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Yield: 1-8″ pan or 9 to 16 brownies (to double, I recommend baking in 2-8″ pans, rather than in a 9 x 13″ pan)
Stop! Toss out any other brownie recipes. Seriously, this is the only one you'll ever need!
Recently, one of my students brought the darkest, most beautifully textured brownies that I have ever seen to a meeting. I resisted as long as I could and then took a tiny pinch for the sake of research and just about swooned.
When I remarked on how deep and darkly fudgy they were, she explained that it was her use of cocoa powder instead of melted chocolate. But, in fact, it was the amount of cocoa powder, because my formerly "best" brownie recipe calls for cocoa powder, as well, and they are no comparison…and they have one-third less cocoa powder in them!
She was only too happy to share the non-vegan recipe, one she had found online that claimed to taste like "box mix brownies." That is nothing to brag about, in my opinion and, fortunately, these are vastly superior to a box mix. I knew the recipe would include eggs and, indeed, it called for 2. Normally, subbing other ingredients for eggs is no problem in cakes, pancakes, etc. But in something like a perfect brownie in which the texture is absolutely critical, it can be very tricky indeed.
My first attempt was an epic fail. I created something sort of like oily fudge–not much like a brownie–and not nearly as good. I ended up scooping up spoonfuls of the mixture which, even after cooking, was more akin to a truffle mixture, forming it into balls, inserting a pecan half, and rolling in powdered sugar. Not bad, but not what I was going for.
So, knowing I would have to work harder on the egg substitute, I scanned a long list of alternatives, none of which sounded quite right, as I'm not a huge fun of Ener-G egg replacer, flax seed egg replacer, etc. I also didn't want to use an ingredient like applesauce, as I felt its tanginess would clash with the chocolate. And, while I love banana and chocolate together–think banana split–I didn't want that pronounced banana flavor. But I liked the idea of the moisture and consistency of both applesauce and bananas, and it occured to me that pureed pumpkin might be perfect, as it's mellow flavor wouldn't be too assertive and its warm color would only enhance the deep, rich brown of the chocolate.
So I made up my own substitution using pumpkin plus leavening. For each egg, up to 2 in a recipe, substitute 1/4 cup canned pureed pumpkin, 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, and 1/4 teaspoon bakng soda. My addition of a pinch of Cream of Tartar helped activate the baking soda. I don't know if the Cream of Tartar is really necessary, as it is actually an ingredient in baking powder which I also use in the recipe. But, the brownies were so good that I hesitate to make any changes. One day I will probably try it without the Cream of Tartar and will adjust the recipe if that ingredient seems superfluous. The cornstarch, called for in the original recipe, absorbs mositure, prevents baking soda and acids from reacting too quickly, and lends tenderness to baked goods.
The results were spectacular! I have removed my old brownie recipe here on The Blooming Platter and hereby pronounce Blooming Brownies my go-to most-favorite brownie recipe of all time. And I hope you agree!
6 tablespoons vegan butter
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar (I use demerara)
5 tablespoons vegetable oil (I use canola for its neutral flavor)
1 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cup cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup canned pumpkin puree
1/2 cup all-purpose flour (I use white whole wheat)
1 tablespoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1/8 teaspoon Cream of Tartar
3/4/cup vegan chocolate chips, small chunks, or a combination (you may use about half semi-sweet chocolate and half dark chocolate if desired)
Optional garnish: powdered sugar
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray the bottom of an 8-inch square pan with non-stick cooking spray and line with a piece of parchment paper cut to fit. In a microwave-safe bowl, heat butter with sugar just until butter melts. Remove from the microwave and whisk to combine. Allow to cool for 5 minutes and then whisk in oil, vanilla, cocoa powder and baking soda. Transfer mixture to the bowl of a stand mixer (or use a hand-held mixer) and, on low speed, mix in pumpkin puree, just until combined. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, baking powder, salt and Cream of Tartar. Add to chocolate mixture and mix on low, againt just until no flour pockets remain. Remove bowl from stand and fold in chocolate chips and/or chunk. *Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan and bake about 28 minutes or until brownies are set (begin chicking at 25). Remove from oven and allow to cool at least 45 minutes before cutting or serving. Sift powdered sugar over the top before serving, if desired. Store any leftovers well-covered, but not refrigerated. Note that because of the pumpkin in the batter, after sitting, the powdered sugar will turn slightly yellow, so it's best to sprinkle only what you are serving.
*Important note: when I make these brownies, a thin "slick" of moisture seems to separate and rest on top prior to baking. Simply press a paper towel onto the surface of the batter to absorb it before baking. Discard paper towel.
I am SO sorry for being neglectful of my blog! The spring at most high schools, including in art departments, is especially busy. Plus, last weekend, I was honored to serve as a Council Chaperone for a favorite student (one of many, many) at our school's amazing Leadership Workshop at Triple-R Ranch from Friday to Sunday. This week was the last of the quarter, so grades had to be posted by 2:30 p.m. yesterday, but we taught all day instead of having a "Teacher Records Day" because of our district's Snow Day Make-Up plan. And I leave shortly to visit my family for a week. Whew!
But, I did want to post this recipe for Vegan Peeps for Easter–I hope it's not too late–before I "hop" on a plane. With the few ingredients on hand, they go together quickly and would be fun to do with kids or a group of friends.
These birds travel nicely nested in a bowl, as I took them to some friends' house for an Easter dinner last year.
We joke about them looking like Easter Toucans.
Happy Spring!
(Note: just scroll down a bit to skip the back story.)
Recently, I was longing after salted caramel and chocolate ganache tarts taunting me from the bakery case at Starbucks. So when I read that coconut sugar–the last of the Navitas Naturals products I had the privilege of taste testing–is known for its caramel-like flavor, I knew exactly what I would make. I just wasn't sure how.
The ganache is, of course, simple with vegan chocolate chunks or chips melted with the non-dairy creamer of your choice. However, the caramel and the chocolate crust were another matter.
I have a go-to no-fail recipe for caramel sauce, but this caramel needed to be firm enough to cut through without oozing all over the plate. But not so hard or sticky that follow-up dental care would be required.
So, I veganized a caramel tart filling recipe I found online that called for sugar, cream and butter. But the amount of sugar proved woefully skimpy and I could tell the filling wasn't going to stiffen, so I added another 1/4 cup. That still didn't do the trick even after some refrigeration, so I decided to return the mixture to a saucepan and cook it to either the soft ball or firm ball stage. Ultimately, I decided on the latter. A good decision, as it turns out.
The coconut sugar is rich brown in color and definitely boasts a different flavor than either granulatedor brown sugar. Instead of the molasses notes of the latter, coconut sugar really does have a distinct, if subtle, hint of caramel-like flavor, as billed. And I liked it a lot.
For the chocolate crust, I didn't want a cookie crumb variety but a bona fide rolled tart crust. It's a little more work, but worth it, according to one of my experienced tasters, who mentioned how tasty the crust was. I found the perfect recipe online thanks to Martha Stewart, a longtime trusted source, ex-con though she may be–ha! I easily veganized it by substituting vegan butter for its dairy cousin, and the resulting dough was ideal: tasty, not too sweet (though I did add an extra tablespoon of sugar), and beautifully manageable.
I had planned to place a pecan half on top along with a sprinkling of Maldon flaky sea salt, but all I had in the freezer were pecan pieces, so a cashew half was the perfect buttery topknot. I ordered my Maldon online, but any super flaky salt–like snow flakes–will do. Coarse sea salt will work in a pinch.
Two of the tarts went to our vet and his wife, an LVT who also manages their practice because, together, they are responsible for saving the life of our beloved and food-obsessed 85-lb Great Dane X via text and phone call on Sunday, as she had swallowed a (vegan) burger whole when I had gone upstairs to get my camera to photograph it. All would have been fine had said burger not been topped with a 3-inch red plastic toothpick speared through a dill pickle slice. The purge "cocktail" they coached me through worked like a charm and all came up the way it went down. The remaining decadence went to a dear friend, along with an arm-knitted scarf, whose birthday was on Wednesday. All were delivered in the snow late Monday afternoon which, if a little dicey, was a lot of fun.
Both sets of recipients–one, a self-proclaimed salted caramel and chocolate afficianado and the other a foodie and outstanding cook in her own right–pronunced every morsel of these tarts utter perfection. And, of course, I hope you will agree!
