federal and state land management agency representatives, as well."
"Landowners are very important stakeholders in this effort," she adds.
Hansen also mentions, "We really want to make sure that what we set up moving forward meets the needs of potential buyers and sellers and is satisfactory to all the agencies that have an interest or responsibility to manage the land."
Program development
"Right now, the program is in its infancy," she says. "We are hoping to begin more pilot transactions this summer to see what the market might look like."
In getting pilot transactions underway, Hansen explains that there are a number of different possibilities for how the market will look and function, and they are looking at several options.
"In the long run, we'd like to see a market with multiple buyers and sellers develop," Hansen continues.
While energy companies may be the most likely initial buyers, all kinds of other buyers, from individuals to non-profit groups, could ultimately be buyers seeking to encourage conservation practices, Hansen said.
"One of the important aspects of what we are doing is developing the metrics for translating what happens on the ground into outcomes where we can track values for wildlife habitat and riparian function; and that provide accountability, certainty and flexibility for both buyers and ranchers, while enhancing stewardship for wildlife habitat and riparian function," she adds.
The metric would basically help to quantify best management practices and conservation efforts. A science team is actively working to develop the metric.
Work with land management agencies is also important in developing the project, says Hansen, who notes that the group developing the Upper Green River Conservation Exchange is also looking at how to incorporate regulatory assurances.
"We are following the development of the sage grouse Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances at the state level," Hansen says. "The project is intended to help energy companies and land owners to comply with current and future regulations"
Mutual benefits
The Upper Green River Conservation Exchange is being developed with both benefits for landowners and energy companies in mind.
"Our intention is that the program will help energy companies fulfill their offsite mitigation requirements," Hansen says. "We really have an emphasis on making sure that conservation is achieved, and the science is there."
Additionally, she notes that energy companies who participate in the program will know that their money is well spent in achieving measurable conservation on the ground.
"In terms of the landowners," she explains, "participating in this program provides them with the potential for an additional revenue stream."
"Ultimately, we are working toward the goal of having a conservation exchange as one way energy companies can help meeting their requirements while achieving conservation," says Hansen.
Fischer: Agriculture's role in energy industry must continue to increaseWritten by Saige Albert
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"We have an energy situation that we ought to be concerned with," said Fischer. "I am not one to come to Wyoming and tell you not to get all the natural gas you can or to not use your coal, I'm saying there are only so many dead dinosaurs. If we keep using our fossil fuels at the rate we are on a global basis, we are going to be limited."
World energy consumption
"Unless we do something to figure out how we are going to move forward, there are going to be conflicts," Fischer said.
He also added that links behind energy consumption and affluence will begin to appear.
"The higher energy consumption results in higher GDP, which translates to quality of life," he explained. "All countries want to move up, but if they get there the same way we did – using a lot of fossil fuel – we are going to limit our supply even quicker."
In developing as a nation, the United States underwent a huge industrial revolution, which utilized massive quantities of fossil fuels. The availability of such fuels limits developing countries' abilities to utilize the same strategies the U.S. did in growing.
Fischer also noted that in developed countries, energy consumption has leveled, while developing countries are seeing increases in energy use.
What's at stake?
"The best case scenario is that in the future we have a number of technologies that allows us to transition from heavy reliance on petroleum to relying more on domestic and renewable resources," Fischer comments. "All fossil fuels will be in our future – it is how we manage them now that determines what will happen later."
In the worst case scenario, Fischer says that fossil fuels will continually be used at high levels and no further research will be done toward renewable, in which case, a supply disruption could happen.
"We would be buffered by the strategic petroleum reserve, in that case," he explained, "but the reserve is 4.1 billion barrels. We use about 19 million barrels each day. Is a seven month supply sufficient?"
Fischer also questioned what marks a trigger for when the reserves should be utilized.
"The triggering point should be for our national defense, in my mind," he said. "It shouldn't happen just because gas prices are going up."
How much time?
While some programs are currently in place, Fischer questioned if they will be soon enough.
"The United Nations has a program called SE4ALL," he explained. "Their goal is to ensure universal access to modern energy by 2030. Right now, 1.3 billion people don't have access to electricity, 1 billion only have intermittent access and 2.8 billion don't have access to clean cooking. That is a lot of people to give energy to."
Fischer continued, "We need to double the rate of improvement in energy efficiency and double the energy efficiency itself."
For people in the U.S., he asked, how much time do we have?
