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lunarphase posted a topic in Government AffairsHi all, I've been lucky enough to be accepted to my top two programs, the Master of Public Administration at Cornell and the MPA- Environmental Science and Policy at Columbia. I am kind of torn as to what to do, as both programs have strengths that seem equally important for me, so I was hoping I could get some advice from a forum I have religiously stalked this entire process ? With the funding I have received, what I have saved, and living expenses factored in, Cornell is about 13k cheaper, but I would be alright paying a little more for the program from Columbia if that was a better opportunity. So while finances are important, they're not a huge factor at this point in my decision. I'm planning on entering the field of environmental policy/management (in the public or nonprofit sector), and because Columbia's program actually includes some environmental science I thought this might be beneficial. However, Cornell's program seems to be more well-rounded in all aspects you'd typically expect to find in an MPA/MPP program. Columbia's program is also only a year long, which is great for the financial aspect of things but does condense the material into a much shorter span of time, and I worry will not be as in-depth. On the flip side of the coin, I think Columbia's degree is (obviously) more geared toward the environmental side of things and could be a good opportunity to really specialize, and the degree seems very marketable as such. As far as location of the program, I am really not a huge NYC fan- I know, it might not have seemed like the smartest decision to apply to Columbia then, but the MPA-ESP program seemed absolutely worth it to me. The only other school with this option is Harris, and that seemed was way too expensive for me. I could be ok with NYC for a year, but honestly that's it. I visited both campuses and found Cornell and the Ithaca area to be very comfortable and much more of my ideal grad school experience, however I don't know how much weight this should hold on my decision. Finally, although I feel like this is very superficial detail, I'm a little worried about the benefits each degree would hold to employers. By all means Columbia is traditionally a more prestigious school, but at this level is it important? Would it hold weight between these two schools? I went to a big commuter school that was somewhere from 200-300 in the rankings, and although I think I made up for it with work experience, I don't know if this would be worthwhile grounds to choose a more prestigious school, even amongst Ivies. I really don't think it is, but again I'm not an expert and wanted a second opinion. I don't have that long to make my final decision, so I would really appreciate any input you guys have on either of these schools or this decision. Thank you so much in advance!


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Deciding When to Change Your Garage Door Operator
Your garage door operator is the brains of the whole garage door operation, so to speak. The operator is what does the heavy lifting to open and close your door. When your garage door operator gets old and starts to malfunction, it can be an annoyance as well as a safety hazard. Door Systems, Inc. has put together some tips on deciding if you need to upgrade your garage door operator.
What is a garage door operator?
Many people call the garage door operator an opener, but they are actually two different things. The garage door operator is the component that is fastened to your garage ceiling with pulleys that lift and lower the garage door. The garage door opener is any remote, keypad, or button that signals the garage door operator to lift the garage door open. While you can upgrade your remotes and buttons easily, often people ignore the garage door operator until a break occurs. But when your garage door operator is what does the lifting, it is important to make sure you operator is modern and functioning correctly.
What are the signs I need to upgrade my garage door operator?
The first sign (and we have often seen this) is if your garage door operator is more than 30 years old. Some houses will have an original Chamberlain, Genie, or Liftmaster operator that is bright orange in line with the designs of the 1970s. Trust us, we have installed many of these operators working as garage door technicians in the seventies! But now garage door openers have a lot more functionality and safety features. Some signs that you need to upgrade your operator include:
- Noisy operation. If your garage door operator drowns out the sound of the television or wakes people up at night, your operator is probably outdated. The noise comes from a chain drive to open and close the door. Nowadays, operators use a belt drive or screw drive for quieter and more effective operation. Look for a chain that looks like it belongs on a bicycle near the operator.
- Keypad installation. Many people love the convenience of having a keypad opener on your garage door. This is helpful when you don't have keys or need a repairman to get into your house when you are at work. However older garage door operators cannot function with keypads.
- Battery backups. When the power goes out, old garage door operators will not open unless you manually lift and close the door. This can be dangerous, especially in inclement weather. New operators will have a battery backup allowing you to operate your garage door as you normally would.
- System reverse. For safety reasons, all garage doors installed after 1993 have safety sensors that talk to the garage door operator. If there is an object in the way of the garage door closing, the operator will stop the garage door from closing and roll it back open. If your operator was installed before 1993, it will not be compatible with safety sensors.
How do I decide between replacing and repairing my garage door operator?
If you have noticed your garage door opening slowly, looking off balance, or not opening and closing on command, you may be considering replacing your operator. However you may not need a full replacement. Always have a professional garage door technician take a look at your garage door operator before making a decision about the kind of repair or replacement you need. Your technician may recommend a repair instead, saving you some money.


