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Salinas, California Mayor Dennis Donohue is fed up with gang-related violence. "Frankly, after three or four decades, we're no longer interested in coexistence side-by-side with this subculture that has become embedded in our community," Donohue vented last week to The Salinas Californian. So he did the only reasonable thing a man in that spot can do — he called in the United States Navy. More specifically, the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in nearby Monterey, a sweet spot on the coast of central California.
No, there won't be any submarine-launched cruise missiles or F-18 air strikes raining down on problematic neighborhoods in Salinas, home town of John Steinbeck and now infested with a variety of violent street gangs. But the city and its problems will be getting some heavy caliber thinking from a flight deck full of scholars specializing in counter-terrorism and counterinsurgency studies at the Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security. As Herodotus observed, "Force has no place where there is need of skill." (An aphorism quoted, I might add, at a convenient place in my forthcoming book, No Boundaries: Transnational Latino Gangs and American Law Enforcement, University of Michigan Press, 2009). The case at hand ensures that there will be some interesting skills applied to this project.
Dr. Hy Rothstein will lead a team of from 10 to 15 faculty members. If anything, Dr. Rothstein's vita understates his apparently considerable practical and intellectual experience in the world of violent groups. His academic credentials are book-ended by a 1974 BA from the United States Military Academy and a 2003 PhD from Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. A retired Army colonel, he served for more than 20 years in a number of the Army's Special Forces postings — including an early tour as military adviser to the El Salvadoran armed forces in 1987 to 1989, where he was decorated for valor. He is the author of Afghanistan And the Troubled Future of Unconventional Warfare.
The New Yorker's high-toned muckraker Seymour M. Hersh dragged Rothstein reluctantly into the public light via an article in the magazine's April 12, 2004 edition, "The Other War: Why Bush's Afghanistan Problem Won't Go Away" (still unsettling reading). Hersh obtained a copy of an internal report that Rothstein had been asked to write critiquing the fracas in Afghanistan. According to Hersh, "The report describes a wide gap between how Donald Rumsfeld represented the war and what was actually taking place." The report apparently upset ranking officials in Donald Rumsfeld's Pentagon — Rothstein was told to chop it back and tone it down, which he was disinclined to do. In the event his opus thus was swallowed up by inertia and disappeared into the maw of the Puzzle Palace, until it was leaked to Hersh.
Salient to his current endeavor, Rothstein — an advocate for greater and better use of Special Forces in unconventional conflict — wrote this of the kind of special warfare he had in mind for Afghanistan:
Unorthodox thinking, drawing on a thorough understanding of war, demography, human nature, culture and technology are part of this mental approach … Special Forces soldiers must be diplomats, doctors, spies, cultural anthropologists, and good friends — all before their primary work comes into play.
How does this business of "unorthodox thinking" and special warfare relate to gangs? Mayor Donohue and the Postgraduate School's spokespersons make it clear that the project is in its formative stages — but is expected to produce different perspectives on a problem that, frankly, has proven resistant to the current approach of being dumped into the laps of "law enforcement," writ narrowly. What is being sought is a broader, more informed, more "holistic" approach. Warfare in Rothstein's view is not just about bang-bang.
This business of unorthodox thinking (the bigger the better) is precisely what is needed — not just in Salinas, but nationally. In several years of interviewing cops, prosecutors, federal agents, and Justice Department lawyers, I never talked to a single one who did not acknowledge that — as important as gang-busting is — in the long run it is impossible to "arrest our way out" of a problem that implicates virtually every one of the most vexing of our social, political, and economic problems.
We can pay now or pay later, but if we continue to roll along as we are now, new gangsters will be minted faster than we can take old ones off the streets — in spite of the valiant efforts of state, local, and federal law enforcement. That is just a fact of life. (Go here for the story of one man's flight from California to escape gang rot, only to find it spreading to Utah.)
Some will perhaps protest that this is "militarization." Some will find applying counter-terror and counterinsurgency thinking to gangs to be "unorthodox" in the extreme– especially many among any who don't yet grasp the reality of the transnational criminal violence machines that the larger of today's gangs have become. But there is a developing line of thought connecting the dots between gangs and warfare (broadly defined) among more thoughtful and better informed thinkers. Moreover, to repeat the point, "warfare" does not have to be all about shooting — it may be about a local form of "nation building," as in education, social services, and economic opportunity.
One of the seminal essays in this general area was Street Gangs: The New Urban Insurgency, by Max G. Manwaring, another retired Army colonel and Professor of Military Strategy at the U.S. Army War College, published in March 2005. Manwaring further developed his theme in A Contemporary Challenge To State Sovereignty: Gangs And Other Illicit Transnational Criminal Organizations In Central America, El Salvador, Mexico, Jamaica, And Brazil.
In Street Gangs, Manwaring discussed the evolution of gangs from the "first generation" barrio-based agglomerations that many observers still romanticize to the transnational "third generation" gangs affiliated with organized criminal groups, well-armed, and in it for territory and money. (See this Congressional Research Service report also for a discussion of gang "generations" and the meaning of "transnational" gangs.) The essays are worth reading, but the following paragraphs sum up a point that Fairly Civil has been hammering at about the role of gangs in the drug war in Mexico:
The annual net profit from gang-related activities is estimated to be in the billions of dollars. The precise numbers are not important. But the enormity of the amount of money involved is important, together with the additional benefits these financial resources can generate when linked to utter ruthlessness of purpose and no moral or legal constraints. In this connection, a third generation gang can afford the best talent-whether accountants, computer specialists,extortionists, or murderers-and the best equipment and technologies. With such extensive resources, a gang can bribe government officials, hire thugs to intimidate those who cannot be bought, and kill those who cannot be intimidated. Bottomless pockets mean that gangs can move, shift, diversify, and promote operations at will-and, most significantly, they can outspend virtually any legal political jurisdiction. Consequently, a gang can establish acceptance, credibility, and de facto legitimacy within and among the sovereign states where its general organization operates.
In short, the gang phenomenon represents a triple threat to the authority of a given government and to those of its neighbors. First, through murder, kidnapping, intimidation, corruption, and other means of coercion, these violent nonstate actors undermine the ability of a government to perform its legitimizing functions. Second, by violently imposing their will over the elected officials of the state, these actors compromise the legitimate exercise of state authority. Third, by taking control of portions of the national territory (including the borders), the various components of the gang phenomenon are directly performing the tasks of government and acting as states within a state.
It's perhaps easier to think of these grim processes of gang dominance and failed statehood as happening in Mexico or El Salvador rather than in the United States. But there are neighborhoods — and in addition to geographical neighborhoods, zones of enterprise from sidewalk taco stands in Los Angeles to drug trafficking everywhere — wherein the writ of the gang has supplanted the writ of the legitimate government. And, by the way, exactly who or what entity controls our borders when it comes to illicit traffic in drugs, guns, human beings, and the cash derived from such criminal enterprises?