It takes 15 years for the U.S. to change the fleet of cars in the U.S., said Fischer, noting that even if the technology is available today, it will take 15 years for all the cars to turn over to the high efficiency rate. Appliances take 10 to 20 years to change, and buildings take 80 years.
"There is no silver bullet. I suggest silver buckshot," Fischer said. "We need to increase renewable energy supplies, reduce demand and increase efficiency, and we will still need fossil fuels."
With a number of tasks to take on to increase energy availability, Fischer commented that the first goal should be raising the corporate average fuel economy.
"We can have the best climate impact and increased energy security by raising fuel economy," Fischer said. "The worst thing we can do is to let them stand where they are."
He also added that current uncertainty in energy policy is a disincentive for businesses to get involved.
"I can build a business if I know the policy, but I can't build business on uncertainty," Fischer noted. "We have to put something together that makes sense."
Ag and energy nexus
He continued to note that the increasing role of agriculture in the energy industry can also help to increase energy independence and efficiencies.
"If we rely on agriculture and energy, at one time, we will need energy in agriculture," he said. "Ag will supply the energy and become more efficient, using less energy."
Production agriculture utilizes about 21 percent of the energy in the U.S., which amounts to about 10.25 quadrillion British thermal units (BTUs).
"We use more energy in the home for refrigeration and preparation than we do in the field," Fischer commented, noting that 31 percent of food system energy use comes from those sources.
While there are a number of efforts that would be necessary to continue to achieve sustainable energy, Fischer noted that some successes have been seen already.
"America was importing less oil in 2012 than it was in 2008, and we are drilling more," Fischer said. "We have seen significant changes."
"Achieving sustainable energy isn't an easy job," Fischer added, "but we have to be successful."


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OPINION: We are too great to hate
Sunday, 11 Nov 2018 - Difference enriches us and makes the world — and our country — a more interesting, vibrant, compassionate place. The United States, indeed, is built on that. We are also a nation that holds dear the concept of free speech — but threats and hateful words, whether violent or rhetorical, go beyond that concept. Free speech is a responsibility as much as a right.


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LIKE many New Yorkers seeking to migrate to the suburbs to raise a family, Josh and Elizabeth Haynes Leventhal first started looking for houses in Montclair, Maplewood and South Orange, N.J., mainly because those were places they'd heard about while living in TriBeCa. The neighboring town of West Orange was not on their shopping list.
Though West Orange is less than 20 miles from New York City, it is not on the lists of many home buyers to begin with, agents say, because it does not have a train station that provides direct service to Pennsylvania Station as Montclair, Maplewood and South Orange do. Nor does it have a small village of shops to push a baby stroller, for instance, while running Saturday morning errands.
What West Orange does have, the Leventhals found, was a lot more open space and an old-fashioned charm. They and their year-old daughter, Madeline, are now living in a six-bedroom Victorian built in 1865 in Llewellyn Park, a gated community, for which they paid $1.375 million in June.
While Mr. Leventhal has continued working as a Wall Street trader, Ms. Haynes Leventhal has completed a contemporary novel about Wall Street titled "Trading." Together, they have discovered some of the old-fashioned establishments that endure in West Orange, like the Eagle Rock Diner, where the waitresses call all three of them "Honey."
"You feel like there's something down-to-earth and real here," Ms. Haynes Leventhal said.
There is a bowling alley next to the diner and a venerable local steakhouse, Pal's Cabin, just down the street. There are six golf courses, the sweeping Eagle Rock and South Mountain reservations, a zoo, an arena with two skating rinks and a shopping center with a multiscreen movie theater and a supermarket.
According to census estimates, West Orange's population last year was 42,906. Montclair, its neighbor, tallied up at 37,052. The difference is that West Orange's population is spread out over 12.1 square miles, about twice the area of Montclair.
"Each section of town has its own little vibe to it," said Heather De Barros, who with her husband, Manny, traded their first home in West Orange 10 months ago for a four-bedroom colonial in the Eagle Crest neighborhood, paying $740,000.
They are apparently not alone. "We have a lot of people staying within the community," said Ronald De Piro, the managing broker for Weichert Realtors' West Orange office.
Because a commuter must take a bus to New York from a park-and-ride garage, or a jitney to one of three stations on New Jersey Transit's Midtown Direct train line, West Orange is generally perceived as somewhat out of the way. But to many residents, that is not necessarily a bad thing.
"You can buy a house, usually, for less than you could in a town on a train line," said Justin Wrobel, the president of Exit Garden State Realty, whose offices are in West Orange.