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The Dunking Kind
"A dunker…that's what we need."
These were the words of Dearly Beloved as he contemplated the next cookie recipe I should consider testing.
Let Miss NiNi explain the definition of "a dunker."
Dearly Beloved's remembrance of this type of cookie retros to the years of his grandparents' farming lifestyle. Mid-morning and mid-afternoon coffee breaks from field work brought a fifteen to twenty-minute respite from the toil of hard physical labor. What better time than to dunk a homemade cookie into a steaming revitalizing cup of hot coffee!
According to the Mister of my family, "a dunker" has certain attributes. You might concur with his thoughts. I am listing three of them: must be firm and able to withstand dipping into the hot liquid without falling apart; flavor of the cookie must be complemented by the coffee's taste; dunking process in itself is an "heirloom" activity. In other words, Grandpa did it and so did generations prior.
Do You Know a Dunker?
Have there been "dunker" cookies in your family heritage, Dear Readers?
Consider the traditional commercial circular chocolate sandwich cookie with sweet creamy vanilla frosting filling. It is quite popular for dunking—however, the dunking liquid is usually calcium-rich milk. How many kids of all ages have been "dunkers" with this cookie and had not even realized it?
My first dunking experience occurred years ago. However, it was not with cookies nor was it with milk. Mom's homemade bread gave the perfect foundation for butter-slathered toast dipped into a cream-enhanced cup of hot coffee. Might you be a toast-and-coffee dunker, too?
Beware, Dear Readers! One must ascertain the timing of the dunk in correlation with its insertion into the beverage. For when the bread or cookie are allowed to stay in the liquid too long, one must go fishing with a spoon to try to locate the beverage-soaked piece of goodness!
Delightful Dunking
I tested a recipe you might enjoy when entertaining the thought of going "dunking."
The flavor components of this cookie might well be more associated with a later time of year. However, it meets the "dunker" attributes as listed by Dearly Beloved! And that makes him a very happy guy!
Molasses Dunking Cookies
Taste of Home
¾ c. Unsalted Butter, room temperature
½ c. Brown Sugar, packed
½ c. plus 1/3 cup Granulated Sugar
1/3 c. Molasses (I used mild molasses.)
1 Large Egg
1 tsp. Vanilla Extract
2-1/4 c. All-Purpose Flour
2 tsp. Baking Soda
1-1/2 tsp. Ground Cinnamon
1 tsp. Ground Ginger
½ tsp. Ground Cloves
¼ tsp. Ground Allspice
½ tsp. Salt
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large bowl, cream butter, brown sugar, and ½ c. granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in molasses, egg, and vanilla.
In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, spices, and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture.
Shape dough into rounded tablespoonfuls; roll in remaining sugar. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 8-10 minutes (I preferred 10 minutes.) or until edges begin to set. Cool on pans 5 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
Yields: about 30 cookies.
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The Site
This site is about the community of Britannia in Ottawa, Canada. Specifically it is about the history, but what is history?
The site was created in response to several things that I became increasingly aware of:
Britannia 1958
First, that there is an awful lot of information out there, but it can be very hard to find, is not necessarily well organized, and often just part of some other story or piece.
Second, that knowledge is being lost all of the time as people die off, records get destroyed, etc.
Third, there are social media groups where interesting facts and documentation of our history appear, but then they disappear below the bottom of the screen. I thought it would be good to capture some of that knowledge and make it less ephemeral; ie available on an ongoing basis.
Finally, that there seems to be an interest, at least by those who spent a significant part of their life in the community. For some it is because they lived in Britannia for an extended period or for important formative years, or knew the community through vacations or family. Whatever the reason, this community is important to them, and this site is meant to help them understand the community better.
That said, this site hopes to be a portal to existing information without, for the most part, repeating or copying it. Rather the purpose is make that information easier to find and to organize it within the context of Britannia. Original content will be restricted to filling in gaps, pulling some of the other information together, and adding to it. More on that can be found here.
At this time the site is still pretty bare bones and rough, and who knows if and when it will become truly substantive. That will depend in part on how much interest there is. The web platform for this site allows for multiple users, which means as many people as care to can become contributors and curators of the site, be it simply by adding pictures, by generating content, or helping to administer it. Get in touch if you think that may interest you.
The simple answer is covered by Wikipedia, but that is an answer based on geography.
Geography is important, but defining "Britannia" from a historical perspective gets complicated as it embraces the social. "Britannia" becomes an idea and a set of life experiences as much as a physical place.
So, what is Britannia?
By North American standards Britannia is a relatively old community and quite a bit of information already exists. This site hopes to be a portal to that information without, for the most part, repeating or copying it. Rather the purpose is make it easy to find and to organize it within the context of Britannia.
