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iHerb Customer Reviews
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Posted by artemisa on Apr 03, 2014
Está increíble de rico, pero probablemente no lo pediré mas. Es imposible controlarse y comer una ración normal de este producto, yo nada más recibirlo me he comido dos cucharadas. Se corre el riesgo de comerte medio bote sin darte cuenta.
So tasty!!!
Posted by Reviewer3256693 on Jun 28, 2011
I love this butter! It's wickedly good!!!
So gooddd
Posted by Reviewer3184067 on Aug 04, 2011
This stuff is delicious! Its like sweet peanut butter that has a yummy vanilla bean after taste. Buy it!!
Posted by Reviewer1957684 on Nov 08, 2011
I love PB and Co, but this ended up in the bin! The sweet vanilla combined with the peanut butter was yucky! toooo sweet for me i'm afraid
Posted by Reviewer2426618 on Oct 31, 2012
I am a peanut-butter-aholic. If I do not control myself, I will eat 10 lbs. a week. This stuff is bad. For the price... it is awful. Others seem to like it, according to the reviews. I guess they are all children who like anything with sugar in it that tastes sweet... this cinnamon-raisin has so much sugar in it, it is gritty. The peanut butter itself is poor flavor and poor consistency (this includes the white chocolate I tried, for which I feel guilty to have eaten it, since I bought it; I don't like waste). Sorry. No offense. Obviously some people like it. Me, if this is what peanut butter is, I would never eat peanut butter again... that might be a good thing, since it is a very high calorie/energy food which I do not need... therefore, it is too bad that all peanut butter is not like this, for then I would be addiction free. Also, the jar of this I ordered (thank God I ordered only 1 jar) was full to the very top... but when I knifed into it, there was a huge air bubble in it, so the jar was actually half empty. This obviously was a production problem, the 1 jar of white chocolate peanut butter that I ordered (which was even more disgusting than this flavor) did not have the air problem... I wish it had, then I would have only had to eat half as much. I don't mean to be snide... but peanut butter is rather sacred to me, and this was a sacriledge... like I said, some people seem to like it. Good, they may have it all with my blessing. But Peter Pan with no high fructose corn syrup is like filet mignon, and comparatively, this stuff is scrapple (if you don't know what scrapple is, google it—I'm sure some people like it too, otherwise it wouldn't be in the grocery store, I prefer the filet mignon rather than a pig in a blender). I don't want to turn people off to this peanut butter... just warn them. Do yourself a favor (and so I can sleep at night), if you have never tried this before, by all means, please do try it, you may like it, but only order 1 jar... otherwise, you may have a case that you can store for 'end of the world' backup plan B... which would be one more reason to hope the end of the world does not come, because then you may have to eat it.
Good butter, Peanuts - an allergen!
Posted by Reviewer2480392 on Aug 13, 2012
First butter is stored in the refrigerator. It was very thick. Then removed from the refrigerator. It has become liquid - easy to spread on bread. The taste for such storage is a little different. When you begin to eat more peanuts there. The second and third time, added chocolate. An interesting and varied tastes. Peanuts - an allergen, so careful with him.
Posted by Reviewer2442410 on Feb 08, 2012
My son couldn't stop eating this with a spoon : ) I loved it on the cinnamon rice cakes.
Very tasty!
Posted by NataliyaKvitka on Aug 13, 2012
All our family is in love with all the peanut butter products in this line! I recommend to use it on the dark bread, multigrain crispy bread, or on sweet fruits (banana, apples). // Понравилось всей семье! Использовали на цельнозерновых хрустиках, на темном хлебе из муки грубого помола, как диппинг для фруктов.
Very good!
Posted by Superkoxy on Apr 21, 2012
Excellent taste, not sugary, fine, I will buy more!
Very good!
Posted by Reviewer3032953 on Nov 27, 2011
Tastes like peanut halva. In Russia it is sold everywhere. Only positive emotions. How to get rich, make sure you buy a few cans.


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If you are planning to see Texas! The Exhibition at the Houston Museum of Natural Science you are in for a real treat. One of my favorite pieces of Texas memorabilia is stationed right in the middle of this all inclusive Texas! exhibit.
|The Come And Take It Cannon,
on display in Texas! The Exhibition.
See a full set of images from the exhibit on Flickr.
It's the "Come and Take It!" cannon from the Battle of Gonzales.
The Battle of Gonzales has been called the "Lexington" of the Texas Revolution. The battle took place on October 2, 1835. Tension had been high between the Mexican government under the leadership of Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna and the U.S. citizens living in Mexican Texas. It was because of this tension that the Mexican forces showed up near Gonzales with a request.
You see, the Mexican government had loaned a small cannon to the people of Gonzales to help ward off Indian attacks in 1831. Now that relations with the Texian colonists and the Mexican government were souring quickly, Mexico felt they should retrieve all of their "loaned" artillery. This task fell into the hands of Col. Domingo de Ugartechea.
Ugartechea dispatched Francisco de Castañeda to Gonzales to retrieve the cannon. According to The Handbook of Texas Online, when Castañeda and his troops arrived they asked the colonists to return the cannon. The colonists pointed the cannon towards the Mexican forces and said "there it is – come and take it." The ladies of the settlement quickly made a flag to hoist over the cannon simply saying "Come and Take It!"
The cannon was not taken that day by the Mexican forces, and its place in history was now cemented forever. The cannon has been thought of as a symbol of Texas Freedom.
The slogan has proved that you don't mess with Texas!
When you view this small cannon, you can't help but think that this little guy made a large impact in the history of Texas and its people.
One feels a sense of pride, not necessarily for the cannon sitting on display but for the actions of those who dared rebel against the Santa Anna government which was restricting their rights as colonists.
|The Come And Take It Cannon,
on display in Texas! The Exhibition.
See a full set of images from the exhibit on Flickr.
The Gonzales Memorial Museum located on 414 Smith Street in the city of Gonzales has been home to this remarkable object since the Museum was built (1936 – 1937). When the Houston Museum of Natural Science decided to put this exhibit together the "Come and Take It!" cannon was a natural fit. The city of Gonzales said, "come and take it," so we went and took it. Now everyone should come and see it!

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Does Hobby Lobby have religious rights? The Supreme Court will decide
WASHINGTON (RNS) Hobby Lobby says Obamacare tramples on its religious freedom. But Hobby Lobby is not a person — it's a corporation. What religious rights, if any, do corporations have? The Supreme Court will try to answer that question.


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January 25, 2011
A regular meeting of the Finance Committee was held at the Clarence D. Rappleyea Building, White Plains, New York, at approximately 10:40 a.m.
The following members of the Finance Committee were present:
Michael J. Townsend, Chairman
Trustee Eugene Nicandri
Trustee Jonathan F. Foster
Trustee Mark O'Luck
Also in attendance were:
Gil Quiniones Chief Operating Officer
Elizabeth McCarthy Chief Financial Officer
Donald Russak Senior Vice President – Planning and Finance
Brian McElroy Treasurer
Karen Delince Corporate Secretary
Lorna Johnson Assistant Corporate Secretary
Sheila Baughman Senior Secretary, Corporate Secretary's Office
1. Approval of the Minutes
The Minutes of the Regular Meeting held on October 22, 2010, were unanimously adopted.
2. Report of the Chief Financial Officer
Ms. Elizabeth McCarthy updated the committee on some of the activities in the Finance Department. She provided highlights as follows:
Ms. McCarthy then stated that staff has prepared a formal policy for the management of interest rate exchange agreements and asked Mr. Brian McElroy to provide the highlights of staff's proposal to the Committee.
3. Policy for the Use of Interest Rate Exchange Agreements
Mr. McElroy presented the highlights staff's proposal to the Committee.