The leafy Upper Gregory neighborhood in West Orange looks like neighborhoods in nearby South Orange or Maplewood. But the price of a home in West Orange would be about $75,000 less than a similar house in South Orange or Maplewood, Mr. Wrobel said.
Business has been slow during the economic downturn, he added, though houses will sell quickly if they are not overpriced.
Sam Joseph, an agent for Re/Max Village Square who sells in Llewellyn Park, says he has had a "pretty decent year." Specifying West Orange's attraction, he said, "People want the proximity of New York without the headaches."
Main Street, an urbanized clump of tightly packed stores and wood-frame houses, is the backbone of downtown West Orange. At about the midpoint of Main is Glenmont, the estate that Thomas A. Edison and his young second wife, Mina, bought in 1886. Edison then built a large laboratory nearby.
This stretch of Main Street, up to the looming Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic church at Eagle Rock Avenue, is the most walkable part of town and includes the town hall and establishments like Gaffer's Pub and the Rock Cellar. This part of Main Street plays host to the enormously popular annual St. Patrick's Day parade.
West Orange is bisected by Interstate 280, which runs east and west, with Eagle Rock Reservation to the northeast and a portion of the sprawling South Mountain Reservation to the south. Essex Green Shopping Center is off I-280, near the center of the township, and Francis A. Byrne Municipal Golf Course is down Mount Pleasant Avenue.
The quieter Upper Gregory and St. Cloud neighborhoods are off Northfield Avenue, which leads to Richard J. Codey (formerly South Mountain) Arena, Turtle Back Zoo and the big park-and-ride garage. Pleasantdale, a village on Pleasant Valley Way, is home to an Orthodox Jewish community and has its own Judaica store.
According to statistics compiled by the New Jersey State Police, crime dropped to 26.2 incidences per 1,000 population in 2006, from 44.5 incidences per 1,000 population in 1998. Violent crimes in the same period dropped to 83 per 1,000, from 123.
"You might hear a complaint or two about property taxes," said John F. McKeon, who grew up in West Orange and has been its part-time mayor for 10 years, "but you won't hear anybody say they're not comfortable living here."
There were 335 houses listed for sale earlier this month on www.gsmls.com, the Garden State Multiple Listing Service's Web site. The median price was $400,000. Prices ranged from $150,000, for a renovated one-bedroom condominium, to $4.25 million, for a six-bedroom colonial to be built in Llewellyn Park.
More than half the houses are priced at $300,000 to $500,000. A three-bedroom 1960 split-level was listed at $405,000, with a $15,000 credit for renovation offered. The 2007 tax bill on the house, which has three full baths and a finished basement, was $11,538.
Judging by West Essex Board of Realtors numbers, the downturn has had an effect on the West Orange market: 423 houses sold here from Jan. 1 to Nov. 30, whereas in all of 2007, 540 houses sold. The average sale price was $418,334, and the average length of time on the market was 84 days. Last year the average price was $454,238, and the average time on market was 76 days.
For $40, Essex County residents can buy an annual identification card that lets them play each round of golf at the Francis Byrne course for $21 a $20 discount. Ice skating at Codey Arena, run by the county, is $6 for adults, $4 for children and residents over 65, and $4 to rent a pair of skates. An annual family pass to the community pool is $260.
The shopping districts of Montclair, South Orange and Maplewood are nearby, as are the malls in Short Hills and Livingston. "The nice thing about being here," Ms. Haynes Leventhal said, "is that we have a lot of friends in the surrounding towns, and we're sort of equidistant between them."
There are seven elementary schools for kindergarten through fifth grade; three middle schools (Edison for sixth grade and Roosevelt and Jefferson for seventh and eighth grades), and West Orange High School.
Enrollments at the seven elementary schools range from 321 to 503. At Gregory School, the largest, average class size in the academic year ending in 2007 was 16, versus 19.1 statewide. Average class size for fifth-graders was 18.2, versus 21.1 statewide.
About 2,000 students in Grades 9 through 12 are enrolled at West Orange High School. SAT averages for the year ending in 2007 were 486 in math, 472 in reading and 468 in writing, versus 509, 491 and 489 statewide. The class of 2007 had a 95.1 percent graduation rate, versus 92.3 percent statewide.
Essex County operates a large park-and-ride garage next to Codey Arena. Community Coach Inc. runs 18 express buses to the Port Authority Bus Terminal on weekday mornings and 12 express buses during the evening rush hour. The trip takes 40 to 45 minutes. A 10-trip pass is $64.35, and garage parking is $535 a year.