What is and isn't Britannia?
For the purposes of this site we more or less follow the boundaries of "Britannia Village" as defined in the Ottawa Neighbourhood Study, but reality is not so clear cut.
Strictly speaking Britannia Village is the old village bounded by the Ottawa River and the NCC bicycle path to the south. Historically the latter was the right of way of the railway, both the Ottawa Electric Railway Company (later the Municipal Electric Railway) and Canada Central/Canadian Pacific Railway.
That said, even in the 1800s the area west of Britannia Road was recognized as part of Britannia (map below)
Britannia-on-the-Bay was the land owned by the Ottawa Electric Railway Company where they created an amusement park and weekend destination to generate business for the company. This is now Britannia Park.
The area between Britannia Park and Bayshore north-west of Carling Ave is historically the community of Belltown; distinct and separate from Britannia, albeit just a few minutes walk from one to the other.
In 1911 the area south of Carling was developed as "Britannia Highlands", later renamed as "Britannia Heights." However, in the early to mid 20th century "Britannia Heights" was often used to describe the location of businesses on Carling Ave (then Hwy 17) in what we would now know as Bayshore, Bell's Corners, and even west of that.
By 1926 the area between the old village and Britannia Heights was becoming developed as "Loma Park", an archaic name that never really caught on. From the 1960s through to the 1970s "Lincoln Heights", the areas between Poulin and what is now the Transitway, as well as Lincoln Fields, and Britannia Woods, the area between Belltown and Carling Ave, were developed
So this site will consider all of that to be "Britannia", although the core of Britannia is really the old Village, the area once known as Loma Park, Britannia Conservation Area (Mud Lake) and Britannia Park itself. This reality is reflected in the fact that most people who live or lived in this area considered themselves to be "in Britannia." For those from the areas of Belltown, Britannia Heights, or Lincoln Heights it is much less consistent.
However even that is too simple. The Britannia United Church stands in what is now called Queensway Terrace North. Until the construction of Britannia Shopping Plaza in late 1967 basic grocery shopping usually meant a trip to Carlingwood Shopping Centre, or further before 1956. The same was true if one went out to dine.
One can run a line up Carling Ave and call one side Britannia, but for the residents of old Belltown simply crossing Carling Ave or going to the Bayshore Shopping Centre are much more convenient than stores that fall technically within Britannia proper. Thus their experience of the community was much different from someone a km east in Britannia Heights.
For decades young people might attend their junior grades in Britannia itself, but Grade 7 and 8 meant D. Roy Kennedy or Pinecrest Public School for the public school students, Immaculata or perhaps Pius X for the Catholic students, none of them in Britannia itself. For High Schools there was Woodroffe (built 1960) or Sir John A MacDonald for the public school students, and so on.
For several decades the Britannia Drive In may have been an important part of the Britannia experience if one was a teen or twenty something at the time. For anyone else the reference is probably all but meaningless.
The point is how one lived as a resident of Britannia, and what one understood as "Britannia" has always depended very much on when one lived there. As such "Britannia" is as much a social construct as a particular place, but nonetheless one rooted in that particular community.
Given that, this site is meant to focus on the geographic community, while accepting that one cannot draw strict boundaries when talking about being a member of that community.
The Author
At the moment it is myself, Mike Kaulbars. I grew up on Regina St and now, decades later, I have returned to the neighbourhood.
My parents moved here in 1958, hence for some I am 'old Britannia.' As a child some of my playmates were 2nd & 3rd generation Britannia, and to them I was and always would be considered a newbie.


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Three pre-season friendlies have been confirmed, including a game at home to Nottingham Forest.The first friendly is away at Buxton on Saturday, July 6, kick-off 3pm.
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Happy belated Valentine's Day! I'm glad I took these photos of my new dress yesterday on Valentine's Day, when there was a little bit of sunshine, because today we woke to a world transformed by snow.
I'm sure many of you will recognize one of my favorite patterns, 1970s-era McCall's 6209, which I have made before in tan striped cotton, black cotton-polyester broadcloth, and most recently in black flannel. I am fond of this pattern for its fit: it is more semi-fitted than fitted, and the ease makes the dress very comfortable for every day wear. But the small waist and full skirt and sleeves still give the dress a fitted look without the discomfort of tightness.
As I've mentioned a little bit before, I'm trying to experiment a little more with sewing with patterned fabric. Last summer I found that I like to sew and wear gingham, and I've sewn with stripes a few times, but so far I haven't tried many floral fabrics until the last few months. Our local Goodwill has a good selection of sheets, and recently I've found myself drawn to the ones with rose prints. At $2-$4 each, they are a small risk. I bought a few and have made two dresses out of them so far (only one of which has been blogged about), and I have yet another floral-print outfit cut out to start work on next. Roses are among my favorite flowers, and I miss my mother's rose garden very much. Wearing roses on my clothes reminds me of the places and plants that I love so much, and brings a little cheer to the grey winter that is so close to spring.