What is the solution? Here is an overview from Manwaring's second monograph:
The power to deal with these kinds of threats is not hard combat firepower or even more benign power. It involves soft, multidimensional, multilevel, multilateral, political, psychological, moral, informational, economic, and social efforts, as well as police and military activities that can be brought to bear holistically on the causes and consequences, as
well as the perpetrators of violence. Ultimately, then, success in contemporary unconventional conflict comes as a result of a unified effort to apply the full human and physical resources of the nation-state and its international allies to achieve the individual and collective well-being that can lead to sustained societal peace.
Complex. Yes, it would be alarmist to say that things are as bad here as they are in, say, Mexico.
Unless, of course, one has the misfortune to live in one of those neighborhoods where a single hard stare from a gangster is enough to keep the residents in line, mouths shut.
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Two Owosso men have been formally charged for the Thanksgiving day death of another Owosso man.
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The scanner was slightly hard to use and I needed help figuring it out the first time. Next time I'll make sure everything is exactly where I want it and it will be easier to figure out.
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- The book was all about royalty so I put in a crown.
-The title was Once Apon A MARIGOLD so I put a flower in.
-In the beginning of the book its based in the woods, so I put rocks and a part of a tree.
-The color of royalty is purple.
-The majority of the book the people are on a terrace so i made the backround a terrace.
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I picked five items to represent a book I read (The Book of the Lion). The reason I picked a ghost is because the main character can be very sneaky at times and he can run away and hide from people who want to kill him. The reason I picked a cross is because the story is about the crusades and that is a religous war. I also picked a boat. The reason I picked a boat was because for a long while of the story they were on a boat to go the the battle ground. I picked a jet because he is risky and flying a jet can be risky because something could go wrong with the controls and you could crash. I also picked a sword because he uses a sword in the book to help fight in the war.
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For my la class we got to pick a medieval book to do a project on, i picked one book about robin hood. For my project we had to list the characters, vocabulary,setting and theme.After we also had to fing drawings and objects from the book to scan as a picture above.
For our LA class we have been learning about medieval books like robin hood, and king arthur. For my book I have picked one about robin hood, and did a project on it. For my project we had to write down vocabulary, characters, the stting and theme of the book. We also had to fing objects or things from the book that we remembered to scan a picture that is in this.
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My artifacts are-
-Stuffed animal mouse to represent Matthias.
-Tin foil shield to represent Martin/Matthias's shield.
-Tin foil sword to represent Matthias/Martin's sword.
-Picture of Matthias in the underground part of the cage of Asmodeus.
-Picture of the roof of the Sparra's.
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In one of my classes we were given a project to read a mideavil time book. Mine was called The Squires Tale. I read it way before the deadline which gave me lots of time to work on my project. The horse represents my characters horse. The sword represents the fighting. The grass and the stick represent the forest and the feilds they run threw. The metal means the armor sir gawain wore, and the heart was for the love and romance in the story.
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This is my LA project. We were soposed to read a medevil book and find thingd to represent the book. We scaned them in the copier. I used some knights' horses, a feather, a leather pouch, and some hrbs and seeds. Read this book if you would like a quick read.
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This is my scanner project for L.A. I read the Book Crispin. The sword is there because he uses it to save his life. The Bear is there because one of the main characters name was Bear. The cross is Like the main part of the story. I can't say why. It will give it away. The coins are there because someone said he stole coins when he really didn't. The ball is there because it represents a juggling ball and bear juggles and the flag is there because its Englands flag and it takes place in England.
The scanning was actually very easy. We had how to do it on the side of the computer so It was very easy to use it. There really isn't any easier way to use it
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You This is a representation of Howard Pyle's The Story of King Arthur and His Knights, Book 3 the Winning of a Queen. That is the Story of how King Arthur gained the hand of Queen Guenivere. The representation of the Round Table represents The Round Table which was the dowry of Queen Guenivere. The fake lance represents the jousts that King Arthur had to win Queen Guenivere. The crossed swords represent the battle he had against a duke that was assulting the city of Cameliard, Queen Guenivere home. The map of Britan represents where this story took place. The crown represents King Arthurs royalty and the heart symbolizes his love of Queen Guenivere.
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This is my artifact scan. Our class each read a book that takes place in medievel times. I read a book called Crispin. We then chose 5-10 artifacts that are important to the story. In mine the flag represents the setting, which is England. The skull represents the black death, which is how he thought his father died but soon learns is not true. This plays a huge part in the story. The tin foil sword represent the action in this story. There are a lot of sword fights and battles. The shamrock coin represents Crispin's luck. He manages to get out of situations that seem impossible to. The cross represents his secret and the religion. His secret was written on his cross the whole time but he didn't know it because he couldn't read. The ball represents Bear and his living. Bear is a charactor that helps Crispin along the way. He was a juggler and that is how he made his money. The wolf represents how Crispin was declared a wol'f head, which means he was concidered not human and anyone could kill him or take him at any time and get a reward for it. These are the main ideas of the story and these artifacts help show that.
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We all read books on medieval times and i chose The Squire's Tale. We all had to have 15 vocab words and sentences using them which wasn't easy since my book was extremely easy. After reading our book we had to choose 5-10 artifacts relating to the book, like one for the the characters and one for setting and one for plot, for artifacts, and we couldn't have computer images, we had to draw them or have real items. For my project i chose a shiny piece of cloth for swords and armor, a puffy crown for king arthur, a wand for Terence the main character since he's part faery, a feather since wearing feather was the fashion and for hunting, a stick since Terence meant Gawain in the woods and they spend a lot of time in the woods, a horse shoe since they ride horses a lot, and a green crayon since a lot of people wore green then. I loved the book!
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This scan relates to my book, In A Dark Wood. It's absically the story of Robin Hood through the point of view of the sheriff of Nottingham.
The artifacts:
The coins are there because the sheriff is constantly naking money off of high taxes.
The leaves/ green background is there because Robin Hood lives in Sherwood forest.
The two pictures are of Robin's camp at the turstin oak, and a picture of what I think of Nottingham.
Lastly, the jewels are there because Robin Hood steals a variety of expensive things from the rich, and gives them to the poor.
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I have a peice of bread to represent the food he ate. The playmobile people represent the main charecters, and the important ones. the brown background represents the dirt roads he walked, and the coins represent the money he and bear earned preforming their tricks. The cross represents the necklace from his mother with a cross on it.
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This is my scan of the things that represent by book, Girl in a Cage The clay tree represents the woodlands of Scotland and England where the story takes place. The wooden deer represents how the characters are always on the run. The stone bracelet represents how much the main character loves vanity. The drawing represents a scene where knights were defending a castle. The coin represents how rich the family is.
We used the scanner to put everythings together. I was the first in my class to use it, so I had a bit of trouble. It was really easy once I understood it. The directions were clear. We could also use the scanner for social studies, for putting maps or projects together.