West Orange also operates three free jitney lines to South Orange, Orange and Mountain stations on New Jersey Transit's Midtown Direct line. There are four morning jitney rides from the St. Cloud neighborhood, and six from South Orange at night. A monthly pass from South Orange to Penn Station is $154.
Thomas Edison was 84 upon his death in 1931. His widow married her childhood sweetheart, Edward Everett Hughes. When he in turn died, in 1940, she went back to using the surname Edison. She died in 1947 and is buried next to Edison at Glenmont, which is now a national historic site.


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Woodstock store joins in International Record Store Day
Record Store Day has become Doug Marsh's favourite time of year.
He's just as excited as the customers who line up early for first crack at the limited-edition pressings and other goodies that have become synonymous with the 11-year-old celebration of vinyl and independent record stores.
"I feel like a customer, too," said Marsh, owner of the Record Works in Woodstock. "I'm excited when they walk in excited, and there's a lot of stuff happening.
"It's the best day of the year."
For the past few weeks, Marsh and his staff at the popular downtown store have been preparing for this Saturday's big event. Like other record store owners, Marsh has pored over the listings of exclusive limited-edition records that are part and parcel of the celebration. Made available only to independent retailers, these records — often pressed on coloured vinyl — come in extremely limited numbers.
Early this week, the Record Works received its first of many shipments of these rarities, including a live Stompin' Tom Connors record pressed on gold vinyl, some never-released David Bowie recordings and a Porg die-cut picture disc of music from The Last Jedi.
"I probably order from eight or nine different suppliers (for Record Store Day) from Canada, the U.S. and the U.K. that all have different exclusives," Marsh said, "and they all carry really interesting, unique stuff on their own."
While these exclusives help bring in the crowds, the entire day has become a party for record lovers, Marsh said. In addition to opening early — the doors of Marsh's store will be unlocked at 8 a.m. — the day features live music from local artists, Record Store Day T-shirts and bags, a barbecue, coffee and cake, and other refreshments. For vinyl hounds, Marsh just added about 2,500 pieces of fresh used vinyl that he described as "nice stuff."
As part of the fun, Marsh has a "Spin to Win" wheel that guarantees every customer some kind of prize or discount, including a possible 50 per cent markdown on used records.
"People love the sound of the wheel," Marsh said.
In addition to the thousands of records, the store also features turntables for music fans who want to get back to analog, as well as speakers with built-in pre-amps to complete the setup.
"There's something about vinyl," Marsh said. "It's such a unique format that so many people have a passion for. People are drawn to it."
There's been a surge of interest in vinyl records in recent years, with sales of the once-moribund format increasing year over year. While streaming might be the most popular way to listen to music, vinyl record sales have exploded in recent years, with 2017 marking the highest sale volume in the U.S, since the late 1980s.
That's one of the reasons why the Record Works — now in its 31st year in downtown Woodstock — is still thriving."
"That's one of the biggest misconceptions about record stores, that we're not busy, but we're busier than ever," Marsh said.
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When: Saturday, April 21, from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
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Using Quicklook – #7 Noob2Pro 0
We are rapidly moving through the Mac OS X operating system. Today I going to feature Quicklook, one of the best tools in any operating system. It makes checking and looking into files and folders a breeze. Its designed (as the name suggests) as a way to have a quick peak into a file. You just quickly open it before you decided to open it in your final app. Its great for check if a file is the one you want.
Using Quicklook is easy. You select for file and press the space bar. Your computer will spin away and it will then present your file in a special floating window. The contents of this window will vary on what you have opened. If it is a text file, the text will be shown, if it is an image you can see the image. Movies are very good when using Quicklook, when you open them they will begin to play.
You can also view multiple files at the same time with Quicklook, this is very useful for day to day tasks. Simply select the files you want to view and press the spacebar again. At the bottom you will be given forward and backwards arrows to move through the files. The play button will start a slide show through the files. Finally there is the four small squares on the toolbar at the bottom. This is to view every file as a small thumbnail, so you can get an overview.
Every Quicklook floating window has a full screen button. This will bring the file into the full screen mode so you can get better detail. This is a very quick way to get a video file to play in full screen mode without the related app from running. You do have to press the close button to get out of full screen mode when you have finished.
You can also extend the functionality of Quicklook very easily. Its designed to be run and used with API calls to the system. This allows people to write plugins. To see the full list of plugin I complied a while ago see this post. However there are a couple of plugins I would recommend you install.