One of the advantages of sewing with sheets is that they are often already soft with washing. This sheet in particular had a nice drape and was easy to sew with, especially since the print hides any tiny imperfections and mistakes like a bust dart that isn't perfectly aligned with the other bust dart, or edge-stitching that can get a little wiggly. Imperfection has become a theme for me. I have to remind myself often that the goal is to get better slowly, and to make wearable clothes along the way. This dress turned out very wearable; it is so light and comfortable. Already since I finished it I've worn it twice, and received more compliments on it from people at church and from family members than any other garment I've sewn. When my grandpa saw it, he told me I was quite the "flower girl."
Since I've written about this pattern before, I will keep the construction notes brief here: I pinked the seams, finished the waistline with some thrifted bias tape, and had to trim the bottom a little to even it before I turned and finished it with a narrow hem. The zipper is stitched in by hand, and I stitched twice around the arm-holes to reinforce them. As usual, I edge-stitched the top of the sleeve-bands and the neckline to keep them crisp.
Mr Rat and I had a pleasant and quiet Valentine's Day. I wore my new dress and a Mexican silver heart necklace that I found a yard sale last year. I made a black-rice vegetable salad and prepared the ingredients so that when Mr Rat got home from work we could cook okonomiyaki together (savory Japanese pancakes with vegetables and little bits of meat cooked into them). We picked out our gifts for each other at a local antique mall a few weeks ago. One of the gifts Mr Rat gave me was a lovely little gold brooch shaped like a bouquet of violets, which is near the bottom of the photo at the end of this post that I took of my drawer of vintage brooches. Some were my grandmother's, and some are lucky finds from thrift stores, and some I've found with some careful searching on ebay for under $5. It's nice to have choices to wear with my dresses and blouses and jackets.
Did any of you do anything nice for Valentine's Day (with or without a significant other)? I like that Valentine's day can be a celebration of love in all its forms, including that of friendship. When we lived in Santa Clara we invited our friend K and her daughter to come have dinner with us, since her husband worked very late into the evening. It's pleasant to find a way to celebrate, no matter what the circumstances. And who doesn't need a reason to celebrate when winter feels like it has been here so long?
2/15/2018 11:50:05 am
Oh, I love your floral dress! You look fantastic in it! I think I'm going to find that pattern for myself; I like your other versions as well. It's comforting to have a tried and true pattern to sew again and again. It's like a reliable friend. And the fact that you made this from a sheet makes it even more special. Dang, what a glorious sheet. I'm never that lucky. I'm always impressed at the fabulous treasures you find at the thrift store.
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2/16/2018 02:36:14 pm
Thank you, Pam! You're very kind! Thank you for taking the time to visit my other website and look at images of my art.
I was waiting eagerly to see this dress since you mentioned it yesterday :) I love it! It is very different from what you usually post- but I can see it working rather well with the rest of your wardrobe. The flower patterns is lovely.
Mrs Rat
2/16/2018 02:42:35 pm
Thanks, Nicole! I think this dress will be surprisingly versatile. I already tried wearing it with my green twill jacket I made last fall and they work together very well. And I can imagine wearing it in the summer with a big straw hat and feeling very breezy and carefree.
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WATCH: 'Operation Finale' (Final Trailer - MGM)
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According to the YouTube post, "This thrilling true story follows the 1960 covert mission of legendary Mossad agent Peter Malkin as he infiltrates Argentina and captures Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi officer who masterminded the transportation logistics that brought millions of innocent Jews to their deaths in concentration camps."
Starring: Oscar Isaac, Ben Kingsley, Lior Raz, Melanie Laurent, Nick Kroll, Joe Alwyn, Haley Lu Richardson, Michael Aronov, Ohad Knoller, Greg Hill, Torben Liebrecht, Mike Hernandez, Greta Scacchi and Pêpê Rapazote.
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IE 6 and 7 hit by hack attack code. IE6 and 7 have what looks like a buffer overflow vulnerability caused by a strange intersection of CSS, innerHTML and large JavaScript arrays. No exploits in the wild yet but it's only a matter of time. # 22nd November 2009, 3:38 pm
Major IE8 flaw makes 'safe' sites unsafe. IE8 has an XSS protection feature which rewrites potentially harmful code in HTML pages—I think it looks for suspicious input in query strings which appears to have been output directly on the page. Unfortunately it turns out there's a flaw in the feature that can allow attackers to rewrite safe pages to introduce XSS flaws. Google are serving all of their pages with the X-XSS-Protection: 0 header. Until the fix is released, that's probably a good idea. # 22nd November 2009, 3:34 pm


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Is it correct to say Peregrine Falcon is fastest species on earth?