In response to a question from Trustee Mark O'Luck, Ms. McCarthy said that the energy risk relates to a medium-term hedge the Authority executed at the request of its SENY customers, and that the loss of $64M will be fully recovered in the Authority's rates from those customers. She also stated that the proposed Policy includes the management of derivatives, interest rate risk and interest rate debt cost. In response to another question from Trustee O'Luck, Ms. McCarthy said that the firm, Risk Centrex, and Scott Scholten, the Authority's advisor on energy risk control, are working on redesigning the Authority's Energy Risk programs; the firm, PFM is the Authority's financial and swap advisor. In response to further question from Trustee O'Luck, Ms. McCarthy said that there is no advantage to either the finance or swap advisors if they are kept together or apart. Mr. McElroy added that the current financial and swap advisors are the winning bidders on two separate RFPs; therefore they are two independent contracts.
In response to a question from Vice Chairman Foster, Ms. McCarthy said that staff does not need Board approval to enter into swap agreements unless over a notional amount over $250 million; this in order to give staff the flexibility to refinance or to react quickly to market changes. In response to further question from Vice Chairman Foster, Ms. McCarthy said that, as part of its reporting policy, staff will advise the Board if any meaningful swap is added to the portfolio.
On motion made and seconded, the Finance Committee agreed to recommend that the Board of Trustees approve the Policy for the Use of Interest Rate Exchange Agreements as outlined in the presentation to the Committee.
4. Voluntary Contribution of Funds to New York State Treasury
Mr. Donald Russak presented the highlights staff's proposal to the Committee.
Chairman Townsend opined that requests for contributions from the state seem to be in an upward spiral as opposed to the Authority's revenues and that while he recognizes that the state is under tremendous pressure, the Trustees have to determine if this contribution, which the Authority is committed to, is fiscally prudent and advisable, and asked for staff's guidance on this. In response, Mr. Donald Russak said that staff stress tested the issues such as the low water flows; the softening of energy prices; the Authority's cash flow, liquidity and cash reserve and concluded that at this time the Authority can manage to make the contribution to the State treasury.
Trustee Nicandri stated that last December the Authority approved a flat budget for 2011 and it is an ongoing concern that the Authority's margin for doing business tightens. He also stated that the Authority continues to be challenged as it decides which projects to defer or discard because of budget constraints. He further stated that he is concerned as to the effect the contribution to the state has on the Authority's ability to do business. Therefore, he is voting against the contribution.
Chairman Townsend commented that there have been discussions with regard to the Great Lakes Wind Turbine initiative and the Hudson River Transmission Line which will be very costly to the Authority. He said that he wanted the assurance that these projects make economic sense will not impact the Authority's ability to work on projects that are consistent with its mission statement. Vice Chairman Foster agreed, adding that he had concerns regarding the projects as well. Trustee O'Luck said that Board should look at these projects more comprehensively. Ms. McCarthy said that staff will provide additional information to the Trustees before they are asked to make a decision on the projects.
Trustee O'Luck said that it is important for Board members to be cognizant of the different Authority projects and their overall effects in order to assess its resources before making contributions to the state. Trustee Nicandri opined that he is concerned about the advisability of doing the projects. Chairman Townsend said that as part of the Board's fiduciary duties, the Board should not approved any level of contribution to the state without first looking at the Authority's long-term capital needs and commitments and suggested that the Board set a timeframe for discussions before contemplating or approving further contributions to the state.
5. Decrease in New York City Governmental Customer Fixed Cost Component –
Notice of Adoption
In response to a question from Trustee Nicandri, Ms McCarthy said that with regards to the issues raised by the City, staff evaluated their comments and made a recommendation to the Board as to the validity of those comments versus the Authority's position and this was outlined the agenda item. She continued that after discussions with the Customer, staff accepted some of their suggestions and, made some adjustments; however, staff contends that the cost recovery that the Authority has requested is appropriate. Mr. Donald Russak added that with regards to the issue of the decommissioning, staff also contends that the Authority appropriately drew the line between what is operating costs and decommissioning costs.
In response to further question from Trustee Nicandri, Mr. Russak said the Customers are concerned with regards to the allocation of administrative costs and that the methodology used for the Authority's allocation is widely used in the utility industry, applied to all of the Authority's projects and stems from litigation related to the Authority's hydro rates.
After further discussions, Trustee Nicandri suggested and it was agreed to remove the item from the Consent Agenda to the Discussion Agenda so that there can be open discussion regarding some of the issues that were raised by the Customer.
6. Next Meeting
The next regular meeting of the Finance Committee is to be determined. On motion made and seconded, the meeting adjourned at approximately 11:20 a.m.


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Adam Levine Gossip
Adam Levine gossip, latest news, photos, and video.
Adam Levine's gross video
We are nearing the end of Adam Levine's reign as Sexiest Man Alive. Thanks God. I don't get it. I have never gotten it. Not the music, not him. The video for Maroon 5's Animals was just released today featuring Adam's real-life wife, Behati Prinsloo. Full Story
Dear Gossips,
The Emmys could have totally used some more Beyonce. Because no matter how bad it got on Sunday night, at least you knew there would be a payoff at the very end, right? As Duana pointed out, we spent the VMAs asking each other "who are these people?" and we spent the Emmys asking each other "why is it always the same people?" Which is why we ended up spending the whole night on the liveblog trying to decide who's grosser than Adam Levine. Read Full Intro
The Art of Douchebag Dressing
This week, Lainey wrote about celebrities being paid to dress like assholes (click here for a refresher), otherwise known as Coachella. It's a mess – flower crowns, fringe boots (because why wouldn't you wear suede boots in the desert?), floppy velvet hats - and I guess getting high and riding the Ferris wheel calls for a certain esthetic. Full Story
Adam Levine is the Sexiest Man Alive?
Wenn, FameFlynet
Every year, I run a feature here to handicap PEOPLE's Sexiest Man Alive. Fifteen to twenty famous men are considered, pros and cons presented. Then I make my prediction. I'm batting about .500. This year's post was scheduled to run tomorrow. But Gossip Cop Full Story
Adam Levine's Obscure New Hookup/Empire
Adam Levine is allegedly* very freshly off the market, which is great for him, but better for us because this gossip involves the weirdest little piece of pop trivia. You see, Adam's supposed new woman is apparently actress Amanda Setton. If you haven't already scrolled down to check out her picture, you're for sure wondering "who?", because this girl has very low name recognition. Full Story
Cameron says "you're welcome"
Let's begin by me saying, yet again, that Adam Levine is gross. Never been a fan of Maroon 5. Never found him attractive. Interviewed him a couple of years ago and it felt like I was expected to find him attractive. That he expected it from me. And I remember afterwards Dylan, whose male bullsh-t meter has always been uncannily accurate, immediately confirmed that he was a fraud. Full Story
Uncle Leo
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Oh look at Uncle Leo being all cute and uncley with Ruby Maguire and her mom Jen in New York the other day. I wonder if Uncle Leo doesn't feel the way I do about children: love your children, not interested in (having) my own children. I mean, it's not like Gisele didn't want babies. And I'm not sure that 22 year old models - his usual dating target - are the most likely candidates for baby-making should a man be ready for the baby-making. Full Story
Speaking of gambling…
Despite numerous reports that she can barely hold her sh-t together, NBC is going ahead with confirming Christina Aguilera as one of the four judges on its new show The Voice, premiering in April. The press conference happened yesterday. She looks busted, always, but maybe not as busted as she's been lately, which is just a fancy way of saying that this is her sh-t to her past diarrhoea. Full Story
You already had a squeaker
Please Cam…no. She already dated a pipsqueak in Justin Timberlake. Now word is she's single again having broken up with Jennifer Aniston's former faux beau and is hooking up with… Adam Levine. Helium balls. Gross. They had lunch at the Chateau Marmont. Photos here. Full Story
Brand and Basketball
Russell Brand heading to the Laker game on Sunday. F-ck he's disgusting. Hilariously, nastily disgusting. But why should I judge who you want to shamef-ck? If he is indeed your shamef-ck … giv'er. But never tell. How about Adam Levine? Is he your shamef-ck? For the benefit of those new to the site: I hate Maroon 5. Full Story
Fun Fearless = Cheese?