The first on is Folder Viewer. This is designed to show you a tree view of a folder. This is very useful if you quickly want to see the contents of a folder. Personally I think this should be included by default.
The second must plugin install is Zip Viewer. It works in the same way as the folder viewer, except it is designed to open and quickly view zip files. Again, another useful must have plugin.
There are a variety of plugins about on the 'net. If you want something specific there is probably one out there to suit your needs. Hopefully Apple in the future will implement more plugins. Also note that any Quicklook plugin will also allow you to render the same image in Coverflow. Hitting two birds with one stone.
Quicklook is dead simple to use. I personally use it many times a day and I can't live without it. I would recommend you get in the habit of using it as it save you a lot of time.


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Breast uplift surgery, also known as mastopexy is a cosmetic procedure performed to lift the breasts. In this article we will provide information about breast uplift surgery for women who are considering having it. Breast Uplift Surgery Overview
During breast uplift operation, excess breast skin is removed in order to lift the breasts, which will give them more youthful and firmer appearance. This operation can be done during breast enlargement or breast reduction surgery.
Breast uplift surgery is designed to help women who are not satisfied with shape and firmness of their breasts. Breast skin loses its elasticity due to pregnancy, breastfeeding, significant weight loss, aging, gravity or heredity. During the procedure, a surgeon can also insert implants to enlarge the breasts in women who have also lost considerable amount of breast volume. Preparing for Breast Uplift Surgery
The day before breast uplift surgery a patient is admitted to hospital to be prepared for operation. At the hospital, a nurse will check the patient's heart rate, blood pressure and test her urine.
A surgeon measures the patient's breasts and evaluates their shape as well as the position of the nipples. The position of the incisions may be marked and mammography may be ordered too.
Breast Uplift Procedure
Prior to the operation the patient should not eat or drink about six hours. The surgery is done under general anesthesia. Depending on the technique used, the surgeon makes certain number of incisions of different positions. He or she then removes the skin from around the areola or under the breasts. The nipples are repositioned centrally.
Depending on the patient's desire, the surgeon may insert silicone implants to improve the size of breasts. These implants can be placed either under the breast surface or beneath the breast muscle. If the patient's breasts are too large, the surgeon may have to perform breast reduction to prevent further drooping of breasts.
After completing the operation, the surgeon closes the incision with dissoluble stitches and wraps the breasts in a special supporting dressing. Tiny drains can be also used for up to 48 hours.
What to Expect Afterwards?
The patient is given pain relieving medication once the anesthetic wears off. She may be released from the hospital the same day. The patient is given instructions how to take care of their breasts.
The stitches usually dissolve after 7 to 10 days but if non-dissoluble stitches were used, they have to be removed 10 to 14 days after the operation.
The patient must wear support bra for up to six weeks following the surgery. Soreness and swelling in the breast may be present so the patient may have to use extra pillows while sleeping. The patient must avoid lifting heavy objects and any strenuous activities for six weeks although this may be longer if breast implants were inserted.


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Celebrex has been developed for clients with discomfort and inflammation induced by arthritis and people disorders you may have. Celebrex is grouped as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug and ought to be taken just after you have actually talked about the therapy with a physician. You will certainly always should speak with your doctor and make certain you discuss all the aspects that appear vital. Your medical professional will certainly have to understand if you have any allergies or health care conditions likely to make your therapy less favorable. Make sure you report the following ones to your healthcare service provider prior to you start taking Celebrex: heart illness, blood clot condition, high blood tension, cardiac arrest, asthma, liver illness, a history of embolism, renal illness, polyps in your nose, a past of cardiac arrest or movement, bleeding condition, a history of stomach lesion or seizure ailment. In any of those situations, you will certainly still be able to start the treatment, but your medical professional may should run a couple of examinations and see your progress for the first couple of weeks of the treatment. Clients allergic to sulfa medicines, celecoxib, aspirin or various other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicines should not be taking Celebrex whatsoever and an alterative have to be discovered.
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My rendezvous with Martha & a recipe for eggless moussePosted: July 29, 2014 Filed under: Desserts, Reviews | Tags: artisan, avocado, bangalore, caramel, chocolate fudge, eggless, jams, local, marmalades, Martha's preserve, mousse, products, review, sauces Leave a comment
This post has been long over due and I cannot express how much I've been pushing myself to write this post. Settling down in a new home and office at the same time can be very exhausting. I'm slowly getting my life back to normal and enjoying meeting new people and learning something new every day.