Is it correct to say Peregrine Falcon is fastest species on earth?
According the researcher, Peregrine Falcon is fastest of all species, BUT is it correct? Technically she gain this top speed 320 KM/hr when she fall free not by just flying straight, so is it correct to say that a diving bird (or free falling under gravity) can be considered the fastest species with its own ability ?
What if we consider only straight run/fly/swim ? Which one will top it ?
"There is pleasure in the pathless woods, there is rapture in the lonely shore, there is society where none intrudes, by the deep sea, and music in its roar; I love not Man the less, but Nature more" --Lord Byron
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About #1: If my memory is good, efficient:
On earth the fastest animal is the cheetah ( around 110 kmph).
By flying, I learnt the frigate bird. But it doesn't seem it is true. Thus OK as concerns the peregrine falcon (242mph). Then would come the golden eagle (200mph).
In the water the swordfish, around 100 km per hour.
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Lawfully Good vs Lawfully Evil
Those of us who played Dungeons & Dragons and its many successors, well remember a concept called alignment. It was a way to measure a character's ethical and moral positions. You had to place yourself on two distinct and orthogonal scales — whether you respected the law, and whether you would strive to do good or evil things. These two scales were unrelated, but intersected each other. Today, many people view life in the real world as a choice between … Continue reading →


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Elin Skaar, Jemima García-Godos, Cath Collins (editors). Transitional Justice in Latin America – the Uneven Road from Impunity towards Accountability (London: Routledge, 2016), pp 344.
Reviewed by: Mariana S. Mendes (European University Institute)
This edited volume constitutes the most comprehensive attempt to cover transitional justice (TJ) practices in Latin America to date. Although plenty has been written on some of the countries covered, this volume provides an up to date story on the most recent developments in the region. Transitional justice, understood as the various means through which a society can address and deal with a period of human rights abuses, has been designated as such given the initial scholarly focus on transition periods, either from authoritarianism to democracy or from conflict to peace. TJ has, however, proven to be a long-lasting process. Pragmatic and accommodative strategies during transition periods can, over time, give way to the gradual development of accountability mechanisms for gross human rights abuses committed in the past. Recent criminal accountability procedures against former heads of states – such as Alberto Fujimori in Peru or Ríos Montt in Guatemala – were the most extraordinary manifestations of this.
As Latin America has been a frontrunner in the implementation of TJ measures, the authors chose to focus on its rich regional experiences. Starting from the empirical observation that there has been an apparent move from impunity towards accountability over time, they ask why and how is this phenomenon occurring and what explains cross-country variation. Accountability is broadly defined as "an explicit acknowledgment by the state that grave human rights violations have taken place and that the state was involved in or responsible for them" (p. 4). TJ measures are therefore understood as means of accountability. They include trials, legal challenges to amnesty laws, truth-telling initiatives, and reparation programs. The more and the better TJ measures are, the closer a country is considered to be to the end of the 'impunity-accountability spectrum'. Each of the thirteen authors – covering nine different country chapters – is then given the task of making a historical analysis of their respective country's TJ trajectory, focusing not only on the implementation of TJ measures but also on their quality. This is where I think this volume makes the most valuable contribution. Rather than simply recording the presence or absence of TJ measures, the authors seek a more fine-grained qualitative evaluation of the justice, truth, and reparative dimensions.
Apart from the nine country-specific chapters – covering Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, El Salvador, Guatemala, Peru, and Colombia –, the book is tied by an introductory analytical framework and a concluding section where the leading authors attempt to extract general findings. As in most edited volumes, however, the balance between in-depth country analysis and comparative lessons tilts heavily towards the former. In other words, the ambitious theoretical goals set up in the analytical chapter get lost along the rich 'thick' narratives of individual cases. Despite the effort to make cases comparable by wrapping up each country story with graphical representations of accountability trajectories, it is unfortunate that these are not computed in any systematic way. Instead, accountability scores are a reflection of each author's subjective judgment on 'general guiding questions'.
Nevertheless, the leading authors arrive at interesting conclusions. As far as descriptive findings are concerned, they confirm that accountability levels have indeed increased for all countries when comparing the initial transition period (first five years after the transition to democracy/ peace) with the post-transition period[1]. They also observe that, whilst there was a greater diversity of TJ choices during transition periods, there is more convergence in the post-transition periods in terms of the type of TJ measures implemented. By now, all of the nine countries surveyed have implemented reparations and truth commissions and most countries have initiated trials (with the exception of Brazil and El Salvador). This suggests that initial amnesty laws do not necessarily represent a definitive obstacle to the development of processes of criminal accountability at the later stages, as states can either repeal those laws or find legal strategies to bypass them.