Chocolate Rolled Crust
2 cups flour
3 tablespoons cocoa powder
1/4 cup coconut sugar (or any granulated sugar; I typically use demerara)
3/4 cup cold butter, cut in small cubes
1 teaspoon espresso powder dissolved in 1/3 cup cold water (or 1/3 cup cold brewed coffee)
Place four, cocoa powder, sugar and butter cubes in food processor and pulse until butter resembles small peas. Drizzle with coffee and pulse until dough comes together, scraping sides as necessary, adding a few more drops of coffee or water if necessary to make a pliable dough. Turn onto a work surface lightly sprinkled with cocoa powder and knead a few times. Press into a 1-inch thick rectangle, wrap in plastic wrap, and chill for 45 minutes. Remove from refrigerator and let rest for 5 minutes. Roll out to 1/8 inch thick between pieces of parchment paper. Place however many 4 1/2-inch tart pans will fit on dough and, with a small paring knife, cut out circles around them, allowing enough width to fit in sides of pans. Gather up scraps, kneading a couple of times, and rerolling in order to have enough dough for all 4 shells. Fit each circle of dough into the tart pans, press onto bottom and sides and trim edges. Lightly prick bottom and sides and, for extra assurance against puffing and shrinking, place a square of parchment paper in each, weigh down with raw rice or dried beans, and bake for 15 minutes. Remove paper and rice or beans and bake an additional 25 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
Vegan Caramel Filling, Chocolate Ganache, and Garnish
1 cup coconut sugar (or any granulated sugar; I typically use demerara)
2/3 cup plain non-dairy creamer
1/3 cup vegan butter
Vegan Chocolate Ganache (recipe follows)
4 whole or halved cashews
1/2 teaspoon Maldon Sea Salt (or the super-flaky sea salt of your choice)
Place coconut sugar, non-dairy creamer and vegan butter in a small saucepan (I used a non-stick pan) and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally. Attach a candy thermometer to the side of the pan with tip immersed in the caramel, but not touching the bottom of the pan, and cook to the firm ball stage (250 degrees) or just below (245 degrees). Remove from heat and pour caramel into tart shells, dividing evenly. Cool, spread a circle of Vegan Chocolate Ganache on top allowing caramel to show around hte perimeter, garnish with a nut and a pinch of sea salt, cover, and refrigerate.
Vegan Chocoalte Ganache
1/4 cup plain non-dairy creamer (I typically use soy or coconut milk)
1/2 vegan chocolate chips or chunks (I like a dark chocolate variety)
In a small microwave safe bowl, combine creamer and chococlate. Heat for 30 seconds, whisk, heat for another 30 to 60 seconds, whisk again, and cool. Note: you may have some ganache left over.
This recipe was born of some leftover ganache (unheard of, I know), some frozen cake trimmings from my Vegan Chocolate Heart Cakes for Valentine's Day, and slick snow conditions on the road. Read: what can I create that won't require a trip to the grocery store so that I won't simply tuck into this ganache with a spoon?
The answer proved to be chocolate pate, but one a little different from other recipes, as mine calls for some vegan cream cheese to prevent the chocolate from taking over–tang is a good 'thang–and some chocolate cake crumbs for a nice textural contrast. Like most other chocolate pates, mine is not too sweet, which is also a good thing…sometimes.
4 ounces (1/2 cup) vegan cream cheese
1/2 cup chocolate ganache, room temperature (if you don't have some on-hand, just melt together about 3 tablespoons vegan chocolate chunks or chips–I like dark chocolate–with about 5 tablespoons non-dairy creamer and allow to cool)
Optional: 1 to 2 tablespoons non-dairy creamer (soy or coconut milk)
1/2 cup toasted and coarsely chopped hazelnuts
1 cup crumbled vegan chocolate cake or brownie crumbs
Acccompaniments: Ever-so-slightly sweet vegan crackers of cookies, like a shortbread and fruit
Line a pair of 1/2 cup ramkins with plastic wrap and set aside. With a hand or stand mixer, whip together cream cheese and ganache until fluffy. Whip in an additional tablespoon or two of non-dairy creamer if mixture is too stiff to be fluffy. Fold in hazelnuts and crumbs; mixture will be firm. Divide equally between ramkins, pressing firmly, and sealing the top with the "tails" of the plastic wrap. Refrigerate for several hours or until firm. Unmold, bring to room temperature, and serve with the cracker or cookie of your choice and, if desired, fruit.
My Vegan Red Velvet Brownies recipe garnered over 1,000 "likes" last year on One Green Planet!
As you'll read in the back story, my online research produced nothing that was quite what I wanted, so I set about making my own 3-layer confection with a cream cheese-like swirl. There were quite a few trials and errors—lots of errors (probably about 1,000 "licks"-ha!)–to arrive at just what I wanted. But I hope you'll agree that I finally got it.
When you click on the link above to visit the OGP site, you'll also notice that there was a bit of controversy from folks who didn't read the fine print about NATURAL red food color. But, eventually, they were able to calm down and brownie on.
Yield: a Baker's Half Dozen (7) Mini-Heart Cakes
I'm not sure how or why I dreamed up these particular concoctions of rich chocolate, espresso, hazelnuts and dried apricots, but I'm so glad I did! I went through a number of iterations in my mind, but these are what emerged. As delicious as they are exquisite, they are also stupid-easy. They just looks ultra-special.
As a dress rehearsal for Valentine's Day, I created the recipe and whipped up a trial batch for Principals' Appreciation Week a couple of weeks ago, giving the 7th one to my Pilates/Barre instructor. An A+!
Though these mini-cakes would be beautiful for a dinner party (and certainly don't have to be heart-shaped), for my presentation needs, I simply packaged them in patterned cardboard boxes with clear peek-a-boo lids from the craft store, placing each one on an opened-out cupcake liner before carefully setting it inside the box. To transport them, I just lined up the boxes on a jelly roll pan. The generous size and low sides of the pan were perfect for moving them from home to school.
Wherever you serve yours, they are sure to be loved!
Chocolate Heart Cakes
1 cup soymilk (or your favorite non-dairy milk)
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup vegan butter
1 1/2 cups demerara sugar (or any granulated sugar)
3/4 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (I use white whole wheat for virtually everything)
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray a 10 x 15″ sheet pan with nonstick cooking spray. Line with parchment paper, pressing into corners and edges, and spray again. In a small bowl, whisk vinegar into soymilk and set aside to curdle, whisking again before using. In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream butter. Add sugar and continue creaming for about 3 minutes. (When using a natural sugar like demerara, it will not fully dissolve, so expect some pleasant grittiness, but will melt during cooking.) Beat in cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Then, with mixer on low, beat in flour in three batches, alternating with soymilk mixture. Beat only enough to combine ingredients, scraping down sides of bowl as necessary. Transfer batter into prepared pan, distributing batter into corners and gently smoothing the top. Bake for 18-20 minute or until top of cake springs back when lightly pressed and a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely on a metal rack. Then cut out 14 heart shapes using a 2 1/2-inch cookie cutter. Mash cake scraps together to make cake balls (dip in chocolate and serve with vegan ice cream) or reserve them in a zip-lock bag or other airtight container in freezer to make crumbs for another use.
Hazelnut-Dried Apricot Ganache Filling
1 cup vegan chocolate chips (I like a darker chocolate, but use your preference)
1 tablespoon vegan butter
1/4 cup vegan sour cream
7 dried apricots, finely chopped (be sure they are moist and plump)
3/4 cup chopped toasted hazelnuts (I toast them over medium-high in a dry skillet for about 4 minutes, until fragrant; watch closely as they will burn quickly)
Melt chocolate, dip apricots for garnish (see below), and then whisk in sour cream, dried finely chopped apricots, and toasted hazelnuts.
Espresso Cream Cheese Frosting
1/4 cup vegan butter
1/4 cup vegan cream cheese
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
1 tablespoon espresso powder (or instant coffee, ground to a powder in a spice grinder)
3 1/2-3 3/4 cups powdered sugar (adjust to create desired consistency)
In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat butter and cream cheese until smooth. Beat in extracts and espresso powder, followed by powdered sugar in half-cup increments. Be sure to start the mixer on low and gradually increase it so that you aren't dusted with powdered sugar!
Chocolate Dipped Apricots with Sea Salt
7 dried apricots (moist and plump ones, but not too large)
Melted vegan chocolate (from filling recipe)
Maldon or other large flaky sea salt
Before adding sour cream to melted chocolate, dip each apricot, halfway up and set on a plate covered with parchment or waxed paper to dry. After chocolate is cool, but not completely set, sprinkle liberally with Maldon sea salt. Refrigerate until needed.
Each day this week, I am featuring 4 of my favorite Blooming Platter Valentine's treats from the past and one brand new one which I'll post about mid-week, as it may require a quick trip to the grocery store.
I am always surprised when someone says they don't care for peppermint and chocolate together, as I think it is a divine marriage of flavors, perfect for Valentine's Day.
If you agree, you will love my Vegan Peppermint and Chocolate Patties. I created these easy and beautiful treats in 2011 to share with our beloved IB and fine arts assistant principal.
I apologize that my photography wasn't better way back then, two cameras ago, but I think you can get the delectable idea.
Beginning today and for four of the next five days, I am going to link to some favorites from Valentine's past on The Blooming Platter.
About mid-week, I will post my new 2015 creation to give you time to shop for the few ingredients you may not have on-hand like dried apricots, hazelnuts, and espresso powder.
First up are my beautiful Vegan Chocolate Truffles.