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The horse's name is Annie who is Morgan's horse
The hearts are for the love between Morgan and Thomas
The picture of the princess is the mother of Morgan
The sword is there because it shows the fights that are in the story
SCANNER Questions answered
the scanner was easy for me to do
Next time, I would of read the directions more carefully
We can use it for scanning pictures from a book to trace
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This is a picture of artifacts from a book I read, Crispin:The Cross of Lead. I have a tree reperesenting the setting which takes place in the forests when he runs away. The King hat is for the character of the steward, he is the king of the land and wants to kill Crispin. The picture of what it looks like dirt is for the plot because Crispin has a bumpy road along the wayfrom running from the steward. The Cross of lead is for plot as well because it was his mothers who died which plots out the rest of the story. The juggling ball is for the character, Bear who is Crispins leader juggles along while Crispin plays his recorder. The weapon is for what the steward and his soldiers are trying to kill him with.
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I read the book The siege of Macindaw which is part of the Ranger's Apprentice series by John Flannigan. I have created this abstract collage in order to represent key parts of the story. This short list describes the objects in my collage, and what role they have in the story.
Jagged Red Paper ~ War~a key part of the story even one of the main characters is a warrior ~ The shape represents the mountainous setting
Yellow~ Bravery~All of the characters in this book are confident and not timid in the least
Blue ~ Youth ~ This is not a story about adults~ All of the main characters are in their late teens
White~ Alyss is a main character who is a member in the diplomatic service ~ She always wears white because it is the color for the diplomats
Tree Needles~ This story mostly takes place in a dark forest that is thought to be magical and sinister
Broken Twig~ Betrayel~ In many key points of this story people thought of as allies turn against the main characters
Rock~ Mesmerization~ Alyss is mesmerized on many occasions by a special stone, during these times she unwillingly spills key information
Bow~ Will is an expert with his bow and arrow because he is a trained ranger
Sword~ Horace is one of the best knights and he is also Will's friend
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We did a class project on medieval books. I read Crispin, and we had to do a write up and create "artifacts" on it. The picture above is my artifacts.
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The scanner project that we had to do in LA was pretty easy. All you had to do was just bring in 5 to 10 artifacts that represent what your character was like, the setting, and plot and then just put it on the scanner and print it. My artifacts are coins for the poor character, a stick for magic, a ripped piece of cloth for homeless and grapes for the setting that takes place in Italy.


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Prioritizing Energy Efficiency
Some businesses express reluctance when it comes to embracing the path to a cleaner energy future. They see nothing but dollar signs. However, a recent case study by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) Climate Corps demonstrates that it is possible to get into a "virtuous cycle" of energy efficiency that pays dividends for both the company's bottom line and the environment.
EDF Climate Corps is a great program that matches either specially-trained MBA (Masters in Business Administration) or MPA (Masters in Public Administration) students as summer fellows with companies, cities and universities interested in achieving energy efficiency to cut costs and greenhouse gas emissions. Since 2008, the program's fellows have built business cases for smart energy investments. The end results are lighting, computer equipment and heating and cooling system efficiencies that can cut 1.6 billion kilowatt hours of electricity use and 27 million therms of natural gas annually, equivalent to the annual energy use of 100,000 homes; avoid over 1 million metric tons of CO2 emissions annually, equivalent to the annual emissions of 200,000 passenger vehicles; and save $1 billion in net operational costs over the project lifetimes.
The Virtuous Cycle of Organizational Energy Efficiency has five components: executive engagement; resource investment; people and tools; identification, implementation and measurement; and results and stories. According to EDF, the virtuous cycle is a model of change for energy efficiency across even extremely different organizations.
The business profiled in the case study is Diversey, which is a subsidy of Sealed Air. Diversey entered the virtuous cycle of energy efficiency by establishing a public commitment to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions from operations to eight percent below 2003 levels by 2013. This was also the initial component of the virtuous cycle, executive engagement.
Once Diversey's leaders committed, policies from the top down required that energy efficiency projects produce a positive return on investment in a payback period of three years or less. This criterion allowed Diversey to invest $19 million, and yield $32 million in cash savings over the life of the program in order to reach their emissions reduction goals.
Because the goals and criteria were clearly articulated, Diversey's ability to measure success was also positively impacted. In fact, Diversey's environmental health and safety department received a 40 percent year-on-year budget increase, which is significant because all other divisions of the company at the time were undergoing a 50 percent budget cut. This was due to the capacity to produce data that demonstrated energy project performance. According to the report, plant managers were also engaged and incentivized to implement efficiency measures due to centralized capital budgeting.
This is all to say that there are easy and affordable ways for businesses to invest in a commitment to combat climate change that is both good for the company and the environment. Saving money is always in style; simply combine that goal with one of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and you'll be maximizing the good you can do.
Groundbreaking Fuel Economy Standards – Historic Progress to Limit Carbon Emissions and Tackle Climate Change
In what is easily the best environmental action in a generation, this week, the Obama Administration announced new CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) standards for cars and light trucks (think minivans and sport utility vehicles). By 2025, these vehicles will be required to average 54.5 miles per gallon (MPG).
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration regulates CAFE standards and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency measures vehicle fuel efficiency. An agreement in support of acceptable standards was made between the government, automakers and their unions, and environmental organizations.
The stage for these historic fuel economy standards was set by an energy law enacted in 2007 under President George W. Bush. Additionally, the 2009 federal bailouts of General Motors and Chrysler were tied to better fuel efficiency.
Fuel-efficient cars and trucks were the U.S. auto industry's saving grace. It makes good sense on multiple levels to continue these efforts. For one, 570,000 new jobs can be created by 2030. Not to mention saving consumers more than $1.7 trillion at the gas pump and reducing U.S. oil consumption by 12 billion barrels. This also translates to strengthening national security by lessening the country's dependence on foreign oil.
What about fighting man-made global warming? The new standards will cut greenhouse gas emissions from cars and light trucks in half by 2025. This reduces emissions by 6 billion metric tons, which is more than the total amount of carbon dioxide emitted by the United States in 2010. We thank President Obama for his leadership on combating climate change, pollution prevention and national security.
Starting in 2017, the standards will be phased in over the course of eight years. New fuel-saving technology is projected to increase the cost of new car or light truck by $3,000 on average. This means consumers will pay a little more when they buy the vehicle, about $50 more a month over a five-year loan, but they'll more than make up for it at the pump with expected gas savings per vehicle between $7,000 - $8,000. And that is good for the environment and our wallets.
Undeniably, the vehicle fuel-efficiency standards represent an unbeatable combination of protecting the environment and strengthening the economy. They're also the nation's single largest effort to combat climate-altering greenhouse gases, but we can't stop building our carbon-reduction portfolios now. Wonderful news like this should push us to continuing to find more ways to reduce our carbon footprint, as individuals and a nation. Now let's go invest in some renewable energy projects!