However, as the authors highlight, the presence of TJ measures says little to nothing about their depth and quality. There is still substantial cross-country variation once one zooms in on the specific features and examines the scope of such measures. Despite the apparent flaws in how accountability scores are estimated, the ranking of the nine countries in an 'accountability spectrum' seems to be quite in line with the country's narratives. On a scale from 0 to 10, Argentina and Chile appear as the ones with high accountability scores (9.0 and 8.0, respectively); Uruguay, Peru and Colombia are given medium accountability scores (6.0 for the first two, 5.5 for Colombia); whereas, Guatemala (4.0), Paraguay (4.0), Brazil (3.5) and El Salvador (3) are at the bottom. Out of the three TJ dimensions, the justice component – trials and the capacity to overcome amnesty laws – is the one where countries tend to underperform. This is hardly surprising given that criminal accountability procedures are necessarily the most complex, controversial, and long-lasting TJ dimension. It is in this area, however, where most changes occurred in recent times. The authors trace this evolution back to the 'Pinochet effect' as Augusto Pinochet's arrest in 1998 is said to have had repercussions beyond Chile. More favorable domestic conditions – namely in terms of changes in the constellation of power relations and consolidation of democracy and the rule of law – is the other inevitable (and perhaps more important) part of the story.
As for the potential reasons behind cross-country variation – the more tentative part of the cross-country comparison –, the authors choose to dismiss some possible explanatory factors while emphasizing others. They quickly rule out the type of political violence (authoritarian repression vs. internal armed conflict) along with the intensity and magnitude of violence as potentially important variables. The authors argue that the abovementioned 'accountability rank' presents a mix that does not allow them to extract any conclusions about cross-country variation since post-authoritarian countries are both at the top (Argentina, Chile) and at the bottom (Brazil, Paraguay), while cases with high levels of violence (Peru, El Salvador) also have different accountability scores. I am, however, of the opinion that these factors are dismissed all too swiftly based on the fallacious causal assumption that 'if individual variables cannot explain everything, they cannot explain anything'. The authors overlook complex patters of causation, including conjectural causation[2] and causal asymmetry[3].
In fact, if one analyzes the type of violence and levels of violence together (conjunctural causation), it is probably no coincidence that authoritarian regimes with the highest levels of violence (Argentina and Chile) rank at the very top, while authoritarian regimes with the lowest levels of violence rank at the bottom (Paraguay and Brazil). Low levels of violence during authoritarian experiences – combined with continuous violent practices in post-transition periods – have made TJ measures a very low salience issue in Paraguay and Brazil. Without sufficient external pressure, institutions in Brazil and Paraguay have been slow to respond. The opposite is true for Argentina and Chile, where the high number of 'disappeared people' made this issue a salient one from the start, both at the societal and political level. The same cannot be said about civil war settings, where the generally high levels of violence will always have the potential for producing salience increasing effects. However, the implementation of TJ measures in these settings is more challenging than in post-authoritarian ones given the differences in the scale and direction of violence and the more complex process of identification of perpetrators and victims. This is certainly part of the reasons why no civil war setting has high levels of accountability.
The same mistake is made when economic explanations are dismissed based on one outlier (Brazil, an economic giant with low TJ scores), downplaying the fact that, in general, poorer countries have less complete TJ experiences (El Salvador, Paraguay, Guatemala), while the richer ones are on top of the ranking (Argentina, Chile, Uruguay). While economic conditions are obviously not a sufficient factor to explain levels of accountability, they might nonetheless be important in fostering consolidated political and legal systems, which are in turn significant in shaping accountability trajectories. Instead, the authors choose to focus on proximate/immediate factors, emphasizing the importance of 'political will', that is, the government's moral and political commitment to human rights principles; the pressures from perpetrators and their supporters, on the one hand, and pro-accountability groups, on the other hand; and the role of judicial actors in an independent/consolidated judicial system. They rightly notice that countries with well-established legal bureaucracies (Argentina, Chile, Uruguay) or a strong legalistic culture (Colombia) have been more active in the judicial domain than countries with weak or captured court systems (El Salvador, Guatemala, Paraguay).
All in all, this volume is of great value for those interested in getting acquainted with transitional justice trajectories in Latin America. It is also a good starting point for the comparative analysis of the implementation of TJ measures and the reasons behind it, although contributions have the potential for being further strengthened in this regard.
[1] With the obvious exception of Colombia, which had no post-transition period yet.
[2] An individual variable cannot explain an outcome alone, however in combination with other variables it can.