I happen to know about Martha's preserves through a friend of mine and was curious to meet the face behind such lovely products. Every product which comes out is dear to every entrepreneur and setting up a business coming from foreign land is not an easy task. Meet Martha Kohlhagen. She makes awesome marmalade and sauces which gives you a taste of a true artisan product sans preservatives.
Martha's Preserves operates from a 20 acre farm at Bannerghatta. Martha stays and works from her farm. They are a team of 10 dedicated individuals dishing out 10 plus yummy products like pomegranate and orange marmalade, lemon curd, caramel sauce, chocolate fudge, onion relish etc. Martha has a background in food technology and uses her grandmother's recipe to make these delicious products. She does keep the Indian taste in mind and has created products like chilli pineapple jam. Martha aims to produce quality products without comprising on taste. She says that it takes a lot of care and planning to sort fruits and make seasonal products. Martha plans to increase her reach to other cities too.
What really impressed me about Martha's preserves is that they not only make unique combinations but also have sauces like caramel sauce, chocolate fudge sauce on offer that make life simple. Some ice-cream and a combo of these two sauces makes for a stellar dessert. However, for those who like a little more salt in their caramel sauce can add some sprinkles of sea salt to round up on the flavours. Martha's Preserves are a Gourmet range, hence be prepared to shell an extra buck for these artisan products but trust me when I say they are worth it!
Since the time I've moved back to Bangalore, I've been enjoying avocados. My mom's neighbouring garden produces some of the best and creamiest avocados that I've ever had. Long live thy neighbour! Avocado mousse is so easy to make and can be made guilt-free. The natural creamy texture of the avocado makes all the difference and you won't miss any cream in your dessert. If you don't have Martha's chocolate fudge at home, you could use cocoa powder or dark couverture chocolate (melted). You can also spike your dessert with a teaspoon of brandy! This dessert allows you to play with ingredients and feel free to experiment by adding rolled oats, cashew butter or hazelnut with different flavours or textures.
Ingredients for avocado & chocolate fudge mousse
1 big size avocado, scooped into a bowl
2 tbs of Martha's chocolate fudge sauce
1/2 tbs maple syrup or honey
1/2 tbs coffee decoction
nuts or cocao nibs for garnish
- Add all the ingredients in a mixer except garnish and make a fine paste.
- Pour the mousse into the desired serving glasses or bowls. Garnish with some nuts and cocao nibs. Refrigerate for minimum of two hours before serving.
- Serve chilled. Serves 2-4.
Note: I layered my serving glasses with some caramel sauce at the bottom to give my dessert a surprise element.
Martha's Preserves is available at Foodhall.
Salted Coconut Caramel SaucePosted: August 6, 2013 Filed under: Desserts, Sauces | Tags: coconut milk, coconut sugar, paleo, quick desserts, refined sugar free, sauces, vegan 3 Comments
Caramel is generally made by adding butter and cream to caramelized sugar. I'm sharing a vegan recipe of caramel sauce here. You heard it right! It tastes equally good or I can say even better. The secret ingredients in this caramel sauce are coconut sugar and coconut milk. Coconut sugar is better than refined sugar and the coconut milk gives right amount of fat for a great texture.
The low glycemic index (GI) of coconut sugar is 35 (around half of white sugar) and has led some to claim that it's a good sugar substitute for people with diabetes. It has a high mineral content compared to other sugars and is a rich source of potassium, magnesium, zinc and iron. You can use coconut sugar 1:1 in any way you would use regular sugar, including coffee, baking or cooking. More benefits and details in my previous post about this wonder sugar.
How does coconut sugar taste? It does not look, smell, or taste the way one would expect it to (like coconut). It actually looks, smells, and tastes like brown sugar with the slightest hint of caramel.
Although this recipe is fairly simple, it does require some understanding of the caramelization process. When sugar is heated to the point of melting (with or without water), it begins to color and caramelize. If left as is, it will solidify into a hard mass. If water is added, it becomes a thin sauce. If water and fat are added, the caramel develops body and texture. Adding water will make the caramel bubble up- Caramel is extremely hot and can do serious damage, so be careful.
1cup coconut sugar dissolved in 1/3 cup of water
1 cup coconut milk (I used homemade)
1/4 tsp vanilla powder or extract
1/4 tsp sea salt
Mix all the ingredients in a pan. Place it on a stove top, on low flame. Allow it to simmer for 30 minutes, until thick or till desired consistency. Stir occasionally and keep a keen watch on the sauce. Once done, allow it to cool before transferring into a bottle. Remember, that the sauce will thicken after cooling. You can refrigerate up to 3 weeks.