TCX Programs are Turning Hope into Action with an Environmental Focus
Carbonfund.org seeks to partner with businesses that subscribe to the same mission of solving the climate crisis. The goal of achieving a clean energy future is more complex than simply meeting carbon emission reductions targets. Any solution needs to be sustainable, and sustainability is one of the cornerstones of Carbonfree® business partner TCX Investment Management Company.
The global TCX Fund provides protection and risk control against currency devaluation in frontier market currencies for major development finance institutions to microfinance institutions and other institutions investing in the communities of many emerging market countries, such as Cambodia, Kenya, Bangladesh, Mongolia, Peru, and Vietnam. This translates into providing a mechanism to absorb the risk of extreme currency value fluctuations so these institutions can assist local businesses with the startup funding they need. TCX is able to make real contributions to sustainable development and to improving the living standards in communities in some of theleast developed countries on our planet.
TCX maintains a Sustainability Policy requiring that the businesses they assist also meet environmental sustainability goals.A key tenet of the TCX policy maintains that any projects receiving funding should pursue development for the needs of the present population without impairing the ability of future generations to meet community needs. All projects are expected to include pollution prevention and abatement, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable natural resources management.
Carbonfund.org and TCX have partnered to help TCX reach its own operational emission reduction goals. In the past three years, TCX Investment Management has neutralized a total of almost 460 metric tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions created by its annual operations – the equivalent of removing 82 passenger vehicles from the road for a year – in part by supporting Carbonfund.org's renewable energy projects."We chose Carbonfund.org because of their verified programs, pricing and easy-to-use customer friendly services," confirms Bill Piccolo, Operations Manager for TCX.
TCX's operational emissions neutralization program supports Carbonfund.org's renewable energy projects, and in doing so, enhances air quality and promotes new technology development that will continue to reduce carbon emissions and hasten the transition to a cleaner energy future. Carbonfund.org looks forward a continued partnership with TCX in pursuingthe paired goals of sustainable development and environmental stewardship.
Climate Change Effects: The Power to Ruin Our Children's Futures
More than a couple of our past blog posts have covered how increasingly extreme weather is the product of climate change. However, have you stopped to ask yourself what that really means? How will climate change affect us and future generations? What things that we currently enjoy will be unavailable to our children?
A recent article covers some things that global warming is likely to ruin for our kids; things such as coffee, chocolate, strawberries. And the list isn't limited to agricultural food items. Say goodbye to blazing fast Wi-Fi. Also your favorite vacation spot or even your home may be underwater in a few, short decades time. The country you live in may disappear. The article has some shocking images of Greenland melting away.
So what's it going to take to help preserve the Earth as we know it? Global carbon emissions need to be reduced 80% by 2050. The U.S. has already pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from 2005 levels by approximately 17%. Eventually legislation will be enacted increasing the goal to a 30% reduction in 2025 and a 42% reduction in 2030, with the ultimate goal of reducing emissions 83% by 2050.
Do your part in reducing carbon emissions and getting us closer to meeting the goals outlined above. Start by switching your Internet browser to www.envirosearch.org. Your regular, daily Internet search activities will begin contributing to renewable energy, reforestation, and energy efficiency projects. Then go to www.carbonfund.org for ideas on how to reduce your carbon footprint and offset carbon emissions. By working together, and each doing our part, we can change the fate of the planet.
Climate Change Unimportant Issue to Generation X
A recently published study out of the University of Michigan examined Generation X's views on climate change and found them to be largely unconcerned with the issue.
The Longitudinal Study of American Youth (LSAY) releases a quarterly research report and has followed the same 4,000 people for 25 years. Originally, in 1987, 5,900 students were selected from a national sample of 7th and 10th graders in 50 U.S. public school systems.
Generation X now comprises 32-52 year olds who are the most well-educated and scientifically savvy generation in U.S. history. However, the LSAY shows dwindling interest in climate change as it is a complex and long-term issue. The study compared responses from 2009 and 2011 and found that a scant two percent of those aged 37 to 40 follow climate change "very closely". This was a 50 percent drop from 2009 results. Over half said they follow climate change "not closely." More than 40 percent say they have only a "moderate concern" about global warming.
The most disturbing part of the report points to a disregard for future generations. Most do not see climate change as an immediate problem that requires their attention to address. A large percentage, 66 percent, said they aren't sure that global warming is happening. About 10 percent even outright deny global warming is actually happening.
Why is Generation X disengaged, disinterested, or even openly disbelieving regarding climate change? The answer is as multifaceted as global warming itself. Disinterest in climate change is surely due in part to a massive and unprecedented disinformation campaign by oil and gas interests and conservative media outlets spanning more than a decade, even as the overwhelming scientific record points squarely to climate change. Some experts theorize issue fatigue may be the cause when a problem is long-standing. Others point to the complexity in understanding the underlying causes and potential solutions for climate change as a barrier to engagement with the issue. Still another potential answer is the distraction by other timely public policy issues. For example, interest in the economy experienced an upsurge following the Great Recession that began in 2008 to the detriment of environmental issues.
Whatever the reason, there is something every person in all generations can do to help save our planet. One easy and fast way to protect the environment is to switch your Internet browser to www.envirosearch.org. You'll be contributing to renewable energy, reforestation, and energy efficiency projects through you regular, daily Internet search activities. Another simple step is to use an emissions calculator to determine your personal contribution to greenhouse gas emissions. Then reduce your carbon footprint, plant a tree, or offset your carbon emissions.
Download and read the entire study here http://lsay.org/GenX-4.pdf.
Study Provides 99% Certainty Ocean Warming is Man-Made
The Earth is 70% covered by oceans, and stores about 90% of the planet's heat. This means that ocean warming translates into global warming. Climate change deniers contend that global warming is not caused by greenhouse gas emissions, but rather by natural processes and variations. However, a study released this week proves with 99% certainty that no more than 10% of the observed increase in ocean temperatures over the past 50 years could be accounted for by natural variation.
The Human-Induced Global Ocean Warming on Multidecadal Timescales study is the most comprehensive study ever performed on rising ocean temperatures, and authored by a team of American, Indian, Japanese, and Australian scientists. According to the study, the planet's oceans are warming at a rate of 0.20°F per decade, which affects global weather patterns leading to increasing weather extremes such as more heat waves, storms, and intense storms. Furthermore, ocean warming affects the ocean ecology itself. A few of the effects we've already begun to see are plankton reduction, melting sea ice, and coral die-off.
The study unequivocally points to global warming as man-made. Of course, this has been known, shown and settled for nearly twenty years by the IPCC and climate scientists around the world. But the shift to ocean warming is significant due to its proportion of the Earth and its surface as well as because the vast majority of the people on Earth live very close to rising oceans.
Four or five years ago we shifted from the question of 'is it happening' to 'what to do about it'. Political and business interests have worked hard to shift this debate back again, but the real focus must remain on the numerous solutions to climate change and the dwindling timeline we have to reduce our global emissions 50-80% by mid century.