Again… I don't get it. Mario Velveeta Lopez. He was named one of Cosmopolitan's Fun Fearless Males of 2009. Why??? In about 5 minutes I will receive a text message from my main 'mo Darren telling me all the things he'd like to do with Mario in the shower. Exactly. Mario Lopez is one of the boys they feature in those videos projected up on the screen at gay bars. Full Story


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Blogging Marathon
Potatoes(cooked and mashed) 1 cup
Corn flour 1 tsp
Slat to taste
Oil 3-4 tbsp
Boil the potatoes, cool and mash thm. Add corn flour and salt and mix well.Make small balls from the potato mixture and flatten them a little. Shallow fry them till golden brown on both sides. Keep aside
Dried white peas 1/2 cup
Chilli powder 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
Tamaring paste 1 tbsp
Jaggery 1/2 tbsp
Asafoetida a pinch
Mustard seeds 1 tsp
Ginger chilli paste 1/2 tsp
Chilli powder 1tsp
Oil 1 tbsp
Soak the peas overnight. Drain next morning. Transfer this to a pressure cooker with water enough to soak it and cook it for 4-5 whistles.(let it not become nushy but should be well cooked)
Heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds. When it crackles add asafoetida and all the dry powders. Saute for a minute.
Now add the cooked peas, tamarind paste,jaggery, salt and little water and cook till it starts thickening.Simmer for 5-7 minutes and switch off the heat.
Sev 1 cup
Sweet chutney 1/4 cup
Green chutney 1/4 cup
Onion (cut finely) 1/4 cup
Coriander 1/4 cup
Now put 1 tbsp of sweet chutney and 2 tsp of green chutney , 1 tbsp of sev and cut onions.
Serve to your kid's delight
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Ski season launches
December 13, 2006
Ernie Blake Ski School instructor Jeff Mugleston leads a class of skiers at Taos Ski Valley. (Courtesy Photo: Jeff Caven)
With five ski resorts operating in New Mexico and more scheduled to open in the coming days, this ski season is shaping up to be much improved over last year's, according to ski resort officials.
Officials said they hope the colder weather will bring more snow and improve snow-making and ski conditions this ski season.
Taos Ski Valley Marketing Director Adriana Blake reports the front side of the mountain is open for skiing from top to bottom and will be fully open on both sides by Saturday. The resort currently has a natural base of 24 inches with an additional 13 inches of manmade snow, bringing the total to 37 inches, said Blake.
"It's all really well covered," she said.
Citing a bad season last year, she said resort officials have high hopes the upcoming season will be much improved.
"Currently the weather is really cold, which is improving the conditions," said Blake. "I think it's going to be much better than last season."
Ski Apache near Ruidoso reported 10 inches of new snow in the past week with a 10-inch midway base, according to its Web site. The Mescalero Apache tribe-owned ski area reported five trails and three lifts open with snow-making going on this week.
Pajarito Mountain Ski Area, near Los Alamos, is getting set to open as soon as possible, said Vice President and General Manager Tom Long.
The resort has a reported five to six inches of snow on the ski area, with six to eight inches being reported on top. Snow received from the last two snows have stayed on the mountain. The resort is set to open once the area is prepared and employees undergo training, said Long.
"As soon as Mother Nature smiles on us again, we will do our part," said Long.
Red River Ski Area in northern New Mexico is 25 percent open, said Andi Barkis, guest services assistant. The resort has a 28-inch base, with 10 inches of snow received from the last storm. Eight runs are open, with more to be opened up this weekend, said Barkis.
Sipapu Ski Resort, near Taos, is 20 percent open, with more runs set to open soon, said Assistant General Manager Lisa Lopez. On Monday, the resort received six inches of new snow. The resort has two lifts open and 22 inches of manmade snow, said Lopez.
"I think it will be a good season," said Lopez.
Opening last Friday, Ski Santa Fe has a 15-inch base with 10 percent of the mountain open, said spokesperson Debbie Owen.
She said Sandia Peak Ski Area at Albuquerque is set to open Saturday, and will add terrain as additional snow falls.
"We are off to a better start," said Owen. "We have more natural snow this year than last year."
Angel Fire Resort
Angel Fire
(800) 633-7463
Prices: $40 to $52
Pajarito Mountain Ski Resort
Los Alamos
Prices: $23 to $43
Red River Ski Resort
Red River
Prices: $19 to $27
Sipapu Ski Resort
(800) 587-2240
Prices: $15 to $38
Sandia Peak
Prices: $22 to $41
Ski Apache
Prices: $16 to $32
Ski Santa Fe
Santa Fe
Prices: $26 to $35
Taos Ski Valley
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Prices: Lift ticket $59


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Cam Newton Autographed Memorabilia and Collectibles
Cam Newton is an up-and-coming star football player and the starting quarterback for the Carolina Panthers. Best known for his illustrious college football career at the University of Auburn, Newton won the NCAA Heisman Trophy after leading the Tigers to a BCS Championship. After producing one of the greatest career's in NCAA history, Cam Newton was the first overall pick in of the 2011 NFL Draft and was selected by the Panthers. With his selection, Newton became just the third player in NFL history to accomplish winning the Heisman and a national championship before being selected as the number one pick in the draft.
In his rookie campaign, Cam Newton became a dominant force from the minute he stepped on the field. During Newton's very first season of professional football, he broke the rookie and all-time NFL records for passing and rushing. Newton became the first rookie quarterback to throw for 400 yards in his first game and set a record for passing yards by any quarterback in an NFL debut. He then went on to become the first rookie quarterback to throw for 4,000 yards in a season and the first rookie QB to rush for 700 yards. Within just one year in an NFL uniform, Cam Newton went from college football sensation to a breakthrough NFL success.
Since Cam Newton joined the NHL, he has attended the NFL Pro Bowl twice, in 2011 and 2013, and set the NFL single-season record for most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback with 14 in2011. After being names the 2011 AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year and Sporting News Rookie of the Year, Newton went on to lead the once dismal Panthers to become playoff contenders during the 2013 season. Despite falling to the San Francisco 49ers, Newton took the league by a storm and established himself one of the league's next greatest players.
Our selection of Cam Newton memorabilia is in high- demand, as the Panthers quarterback is just beginning to create his legacy in the NFL. As this prolific offensive star continues to set records and perform among the league's premiere quarterbacks, items with a Cam Newton autograph are certain to retain and acquire in value. Cam Newton collectibles are a prized addition to any Panthers or NFL memorabilia collection, so fans and collectors should invest today.
- Autographed Cam Newton Jerseys: Show your support of the Panthers and the team's sensational starting quarterback with an authentic autographed Cam Newton jersey. Each Cam Newton signed jersey features his famous number 1 stitched on the front and back of the jersey with his last name perfectly sewn on the back below the neck. There's no better centerpiece for a collection than a jersey that celebrates one of the hottest young players in the league, and a signed Cam Newton jersey is the next big thing in sports collectibles. Every Cam Newton autographed jersey is hand-signed and comes with a tamper-proof hologram and authenticity guarantee to ensure added value for any sports collection.
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Hello all,
As a follow up to our Old Hat Books meeting of yesterday, we were wondering if it would be possible, from 6-8pm on the Wednesdays of our reading parties (which are planned for approximately monthly events, except in September) if we could place an aesthetically pleasing sign in the cafe door asking people to "please use the side door to get to cafe".
This is in order to prevent disruption to the readings. As you know, the front room is pretty much a corridor and so it can be hectic doing things in there with people walking to and fro and the door always opening and such. This is intended to allow a better use of the room for these events, making a more snug atmosphere and limiting "corridor" effect. The door would not be locked but there would be sign there.
If people could give us thoughts about this it would be greatly appreciated!
Old Hat Books.


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City council favors staying course on flood control
Despite the cost, a levee and flood wall system that will protect the city from the 2011 flood of record remains a priority for the Minot City Council.
After learning this week that reducing the initial build-out to 10,000 cubic feet per second of river flow only reduces the cost by less than 6 percent, many council members say scaling back isn't worth it. They say the city simply needs to work harder to find the $543 million to fund a project that builds to the full 27,400 cfs right away.
In requesting the cost of a scaled-back project, the city asked that features remain to allow for eventual build-out to 27,400 cfs. A preliminary report on the cost savings discovered that little is gained because land acquisitions and structure foundations would not change.