Our Thanksgiving tradition is in transition this year. For over 20 years, Joe's and my families have gathered at our home in VA Beach to celebrate my favorite holiday.
Birth, death, illness, divorce, and distance–the stuff of life–altered the guest list from year to year, but essentially our culinary tradition remained intact, alternating between traditional-with-a-twist and very non-traditional thematic feasts: Cajun, Thai, American Diner, and more.
Finally, though, my parents have gotten to the age (81 and 86) where neither the drive nor the flight from MS is comfortably manageable, though my father still works part-time as an engineer and just drove them to and from Texas where my mother's siblings live.
Last November, Mama took a spill in a Cracker Barrel parking lot in North Carolina on their way home–I told them that place was dangerous!–and they ended up in the local hospital. She was fine, if shaken, but the writing was on the wall.
So, though it made all of us a bit sad–as my mother said, "You think things will always be the same"–I suggested that we meet in New Orleans, an easy 2 1/2 hour drive from their home and a not-too-terrible flight from here. Grateful and enthusiastic, my folks booked us into the Chateau LeMoyne, a family favorite, and I made Thanksgiving dinner reservations at Broussard's, another family favorite since childhood. Joe is game–he thinks it's the right thing to do– if a little skeptical, as it's not "his" city in the way that it is ours; my sister and I were weaned on The Big Easy. And, though the decision was made too late for them to be with us this year, Joe's sisters and our niece are hoping to join us every other Thanksgiving if our NOLA tradition continues.
Wherever you will be, whoever you will be with, and for whatever reason, my sincere hope is that you will find yourself deeply grateful for life's gifts, even if, like us, they represent a "new normal."
As a gesture of gratitude, over the next three weeks, I will serve up three new recipes–one per week–for a perfect, if slightly non-traditional, vegan feast. And I'm starting with dessert! Enjoy this moist, richly autumnal, and complexly flavored cake. It was a hit for a friend's recent birthday and I've made it again for a small dinner tomorrow night for two girlfriends. Were we going to be at home, it would certainly be on our Thanksgiving menu.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Yield: 1 10-inch bundt cake
1 cup unsweetened or plain soymilk
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 3/4 cup unbleached all purpose flour (I use white whole wheat)
1 3/4 cup turbinado sugar
3/4 cup cocoa powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice (or 1 teaspoon cinnamon + 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup vegetable oil (I use canola)
1/2 cup maple syrup (or agave nectar)
1-15.5 ounce can pureed pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling)
1 tablespoon vanilla
Spiced Espresso Ganach (recipe follows)
Garnish: chopped walnuts
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 10-inch bundt pan with nonstick spray and set aside. In a small cup, whisk together soymilk and vinegar and allow to curdle and thicken. Place all dry ingredients in a very large mixing bowl in the order given, and whisk to combine. Add remaining wet ingredients including soymilk mixture and whisk 50 strokes or until lumps disappear. Avoid overbeating. Transfer into prepared bundt pan and bake 1 to 1 1/4 hours or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. (65 minutes is perfect in my oven.) Allow to cool completely in pan, loosen around edges, top with serving plate, and and invert. Spoon ganache around the top of the cake, allowing some to drip down the inside and outside edges and sprinkle with walnuts.
*Spiced Espresso Ganache
1/2 cup plain non-dairy creamer (soy or coconut)
6 ounces chocolate chips
1 1/2 teaspoons instant coffee or espresso powder
1/48to 1/4 teaspoong round cinnamon (adjust to suit taste)
Heat creamer to barely bubbling. Add chocoate chips. Allow to sit a couple of minutes and then whisk together until smooth and completely combined. Whisk in instant coffee or espresso powder and cinnamon. Allow to cool until a thick pourable consistency.
*I like to double the recipe, using the whole bag of chips, and save half for another decadent purpose!
A recipe from Rick Bayless–the iconic American chef steeped in traditional Mexican cuisine which he serves up, with a modern twist, at his Frontera Grill restaurants in Chicago and cooks up on his PBS series–inspired my vegan version (which I submitted to the Virtual Vegan Linky Potluck!).
I spotted the recipe in "Chefs' Weeknight Dinners" in the July 2014 issue of Food and Wine while on an airplane and knew it would be one of the first new recipes I created once I got back home.
I followed his recipe and method except for the eggs and the chocolate. For the 3 eggs, I substituted 1/2 cup mashed banana, 1/4 cup unsweetened soymilk, and an additional 3/4 teaspoon baking powder. I chose banana as I'm not a powdered egg replacement fan and the banana seemed both Mexican and compatible with chocoalte. (I think pureed pumpkin would also be a nice substitute.) And for the Mexcian chocolate, finely chopped, I simply subbed vegan mini chocolate chips. I also added a teaspoon of vanilla and a smidge more confectioners' sugar for dusting.
The recipe is a cinch to make and very earthy due to the large amount of pumpkin seeds. It calls for just over a cup of sugar, but the pumpkin seeds are roasted and salted, so this unfrosted cak is not too sweet.
The result is deliciously different without being odd. The cake has a consistency somewhat similar to a blondie with chocoalte chips. But its flavor–with the banana virtually undetectable–is all its own, so I think you'll love adding it to your repertoire.
1 3/4 cup roasted and salted pumpkin seeds
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons turbinado sugar (any granulated sugar will work)
1/2 cup mashed banana
1/4 cup unsweetened soymilk
Optional: 1 tablespoon tequila
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/3 cup softened butter, cut into 1-inch pieces
1/3 cup white whole wheat flour (unbleached all-purpose flour would also be fine)
1 teaspoon baking powder
3 ounces vegan mini-chocolate chip (or chocolate/chocolate chips finely chopped)
2 tablespoons confecitoners' sugar
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9-inch baking pan with non-stick spray. Trace around the bottom of the pan on a piece of parchment paper and cut out just inside the line. Place paper in greased pan and spray again. Sprinkle bottom with 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds and 2 tablespooons of turbinado sugar. In a food processor, pulse the remaining 1 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds with the remaining 1 cup of turbinado sugar until the mixture resembles wet sand. Add the banana, soymilk, optional tequila, vanilla, and butter, and process until smooth. Add the flour and baking powder and pulse just until incoproated. Add the chocolate and pulse until well distributed. Transfer the batter into the prepared pan, gently smoothing to make an even layer over the pumpkin seeds. Bake for about 40 to 45 minutes or until a pick inserted in the center comes out clean and edges are golden brown. Rotate the pan halfway though baking. Cool the cake in the pan on a rack for 10 minutes, then invert it onto a plate and carefully peel off the parchment paper. Dust the cake with the confectioners' sugar and serve warm or at room temperature.
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Sun, Mar 15, 2015
ODR 2015 Conference Registration Now Open
Registration is now open for ODR2015, to be held in New York June 3-5, 2015. Hosted by Pace Law School and the National Center for Technology and Dispute Resolution and held at the Pace University campus in Manhattan. The annual Online Dispute Resolution conference moves to a new location each year. Last year in Silicon Valley the focus was heavily on technology. This year, scheduled for New York City, the focus will move to exploring ODR and the Law. Keynote speakers include Richard Susskind, author of Tomorrow's Lawyers, Internet pioneer and entrepreneur Esther Dyson, Modria Founder Colin Rule and Doc Searls, co-author of the Cluetrain Manifesto. Registration is limited and program information is accessible at http://www.odr2015.org
Tue, Mar 03, 2015
Nice New Collection of Peer Mediation Resources
For those interested in peer mediation programs in schools, C-DRUM (the Center for Dispute Resolution at the University of Maryland Law School) has compiled a nice collection of no-cost resources about peer mediation, including:
- standards of practice;
- articles and research;
- planning tools and discussion;
- training materials;
- program forms;
- promotional resources;
- and videos.
See http://www.law.umaryland.edu/PeerMediation
Wed, Nov 05, 2014
Recent Presentations by Bill Warters
As may be obvious, I've been neglecting this blog for some time. For folks who are interested in keeping up with my work and current interests, I'd suggest following me on twitter at @bwarters and checking out my various presentation slides posted on slideshare.com.
Mon, Jun 02, 2014
Softskills video training series for Michigan workers includes nice conflict resolution module
SEMCOG, the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments; its partner organization, the Metropolitan Affairs Coalition (MAC); and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation have recently announced the release of 14 videos that provide training on soft skills for the Michigan workforce.
The videos bring to life the SEMCOG/MAC report from 2012, Lifelong Soft Skills Framework: Creating a Workforce that Works. They are intended to raise awareness about essential skills needed for workplace success. They can be used by educators, employers, and for self improvement.
These 15-minute videos focus on 14 essential soft skills – humility, communication, (managing) conflict, ethical character, personal judgment, problem solving, time management, diversity and inclusion, self-confidence, teamwork, positive attitude, initiative, flexibility, and work ethic. They define, assess, and provide strategies for developing the skills in a fun, accessible way.