Download the full study at this link: http://www.nature.com/nclimate/journal/v2/n7/full/nclimate1553.html
EPA Free to Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions
We can do a lot as individuals to combat global warming. But it is undeniable that governments can do more since they harness the power of the collective. The Obama administration's strategy is to control global warming emissions through regulation. This week a huge victory was given to both the administration and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by the federal appeals court in the District of Columbia. The decision was unanimous in upholding the agency's landmark rulings to control greenhouse gases.
The issue seems like a "no brainer" that the EPA should regulate greenhouse gases. However, dozens of lawsuits from industry groups and 14 states challenged four rules that aim to limit greenhouse gases. The biggest rule is the EPA's 2009 "endangerment finding" and the foundation on which the other three rules rest. The EPA contended, and was vindicated in this ruling, that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions constitute a danger to public health and therefore could be regulated under the Clean Air Act. The three-judge panel acknowledged and gave credence to climate change as a real and legitimate threat to public health and safety. So now climate change deniers have less of a leg to stand on; the EPA based its case on sound science and careful research which stood up to a rigorous judicial review and emerged victorious.
The ruling cleared the way for the EPA to proceed with clean car standards and restrictive permits on power plants and other major industrial polluters. Perhaps now power plants will put increased effort into developing cost-effective and reliable methods to capture carbon emissions, or at least offset them. If not, the future will certainly be in renewable energy sources now that there are stricter limitations on greenhouse gas emissions.
Calculate and Offset Your Wedding's Greenhouse Gas Emissions
June has traditionally been the most popular month for weddings. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control's National Vital Statistics Report for 2009, the latest data available on marriages, June is tied with July and closely followed by August, then September, and then October in order of most to least popular months for weddings. This means wedding season is just getting underway.
Travel, whether by air or car, generates large amounts of CO2 emissions into the atmosphere, and for most weddings is the biggest contributor to its carbon footprint. Carbonfund.org offers a helpful and easy-to-use emissions calculator to determine the level of carbon dioxide your wedding events will emit into the air.
It's simple and affordable to have a carbon neutral wedding. If you don't know the exact numbers try a preset amount. For example, the 15-ton preset option may be right for you if you have more than 100 guests and many of them are flying. The 50-ton option can be used for larger weddings of over 200 guests, many of whom are flying, or destination weddings, which involve a lot of travel.
As you prepare for the beginning of a new life together, it is important to share this special time with friends and family. Your wedding is a celebration of the future, and you can make it a celebration for our planet's future as well!
Go to http://www.carbonfund.org/weddings to learn more about how you can offset the global warming emissions impact of your special day.
Five Ways to be Chic and Eco-Friendly
There's quite a bit of buzz in the news about eco-friendly clothing, but you may be asking yourself why. Here are five reasons to go green with your clothing choices.
1) Keep toxic chemicals off your skin. Did you know that conventional cotton uses 25% of the world's pesticides? Those same pesticides can be harmful to you if they are absorbed through your skin. Seek out Certified Organic textiles that are grown without the use of pesticides, herbicides, or synthetic fertilizers, and are certified by an international governing body such as Control Union, Institute for Marketecology (IMO) or One-Cert.
2) Get informed about the labor and shipping practices employed to make the clothes you buy. All those pesticides already mentioned, well, they're not good for you or the farmers that grow cotton using them. Also keep in mind where the clothes were manufactured, which you can often find on the label. Think about all the greenhouse gas emissions generated if that t-shirt you're considering had to be shipped across the ocean.
3) Buy antibacterial and durable clothing – it'll save you money and keep you healthier in the long-run. Bamboo fabric can have up to a 99.8% antibacterial rate. This reduces bacteria that thrive in clothing and cause unpleasant odors. So you'll smell better and be less likely to have a skin infection or allergic reaction. Tencel is a completely biodegradable fabric that retains its shape after its first washing and is naturally wrinkle resistant. Its durability is maintained whether wet or dry.
4) The earth has finite resources; buy clothes that are sustainable. Polyester is mainly made out of oil, which is not a renewable resource, and to make matters worse it is not biodegradable either. Sustainable textiles include organic cotton, hemp, bamboo, and soy fabrics.
5) Lastly, consider vintage clothing. Buying clothing that was chosen once before is environmentally friendly, and a great way to maximize your clothing budget. If you need an outfit for a special event, check out a consignment store first. Oftentimes, they'll help you find what you're looking for because they have the time and staff that know the available stock.
If you prefer to buy new, look for clothing that is created with reclaimed, recycled, and vintage materials.
Shopping for clothes has an often overlooked environmental impact. It pays for us to use our purchasing power to make ourselves chic and reduce our carbon footprint.
Learn more about eco-friendly fabrics here: http://www.the-eco-market.com/eco-friendly-fabrics.html.
Climate Change Lessons from a Long Lost Civilization
New information is coming to light about the massive collapse of one of the world's oldest and earliest urban civilizations. The Harappan, or Indus, civilization came into being over 4,000 years ago and existed for about 600 years before it slowly disappeared. Scientists and scholars have hypothesized about its demise. Theories range from regional conflicts to a foreign attack, but some suggest environmental issues may have been the cause.
Researchers recently published an article named, "Fluvial landscapes of the Harappan civilization" in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences outlining evidence that points to environmental factors leading to the end of this ancient civilization. The scientists studied satellite maps and collected field sediment samples, then cross-referenced them with previous archaeological findings to develop a much clearer picture of what really happened to this long-lost civilization.
The Harappan civilization is named for one of its largest cities, and occupied what is now India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, and part of Afghanistan. It had a sophisticated indoor plumbing system, gridded streets, a flourishing arts and crafts community, and what appears to be a more democratic society than other large civilizations such as Egypt or Mesopotamia.
The Harappans were largely dependent upon monsoons that dried up leading to the end of their urban environment. They used the rivers and seasonal floods that were fed by these monsoons to meet their agricultural needs. Once the monsoons weakened, people slowly moved eastward away from cities into small villages and towns. The water in the area they moved to was unable to support the large cities of the past.
There are lessons to be learned from the extinction of this colossal civilization. The Harappans were overly dependent on monsoons that eventually disappeared and the U.S. is also largely dependent on somewhat predictable weather, which is now threatened by climate change. Americans need to prepare for increasingly extreme weather, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and increase energy efficiency, and we need to do it now before we suffer a similar fate to that of the Harappans.


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Energy use feedback: worth pursuing on mass scale?
Report: variables involved in motivating consumers
A new report attempts to synthesize recent studies on large-scale, real-time energy use feedback pilots in the United States, the United Kingdom and Ireland.
"Results from Recent Real-time Feedback Studies," by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Environment (ACEEE), concludes that energy savings depend on a number of variables.
The ACEEE report uses different terminology than is often employed in smart grid discussions, and the 28-page report contains much nuance, so I'd suggest giving it a read. But a few points are worth noting.
First, the basis for the report. The introduction noted that a major question lingers over demand side management: "How to better engage customers with their energy usage? What methods work best to deliver information in order to enable behavior change? How long [might] any effect be reasonably expected to last? (The old "persistence" question.) And: How best to measure and evaluate any savings as part of a utility energy efficiency portfolio?"