The council's Public Works and Safety Committee voted Wednesday to recommend the council not scale back but proceed with constructing a 27,400 cfs flood protection project.
Council member Kevin Connole said the city has to consider the cost of raising a 10,000 cfs levee if there is a flood emergency. The city may be money ahead by building to 27,400 from the start, he said.
"We are going to pay for it anyway. It's whether you pay for it now or you pay for it down the road," he said.
City staff could provide no definitive answer on the cost of building up the dikes in 2011, although that figures is in millions. Damage to streets from the trucks hauling materials is millions more.
"It's deteriorated our streets so we are going to see additional costs down the road," said Dan Jonasson, public works director.
Council member Blake Krabseth said the $30.7 million savings in scaling back could be an option if funding can't be raised, but he suggested that the goal should be a 27,400 cfs project.
"We have to be able to protect ourselves to what happened last time," Krabseth said. "Anything less than what happened, to the public, would probably be unsatisfactory."
Krabseth and Connole were among public works committee members supporting Wednesday's motion, made by council member Dave Lehner. Others on the committee are Jim Hatlelid, George Withus, Milt Miller and Scott Knudsvig. No one spoke against the motion.
The council's Finance and Improvements Committee took no action on the engineers' scaling report Tuesday, although some members indicated support for staying with the 27,400 cfs plan. Not all council members have committed to a decision yet, though.
Council member Mark Jantzer noted that the scaling report isn't the last word.
"There's more information to come to the topic," he said, referring to studies on river management, Lake Darling and a flood project phasing report due in three weeks.
"If the council really wants to look at cost savings, we have to look at other options," council member Dean Frantsvog said. "Given the costs involved, we have to look at all other alternatives. Funding is an issue."
Heinz Munz, president of Eko Flood Systems in Jackson, Wyo., believes his company has the alternative Minot needs.
Munz, who visited Minot in October 2011, said the easiest and least expensive way to provide flood control is by raising Lake Darling. The company's engineers also identified additional storage potential below the dam that could be obtained by negotiating use of the land during flood threats. Munz said the storage would only be needed in the unusual event of a major flood.
Eko engineers and installs flood walls. The company has 25 years of experience in Europe. Its U.S. projects include flood protection for the Nashville, Tenn., area.
Eko produced a schematic for Minot that showed its vision for what protection might look in the city. The plan is a combination of earthen levees, removable flood barriers and permanent flood walls, including some walls that could accommodate additional, removable flood barriers. Pedestrian and bike paths would be incorporated into the project.
The cost is roughly estimated at $320 million for the entire Souris River project. The cost assumes zero property buyouts.
Eko's proposal has been well received by some Minot residents but has failed to gain traction with the city or its engineers.
City council members have concerns about how long the city might have to wait on changes at Lake Darling and whether it can afford to wait. Most council members prefer to build a protective levee system rather than rely on management and other measures that are outside of the city's control.
Krabseth said upstream changes should be pursued, but he doesn't have confidence that those changes will happen.
Council member Bob Miller favors building the 27,400 cfs system regardless of what happens with river management.
"We have to stay on top of that, but we have to do what is in our power to do. We control our own destiny here," he said. "We are charged with the public safety, and we should provide the maximum flood protection for the valley."
Tim Fay, an engineer with the North Dakota State Water Commission, said the state expects any changes in river management or at Lake Darling to complement, not replace, features of a proposed levee system in Minot.
The International Joint Commission and its International Souris River Board recently received a plan of study for the river basin that includes management and Lake Darling. Fay said any study will take a long time because of the scope and the number of interested parties involved.
"Raising Lake Darling is kind of a two-edged sword," Fay said. "In 2011, we all learned about the shortfall of trying to control floods with storage."
Changes at Lake Darling also must be compatible with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Department operations and would require an environmental study.
Engineers are looking into adding controls to the Des Lacs River, which flows into the Souris River at Burlington. Devising flood-control structures is difficult because of the nature of the valley and the number of coulees that feed into it, Fay said.
"It's not an easy fix," he said.
Ultimately, the State Water Commission will support whatever plan is favored by the Souris River Joint Board, Fay said. The joint board, representing counties along the river, had requested the water commission take charge of designing a flood protection plan. The commission hired Barr Engineering, which has subcontracted assistance from Ackerman-Estvold Engineering and Management Consulting in Minot.
"We were asked to identify a project, and I think we identified a good one. I think we identified one that will give a high level of protection. But it is expensive," Fay said.
Maurice Foley of Minot, a member of the State Water Commission, said the city council may be wise to pursue a 27,400 cfs project, given the small cost savings in scaling back. He said he also isn't comfortable relying on changes at Lake Darling alone, given the dam's failure to handle the 2011 flow.
David Ashley of Voltaire, chairman of the Souris River Joint Board, said the joint board continues to gather information from the rural areas to determine the best flood control plan for the entire basin, but it appears Minot is on the right track. He said a levee system of 27,400 cfs would allow for greater flexibility in managing the river.


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Way to go Pigslips! Do you have a macro lens? Make sure you get a nice closeup of the crumb . If the oven is in view and you can track a pizza's bake time, that would be fantastic as well.Also, a lot of pizzerias can be mum about techniques, but if you call them and ask about bromate ("Do you use bromated flour? My doctor said I have to avoid it.") they'll usually give you that kind of info.
Also, the owner makes the dough at home and brings it in zip-loc bags...good luck interrogating the employees.
That time is up and I belive the original owner opened a shop in Stayton. Might be another place to check. I forget the name, but I wouldn't think there are too many shops there.
Did they tell you they used Pendleton? I'd find it hard to believe someone would pay tens of thousands for a recipe for it to just be "just add water." Like I said, technically, the workers shouldn't know whats going into the dough. I worked with the previous owners niece or granddaughter or something. I'll check on that other shop.