Mon, May 12, 2014
Engaging Conflict for Fun and Profit: Current and Emerging Career Trends in Conflict Resolution
A new report has been published by the Maryland Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office (aka MACRO) exploring career trends in Conflict Resolution. Based on my initial review I think it represents the best information available at the moment (early 2014) on this important topic.
The report is entitled Engaging Conflict for Fun and Profit: Current and Emerging Career Trends in Conflict Resolution and it was developed by Robert J. Rhudy in conjunction with the Maryland Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office (MACRO). You can find the full report here (pdf).
As the representative quotes (see below) from the report that I have selected suggest, it is quite a mixed bag (some positive, some not so much) regarding employment opportunities. First up is an example of a hopeful finding coming from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics:
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in its May 2012 report, projected a 14% growth rate in the conflict resolution field for the period 2008-2018, stating that:
[E]mployment of arbitrators, mediators and conciliators is expected to grow faster than the average for all occupations through 2018. Many individuals and businesses try to avoid litigation, which can involve lengthy delays, high costs, unwanted publicity and ill will. . . . Demand will also continue to increase for arbitrators, mediators and conciliators because all jurisdictions now have some type of dispute resolution program.
On the other hand, there is considerable evidence to suggest that jobs are not easy to come by, as suggested by this quote:
Making a living as a mediator… is anything but fun for many of those trying…[While] there are some mediators who are busy enough to gross a million dollars or more per year…the private mediator market is similar to markets for entertainers or professional athletes…[S]upply exceeds demand. More mediators want to enter the market than there are mediation jobs…
The author of the report, Robert Rhudy, has also posted an online version (shortened?) of the study over at Mediate.com if you want to browse it that way. Robert has done the field a real service by pulling together this information and sharing it publicly.
Thu, Jan 30, 2014
MCC Roleplay Book
The Mennonite Conciliation Service has posted their great (and now out of print) book of conflict resolution roleplays online as a pdf. The late 1990's era collection, edited by Ron Mock, includes 41 scenarios that can be used for discussion and practice honing your conflict intervention skills. Categories addressed include One-Party, Simple Interpersonal Conflicts, Complex Interpersonal Conflicts, Multiparty Conflicts, Victim-Offender Reconciliation, and Scripts, Sociodramas and Case Studies.
Sun, Jan 05, 2014
Say Peace - Islamic Perspectives on Conflict Resolution Manual for Muslim Communities
The Salam Institute for Peace and Justice based in Washington D.C. has released a new resource that looks really interesting. The 150+ page training manual is entitled "Say Peace…" Islamic Perspectives on Conflict Resolution Manual for Muslim Communities.
The "…Say Peace†manual was developed specifically to help Muslim communities translate their understanding of Islam as peace into practical knowledge and skills that can help them transform how they operate within conflict and help others around them in transforming conflict situations. Grounded in an Islamic worldview, and with an understanding of the diversity of Muslim communities, the manual brings together Islamic sources of peacebuilding and conflict resolution with experience and methods from the larger multidisciplinary field of conflict analysis and resolution into a training resource that strives to be relevant to daily life.
As the Institute website page for the resource explains, the "…Say Peace†manual developed gradually over a period of years through the interaction of graduate students and faculty, under the leadership of Salam's Dr. Amr Abdallah. The project was originally developed within the Graduate School of Islamic and Social Sciences. Since its production, the manual has been used in trainings for Muslim communities internationally, as well as for participants of other backgrounds working within Muslim communities or who had an interfaith interest in understanding more about Islamic approaches to peacemaking.
Wed, Nov 20, 2013
GATHER Guidebook for Convenors
Earlier this year, Rockefeller Foundation and Monitor Institute released GATHER as a free hands-on guidebook for all convening designers and social change leaders who want to tap into a group's collective intelligence and make substantial progress on a shared challenge.
GATHER provides simple frameworks for the questions that are often ignored: whether convening is the right tool to use to advance a strategic agenda, and how a convening can be used to achieve a specific purpose. It then helps you understand how to customize the design to fit that purpose, laying out a clear series of steps for what is a naturally chaotic workflow. It then offers principles to use for each of the many tactical choices involved. GATHER and its accompanying workshop materials are designed for you to use in your own work, with a team, and with larger groups both inside and outside an organization.
Mon, Nov 04, 2013
Presentations from the ACR 2013 Conference in MinnesotaThis year the Association for Conflict Resolution has made available many of the presentations shared at the annual conference using SlideShare. You can review 22 different presentations and catch up on what you may have missed.
Get the slides here.
Sun, Nov 03, 2013
ODR Cyberweek 2013 is Nov 4-8
Please join us for another exciting opportunity to explore the many facets of online dispute resolution (ODR). This year ODR Cyberweek will be happening during the first week of November, hosted by the ADRhub hosted by Creighton University. You can view the full schedule here. If you register for the event (no cost), you'll get daily emails with news about featured events and activities for the day. Cyberweek 2013 includes many live webinars (at least 2 per day), live demonstrations of tech platforms, moderated discussion forums on current topics of interest, simulations, contests (e-mediation and ethics), twitter chats, and more. There are activities all week in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian. A pdf with an overview of the event structure and key activities is available here. Hope to see you online!
Conflict Analysis Tools and Models WebQuest
Recently Carolyna Smiley-Marquez shared some work she has been doing for the United States Air Force Alternative Dispute Resolution program, including an online webquest-style learning module on doing conflict analysis. The module introduces some core concepts and encourages you to click on various resource links to expand or deepen your awareness of conflict assessment tools and frameworks. A quiz at the end helps you check your knowledge. You can take it for a spin here.
The image below shows a page where you can review a variety of different models that have been used to understand conflict dynamics in more detail.
Sat, Oct 26, 2013
Digital Attack Map
The new Digital Attack Map is a live data visualization of DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attacks around the globe, built through a collaboration between Google Ideas and Arbor Networks. The tool surfaces anonymous attack traffic data to let users explore historic trends and find reports of outages happening on a given day. DDoS attacks are now common-place as bot-nets become available for rent as tools to attack websites groups disagree with. Distributed Denial of Service attacks can be used to make important online information unavailable to the world. Sites covering elections are brought down to influence their outcome, media sites are attacked to censor stories, and even businesses are taken offline. The map is embeddable in other sites, as shown below.
Conversations with a Long-time Mediator featuring Zena Zumeta
You are invited to join us for the ninth annual Hank Marx Lecture in Dispute Resolution: "Conversations with a Long-time Mediator: Lessons from Experience." The event will be held at the Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium November 7, 2013 at 3:00pm at the Wayne State University Law School Bldg. (Grab a flyer with parking map.) You can also watch the event live via web streaming at http://www.wayne.edu/live on Nov 7, 2013
Our featured speaker is Ann Arbor-based Zena Zumeta. Zena has been practicing mediation since 1982, and has seen many changes in the field and in practice during that time. She will take the opportunity to reflect on the practice of mediation today, the hopes for the field 30 years ago, and her experiences along the way. The journey has been both eventful and satisfying. Come journey with her, and bring your own questions and reflections!
Ms. Zumeta is the recipient of numerous awards, among them the National Education Association/Saturn Corporation Award for Union-Management Collaboration; the John Haynes Distinguished Mediator Award from the Association for Conflict Resolution; and the Kumba Award from the National Conference on Minorities in ADR.
Zumeta practices in the areas of family, employment and civil mediation. She teaches mediation in Michigan and nationally and does consulting and conflict intervention in organizations. She is a past board member of the Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution, a past member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Council of the State Bar of Michigan and past president of the Academy of Family Mediators, the Michigan Council for Family and Divorce Mediation and the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan - Washtenaw Region. She is an Advanced Practitioner member of the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR) and has served on many of its committees. Ms. Zumeta has presented at national conferences for the American Bar Association, ACR, and the Association for Family and Conciliation Courts.
Tue, Oct 08, 2013
CR and Peacemaking in Higher Education Symposium - Philadelphia area
If you are interested in integrating peacemaking and conflict resolution content into your higher education offerings AND you happen to live within driving distance of Philadelphia, then you are going to want to check out this Conflict Resolution Day event hosted by the Association for Conflict Resolution Great Philadelphia Chapter. The event provides a networking opportunity and a chance to hear the latest news from keynote presenter David Smith, editor of Peacebuilding in Community Colleges: A Teaching Resource. The event will be held October 17 from 1:30-3:30 at Chestnut Hill College. See the attached flyer (click on image) for details and additional contact information.
Tue, Sep 10, 2013
Quandry, a Free Online Game, Teaches Perspective Taking and Conflict Resolution
A conflict resolution game has been named game of the year at the 2013 Games for Change Festival in New York! The game, entitled Quandry, is aimed at upper elementary and middle school students. The premise is that you, as the player, are serving as the captain of a space colony. Part of your job responsibilities are to step in and assist the other colonists when disputes arise. You have to learn the various dimensions of the dispute by talking to interested parties to get their perspectives, while sorting facts from possible solutions from more general opinions or preferences. For the tough cases, you must eventually propose your solution, one that seems best based on your interviews, to a council of elders on Earth who will make the final decision. You get maximum points by listening to all the game characters, and accurately predicting how they will respond to the eventual solution, something that is only possible if you've come to understand each character's point of view.