ACEEE used the term "Intelligent Efficiency"—"the synergistic effect that emerges from the interaction between information and communication technology."
"Technological innovation is an impressive driver of efficiency gains," according to the report, "over time, however, it has become clear that without some understanding of human factors, the full potential of energy efficiency will never be unlocked."
The report suggested that smart meter pushback may stem in part from the one-way communication of end-use data to the utility. Further, the more devices that are added to a residential household's load, the murkier the use picture becomes and the more difficult it is to control use.
Whether an end-user is likely to save energy using real-time information feedback depends on their "sensitivity," a term that may or may not be akin to the "early adopter" motivation. Devices providing energy use feedback may aid the process, depending on their design and whether that facilitates the actions taken by end users. Engagement with energy use information feedback may be helped or hindered by "household dynamics." Persistence of behavioral changes remains a key area of enquiry.
One conclusion of the report that's relevant to U.S. utilities today: "The question remains of whether efforts to entice the 'less sensitive' to save through feedback programs are a good utility investment. Based on the very limited data from the nine pilots ... the cost of providing real-time feedback remains high."
The ACEEE report found that results ranged from zero to nearly 20 percent savings, with average savings of nearly 4 percent. An anomalous finding, not included in those numbers, came from Northern Ireland, where real-time energy use was combined with prepayment meters. Users in that pilot tended to be low income, the cost of their energy was high and the market offered no competition.
The study identified three "points along the human-technology spectrum" that pilot studies should take into account: technology adoption, effective installation and continued use. One solution: require professional installation of feedback-related devices and training in the devices.
The three U.S. pilot programs examined by this report derived from studies at Commonwealth Edison, Stanford, Calif. and a Google PowerMeter experiment (as you probably know, Google has now folded it PowerMeter effort) and a Cape Light study on Cape Cod.
The parents in the audience will not be surprised to find out that households with several occupants—in particular, people under the age of 15—found energy savings difficult. The presence of pre- or early teens made it difficult to maintain a consistent strategy.
Interestingly, participants in the three U.S. pilots said that energy use feedback made them more aware of their consumption, but it did not make them more aware of the resulting actions they took as a result of that information. That suggested to the report authors that actions that led to savings may have become unconscious habits. Also, those who saved the most energy were more likely to spend time on an online portal that provided energy use feedback information. "Therefore, the frequency and type of interaction with the home energy monitoring system appeared to be a key to getting energy savings," the report stated.
As I said, have a look for yourself. One challenge researchers have found is drawing conclusions across studies that aren't uniformly designed to produce aggregate insights. But the ACEEE report does focus on questions that many in the power industry are asking.
Phil Carson
Intelligent Utility Daily
Pretty dismal results as indicated by this study
The bottom line? Except for a prepay system that's been in place for decades in Northern Ireland, the average energy savings that results from real-time feedback and in-home displays is only 3.8% That's not a very strong case for smart meters in my opinion. It's pretty clear that utilities--or 3rd parties--are going to have to do better at extracting value out of high-resolution energy data for their customers.
I've been at this in one way or another for close to twenty years and have come to a few conclusions:
1) Kilowatt hours, profiled or not, mean very little to most people, even energy managers as I found out long ago. Dollars do get everyone's attention however. Normalize all energy data to dollars (interval usage, alarms, potential savings, actual savings, etc.) and you speak a language everybody can understand. Imagine how our energy usage behavior would be different in electric meters were inside the house and denominated in dollars rather than kWh?
2) Real-time feedback is overrated. We are all being drowned in messaging to the point that it's just becoming background noise. Maybe it's just me, but I don't have the spare bandwidth to respond to much of anything in real time. I need to look at the data, think about it, and plan a course of action, whether it's a big sale at Home Depot or a hot stock tip. Energy consumption data is no different. Showing people current kW or a kWh profile is not very actionable. Showing them a daily or weekly e-mailed cost profile, with specific analysis as to what it indicates, and with specific recommendations on how to reduce it, is actionable. And, those recommendatations should be prioritized by payback time, whether they involve behavioral change or an investment in technology. It may take a week to respond to the "message" but the net benefit is likely to be longer-lasting.
3) Positive feedback loops have to be shortened. If I do something smart to save energy today, I probably won't remember it five weeks later when I get my bill. If I can't get a weekly bill, I should at least be able to get a daily or weekly e-mailed report reinforcing the benefits of my positive actions.
4) People need yardsticks, but group behavior should not be the standard against which progress is measured. Although it's a lot easier to aim for a target rather than just improve, people should set their own goals, whether it's in weight loss, annual salary, or energy consumption. People can and do raise their own bars, but there's less motivation to do so if the target is just to be better than average.
5) Not everyone is motivated by the same things, so the challenge is to create incentives that can capture different drivers. Some people are unmotivated by the prospect of altering their habits to save a little money but will go to extraordinary lengths to "win" the same amount in a demand reduction program. Others are motivated by a desire to save the planet, or to reach some extreme level of performance, as with the subculture of Toyota Prius "hypermilers." To get maximum value from energy data, providers have to present the data--and the feedback--in a manner that addresses more than just the goal of "use less."
6) Finally, you can empower people with actionable information, but it's all for naught if the rate structure isn't conducive to rewarding the right behavior. The rewards should encompass the psychic as well as financial and must be materially significant. Saving 3.8% off an electric bill is not very exciting for most people, but saving 25% probably is. Making that happen is going to require some significant changes in the way the utility industry prices their product however. We need a major effort to internalize more of the external costs of our energy consumption and have prices reflect the true cost of providing service, as transparently as possible.
Greg Tinfow
Energy Informatics LLC
Energy use versus productive consumption
It seems to me that one of the problems with EE/DSM is that, particularly with respect to consumers, the goal seems to be simply use less. Why? The assumption is made that if my household uses more electricity, that is must be wasteful. There seems to be no accommodation for productive consumption. We know that there is a strong correlation between energy use and standard of living. If my use of electricity, for example, is productive, then why should I not use more? Watching the meter spin is not productive. Perhaps energy use needs to be normalized the same way we use weather normalization for heating but using some figure of merit based on productive use. The goal should be having machines (electronic or otherwise) that are most "efficient" in their use of inputs and generating facilities that produce the most output at the least cost and with the fewest impacts. It is the constant mantra to simply use less that seems at odds with other trends in technology.
Rich Mignogna
Another Step on the Journey
Good article and I will take a closer look at the report. This points out several of the areas I have working with utilities on to try to get them to move forward with, and better success for the masses is definitely feasible if approached in the right manner.
Specifically customers react and engage based upon thier "behavior" and lifesyle, not based upon the utility operational challenges and benefits. And that reaction is not based upon a few $$s saved in the month it is how they precieve this benefits and how they fit into their lifestyle. And as your article points out doing this on a larger than pilot scale for the masses is costly unless looked at from as an enterprise solution basis.