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Peters-Van Essen, Karen (University of Oregon, December , 2009)[more][less]Peters-Van Essen, Karen 2010-07-30T00:42:40Z 2010-07-30T00:42:40Z 2009-12 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/10560 xi, 578 p. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number. Rational deterrence theory posits that deterrence is more likely to be successful when a state credibly communicates to its adversary that it has both the capability and intent to retaliate against threats. Yet, second-generation nuclear states, which often exist in severe security environments, have largely adopted postures of nuclear ambiguity where they do not acknowledge their nuclear weapons capabilities or the circumstances under which they would use them. To date, research has been insufficiently comparative. While some existing research offers explanations for the ambiguous nuclear postures of individual countries, it does not permit us to draw inferences across cases and assess relative explanatory power. Through comparison, both within and across cases, this project develops a more general explanation of why nuclear states choose ambiguity over a visible deterrence posture. To this end, this project analyzes the nuclear postures of three countries: Israel, India, and Pakistan. Using process tracing and the congruence procedure methodology, I assess the relative validity of existing explanations for each case and then compare these findings across the three cases. This research suggests that regional security environments, characterized by disparities in power, create strong incentives for states to acquire nuclear weapons capabilities for deterrence as well as to retain an ambiguous posture. In particular, an ambiguous posture enables regional states to avoid the costs and dangers of competitive nuclear development vis-à-vis their adversaries. The three cases also suggest that patron state pressures for non-proliferation, which combine threats and incentives, are another important constraint on the nuclear posture of second-generation nuclear states. Other variables--such as the international non-proliferation regime, domestic political interests, and the personal moral reservations of some state leaders--play some role to varying degrees in individual cases. However, these effects are limited both within the broad history of individual cases as well as in cross-case comparison of the three states. Understanding these constraints is helpful for evaluating the efficacy of policy tools designed to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons as well as how to manage crises and conflicts between regional nuclear-armed states. Committee in charge: Lars Skalnes, Chairperson, Political Science; Jane Kellett Cramer, Member, Political Science; Ronald Mitchell, Member, Political Science; Shaul Cohen, Outside Member, Geography en_US University of Oregon University of Oregon theses, Dept. of Political Science, Ph. D.,2009; Nuclear weapons Nuclear opacity Arms race Nuclear ambiguity Political science Opacity in an era of transparency: The politics of de facto nuclear weapon states Politics of de facto nuclear weapon states Thesis
Deckert, Joseph (University of Oregon, October 3, 2013)[more][less]Myagkov, Mikhail Deckert, Joseph 2013-10-03T23:37:35Z 2013-10-03T23:37:35Z 2013-10-03 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/13331 Election fraud is a serious problem in a number of modern democracies. While election observers can combat this problem to some extent, election forensics aims to provide a low-cost supplement. Forensic tools uncover irregular patterns in aggregate election data which are consistent with fraud. This dissertation improves upon existing tools and establishes methods of controlling for other factors which could cause irregular patterns. These tools are utilized in three cases studies in an effort to better understand the nature of election fraud. en_US University of Oregon All Rights Reserved. democracy election forensics fraud Patterns of Fraud: Tools for Election Forensics Electronic Thesis or Dissertation Ph.D. doctoral Department of Political Science University of Oregon
The politics of racial integration in the Seattle Public Schools: Discourse, policy, and political change, 1954-1991Hehnke, Jennifer Marie, 1978- (University of Oregon, December , 2009)[more][less]Hehnke, Jennifer Marie, 1978- 2010-07-28T21:44:21Z 2010-07-28T21:44:21Z 2009-12 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/10550 xiii, 302 p. : ill. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number. This study examines the role of narrative in racial integration politics in the Seattle Public Schools between 1954 and 1991. In 1978, the Seattle School District in coalition with civic actors implemented a mandatory student assignment desegregation policy, "The Seattle Plan," without a court order. A decade later, another similar coalition of actors came together to shift desegregation policy towards a "controlled choice" method of student movement. In 1991, with the support of the newly elected Democratic mayor, the foundation of desegregation was dismantled. In Seattle, the shifts in desegregation conflicts can be explained as the transposition of certain arrangements of ideas into policy and the concurrent shift in the arrangement produced by new alignments of actors able to find enough common ground to coalesce and make policy. This dissertation explores the complexity of ideas about racial equality and the oftentimes-surprising arrangements actors created. I analyze the way elected, elite, and non-elite actors at the local level talked about, interpreted, and re-interpreted questions of racial segregation, equality, and the role of the public schools and explore the amalgamations of ideas about race and schools that explain the unique development of policy in Seattle with a way to account for change relying on micro-political developments. I examine the discursive arrangements generated within these conflicts, the coalitions built around these ideas, and how the ideas were implemented as policy. I analyze a broad range of archival materials, newspaper accounts, and interviews with actors who were involved in these events. Committee in charge: Gerald Berk, Chairperson, Political Science; Julie Novkov, Member, Political Science; Joseph Lowndes, Member, Political Science; James Mohr, Outside Member, History en_US University of Oregon University of Oregon theses, Dept. of of Political Science, Ph. D., 2009; Desegregation School choice Public schools -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- History -- 20th century Race Seattle (Wash.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century Washington (State) American history Political science Seattle Public Schools School integration -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- History -- 20th century The politics of racial integration in the Seattle Public Schools: Discourse, policy, and political change, 1954-1991 Thesis
Smith, Courtney Paige, 1979- (University of Oregon, June , 2009)[more][less]Smith, Courtney Paige, 1979- 2010-03-12T01:33:17Z 2010-03-12T01:33:17Z 2009-06 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/10266 xiv, 246 p. : ill. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number. This project is a critical and comparative investigation of Western and non-Western practices of body modification. Situated in the realm of feminist political theory, the project engages the literature and debates concerning embodiment, or the symbolic and concrete meanings of women's bodies. I specifically explore two examples of the physical construction of women's bodies: breast implantation in the United States and female genital cutting (FGC) in Senegal. I demonstrate that each of the practices molds bodies into preexisting naturalized forms. For this project, I conducted eighty in-depth, open-ended, and semi-structured interviews with women and men in twelve different locations in Senegal. Then, I carried out sixty-five in-depth, open-ended, and semi-structured interviews with American men and women from twenty-one different cities. I argue that the information that emerges from looking at body normalization comparatively allows me to make two important claims. The first is that the material that originates from interviews in this comparative study disrupts existing hegemonic discourse on sex-based body modifications. In particular, the comparative findings challenge the viewpoint that espouses a "Western women are free, African women are oppressed" binary. Second, examining FGC in Senegal alongside breast implantation in the US can uncover normalization that is invisible within social fields, or in the lives of women and men. Normalization is hard to see when in it, but easier to see if an individual steps outside of herself, her context, and her patriarchy. Thus, though many women do not recognize the normalizing structures within their own lives, they often are able to see these hegemonic structures in the lives of others. Women stepping outside of their own contexts can provide fresh, critical eyes that recognize embedded normalizations and oppression in other contexts. Further, this realization also can push them to return that critical gaze onto their own environment, which is the beginning of locating mechanisms of control within their own field. The construction of sex and the imprinting of gender norms upon bodies are manifestations of regulation and normalization that occur within socio-cultural contexts, and which individuals can potentially locate through a comparative conversation of this type. Committee in charge: Dennis Galvan, Chairperson, Political Science; Julie Novkov, Member, Political Science; Leonard Feldman, Member, Political Science; Stephen Wooten, Outside Member, Anthropology en_US University of Oregon University of Oregon theses, Dept. of Political Science, Ph. D., 2009; Feminist theory Female genital cutting Embodiment Cosmetic surgery Senegal Transnational feminism Breast implantation Cultural anthropology Women's studies Female circumcision -- Senegal Breast implants -- United States The politics of the marked body: An examination of female genital cutting and breast implantation Examination of female genital cutting and breast implantation Thesis