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I propose a rename to the correct form; Lalita.
Imc 21:57, 18 October 2005 (UTC)
Merge suggestion[edit]
As the article Shri Vidya seems to be quite specific about being about "Lalitha" and methods of worship thereof, the merge suggestion seems quite reasonable, so I have restored it so it can be discussed. IPSOS (talk) 21:53, 28 July 2007 (UTC)
- I do not support the merge. Unfortunately both articles are weak, and do not do much to differentiate the issues. The form of the goddess named Lalitā is a distinct form, and has specific devotional literature such as the Lalita sahasranama that can be studied independently of the Shri Vidya practices. The branch of tantrism known as Shri Vidya, on the other hand, is a philosophical and devotional school involving a variety of things, some of which have little to do with Lalitā per se. Another way of saying this is that Lalitā is a goddess, and Shri Vidya is a ritualized philosophical school. Rather than merging them, each article should be completely rewritten and sourced appropriately. Buddhipriya 09:26, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
- I would also disgree with the merge (thus I moved the tag). This article is a stub, but gives relevant basic information. The Shri Vidya article requires a major clean-up before anything can be done with it and discusses a different concept to that of Lalita specifically. Buddhipriya's points above sound like the best way forward. Gouranga(UK) 09:07, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
- An analogy for this is that we have separate articles for Vishnu and Vaishnavism, Shiva and Shaivism, etc. A citation establishing the basic parallel is from Flood (1996) p. 187, who says "The Śrī Vidyā is the cult of Lalitā Tripurasundarī or simply Tripurasundarī ('Beautiful Goddess of the Three Cities'), a tantric form of Śrī/Lakṣmī, ... (etc.)" On a more general note I think that all of the various goddess forms that have distinct cultic traditions or significant mythical accounts should have their own articles, all with a link to the more abstract concept of Devī. I did a makeover of Shri Vidya to remove unsourced material and at least get a few sourced facts in, so please take a look and help clean up whatever errors I have introduced there. Buddhipriya 07:24, 31 July 2007 (UTC)


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So the wifey and I spent 3 days at DLR to check out the World of Color show and enjoy some sun and magic. Before we left, we made reservations at Ariel's Grotto for the WOC Dinner Package on Sunday and the Picnic Meal on Tuesday in hopes of seeing the show twice.
We stayed in our usual room #1500 at Paradise Pier which is on the top floor and the very last room on the building overlooking Paradise Bay. As far as a view of the bay is concerned, it is the best room in the hotel. We checked in around 10:30 but our room wasn't ready yet. We were the "Big Kahuna" family of the day and got balloons, leis, pins, photos and our picture taken with Surfer Goofy. A nice way to start our trip.
So, it was off to DCA we went. We entered DCA from the Grand California Entrance around 11:00 and the line for WOC fast passes was still really long. Ha Ha, we have Preferred Passes waiting for us. Tee Hee, Tee Hee.
We strolled past the Grizzly Peak area again around 4:00 and the WOC fast pass line was only about 5 minutes for the 11:15 showing so we grabbed a couple.
Our dinner reservations were for 5:20 because I wasn't sure when they would let people into the viewing area and I wanted to secure a good spot for taking pictures.
We were seated promptly at 5:20 and it was downstairs we go for dinner.
I am posting a picture of the menu so I don't have to describe each item. I will say that everything we had was OUTSTANDING. It was all perfectly prepared and far, far exceeded our expectations.
This is the Appetizer trio that is "All You Can Eat" so they will bring you more of any item if you want.
The wifey and I both are Meatasaurases so we both ordered the Santa Maria Tri Tip. It was an ample 8-9 oz. portion and was cooked perfectly. The Cheddar Herb Mashed Potatoes were also delicious as were the veggies.
After the main course, this was the dessert platter that we received. AMAZING! It was enough for 4 people but I wiped it out almost all by myself. Who can pass up chocolate right? I did think it was kind of funny that the White Chocolate Ribbon still said "Disney's" California Adventure instead of "Disney" Oopsie!
We finished our gluttony around 6:00 and both of us (who are restaurant people and pretty savvy diners) felt it was well worth the money, just for the meal itself, regardless of the WOC fast pass. I would do the meal again without hesitation. (Annual Passholder discounts do apply)
When we exited the restaurant I noticed a CM roping off the area for the show so I asked him where the Preferred Viewing are was. (he didn't know) I asked him when we should be there to make sure we had a good spot for taking pictures and he told me that they won't let people in until 7:30, so 7:15 should be fine. Great! this will give us time to head back to the hotel and take our luggage up to our room so we won't have to do it at midnight when we are tired. So, I'm up in our room looking down at Paradise Bay at 6:40 and see everyone heading into Paradise Park already. DAMN IT!!!
We rush back down to the park and were able to get a good spot for the show. The Preferred Viewing area is in the Yellow Section and is 4 levels up from the water. I grabbed a good spot at the top of the stairs right above and to the left of the play fountain. The lady in front of me was only about 4'11", so I could easily take pictures over her head. I'm a happy guy.
Given the extreme lack of capacity for the show, I do have to say that I was surprised and somewhat disappointed that they let strollers into the viewing area. This was even more frustrating because everyone with a stroller used it as a snow plow-like weapon to get through the crowd and to take up as much space as they possibly could. Every stroller was parked either sideways or crooked, just to take up more space. Literally, 20% of the space in our area was taken up by strollers. I sincerely hope that Disney can find a way to control this a bit better in the future and make it possible for more people to enjoy such a wonderful show.
About 30 minutes before the show starts they have a little Pep Rally to get you hyped up for the show. It is a bit cheesy but the puppets are impressive and what else are you going to do for a half hour.
And now... On with the show! I am posting some pictures from this location so you can see what it was like in the Preferred area.
I posted the above image so you can see the difference between it and another later.
After the show ends, there is about a 3 minute pop version of the World of Color song and the fountains & Mickey's Fun Wheel all light up and make for a very pretty show. To be perfectly honest, those pictures are prettier than the show itself. Examples...
So we headed to the Grizzly Rapids area that is the staging area for the people waiting for the later shows around 10:15. The atmosphere and attitude of that crowd was much more lively and fun that the early crowd was. They were all there for a good time and we had a blast even waiting in line.
Our fastpasses for the 11:15 show were in the Yellow area and were 2 levels below where I was for the early show. They were actually better than the Preferred area. We grabbed our spot and noticed that no body was on the boardwalk right on the water. I asked a CM if we could go down there and she said "Go Ahead, anybody can". We hustled down right on the railing dead center to the show and fun wheel. The finest spot possible for the show. We had ponchos with us and I had a cloth to dry off my camera lens, so we were ready. Yes, you do get wet but it is so worth it.
"I can't stress it enough that seeing the show from the water level is the only way I would see that show again. It is 100 times better from the boardwalk than it is from further back." From the back areas, you cannot see the water surface and miss the beauty of the light and fountains on the water.
On with the show!...
Here is the shot of the balloons from UP taken from the water so you can compare it with the shot above.
And a few more fountain pics.
The next night, we camped out to see Fantasmic and get some pictures of Murphy, which I had not seen before. That will be an entirely different post. After Fantasmic, we headed back to our room to watch the WOC show from there. On the TV, channel 46, they play the music from the show while it is going so we could watch the show and hear the music to go with it. Lovely.
Here is what the show looks like from that vantage point.
First our view of Paradise Bay.
And... the fountain show afterwards...
On Tuesday, we picked up our Picnic Meals (Salmon and Fried Chicken) and passes to the show. The fast passes for that were in the Blue section but we were tired and didn't feel like hanging out for the show and then a 90 minute drive home. We found a nice couple speaking to a CM who didn't know anything about the show or that you had to have fast passes for it so we gave them ours. It is always nice to make someone elses day when you can. Even the CM was stunned that we gave up our preferred area fast passes.
There isn't much to say about the picnic meals other than AVOID the Salmon. Not Good! The chicken was ok but for $12.99 (when ordered online) and it comes with a soda or bottle of water, it wasn't a bad deal for avoiding the fast pass line. I do recommend the picnic meals as a way of not wasting so much time in line for the fast passes and it is a decent meal for the price.
Happy Viewing.
P.S. All of the pictures (and a lot more) are available in full size on my Flickr page.
And just for good measure, I made a short little photo slideshow/video set to the music from the show for you to experience it a little better.
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The IFJ has welcomed the new resolution of the United Nations Security Council on protecting journalists and ending impunity. This is the full text of the resolution.
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Guide to health and safety for union reps. Produced by the TUC for the NUJ. April 2015
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Building digital safety for journalism: a survey of selected issues is the new title of the fourth edition in the UNESCO Internet freedom series.
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Here is my main program. It basically tries to create an object and the class of the object type is referenced from a jar file (of a wsdl). I downloaded these jar files from else where..I didn't write them.