[3] A variable may be relevant for explaining the outcome in one case but irrelevant in explaining the absence of an outcome in a different case


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The common question after my countless surgeries (I've had 7) or ablations (I've had 17 ablations of thoracic/lumbar nerves T5-L1) is "Are you pain-free yet?" Those who ask always have the best intentions, and I almost feel like I am letting them down when I say "no". The answer is always no. Since my chronic pain, and many of yours, is forever, I suggest resetting the pain scale. The pain-free ship sailed many years ago. … Continue reading →


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Knute Rockne coached his final season of Notre Dame football in 1930, leading the Fighting Irish to an undefeated season and the national title. Along the way, Notre Dame recorded crucial road victories over Pittsburgh, Penn, and Army before closing the season with an authoritative 27-0 victory over USC at Memorial Coliseum. Offered here is the 1930 Notre Dame Football Review, signed by 29 members of the 1930 Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Signatures include Frank Leahy, Emmett Murphy, Tom Conley, Frank Carideo, Marty Brill, Marchmont Schwartz, Bert Metzger, Larry Mullins, Tom Kassis, Tommy Yarr, Ed Kosky, Al Culver, Dick Donoghue, Joe Kurth, Clarence Kaplan, Johnny O'Brien, James Harris, George Vlk, Bob Terlaak, Charles "Chuck" Jaskwhich, Bernard Leahy, Frank Hoffman, Art McManmon, Regis McNamara, Bill Pierce, Frank Kerjes, Norman Greeney, and several others. Many of these signatures are inscribed to a woman named Sue. Please note that page 12 featuring Knute Rockne has been removed from this book. This book is in fair condition, and it comes with a LOA from PSA/DNA (D71222).
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Saab Receives Order to Supply Sea Giraffe AMB Radar for U.S. Navy's ESB Class Ship, USNS Hershel "Woody" Williams
Saab has received an order from the U.S. Navy to supply the Sea Giraffe AMB Multi Mode Radar (MMR) for the Navy's Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) class ship USNS Hershel "Woody" Williams (T-ESB-4).
The sale also includes Saab's 9LV Naval Combat Management System for radar control and display delivering enhanced situational awareness as well as Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) capability.
The ship will be operated by the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command (MSC). In 2017, the U.S. selected Saab's Sea Giraffe MMR for the U.S. Coast Guard's newest class of ship, the Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC). The MMR is a 3D, electronically scanned phased array radar providing high-radiated power, selectable waveforms, and modern signal processing to consistently achieve high performance across various marine environments.
"Saab's Sea Giraffe MMR will strengthen the U.S. Military Sealift Command's capability by providing total situational awareness across a wide range of tasks including expeditionary warfare missions. Our naval radars are now selected on board five classes of ships in the U.S. This order demonstrates the Navy's continued confidence in Saab as a strong partner and radar supplier. We are proud that the Navy continues to trust Saab radars to enable its mission success across the full spectrum of maritime environments and operations," says Erik Smith, President and CEO of Saab Defense and Security USA.
The work will be carried out during the period of 2018-2020 at Saab in Gothenburg, Sweden and Syracuse NY, U.S.
Saab is a world leader in radar and sensor technology. In addition to the U.S. Expeditionary Sea Base and Offshore Patrol Cutter class ships, Saab's Sea Giraffe AMB radar, which has the U.S. designation AN/SPS-77, is currently deployed on the U.S. Navy's Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship. Saab is also developing a derivative of AN/SPS-77, known as AN/SPN-50, to meet the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command's (NAVAIR) shipboard air traffic control requirements on aircraft carrier and amphibious assault class ships.
Saab Sea Giraffe AMB
Sea Giraffe AMB is a multi-role medium-range 3D surveillance radar system for naval applications. It is the naval variant of the ground-based Giraffe AMB radar with 3D AMB (Agile Multi Beam) technology.
The radar provides medium range, simultaneous air and surface surveillance and also has weapon designation capability. It is suitable for demanding naval environments from the littorals to blue-water operations.
Sea Giraffe AMB can can detect air and surface targets from the horizon up to a height of 20,000 metres (66,000 ft) at elevations up to 70°, and can simultaneously handle multiple threats approaching from different directions and altitudes, including diving anti-ship missiles. Also, it is specialized for rapidly detecting small, fast moving targets at all altitudes and small surface targets in severe clutter.
The Sea Giraffe AMB is optimized for, and is in service on, vessels such as the Swedish Navy Visby Class corvettes and the U.S. Navy's Independence class Littoral Combat Ships (LCS).