Serving suggestions: This sauce is so good and tasty to use it as a dip for fresh fruits, crepes, waffles, ice-creams, trifles, cakes, cookies, chocolates or best had straight from the bottle 🙂


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A Ouija board made for chopping, this wooden chopping board has a Ouija design engraved into it. The reverse is left blank so you can actually use the board to chop.
A perfect present for lovers of the occult and unusual. It makes a great Halloween gift or house-warming gift for those with a darker mind.
This wooden chopping block measures, 13cm x 30cm (including handle) and is made from acacia wood treated with soya bean oil.
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disciples came unto him, saying, Explain unto us the parable of 37 the tares of the field. And he answered and said, He that soweth
88 the good seed is the Son of man; and the field is the world; and the good seed, thise are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares
89 are the sons of the evil one; and the enemy that sowed them is the devil: and the harvest is the end of the world; and the
40 reapers are angels. As therefore the tares are gathered up and
41 burned with fire; so shall it be in the end of the world. The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that cause stumbling, and them that do
42 iniquity, and shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall
43 be the weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears, let him hear.
44 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in the field; which a man found, and hid; and in his joy he goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a
46 merchant seeking goodly pearls: and having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast
48 into the sea, and gathered of every kind: which, when it was filled, they drew up on the beach; and they sat down, and
49 gathered the good into vessels, but the bad they cast away. So shall it be in the end of the world: the angels shall come forth,
50 and sever the wicked from among the righteous, and shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be the weeping and gnashing of teeth.
51 Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea.
52 And he said unto them, Therefore every scribe who hath been made a disciple to the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a householder, which bringoth forth out of his treasure things new and old.
53 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables,
54 he departed thence. And coming into his own country he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty
55 works? Is not this the carpenter's-son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joseph, and Simon, and
56 Judas? And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then
57 hath this man all these things? And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save
58 in his own country, and in his own house. And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.
14 At that season Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning 2 Jesus, and said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore do these powers work in him. 8 For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him 4 in. prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife. For
6 John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her. And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude,
6 because they counted him as a prophet. But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst, and
7 pleased Herod. Whereupon he promised with an oath to give
8 her whatsoever she should ask. And she, being put forward by her mother, saith, Give me here in a charger the head of John the
9 Baptist. And the king was grieved; but for the sake of his oaths, in and of them which sat at meat with him, he commanded it to be J; given; and he sent, and beheaded John in the prison. And his
head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she
12 brought it to her mother. And his disciples came, and took up the corpse, and buried him; and they went and told Jesus.
13 Now when Jesus heard it, he withdrew from thence in a boat, to a desert place apart: and when the multitudes heard thereof,
14 they followed him on foot from the cities And he came forth, and. saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, and
15 healed their sick. And when even was come, the disciples came to him, saying, The place is desert, and the time is already past; send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and
16 buy themselves food. But Jesus said unto them. They have no
17 need to go away; give ye them to eat. And they say unto him,
18 We have here but five loaves, and two fishes. And he said. Bring
19 them hither to me. And he commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass; and he took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake and gave the
20 loaves to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes. And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up that which re
21 mained over of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full. And they that did eat were about five thousand men, beside women and children.
22 And straightway he constrained the disciples to enter into 'the boat, and to go before him unto the other side, till he should send
23 the multitudes away. And after he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into the mountain apart to pray: and when even was
24 come, he was there alone. But the boat was now in the midst of
25 the sea, distressed by the waves; for the wind was contrary. And in the fourth watch of the night he came unto them, walking upon
26 the sea. And when the djsciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is an apparition; and they cried
27 out for fear. But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying,
28 Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid. And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee upon
29 the waters. And he said, Come. And Peter went down from the
30 boat, and walked upon the waters, to come to Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried
31 out, saying, Lord, save me. And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and took hold of him, and saith unto him, ()
32 thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? And when they
33 were gone up into the boat, the wind ceased. And they that were in the boat worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.
34 And when they had crossed over, they came to the land, unto
35 Gennesaret. And when the men of that place knew him, they sent into all that region round about, and brought unto him all that
36 were sick; and they besought him that they might only touch the border of his garment: and as many as' touched were made whole.
15 Then there come to Jesus from Jerusalem Pharisees and scribes,
2 saying, Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders?