Now, in eclipse, I ensured that I am referencing the jar file properly. I created a lib folder in the root folder, copied the jars under the lib directory and added them to build path.
However, I still see compilation issues.
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public static void main(String args[]) {
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Controversial Chinese director Lou Ye did not receive the widely expected award for directing box-office hit "Mystery." But at the ceremony, Lou received a rare mention for eventually directing a movie that was screened in Chinese theatres.
"Mystery" — about a woman's radical revenge after uncovering her husband's infidelity — is seen as marking Lou's entry into the commercial mainstream after years on the social and artistic edge.
Lou's films have long focused on sensitive subjects like sex, violence and politics, and have repeatedly been censored by China's cultural authorities.
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Peak Oil, Peak Energy Mother Nature Bats Last Martin Sereno 1 Feb 2011 Oil is the Lifeblood of Industrial Civilization • 80 million barrels/day, 1000 barrels/sec, 1 cubic mile/year • highly energy-dense • easy to transport, store • moves goods and people • allows us to fly (there will never be a battery-operated jet plane) • digs huge holes and puts up huge buildings • ballooned our food supply (fertilize, cultivate, irrigate, transport) • our 'stuff' is made from it (iPods to the roads themselves) • we're not "addicted to oil" -- that's like saying a person has an "addiction to blood" Where Oil Comes From • raw organic material for oil (e.g., from plankton) is present in low concentrations in 'all' sedimentary rocks, but esp. from two warm periods 90 million and 140 million years ago • temperature rises with depth (radioactivity, Kelvin's mistake) • oil is generated in rocks heated to 60-120 deg Celsius • rocks at this temp. occur at different depths in different places (N.B.: water depth doesn't count) • oil is 'cracked' to natural gas at higher temps (deeper) • abiotic oil from "crystalline basement" is negligible, if it exists • exhausted oil fields do not refill Recoverable Oil • oil must collect in a "trap" to be practically recoverable • a trap is a permeable layer capped by an impermeable one • obvious traps: anticlines, domes ("oil in those hills") • less obvious traps found by seismic imaging: turned up edges of salt domes, near buried meteorite crater (Mexico) • harder-to-get-at traps: shallow continental shelf (GOM) • even-harder-to-get-at traps: edge continental slope (Macondo, resevoir pressure: 12,000 pounds [6 tons] per sq inch) • essentially no oil in basaltic ocean floor or granitic basement (Used to be!) Second Largest Oilfield Cantarell used to supply 2% of world oil (water) Guzman, A.E. and B. Marquez-Dominguez (2001) The Gulf of Mexico basin south of the border: The petroleum province of the twenty-first century. In M.W. Downey, J.C. Threet, and W.A. Morgan, eds., Petroleum Provinces of the Twenty-First Century. Tulsa: AAPG, p. 346. Recoverable Oil is Highly Localized in Space (even more than this diagram implies) Asia Pacific North America Africa Europe & Eurasia Middle East South & Central America BP 2010 World Oil Flows http://www.bp.com/liveassets/bp_internet/globalbp/globalbp_uk_english/ reports_and_publications/statistical_energy_review_2008/STAGING/local_assets/ 2010_downloads/statistical_review_of_world_energy_full_report_2010.pdf BP 2010 Significant traps are extremely localized in space oil = red largest: Ghawar from Matt Simmons ~12% of remaining world oil Cantarell Complex Chicxulub crater named after Yucatan fisherman Rudecindo Cantarell, who discovered an oil seep! http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/Mexico/Oil.html THE GROWING GAP Regular Conventional Oil (the main point in 2 big-number curves!) from ASPO Colin Campbell, 2009 World Creaming Curve Stages of production • Primary production (just produce -- real wells aren't pumped) – initially, oil blasts out under own pressure (e.g., 3500 psi) – main productive run as pressure slowly drops (2000 psi) – as pressure drops, dissolved gas comes out of solution • Secondary production (reinstate pore pressure by injection) – pump water down underneath oil (Ghawar, Saudi Arabia) – pump nitrogen down above oil (Cantarell, Mexico) – pump natural gas (or CO2) down above oil (US) • Tertiary production (extreme measures) – underground pumps, detergents, explosions, "proppants" – inject oil-eating bacteria (repressurize with bacterial gas) • EROEI (energy return on energy investment) – EROEI decreases with each successive stage until < 1.0 Cantarell: Primary and Secondary (=3830 psi) (=1440 psi) from PEMEX Outlook, Feb, 2005 (now deleted!) http://www.pemex.com/index.cfm?action=statusfilecat&categoryfileid=2141 Sideways Drilling – e.g., Ghawar (increases flow by exposing longer length of borehole to oil floating on injected water) Greatly increases flow rate from single wells (e.g., 10,000 barrels/ day vs. 300 barrels/day) top view 3-D views of "bottle-brush" well completion SIMMONS & COMPANY INTERNATIONAL urce: "Fifty Year Crude Oil Supply Scenarios: Saudi Arabia's Perspective", Saudi Aramco, February 2004. from Matt side view Simmons Ghawar largest resevoir in world (looking south) surface defined by http://www.searchanddiscovery.net/documents/2004/afifi01/index.htm impermeable cap (anhydrite bed) Rock permeability is critical -- and spatially complex (model of 'Ain Dar and Shedgum, northern Ghawar) rth No http://www.theoildrum.com/node/2393 http://www.spe.org/elibinfo/eLibrary_Papers/iptc/2005/05IPTC/IPTC-10395-MS/IPTC-10395-MS.htm Natural Gas Liquids (NGL's) • Don't confuse these with "liquified natural gas" (LNG), which is cooled, compressed methane • "Natural gas liquids" (NGL's) are short chain hydrocarbons (e.g., pentane) extracted from deep, hot (e.g., 180 deg C) natural gas wells with (N.B.: 75% energy density of crude) • NGL's are gases in situ but some condense to liquids when brought to the surface and cooled • NGL's and "condensates" are divided into immediately separated "lease condensates" (e.g., pentane) and later stage "natural gas plant liquids" (e.g., propane, butane) • 75% of US 'oil' production is now "natural gas liquids"! • finally, "all liquids" adds together crude oil, NGL's, and "other liquids" (mainly ethanol, a little biodiesel) The Undulating Plateau of Peak Oil The Undulating Plateau of Peak Oil Most of the World has Already Peaked • Only producers that have not peaked are OPEC and FSU • This is called "depletion" • Depletion is occurring despite widespread use of secondary methods in mature fields • Since world demand is growing, depletion means that the non- peaked countries need to increment production to: (1) offset depletion, (2) meet new external demand, and (3) meet new internal demand • Price increases may make companies return to previously unprofitable/abandoned fields • But higher prices cannot make fields re-fill with easy-to-get oil, or make remaining oil with EROEI<1.0-2.0 an energy source World Crude + NGL Production You Are Here number of wells drilled in Texas increased by 10x Past/Predicted Production, North Sea (already discovered sites) from a 2004 report Peter Haile, UK Dept Trade & Industry United Kingdom : Oil 2009 imports increased by 5.4 % 3 Consumption Production 2 million barrels per day 1 net Exports 0 net Imports −1 −2 −3 Year 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Data: BP Statistical Review 2010 Graphic: mazamascience.com (tiny blue line) World Production Excluding OPEC, FSU http://www.odac-info.org/links/documents/LBST_Countdown_2004-10-12.pdf Past/Predicted (2006) Discovery, Production FSU (former Soviet Union) Soviet Union collapse 80's oil price crash history Former Soviet Union : Oil Kazakhstan : Oil 2009 exports increased by 6.0 % 2009 exports increased by 10.1 % Consumption Consumption 1.5 Production Production 10 1.0 5 million barrels per day million barrels per day 0.5 net Exports net Exports 0.0 0 net Imports net Imports −0.5 −5 −1.0 −10 −1.5 Year 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Year 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Data: BP Statistical Review 2010 Graphic: mazamascience.com Data: BP Statistical Review 2010 Graphic: mazamascience.com Reserve Estimates Unreliable, Semi-Secret • Several major oil companies recently downgraded reserves • OPEC countries all doubled reserves estimates in mid 80's • OPEC reserves have remained unchanged after strong 90's production despite absence of new discoveries • Secondary production can end with sharp drops (sharp late 1990's North Sea peak versus shallower US peak) when water reaches borehole, or sidesteps left-behind oil • In newer fields, primary and secondary production are being done sooner (e.g., Cantarell), or from beginning • Kuwait halved stated reserves in 2006 (~100 Gb to ~50 Gb) World Reserves Estimates Through Time Reserves unchanged after massive production Large reserves increase during 80's oil price crash Middle East Production: ~130 Gb Gb OPEC proved reserves – details Kuwait new 2006 Kuwait number http://www.bp.com/genericsection.do?categoryId=92&contentId=7005893 A Closer Look at Ghawar The Largest Oilfield (~5% world production for past 3 decades) (from reference