Popular response to neoliberal reform: The political configuration of property rights in two Ejidos in Yucatan, MexicoDiggles, Michelle Eileen, 1974- (University of Oregon, September , 2008)[more][less]Diggles, Michelle Eileen, 1974- 2009-02-17T23:50:08Z 2009-02-17T23:50:08Z 2008-09 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/8566 xiv, 219 p. : ill. (some col.) A print copy of this title is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number. This dissertation examines popular responses to property rights reforms in Mexico by comparing two ejidos in the southeastern state of Yucatan. As part of a series of neoliberal reforms enacted in the 1980s and 1990s in Mexico, the federal government altered the existing property rights regime to enable the division and privatization of previously protected communal land. I argue that the responses to the reforms were contingent on the historical development of institutional rules, political and economic practices, and cultural values. In the first case study, ManiÂ, ejidatarios accepted the new rules while simultaneously expressing concern over changes in the process of becoming an ejidatario, a rights holder making land tenure decisions. Community members used the new rules to guarantee access to land and the ejido system by purchasing individualized parcelas of ejido land in part because they gained material benefits, such as secure access to state-funded irrigation systems. The rise in the remittance-economy and population pressures increased local demand for land and provided the income for local buyers. In Hunucma, the other case study, ejidatarios contested the state-imposed rules as violations of their traditional usos y costumbres. They fought against land sales for the construction of a new airport, rejecting the legitimacy of the formal property system because the new rules had been manipulated by state officials and land speculators. In doing so the ejidatarios revived and re-deployed historical cross- ejido alliances and habits of militancy and mobilization. Both cases reveal that property rights regimes are more than institutions but rather political configurations of control over resources, whereby the distribution of rights and subjective interpretation of the rules and practices determine local responses. Adviser: Dennis Galvan en_US University of Oregon University of Oregon theses, Dept. of Political Science, Ph. D., 2008; Property rights Political science Latin American history Yucatan Ejidos Mexico Neoliberal reform Popular response Popular response to neoliberal reform: The political configuration of property rights in two Ejidos in Yucatan, Mexico Thesis
Post-Attack Policies: Analyzing the Magnitude of the U.S. and U.K. Domestic Security Changes Following the 9-11 Attacks and 2005 London BombingsRosenthal, Aaron, 1981- (University of Oregon, December , 2007)[more][less]Rosenthal, Aaron, 1981- 2008-04-29T17:33:23Z 2008-04-29T17:33:23Z 2007-12 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/6002 xi, 119 p. A print copy of this title is available from the UO Libraries, under the call number: KNIGHT HV6432.7 .R67 2007 The timing and similar nature of the September 11 attacks and the 2005 London bombings provides a unique opportunity to compare the policy changes undertaken by the U.S. and British governments following a large scale terrorist incident. Where the attacks of 9-11 were seen as a watershed event prompting a massive U.S. policy response, the significance of the 2005 London bombings and subsequent counter-terror policies implemented in Britain garnered a mixed reaction. To determine the true magnitude of the policy responses, the author analyzes the major enactments implemented in the U.S. and Great Britain during the two years immediately following the attacks. The author concludes that previous assumptions about the size of post 9-11 and post 7-7 changes generally hold true and suggests that Britain's changes made prior to the London bombings and the lack of political capitol for Prime Minister Blair in 2005 are the best explanations for the divergent responses. Adviser: Gerry Berk 54583 bytes 4326227 bytes application/pdf application/pdf en_US University of Oregon University of Oregon theses, Dept. of Political Science, 2007, M.S. Post-Attack Policies: Analyzing the Magnitude of the U.S. and U.K. Domestic Security Changes Following the 9-11 Attacks and 2005 London Bombings Analyzing the Magnitude of the U.S. and U.K. Domestic Security Changes Following the 9-11 Attacks and 2005 London Bombings Thesis
Pragmatist Policy-making: Rethinking Deliberation and Experimentation in Contemporary Environmental GovernanceHejny, Jessica (University of Oregon, August 18, 2015)[more][less]Berk, Gerald Hejny, Jessica 2015-08-18T23:14:59Z 2015-08-18 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/19355 In this dissertation, I generate a theoretical grounding for the practice of collaborative environmental governance that emerges out of practice. The overall architecture of this dissertation traces the structure of Deweyan reconstruction. I first set out the problems that plague federal environmental governance and the turn to collaborative environmental governance in practice, situating them in historical context. I use forest policy and the case study of the Quincy Library Group to illustrate both the pathologies of federal regulation and the turn to collaboration and to inform my reconstruction of deliberation. I argue that the dominant Habermasian model of deliberation is inadequate to theorizing collaborative governance due to its abstraction and focus on the justificatory aspect of deliberation. I rethink the concept of deliberation, mobilizing critiques of the Habermasian model and resources in American pragmatist philosophy to reconceptualize deliberation as embodied, narrative, and oriented to experimental problem-solving. Drawing on empirical accounts of environmental collaboration, I argue that collaboration is centrally about members of a community working together across difference to solve shared concrete problems. Rational argument plays a role in collaboration, but it is not its transformatory engine. Rather, the building of trust between participants through narrative and storytelling is what enables transformation of beliefs and interests and makes collaboration possible. In contrast to the political theory literature, I assert that deliberation is oriented not only to generating democratic legitimacy but also to solving practical problems. Collaborative governance is both deliberative and experimental, and our theorizing must account for this. In the concluding chapter, I address the practical question of the institutional design of collaborative environmental governance. This theoretical work is integral to furthering policy-making practice because it provides a way for both policy-makers and scholars of public policy to understand what is at stake in the move to collaborative governance and provides a critical standard to guide the design and evaluation of collaboration in practice. For environmental policy-makers, it sheds light on why we have reason to be hopeful about collaborative policy-making and how we can strengthen these efforts on the ground. en_US University of Oregon All Rights Reserved. Pragmatist Policy-making: Rethinking Deliberation and Experimentation in Contemporary Environmental Governance Electronic Thesis or Dissertation 10000-01-01 Ph.D. doctoral Department of Political Science University of Oregon
Regime Security Theory: Why Do States With No Clear Strategic Security Concerns Obtain Nuclear Weapons?Beasley, Matthew (University of Oregon, September , 2009)[more][less]Beasley, Matthew 2009-11-23T23:28:13Z 2009-11-23T23:28:13Z 2009-09 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/9975 viii, 151 p. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number. Current realist explanations of why states decide to develop nuclear weapons cannot account for the behavior of states that lack a clear strategic threat. An alternative explanation is necessary to explain such behavior. I argue that domestic regimes in states with no clear strategic threat may develop nuclear weapons in order to ensure their survival. Such regimes are internationally isolated, under pressure from major powers in the international system and possess some preexisting nuclear capacity. Under these conditions, increasing domestic instability causes regimes to pursue a course of nuclear development. Nuclear weapons allow a regime to change the preferences of the great powers that would otherwise prefer to see the regime overthrown. If the regime possesses nuclear weapons, because of the costs and risks associated with those weapons, the great power will favor maintenance of the status quo and may even prop up a regime it intensely dislikes. Committee in Charge: Lars Skalnes, Chair; Jane Cramer; Mikhail Myagkov en_US University of Oregon University of Oregon theses, Dept. of Political Science, M.S., 2009; Nuclear weapons Regime Security Theory: Why Do States With No Clear Strategic Security Concerns Obtain Nuclear Weapons? Why Do States With No Clear Strategic Security Concerns Obtain Nuclear Weapons? Thesis
Chen, Meian (University of Oregon, October 27, 2016)[more][less]Mitchell, Ronald Chen, Meian 2016-10-27T18:46:54Z 2016-10-27T18:46:54Z 2016-10-27 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/20499 My research asks how and why some developing countries have adopted ambitious climate policies, while others have not. As developing countries have no international obligations and little domestic public support for undertaking climate change action, it is puzzling to see them taking substantial steps to counteract global warming. I argue that such policies are due to a strong pro-climate policy group, which arises because of the interaction of international institutions and a shift in domestic politics. Specifically, international institutions helped to cultivate a pro-climate policy group through international socialization and economic incentives between the late 1990s and early 2000s. The changes in domestic politics after the mid-2000s, particularly policy decision makers' rising energy and environmental concerns, strengthened the power of the pro-climate policy group. Due to the interplay of international institutions and the development of domestic actors, the pro-climate policy group was able to advance their interests in climate policymaking process and advocated for a proactive climate policy. en_US University of Oregon All Rights Reserved. climate change developing countries environmental policy Seizing the Opportunity: Climate Politics in the Developing World Electronic Thesis or Dissertation Ph.D. doctoral Department of Political Science University of Oregon