So given that utilities are trying to gain knowledge in the customer engagement and relationship maintenance area, but have very little real background to work from at this point, and they do not have the systems to support any sophisticated actionalble customer data what is the best approach to move the ball foward?
From my perspective is does not mean utilities need to go overboard and get in to behavorial science type programs or sophisticated persona classifications because this is based upon retail market dynamics and is as much hype as value. In addition you can't just meet the needs of the few "sensitive" people that are out their and gain the returns utilities require unless you reach more of the masses. This can be done in a cost effective manner if utilities effectively overaly technology that is proven to assist with customer information management and first apply that to their core business processes across the silos of the organization that want to commuicate with customers.
Energy use feedback: worth pursuing on mass scale?
Ya think?
Human behviour is well understood, just not always predictable. How many of us grumble at the price of gas as we fill up the SUV? But, in fairness, not everyone can make a Volt or a Prius work for them - too many kids, hauling loads, commute is too long. The feedback is there every day as you drive past the pump in near real time, but it does not / cannot change the human behaviour overnight.
Walking around the house turning off the lights is becoming less excersise as we substitute higher efficiency lighting. Savings from turning down the thermostat get offset by plugging in a space heater in the occupied room (unless your primary heat is resistance heating).
Do we retrofit our heating system when the price spikes? Do we replace our car with a higher efficiency model whan gas hit $5? Behaviour / habits are hard to change even for the highly committed.
So... we let big oil get away with market economy, why not electric (and for that matter gas, water, etc)? OH, right, we do! Consumers will want to know, "What's in it for me?" Give the consumer what they want: feedback is ok, but they really need incentive. After some fits and starts, there WILL be a study that predicts ways to save and then let the consumer decide if and when their systems and habits need to change. Make it worthwhile, not just a sacrifice. The incentives worked for big industries 20+ years ago. Plant managers made choices based on the economics. Consumers will too.
I hope the ACEEE study didn't cost their sponsors a lot of money. Seems pretty intuitive to me.
Wally Binder


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Albany Medical College's Standardized Patient program is one of the most established and innovative in the nation. Interacting with our trained "patients", many of whom are professional actors, students can participate in a wide range of simulations that hone bedside manner, examination skills and the use of tools and equipment all in a safe, yet realistic medical setting. Standardized patients are a key aspect of the clinical training process at Albany Medical College, providing both simulation and instant feedback to students from the patient's perspective.
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- In a pot add water, sugar, agar agar powder and gelatin powder at medium boil.
- Add dried Osmanthus when sugar, agar agar powder and gelatin powder dissolved.
- Keep stirring the mixture with a hand whisk until liquid boiled.
- Off heat add Osmanthus sugar syrup and continue to stir liquid for another 3 mins.
- Pour Osmanthus jelly into molds. When the jelly is semi-set, use a small teaspoon gently stir the jelly so that the Osmanthus will stay afloat in the middle.
- Leave to cool at room temperature and refrigerate Osmanthus jelly to set.
Osmanthus Jelly 桂花糕
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first time saw this jam. Normally bought the loose pack one like chrysanthenum flower. Last week my friend did this for our gathering. It taste really good. She add in goji berries as well :)ReplyDelete
these jellies are exquisite Ann! love them!ReplyDelete
First time seeing flowers in jelly, this is so pretty!!!ReplyDelete
Very beautiful jelly, didn't know must buy the sugar syrup separately... ^_^ReplyDelete
I had this in HK and loved it! I can't seem to find any osmanthus here =(ReplyDelete
wow, that`s great!ReplyDelete
wow that was looking yummyReplyDelete
I don't think I have heard or seen of these tiny flowers. I hope to try it one day. Definitely I will eat all the agar agar :DReplyDelete
I've never heard of this before but.. WOW! It looks beautiful, Anncoo! :)ReplyDelete
That is so pretty I'd almost be afriad to eat it. Almost!ReplyDelete
Wow. I highly doubt I can find that here at the one Asian supermarket. =P These are gorgeous! The color is magnificent.ReplyDelete
I have seen bloggers using this flower in jellies but have not seen it in real. Yours looks so gorgeous!ReplyDelete
Jane ~ This osmanthus sugar is very fragrant. Can be added into dessert as sauce too. Please Noobcook blog, she also added wolfberries.ReplyDelete
Jess ~ Thanks.
Ah Tze ~ Very nice, you can buy the dried osmanthus from Kwang Cheong Thye. Without the osmanthus sugar also tastes good.
Esther ~ 可以不加,不过加了会更香。
Ann ~ You can try at the Chinese medical shop.
Paula, Dinetonite ~ Thanks.
Mary, Olive ~ Osmanthus jelly is very popular in HK and Taiwan and it is very fragrant.
Claudia, Thank you.
Belinda ~ Try the Chinese Medical Shop, you might find it there.
Jeannie ~ Thanks! You can't find this in Malaysia?
Beautiful jelly, I would like to taste it :)ReplyDelete
Happy Weekend!
This is beautiful! I have some osmanthus that someone sent to me. i was looking for something to make with it!ReplyDelete
Ann, The looks so lovely. I must go to Chinese medicine shop to find osmanthus and make this. I wonder if I tell them in English if they know what it is.ReplyDelete
Lani ~ You can definitely find this in Taiwan.ReplyDelete
Lyndsey ~ hehee.. I was thinking of making this into cake.
Quay Po ~ hahaa..I don't think the shopkeeper will understand you. Copy the Chinese words from here and show him.
That is one gorgeous Jelly I've seen! I would rather keep them safe in my shelf than eating...so lovely! :DReplyDelete
These are possibly the prettiest jellies I've seen! I love the delicate osmanthus. I am saving this to show my mom - after searching a long time, she finally found osmanthus in a tea shop recently and was soo happy (until that time, I didn't even know about it, she had to explain to me how much she like it as a tea :)).ReplyDelete
I also used 桂花 quite recently! I did not know what it contains though (e.g the lipids, vitamins, etc.)- thanks for sharingReplyDelete
Hi Ann,ReplyDelete
I don't think I have ever tried these flowers before. I'm quite intrigued by your post and will definitely look for these next time I go grocery shopping. Your presentation makes me want to go running for a spoon to gobble this up. Thanks for sharing this new ingredient with me.