on next slide) Ghawar 3D Seismic Survey Closeup Oil column thickness (orig: 1300 feet) Shiv Dasgupta, "Reservoir monitoring with blue 0-30 feet permanent borehole sensors: Ghawar Arab D reservoir", 74th SEG Conference, 2004 green more than 120 feet red boreholes (most now used for water injection) http://abstracts.seg.org/ease/techprog/downloadpaper?paper_id=817&assigned_num=762 Ghawar Anhydrite Cap looking north (vertically exaggerated) http://lpsc.in2p3.fr/gpr/Dautreppe/Laherrere/Image78.jpg possible location of traverse on 3D reconstruction from garyp http://www.theoildrum.com/node/2441#comment-177244 Ghawar Boreholes brown: oil blue: water inj http://pangea.stanford.edu/~jcaers/theses/thesisJoeVoelker.pdf (approx. overlay) http://lpsc.in2p3.fr/gpr/Dautreppe/Laherrere/Image78.jpg Depletion of North 'Ain Dar Oil Oil Oil Oil http://www.theoildrum.com/node/2441 from Stuart Staniford http://www.spe.org/elibinfo/eLibrary_Papers/spe/2005/05MEOS/SPE-93439-MS/SPE-93439-MS.htm Ghawar Depletion by Region Ghawar Base Case Production Model total prod. '02 to '28 = 30 Gb 5 Mb/d 4 Mb/d 3 Mb/d 2 Mb/d 2007 2014 from Euan Mearns http://europe.theoildrum.com/node/2507 http://europe.theoildrum.com/node/2494 Prudoe Bay, Alaska – Production/Reserves largest North American oil field (discovered 1968) 'reserves' increase but production continues to drop day. Extreme Danger Ahead • we have merely been adding energy sources, not transitioning • other main energy types are themselves depleting • demand is growing as rest of world imitates US/EU/UK • a bicycle is a 100-watt device • a car is a 100,000-watt device • 1 google search (0.1 kWh) equals pedaling a bike for 1 hour (est. kWh/search: ~1 million Google servers × ~1 kW each ÷ 10 million searches/hour) World Primary Energy Mix 1/1400 of oil+gas+coal 1/1400 of oil+gas+coal First, A Basic Energy Facts Review • oil and gasoline are extremely energy-dense & convenient • a car is a 100,000 watt device (accelerating a 130 hp car is like turning on 1,000 one-hundred-watt light bulbs) • there will never be a 100 mpg car (4 upright people, 65 mph) because of weight, wind and rolling resistance, engine size • one gallon of gas (2.84 kg) contains 36 kW-hours of energy (before losses), a Tour de France cyclist generates 0.2 kW • one barrel of oil = one year hard physical labor by a human (25%-efficiency petrol vs. 6 hours 128 watts continuous/day) • batteries have low energy-density (Prius NiMH battery is 0.07 kWh/kg – 1/45 that of 25%-efficiency-gasoline) (Li=1.7x) • solar radiation is ubiquitous but has very low energy density • the deployed military is 70% fossil fuel by weight • current per capita US energy use: 250 kWh/day • current per capita UK/EU energy use: 125 kWh/day • current per capita India energy use: 20 kWh/day • pre-industrial per capita energy use: 20 kWh/day (wood) Distribution of World Primary Energy Use Where Oil Exports Currently Come From Exporting Countries Have Growing Internal Demand Mexico : Oil Egypt : Oil 2009 exports decreased by 10. % 2009 exports decreased by 26. % 1.0 4 Consumption Consumption Production Production 0.5 2 million barrels per day net Exports net Exports 0.0 0 net Imports net Imports −0.5 −2 −1.0 −4 Year 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Year 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Data: BP Statistical Review 2010 Graphic: mazamascience.com Data: BP Statistical Review 2010 Graphic: mazamascience.com Even the "biggies" have similar issues Iran : Oil Saudi Arabia : Oil 2009 exports decreased by 3.5 % 2009 exports decreased by 16. % Consumption Consumption 6 10 Production Production 4 5 million barrels per day million barrels per day 2 net Exports net Exports 0 0 net Imports net Imports −2 −5 −4 −10 −6 Year 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Year 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Data: BP Statistical Review 2010 Graphic: mazamascience.com Data: BP Statistical Review 2010 Graphic: mazamascience.com At prev. decade growth rate, China will consume all world exports of oil and coal in 15 years China : Coal China : Oil 2009 exports decreased by 20. % 2009 imports increased by 15. % Consumption 1500 Consumption (405 mtoe =>) 10% world Production Production 1000 5 million tonnes oil equiv. per year million barrels per day net Exports 500 0 net Exports 0 net Imports net Imports −500 −5 −1000 −1500 Year 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Year 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Data: BP Statistical Review 2010 Graphic: mazamascience.com Data: BP Statistical Review 2010 Graphic: mazamascience.com Let's Take a Longer-Term View • too doomer-ish? • perhaps the 'cornucopians' are correct OIL AND GAS LIQUIDS, 2004 SCENARIO (100 year view) OIL AND GAS LIQUIDS, 2004 SCENARIO Peak Oil (5,000 year view) Cars Absolutely Oxen, Transportation More Enormous Horses, and Motors: Horses Numbers Humans of Horses, Slaves Oil Coal Europe More Heating: Wood Forests Wood Gone Malthus Black Death Population: Sumer Crete Greece Rome Yucatan European Egypt China Renaissance 5,000 years ago ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------> now Other Scenarios Are More Optimistic http://trendlines.ca/Economic.htm For Public Consumption (ridiculous projections reset each year by reality) 2001-2002 2003-2005 2006-2007 2008 2009 2010 ASPO 2004, conservative scenario Peak Oil (5,000 year view) Cars Absolutely Oxen, Transportation More Enormous Horses, and Motors: Horses Numbers Humans of Horses, Slaves Oil Coal Europe More Heating: Wood Forests Wood Gone Malthus Black Death Population: Sumer Crete Greece Rome Yucatan European Egypt China Renaissance 5,000 years ago ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------> now CERA et al. 2006, most optimistic scenario Peak Oil (5,000 year view) Cars Absolutely Oxen, Transportation More Enormous Horses, and Motors: Horses Numbers Humans of Horses, Slaves Oil Coal Europe More Heating: Wood Forests Wood Gone Malthus Black Death Population: Sumer Crete Greece Rome Yucatan European Egypt China Renaissance 5,000 years ago ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------> now OK, Let's Look At Other Energy Sources Estimated US Energy Use 2009: 94.6 Quads (1 quad = 1015 BTUs = 172 million barrels) big box tiny line Possible Replacements – Fossil Fuel Sources • oil (currently: 40% US energy) • coal (currently: 22% US energy) – may peak 2030, then reach EROEI=1.0 long before all gone – mercury in fish is from burning coal; 2x CO2 of oil/gas – coal bed methane production growing but water intensive • natural gas (currently: 23% US energy) – world peak later than oil, but North American peak passed – requires energy-intensive cooling/liquification to transport • oil/tar sands (currently: small portion of oil imports) – two tons best sand make 1 barrel oil (14:1 weight ratio) – sands must be dug, heated, washed (EROEI 1.0-3.0) • oil shale (currently: 0%) – EROEI worse than oil/tar sands, maybe below 1.0 • methane hydrates (currently: 0%) – reserves unknown, extraction methods unknown – may outgas on their own with arctic melting UK Coal Production (why Newcastle has to have coal carried to it) From Gregson Vaux http://www.fromthewilderness.com/free/ww3/052504_coal_peak.html World Coal Production Hubbert curve using (generous) EIA reserves estimates 2032 Expected Increased Future Demands on Coal Production 1) growth in electrical demand currently satisfied by coal (US: 53%) 2) replacing electrical generation lost to natural gas depletion (US) 3) coal-to-liquids (EROEI<1.0) to offset oil depletion (world) 4) coal gasification (EROEI<1.0) to offset gas depletion (world) From Gregson Vaux (2005) http://www.fromthewilderness.com/free/ww3/052504_coal_peak.html World Coal Production a 2020 peak from the Energy Watch Group (2007) http://www.energywatchgroup.org/files/Coalreport.pdf World Coal Production (this estimate is 1/4 of EIA) On the bright side, we might avoid the absolutely horrible worst-case scenarios of how our one-time experiment on our atmosphere might turn out... Current (Holocene) Last (Eemian) Interglacial CO2 injected by Interglacial industrial humans over last 0.1 kyr equivalent to Last glacial/interglacial Glacial difference Homo sapiens Coal Mining & Burning (curr: 22% total US energy) • burning coal (without carbon sequestration) generates 2X as much CO2 per unit energy as burning oil or natural gas • coal-to-liquids and coal gasification generate more CO2 than burning the coal directly (EROEI<1.0 for both) • carbon and mercury sequestration requires additional energy and will speed approach to EROEI=1.0 • a large number of new coal electric and coal-to-liquids plants are currently being commissioned and planned, virtually all without sequestration 45,000 ton Krupp earth-mover crossing a highway in Germany en route to an open-pit coal mine World Gas Production Total gas peak is later than oil (~2030) but combined gas+oil peak around now ASPO Oil & Gas Non-Conv. Gas Production Profiles 2005 Base Case Conventional Natural Gas Natural Gas Liquids Deep Heavy Polar Regular Oil Depletion of US Gas Wells in the Lower 48 States (wet gas by year of start) 1) gas wells deplete more rapidly than oil wells 2) the rate of depletion of gas wells is increasing rapidly US Gas Use (2002) 32% industrial 24% electricity 22% residential 14% commercial 