Pasha, Abdurrahman (University of Oregon, June 17, 2014)[more][less]Lowndes, Joseph Pasha, Abdurrahman 2014-06-17T19:44:07Z 2014-06-17T19:44:07Z 2014-06-17 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/17917 This case study examines the Self-Help Cooperative Movement (SHCM). Largely ignored by social scientists for the past eighty years, the movement took place during the Great Depression and, while national in scope, it was concentrated in Los Angeles. This movement combined traditional protest tactics with pre-figurative politics; its goal was to provide full employment for all Americans through the proliferation of worker and consumer cooperatives. Despite a very promising start in 1931, the movement collapsed and disintegrated by 1940. This dissertation examines the reasons for the SHCM's early successes and later its failures. The SHCM's early successes were made possible through their alliances with Japanese farmers (who lived on the outskirts of Los Angeles) and people of color in general, Los Angeles businesses and conservative business leaders, and with sympathetic politicians and state agencies. These alliances were, in turn, made possible by the inherent ambiguity of the SHCM's politics, which incorporated both conservative practices (e.g., self-help) and socialist practices (e.g., workplace democracy). This unique mixture, what the Los Angeles Times called "voluntary communism", generated widespread support among hundreds of thousands of unemployed workers and among conservative, socialist, and liberal political actors. In 1933, the SHCM underwent a profound transformation when Upton Sinclair and the End Poverty in California movement assumed leadership of the cooperatives and the California Democratic Party, promising to place state support behind the cooperative movement and in the process both end unemployment and undermine capitalism. The gubernatorial campaign of 1934 became a referendum on the cooperatives. Over the course of the prolonged bitterly fought campaign the cooperatives became associated with communism, and their liberal and conservative allies responded by discontinuing their support. With the loss of this political and financial assistance the SHCM slowly faded away. While the movement failed to achieve its specific goals, its impact on California politics, along with other Utopian Socialist movements in Los Angeles during this period, was immense. By the 1940s both political parties in California were supporting liberal and socialist initiatives (e.g., universal health-care and mass university education). en_US University of Oregon All Rights Reserved. California Cooperatives Great Depression Los Angeles Political Economy Race and Ethnicity The Self-Help Cooperative Movement in Los Angeles, 1931-1940 Electronic Thesis or Dissertation Ph.D. doctoral Department of Political Science University of Oregon
Storming the Security Council: The Revolution in UNSC Authority Over the Projection of Military ForceCleveland, Clayton (University of Oregon, July 11, 2013)[more][less]Mitchell, Ronald Cleveland, Clayton 2013-07-11T19:58:59Z 2013-07-11T19:58:59Z 2013-07-11 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/12971 Why have states requested international authorization for their projections of military force more after 1989? One perspective suggests powerful states should not make such requests. Rather, they should look to their own power instead of international organizations. Another view suggests international authorization is a way to provide credible signals about state intentions. A third perspective suggests states view international authorization of military force as appropriate. I establish that states have changed their behavior, requesting international authorization more often after 1989. Then, I develop hypotheses involving material power, burden-sharing, informational signaling, and international norms. I assess their ability to explain the increase in authorization requests through evidence from over 150 military force projections by a wide range of states and through a detailed evaluation of United States behavior. The U.S. provides a strong test case for the theories evaluated, since powerful states should be least susceptible to pressures for requesting authorization, and yet it does so more frequently after 1989. I find the expectation that states should request international authorization emerged after the U.S. set a precedent during the Persian Gulf War. The end of the Cold War changed the perceived "viability" of different strategies for projecting military force for U.S. policy-makers. Requesting authorization from the UN became a plausible alternative. The decision to request international authorization--and the justifications U.S. decision makers offered for doing so--led to the expectation by other states that the U.S. would do so for future projections of military force. This international norm helps explain the politics of international authorization for the airstrikes on Iraq (1998), the Iraq War (2003) and the Libyan intervention (2011). The response of other countries to the Clinton Administration's failure to request authorization for airstrikes on Iraq in 1998 demonstrates that expectations regarding whether the U.S. should request authorization had shifted. The subsequent consolidation of the norm helps explain the requests for authorization by the Bush Administration for the Iraq War in 2003 and by the Obama Administration for Libya in 2011. The dissertation increases our understanding of the relationship, and the role of authority, between states and international organizations. en_US University of Oregon All Rights Reserved. International Norms International Organizations Military Intervention Security UN Security Council U.S. Foreign Policy Storming the Security Council: The Revolution in UNSC Authority Over the Projection of Military Force Electronic Thesis or Dissertation Ph.D. doctoral Department of Political Science University of Oregon
The Chief Justice: Democratic Leadership of the Judicial Decision-Making Process in the Hidden BranchRoot, David (University of Oregon, October 27, 2016)[more][less]Gash, Alison Root, David 2016-10-27T18:33:23Z 2016-10-27 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/20429 My dissertation examines chief justice leadership of the United States Supreme Court during the judicial decision-making process. With the office steeped in secrecy, I borrow seminal concepts from the leadership literature such as autocratic, laissez-faire, and democratic leadership and adapt them to the office in order to systematically identify dominant patterns of leadership. While chief justices use different styles, the office is chiefly democratic in both structure and operation, which makes the chief justice a "first among equals" and requires him to be just as good of a political negotiator as he is a competent legal judge. This is a unique, but under appreciated, feature of the chief justice when compared to the associate justices. en_US University of Oregon All Rights Reserved. Autocratic Leadership Chief Justice Democratic Leadership Judicial Decision Making Laissez-Faire Leadership Supreme Court The Chief Justice: Democratic Leadership of the Judicial Decision-Making Process in the Hidden Branch Electronic Thesis or Dissertation 10000-01-01 Ph.D. doctoral Department of Political Science University of Oregon
Barklis, Robin (University of Oregon, October 27, 2016)[more][less]Baumgold, Deborah Barklis, Robin 2016-10-27T18:38:00Z 2016-10-27T18:38:00Z 2016-10-27 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/20453 How, if at all, should we remember the histories of injustice and atrocity that haunt most modern states? Since World War II, it has become commonplace to suggest that properly responding to injustices requires societies to remember them, and to remember the experiences of those they touched. But what specific value might memory in this sense constitute in or contribute to the lives and societies of those coping with troubled history? This question raises two issues. The first is ontological: what does it mean to say that a society should remember in the first place? Is it to say that the individuals who make up society should each privately remember, or is to say that the society as a whole should somehow create or maintain a collective memory that is not reducible to the sum of individual cognitive processes? The second issue is normative: what exactly can memory so conceived do to ameliorate the undesirable legacies that historical injustices leaves on the world? How might remembering help us to move forward, or help us to lessen the pains we can't leave behind? This study takes on both of these issues. On the first, I suggest that when we speak of societies remembering, we're speaking of irreducibly social processes, by which individual memories are translated into publicly available traces of the past, which can then inform recollection by others, perhaps at some distance from the original event. On the second, I suggest that this sort of remembering can be valuable in the wake of injustice as a way of combating the legacies of persistent harm and exclusion that sometimes follow victims long after an injustice is over, and challenge their abilities to stand, participate, and identify as full members of the political community. Memory in this sense is crucial for re-negotiating the boundaries of membership, and for rebuilding a more inclusive public world. en_US University of Oregon All Rights Reserved. Collective Memory Historical Injustice Political Membership Political Theory Transitional Justice Truth Commissions Together in Time: Historical Injustice, Collective Memory, and the Boundaries of Membership Electronic Thesis or Dissertation Ph.D. doctoral Department of Political Science University of Oregon
Baxter, Corbett (University of Oregon, September 29, 2014)[more][less]Cramer, Jane Baxter, Corbett 2014-09-29T17:46:11Z 2014-09-29 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/18367 Between 2001 and 2008 the U.S. launched approximately 50 lethal strikes using unmanned aerial vehicles, (UAVs) in Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia. In contrast, the Obama administration has launched over 417 strikes since taking office in 2009. Some analysts have stated that the increase is the inevitable result of President Obama's decision to eliminate extrajudicial detention. They argue that the Obama administration painted itself into a corner of "no-quarters" warfare wherein enemy combatants outside of a declared war zone are no longer eligible for capture. However, this view fails to recognize that the expansion of the U.S. targeted killing program was already gaining momentum prior to President Obama's inauguration. The rapid expansion of the U.S. targeted killing program after 2008 has been primarily contingent on three factors: The development and availability of UAVs, the Executive's evolving approach to terror suspects, and the context of each strike decision. en_US University of Oregon All Rights Reserved. Truth Within the Rubble: Understanding the Expansion of the U.S. Targeted Killing Program Electronic Thesis or Dissertation 2015-03-29 M.S. masters Department of Political Science University of Oregon