I wanted to make jelly with my balance osmanthus but I keep forgetting. I might make this for our Christmas gathering.ReplyDelete
I love the fragrance of osmanthus. But we can't easily find them here. If I can spot some dried ones, they are quite expensive. I think they are more cheaper in HK, Malaysia or Singapore.ReplyDelete
I recently rediscovered my love for osmanthus when my friend's mom put some syrup on fresh strawberries. Sadly I can't find any of this syrup around here. Your jellies look very yummy!ReplyDelete
these jellies look so pretty and interesting too, but i havent come across the osmanthus sugar syrup over here, does this product comes from tw?ReplyDelete
The jelly is beautiful and I know the jelly must be very fragrant. One of my favorite oolongs is the osmanthus tea. I have a hard time finding this tea at the stores but I did manage to buy some when I was in Japan recently :)ReplyDelete
I got some osmanthus flower from KCT too... Thanks for sharing this recipe!!! :) If I omit the osmanthus sugar syrup, do I need to replace with anything else? :)ReplyDelete
this look like a piece of art, really gorgeous, i must get some osmanthus to make this jelly soon. thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
Thanks everyone for taking your time to read this post and am so glad you loved it.ReplyDelete
Jude ~ Osmanthus is not easy to find in the West I think. No wonder your mom was so happy :)
Tigerfish ~ Oops! I got the info from the websites...also not very sure about "lipids" ~ better take a look again and will provide the link.
Lequan ~ You're welcome. Hope you can get the osmanthus soon.
Christine ~ It's quite cheap here, $3.00 for 50g.
Xiaolu ~ Did you ask your friend's mom where you got the syrup?
Lena ~ I think in Taiwan they called osmanthus paste. The one I have here were imported from China.
Biren ~ I think I saw osmanthus tea at the same store but I didn't buy it. Will get it when I visit the store again.
Hanushi ~ Is OK without the syrup. You can increase a little more of sugar in it if you like.
Sonia ~ Thanks! Hope you can get the Osmanthus soon :)
Very pretty! I like the way you combined agar and gelatine. :)ReplyDelete
Ummmm! Bet this is delicious! It looks great!ReplyDelete
This looks so beautiful!ReplyDelete
Not sure if I would like the taste but they look so absolutely beautiful!ReplyDelete
I've been looking for osmanthus here and they don't seem to be available. I've only tried the tea but not in any other preparation.ReplyDelete
love the 2nd and 3rd photo
wow..that's unique!ReplyDelete
This is so special! I didn't know there is osmanthus-scented syrup! Will look for it next time. Thanks again for yet another lovely recipe Ann. :)ReplyDelete
Spectacular dish! They look like jewels of amber. What brilliant idea. I'd like to eat one right now! Thanks for sharing this vabulous recipe!ReplyDelete
WOW! Your jelly looks amazing.ReplyDelete
This is indeed unique! Can imagine the refreshing after taste of this lovely jelly!ReplyDelete
Ann, your jelly is awesome! From those HK movies, this osmanthus goodies were only meant for the Emperors and it's a speciality. I saw those flowers during one of my China trips and they were indeed sweet smelling! Thanks for sharing, will hunt of the syrup in the medical shops.ReplyDelete
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Thank you for your lovely comments.
Cherry Potato ~ 桂花真的很香。我有一年在南京中山陵,那里就有很多桂花树,真的感觉到了一个世外桃源。
The Kitchen Masochist ~ Hope you can try this one day.
BeeBee ~ You're welcome :)
Michelangelo ~ Thank you.
Susan ~ Thanks for visiting and your nice words.
Hearty Bakes ~ Have a try :)
Cheah ~ hahaa...I didn't know this is meant for Emperors. You can buy it from here, is quite cheap.
Wow! I love your pictures....that sounds fantastic.ReplyDelete
WOWW jelly looks incredible!! Amazingly beautiful and exotic, great job!!ReplyDelete
dainty flowers on a jelly? hmm i might prolly just look at it and never bite it... it looks beautiful!ReplyDelete
Thanks Erica.ReplyDelete
Kimba, Malou ~ Thank you for your lovely words.
thanks for the mention, your jelly looks superb. is the bottle osmanthus sugar? I've yet to find that in SG.ReplyDelete
Wiffy ~ Yes, I bought the dried osmanthus and osmanthus sugar at Yue Hua ~People's Park.ReplyDelete
Hi there,ReplyDelete
may i ask how much u pay for the bottle of sugar syrup ? thks
$3.50 for the osmanthus sugar syrup and $4.00 for the dried osmanthus for 100g.
BTW I can't get into your blog, is it locked?
Hi Ann,ReplyDelete
Thks for ur reply :) Before receiving ur post, i was too eager to rush to yue hwa, bot the sugar syrup & osmanthus. the osmanthus is sold at $4 for 25g. did u get 100g? wow!! or just a typo error? ^^
Btw, i realised the dried osmanthus has got many 杂质. did u rinse them before use? :)
For my blog, i didn't open to public.. cos hasn't update anything :)
Aiyoh! They are really suckers! Yes I weight the packet is 100g. Actually the first packet I bought was only $3.00 and when I went there the 2nd time within a week, the price changed to $4.00. I even protest at the cashier why the price changes so fast!! You can take a look at Bakericious's blog, the packet I gave her was 100g.
Don't wash the dried osmanthus, just use straight away. This dessert must be sweet otherwise it won't taste nice. (can also omit the gelatin powder ~ no problem)
Store the unused dried osmanthus in the fridge.
Never heard of this flower before, but it name is so much like a Turkish male name 'Osman'. So funny! The jelly looks fantastic! The last photo is stunning! They look like candles, adorable!ReplyDelete
hahaa...I remember my ex-classmate's name is also Osman but this is different. ;DD
The jelly looks so inviting. I am thinking of making it with the osmanthus sugar only since dried osmanthus is not available where I live. Can you please tell me what is the weight of the packet of agar agar powder and what is the effect of the 1/4 teaspoon of gelatine on the jelly?ReplyDelete
Hi Tammy, The agar agar powder is 13g per packet. I like to add a little gelatine to get the soft jelly bite but you can just add agar agar powder without the gelatine.
- teo ai liNovember 26, 2012 at 3:47 PM
Ann, I just bought a bottle of the sugar osmanthus from Sunlik. Do I need to buy dried flowers separately or can I use use the flowers (drained) from this bottle? Thanks!ReplyDeleteReplies
Ai Li, yes must use the dried flowers and it is very fragrant after boiled. Can get it at Kwong Cheong Thye or 裕华,Chinatown.Delete
It is better to strain the dried flowers after boiled because not many people enjoy the bite of this dried flowers.
Dear Ann, what can I use to replace the osmanthus syrup as I cannot find it. Thanks!ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Jess, Is ok to use sugar instead of the osmanthus syrup. Just add sugar to taste.Delete
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Hi Ann,ReplyDelete
Do you think its fine if i added longans in the jelly?Replies
Sure you can add longans or anything you like in the jelly.Delete
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Step 1 Cut off a 36" piece of stretch beading cord. Tie the end of the cord onto a bead to hold it in place. Thread pony beads onto the cord, leaving about 3" of cord at the end. Tie the end of the cord around a toothpick to keep the beads from falling off as you work. This 36" length will not cover the whole ball, but it will be easier to work with smaller sections at a time.
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FloraCraft® Foam Balls, 3" (3)
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Buttons, Small – Coordinating Colors of Choice (3)
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Spot glue beads as you wrap around the ball to keep them in place.Craft Time: 60+ minutes