8% other from David Maul http://www.energy.ca.gov/papers/2004-10-27_MAUL_GASOUTLOOK.PDF Oil and Natural Gas are Critical to Current World Food Production Fertilizer Production (mostly from natural gas) Hydrogen is Not an Energy Source • more energy used in making hydrogen than you get out of it • currently made from natural gas (50% loss chemical energy) • can be made from oil (>50% loss) • can be made (along with CO) from coal ("town gas": 65% loss) • compression to 12,000 psi uses additional energy (15% loss) • energy density still 1/3 that of gasoline (remember Avogadro) • tanks leak rapidly (H is tiny); unburnt hydrogen greenhouse gas • 4x as much energy needed to pump hydrogen vs. natural gas • can be stored as metal hydride, but with 70% loss of energy • fuel cells use expensive metals and have reliability problems • Concl.: hydrogen is a bad choice, even as energy carrier Possible Replacements – Nuclear Sources • nuclear fission (currently: 7.5% total US energy) – making fuel is energy-intensive (5% French nuclear electric power used in gas diffusion fuel production step [Eurodif]) – 1960's EROEI for fissionable uranium < 1.0 (because of weapons diversion and nuclear reactor fuel sales) – uranium a non-renewable resource and in scarce supply – breeder reactor tech still not viable after 40 yrs (thorium?) • nuclear fusion (currently: 0%) – current test beds demonstrating magnetically confined plasma fusion require helium for superconducting coils – helium comes from oil and gas wells and cannot be made now (though some could be made in a hypothetical continuously running fusion reactor of the future) – a practical continuous-energy-generating fusion demo still several decades away (same prediction in 1980!) Uranium production in France (produces majority of its electricity from uranium) http://www.theoildrum.com/node/2379 from Miquel Torres World Uranium Production and Requirements (reasonably assured + inferred reserves < 130 $/kg [4,742 kt Reserves]) http://www.theoildrum.com/node/2379 from Miquel Torres Possible Replacements – Renewable Sources • hydroelectric (currently: 2.3% total US energy) – substantially tapped out, few new sites available • wind (currently: 0.07% total energy, 3% Calif. electrical) – substantial growth possible in windy areas • solar photovoltaic (currently: US 0.01% total, 1% CA electr.) – costly, large: 20 kWh/day syst. is $50,000 and 500 sq ft • solar heat-concentrating steam/Stirling systems – possible replacement for centralized power generation • local solar passive heating – solar water heating systems common in 1900 before gas • tides – small demo tidal barrage systems have existed for years • solar from space, wires into space, cold fusion – among other possibilities, none with practical demo Photovoltaic array capable of (intermittently) generating power used by average European (=1/2 American), in a sunny place! solar conc., 25% efficient std. 10% efficient => same area Energy Scavenging/Conversion • biogas (anaerobic digestion of animal manure) – in small scale use for decades (esp. the Netherlands) – recovers some fossil fuel input to growing food/animals • biodiesel (chemically modify plant vegetable oil w/10% alc.) – better EROEI and energy density than ethanol – water immiscible (no distilling step) – biodiesel for UK would require >100% of UK arable land – biodiesel for developed world would require all of Africa • thermal depolymerization (cook tires, animal tissue waste) – currently: US 0.0002% (500 barrels/d vs. 20 million/d used) – EROEI < 1.0 (recovers 85% of energy of inputs) – can recover part of fossil fuel inputs to tires, chickens • ethanol (from fermentation of corn, switchgrass, sugar cane) – must be distilled from initial raw water-ethanol mixture – distillation step alone uses 40% of energy in final product – w/farming, an energy-neutral (EROEI 0.8–1.25) disaster Real energy sources must have EROEI >5-10 • crude oil (e.g., EROEI=10) means 1 unit of energy expended (e.g., from other oil) to produce 9 units of net energy • ethanol at EROEI=1.2 means 5 units of energy (e.g., coal and methane) expended to produce 1 unit of net energy • e.g., start with 1 unit net oil and 1 unit net ethanol energy --doubling oil requires consuming an extra 1/9 energy unit --doubling ethanol req's consuming 5 more energy units (45x!) Peak Everything Summary of the Main Difficulties • total oil used since 1850 – about 1000 billion barrels (1 Tb) • total world oil reserves left – about 1000 billion barrels • percent oil currently in use discovered before 1973 – 70% • time left, current world usage (30 billion/year) – about 30 years • time left, whole world uses oil at US's current rate – 6 years • percent US oil used in food production (not including packaging, refrigeration, trucking, cooking) – 25% • physical human work equivalent of energy used to generate US diet for 1 person, 1 day – about a month • oil in US strategic reserves (< 1 billion) – about a month • peak methane, coal, and uranium are closer than you think Suggestions • reduce oil production/use now (so coming fall less steep) • expand, electrify rail (4-6x efficient as trucks, cars) • US: more people rail, UK/EU: more freight rail • personal transportation by small electric cars, bicycles, carts • intermittent wind excellent for charging batteries (dual grid) • better insulation, more solar heating, use heat pumps • recycle nitrogen, phosphorus, rare earths • more nuclear • utilize fossil fuel to construct renewables while we still can • have less kids • "the market" will not save us: – it won't trump geology, it can't change Maxwell's equations, make hydrogen more compressible, make fusion work next year, or contract gracefully – it doesn't look far enough into the future (it decided to disinvest in renewables from late 80's until 2004!) – it can fail industrial civilization and its human population • time is short: technological-demographic collapse of Rome, Maya took centuries, but there are many more people now Millions of Barrels Oil/Day Oil and World Billions of People Population (since 1900) Oil and World Population http://canada.theoildrum.com/node/2516 (last 2000 years) from Paul Chefurka Usually not mentioned in polite company • one entire new UK+ (80,000,000) worth of people are added to the globe every year • China's draconian one-child policy begun around 1980 slowed population growth to 'just' 300,000,000 more people (another entire US) • less numerous rich western children consume more total resources than more numerous 3rd world children • bringing the entire world through a US/EU 'demographic transition' would deplete fossil fuels in 10 years (would not even possible to get them out that fast) • we should retool human society before Mother Nature does it for us from: David MacKay (2008) Sustainable Energy Without the Hot Air. from: David MacKay (2008) Sustainable Energy Without the Hot Air Recycling Car pool Train pool Bicycle Trailer Innovative Method for Transport of Stolen Methane
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Mon., March 23, 2015 9:07am
Looking for Clarity in Death Row Clemency
One long standing death row issue has been a lack of access to the thoughts of the five member Georgia Board of Pardons and Parole when they consider death row clemency. A bill that began this year in the Georgia House would address that.
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Tue., January 27, 2015 5:48pm
U.S. Supreme Court Refuses To Halt Hill Execution
Warren Lee Hill's attorney Brian Kammer says the "beyond reasonable doubt" standard by which Hill was found to be mentally capable of understanding his execution is unconstitutional.
Tue., January 27, 2015 12:46pm
Ga. Man Who Killed A Fellow Prisoner To Be Executed Tuesday
A Georgia death row inmate who has come within hours of execution on three previous occasions is set to die once again.
Fri., January 16, 2015 3:04pm
Execution Timeframe For Georgia Inmate Warren Lee Hill Set
A judge has set a weeklong window for the execution of a Georgia death row inmate convicted of killing a fellow inmate.
Tue., January 13, 2015 3:43pm
Execution Of Man Who Killed Sheriff's Deputy Going Forward
The execution of a 66-year-old death row inmate Andrew Howard Brannan is set to go forward Tuesday evening.
Fri., December 5, 2014 3:53pm
Should Georgia's Next Execution Be Stopped?
Should claims of terrible legal defense stop the execution of Robert Wayne Holsey?
Wed., August 27, 2014 3:12pm
How Does Death Row Clemency Work In Georgia? We Might Never Really Know
Botched executions across the country have people talking about the death penalty again. While that trend hasn't touched Georgia, another rare occurrence occurred on the state's Death Row. Tommy Lee Waldrip's clemency in July was only the ninth in Georgia since the resumption of executions in the 1970s.
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Tue., February 19, 2013 4:51pm
Court Halts Lethal Injection
A federal appeals court has halted the execution of a Georgia man who killed a fellow inmate in 1990. Defense attorney Brian Kammer said that the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a stay of execution to Warren Lee Hill, who had been set to die Tuesday. Kammer said in an email that he was greatly relieved by the ruling.
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