3 for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. And he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress .the com
4 mandment of God because of your tradition? For God said, Honour thy father and thy mother: and, He that speaketh evil of
5 father or mother, let him die the death. But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, That wherewith thou might
6 est have been profited by me is given to Ood; he shall not honour his father. And ye have made void the word of God because of
7 your tradition. Ye hypocrites, well did Isaiah propesy of you, saying,
8 This people honoureth me with their lips; But their heart is far from me.
9 But in vain do they worship me,
Teaching as their doctrines the precepts of men.
10 And he called to him the multitude, and said unto them Hear and
11 understand: Not that which entereth into the mouth deflleth the man; but that which preceedeth out of the mouth, this deflleth the
12 man. Then came the disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou
13 that the Pharisees were offended, when they heard this saying? But he answered and said, Every plant which my heavenly Father
14 planted not, shall be rooted up. Let them alone: they are blind guides. And if the blind guide the blind, both shall fall into a
15 pit. And Peter answered and said unto him, Declare unto us the
16 parable. And he said, Are ye also even yet without understand
17 ing? Perceive ye not, that whatsoever goeth into the mouth pas
18 seth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught? But the things which proceed out of the mouth come forth out of the
19 heart; and they defile the man. For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false wit
20 ness, railings: these are the things which defile the man: but to eat with unwashen hands deflleth not the man.
21 And Jesus went out thence, and withdrew into the parts of Tyre
22 and Sidon. And behold, a Canaanitish woman came out from those borders, and cried, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou
23 son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought
24 him, saying, Send her away; for she cneth after us. But'he answered and said, I was not sent but unto the lost sheep of the 25 house of Israel. But she came and worshipped him, saying. Lord,
26 help me. And he answered and said, It is not meet to take the
27 children's bread and cast it to the dogs. But she said, Yea, Lord for even the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters'
28 table. Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it done unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was healed from that hour.
29 And Jesus departed thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Gali
30 lee; and he went up into the mountain, and sat there. And there came unto him great multitudes, having with them the lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and they cast them down* at his
31 feet; and he healed them: insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb speaking, the maimed whole, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing: and they glorified the God of Israel.
82 And Jesus called unto him his disciples, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days and have nothing to eat: and I would not send them
33 away fasting, lest haply they faint in the way. And the disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so many loaves in a desert
34 place, as to fill so great a multitude? And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few
35 small fishes. And he commanded the multitude to sit down on
36 the ground; and he took the seven loaves and the fishes: and he gave thanks and brake, and gave to the disciples, and the disci
37 pies to the multitudes. And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up that which remained over of the broken pieces, seven
38 baskets full. And they that did eat were four thousand men,
39 beside women and children. And he sent away the multitudes, and entered into the boat, and came into the borders of Magadan.
16 And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and tempting him
2 asked him to shew them a sign from heaven. But he answered
and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair
8 weather: for the heaven is red. And in the morning, It will be
foul weather to-day: for the heaven is red and lowring. Ye know
how to. discern the face of the heaven; but ye cannot discern the
4 signs of the times. An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of Jonah. And he left them, and departed.
5 And the disciples came to the other side and forgot to take bread
6 And Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of
7 the Pharisees and Sadducees. And they reasoned among them
8 selves, saying, We took no bread. And Jesus perceiving it said, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have no
9 bread? Do ye not yet perceive, neither remember the five loaves of
10 the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took
11 up? How is it that ye do not perceive that I spake not to you concerning bread? But beware of the leaven of the Phariseesand
12 Sadducees. Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
13 Now when Jesus came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Who do men say that the Son of man
H is? And they said, Some »ay John the Baptist; some, Elijah: 15 and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets. lie saith unto 1G them, But who say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered
17 and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon BarJonah: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my
18 Father which is in heaven. And I also say unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the
19 gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt
20 loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Then charged he the disciples that they should tell no man that he was the Christ.
21 From that time began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests aud scribes, and be killed, and the third day
22 be raised up. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall never be unto thee.
23 But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art a stumblingblock unto me: for thou mindest not the
24 things of God, but the things of men. Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him deny
25 himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever would save his life shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose his
26 life for my sake shall find it. For what shall a man be profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? or what
27 shall a man give in exchange for his life? For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then
28 shall he render unto every man according to his deeds. Verily I say unto you, There be some of them that stand here, which shall in no wise taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
17 And after six days Je9us taketh with him Peter, and James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a high moun
2 tain apart: and he was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his garments became white as the light.
3 And behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elijah talking
4 with him. And Peter answered, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, I will make here three taber
5 nacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah. While be was yet speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold, a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved
6 Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him. And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.