Parson, Sean Michael, 1981- (University of Oregon, September , 2010)[more][less]Parson, Sean Michael, 1981- 2011-05-17T23:54:03Z 2011-05-17T23:54:03Z 2010-09 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/11179 x, 200 p. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number. This study examines the interaction between two anarchist support groups for the homeless, Food Not Bombs and Homes Not Jails, and the city of San Francisco between 1988 and 1995. Food Not Bombs provides free meals in public spaces and protests government and corporate policies that harm the poor and homeless. Homes Not Jails is a sister group of Food Not Bombs that opens up unused houses and government buildings to provide housing for homeless residents. During the period 1988-1995, two mayors, progressive Art Agnos (1988-1991) and conservative Frank Jordan (1992-1995), mass-arrested members of Food Not Bombs for distributing food in city parks without a permit, handing out over 1,000 arrest and citations to members of the group in that eight year period. While squatting would seem to be a graver offense than distributing free food, Homes Not Jails was treated far more leniently by city officials during the Jordan administrations. I trace the difference in treatment of the two groups to the fact that Food Not Bombs engages in anarchist direct action in public space, while Homes Not Jails does so in private residences. The public nature of Food Not Bombs made them a visible threat to order to both Agnos and Jordan and one they had to confront and stop. While both mayoral administrations persecuted Food Not Bombs, they treated the organization in different ways, which derived from different conceptions of the cause of homelessness. Agnos saw homelessness as a result of structural inequalities and economic conditions and viewed state welfare programs as the only way to address the problem. In response to Food Not Bombs he tried to incorporate them into the broader charity apparatus of the state, and when that failed he used the police to force them into "negotiated management" with the city Jordan saw homelessness as a criminal and public safety problem and wanted to use the police to clean and reclaim the city for wealthier residents and tourists. Jordan saw Food Not Bombs as a threat to public order and tried to use his police force to exclude the group from public space. Committee in charge: Gerald Berk, Chairperson, Political Science; Joseph Lowndes, Member, Political Science; Deborah Baumgold, Member, Political Science; Michael Dreiling, Outside Member, Sociology en_US University of Oregon University of Oregon theses, Dept. of Political Science, Ph. D., 2010; Food Not Bombs Homelessness Homes Not Sails Anarchism San Francisco (Calif.) -- Politics and government -- 20th century California Geography Political science Public policy An ungovernable force? Food Not Bombs, homeless activism and politics in San Francisco, 1988--1995 Food Not Bombs, homeless activism and politics in San Francisco, 1988--1995 Homeless activism and politics in San Francisco, 1988--1995 Thesis
Cate, Sarah Diane, 1986- (University of Oregon, June , 2010)[more][less]Cate, Sarah Diane, 1986- 2010-08-23T21:00:31Z 2010-08-23T21:00:31Z 2010-06 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/10623 xii, 101 p. : ill. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number. This thesis examines the significant expansion of prisons in Oregon in the last fifteen years. In order to explain the evolution of Oregon's prison growth, the thesis analyzes the ways discourses and representations of crime have justified and explained voter approval for punitive policies in Oregon. Drawing from multi-disciplinary literature that documents the central role played by issue framing and discourse construction in political conflicts, I use the case of the 1994 campaign in which key crime initiatives were passed by Oregon voters. The thesis argues that policy decisions and election outcomes are closely related to long-standing perceptions of"insiders" and "outsiders" as a way to view societal problems. Utilizing an extensive media analysis, this thesis considers how political narratives have influenced the passage of ballot measures committed to a punitive direction in crime policy. Committee in Charge: Professor Daniel HoSang, Chair; Professor Daniel Tichenor; Professor Joseph Lowndes en_US University of Oregon University of Oregon theses, Dept. of Political Science, M.A., 2010; Prisons -- Oregon Crime -- Oregon Untangling Prison Expansion in Oregon: Political Narratives and Policy Outcomes Thesis
Miller, Kathryn (University of Oregon, August 18, 2015)[more][less]Tichenor, Daniel Miller, Kathryn 2015-08-18T23:15:06Z 2015-08-18T23:15:06Z 2015-08-18 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/19356 This dissertation examines the role of US legal and administrative institutions in intimate partner violence (IPV) against immigrant women in two instances treated as separate in policy and scholarship: 1) women seeking asylum in the US on account of IPV and 2) immigrant women facing IPV in the US. Through an analysis of congressional hearings, relevant policies and administration, court cases, and interviews with employees at non-governmental organizations that serve immigrant women, this dissertation analyzes the ways in which immigration law intersects with ameliorative policy intended to address IPV in these contexts. In so doing, I develop a broader understanding of how state institutions, policy frameworks, and policy implementation shape the lives of vulnerable immigrant women. Contrary to scholarship that views relevant policies and institutions in the US as well-meaning though inadequate, this dissertation examines the extent to which the state may be directly implicated in IPV against immigrant women and in fostering institutional conditions under which this violence continues to thrive. en_US University of Oregon All Rights Reserved. Asylum Gender Gendered Violence Immigration Intimate Partner Violence Violence on the Periphery: Gender, Migration, and Violence Against Women in the US Context Electronic Thesis or Dissertation Ph.D. doctoral Department of Political Science University of Oregon
Duggan, Edward C., 1971- (University of Oregon, September , 2011)[more][less]Duggan, Edward C., 1971- 2012-03-28T17:35:09Z 2012-03-28T17:35:09Z 2011-09 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/12100 xiv, 162 p. In my dissertation I argue that the invasion of Iraq was a part of a larger project by Vice President Dick Cheney and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld to reestablish the unconstrained use of U.S. military power after the defeat of Vietnam. The study presents the best evidence against the alternative explanations that the invasion of Iraq was the result of an overreaction to 9/11, the threat of Weapons of Mass Destruction, a plan to spread democracy in the Middle East, a desire to protect Israel or a plan to profit from Iraqi oil. The study also challenges the leading explanation among academics that emphasizes the role of the neoconservatives in the decision to invade. These academics argue that neoconservatives, such as Paul Wolfowitz and Richard Perle, successfully persuaded the American President, George W. Bush, and his Vice President, Dick Cheney, of the necessity to eliminate Saddam Hussein by winning an internal policy battle over realists, such as Secretary of State Colin Powell. With their narrow focus on neoconservatives and realists, scholars have largely overlooked a third group of hawkish policy makers, the primacists. This latter group, centered on Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld and Vice President Cheney, had a long standing goal of strengthening the U.S. military and presidential powers in order to pursue U.S. primacy. This goal manifests itself in the invasion of Iraq, a country in the heart of the geopolitically important, oil-rich region of the Persian Gulf. I demonstrate that it was the primacists, not the neoconservatives, who persuaded the President to go to war with Iraq. Through historical process tracing, especially through a close look at the careers of the major policy actors involved and their public statements as well as declassified documents, I provide strong evidence that these leaders wanted to pursue regime change in Iraq upon taking office. The invasion of Iraq would extend the War on Terror, providing an opportunity to pursue their long-held policy of strengthening the power of the presidency and transforming the military into a high-tech and well-funded force. Committee in charge: Jane Kellet Cramer, Chairperson/Advisor; Lars S. Skålnes, Member; Daniel J. Tichenor, Member; Val Burris, Outside Member en_US University of Oregon University of Oregon theses, Dept. of Political Science, Ph. D., 2011; rights_reserved International relations Political science Social sciences Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946- Cheney, Richard B. Iraq War, 2003-2011 Hussein, Saddam, 1937-2006 War lobby Primacists The War Lobby: Iraq and the Pursuit of U.S. Primacy Iraq and the Pursuit of U.S. Primacy Thesis
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Walking Away From a Wendy's Love Affair
When I give up on a name, it's usually not a quick decision, but since I've invested so much time, I may continue to follow companies long after I've sold. That can be painful, especially when you were too hasty in selling, but you can also learn a great deal.
I admit I still watch Wendy's (WEN) , (and occasionally visit the drive-through window as well). After a three-year holding period, and modest profit, I gave up on the stock early last summer. The company appeared to have all the building blocks in place following the 2009 merger with Arby's: well-known high-quality brand, cost-cutting opportunities, new products, legendary investor Nelson Peltz as chairman and a formidable portfolio of owned real estate.
Unfortunately, while the Wendy's brand held its own through the recession, Arby's same-store sales tanked. Meanwhile the new product launches resulted in very little, if any traction. The hope that breakfast would send the company to new heights never materialized.
The rumors of suitors interested in taking over the company never bore fruit. While the company was turning a profit, it was a very small one at that; as still evidenced by the current 637.5 price-to-earnings ratio.
Along the way, Wendy's several times appeared to be on the cusp of turning the corner. New management was brought in; the company finally parted ways with Arby's by selling most its stake. There were new advertising campaigns, but none that recaptured the brilliance of the 1980's "Where's the Beef" ads, or those that featured company founder Dave Thomas.
Thomas had stepped in to that role after retirement, and many believe it helped save the company. While his daughter Wendy was brought back in for some commercials, it would be difficult for anyone to have the impact that Dave Thomas had.
The sweetener for me as an investor was the fact that the company owns a lot of real estate. As of the latest year-end, that included 643 locations with the land and building and 487 building only. That was, and still is a formidable portfolio of real estate. But with real estate still suffering, and no efforts to monetize the potential value, its impact is less meaningful at this point, anyway. The real estate assets may have at least helped to put a floor price in the stock.
The end result is that Wendy's has essentially traded sideways since 2009, between $4 and $5.50, with the occasional dip and minor rebound.


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