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I think it should be noted as we dive into this season of produce in the Creston Valley, I'm a big salsa guy. Some tomatoes, onions, crunchy sweet bell peppers, hot jalapenos or chiles – all fresh at the market right now. Some might call this time of year corn season, I've been known to call it peach season, garlic has a strong claim to declare late august as it's season, but I really think the most beautiful marriage of all of these ingredients comes in the form of a nice pico, maybe a little verde, a spicy stewed and jarred rendition, Salsa. This is salsa season, and I am all about it.
Purple House Farms is a wonderful one stop shop for all things salsa base. A classic starting point for salsa is tomatoes, Mr. Viers at Purple House had a beautiful variety, some firmer garden tomatoes that will hold nicely in a chunkier type of pico salsa, as well as Roma tomatoes, which are smaller and hold a lot more juice, making them a great base for a salsa that you might want to cook down. Then, the crown jewel of this booth, the peppers. The Purple House Farm knows their stuff about peppers, as far as shape, colour, and flavour, their variety is insane. I was able to pick up a pint of mixed hot peppers, but also noticed some vibrant purple bell peppers among a sea of green bell peppers. Kevin informed me that the colour of sweet peppers gets darker and more vibrant the longer they ripen. A longer ripening period allows the vegetable to take on more natural sugars, as well as additional nutritious properties like Beta Carotene, Vitamin A, and Vitamin C.
- All bell peppers are actually the same plant, they are just harvested at different levels of ripeness, so green peppers that have a more mellow flavour are actually removed from the vine before they are fully mature. Yellow or orange peppers are harvested once the plant is mature, and red peppers are left on the vine the longest making them the sweetest!
Moving the discussion into hot peppers, Kevin said that the colour can be deceiving and does not necessarily indicate the spice level of the pepper. In the variety I picked up I was able to snag some skinnier chile peppers which are really spicy, as well as some sweet and spicy banana peppers, and some classic jalapenos. In hot peppers the majority of the vegetable that makes peppers spicy is found in the "ribs", or the white part that attaches the seed to the actual vegetable. Adjusting the amount of rib you include in your pepper dishes will allow you to control the spiciness. Cooking peppers also has an effect on the spice of the vegetable. Some varieties like chiles, release more oil when they are cooked and become spicier, allowing them to evenly heat a dish. Other peppers, like jalapenos become less spicy and take on more of a smoky flavour, but still add heat to a dish.
Now, speaking of pepper dishes, I want to talk salsa. For me salsa transcends a dip for chips, it's a salad dressing, it's a marinade, it's a topper for all things breakfast (hello eggs and sausage) and dessert (peach salsa on ice cream, unreal), it's literally the quintessential summer sauce. I am far from an expert, really I'm hardly a dabbler, into the world of canning, but I know about half a dozen people that make phenomenal jarred salsa. I won't include a recipe for a traditional stewed salsa, because I don't have one, but I will include the advice to ask a farmer, relative, or neighbour for their favourite jarred salsa recipe, because I'm sure someone will have one. That being said, if you have the patience and knife skills, I have ideas for you in the world of pico de gallo (or fresh salsa). AND if you'd rather not go down the pico chopping rabbit hole, I have an idea for a delicious and crazy easy restaurant style blender salsa.
Pico De Gallo
- I barely have a recipe for this, because I really just like to use whatever I have on hand that is fresh and delicious looking, grilled corn, peaches, berries, melon, are all delicious local additions that could go into a pico with this base.
- 1 onion (chopped into small even cubes)
- 1 medium sized hot pepper (finely diced) OR more for more spice
- 2 sweet bell peppers (chopped – cubes)
- 4 large garden tomatoes (chopped – cubes)
- Juice from 2 limes
- 1 handful of fresh cilantro leaves
- 3-4 cloves of garlic
- A pinch of salt
How To Make It
- Simply combine the ingredients, if you allow the salsa to rest in the fridge, more juice will be pulled from the veg and fruit used, and the flavours will combine (also be sure to taste and adjust ingredients to your liking). You could also go ahead and eat it right away!
Fresh Blender Salsa
- You'll notice the ingredients are basically the same as the pico, so keep the same ideas! Adjust the spice with the type of pepper used, add in fruit or corn before serving to add more texture and flavour, the world is your salsa oyster!
- 6 roma or garden tomatoes (cut into quarters)
- 1 medium sized hot pepper (roughly chopped)
- ½ large onion (roughly chopped)
- 3-4 cloves of garlic (roughly chopped)
- Juice of 1 lime
- 1 handful of fresh cilantro leaves
- A pinch of cumin
- A pinch of salt
How To Make It
- Place all ingredients in a blender or food processor and pulse until just chunky. I would let this salsa refrigerate for at least an hour before serving, so the flavours can combine.
Please, if you've ever followed any advice I've given in this blog, take these recipes, make them your own, and make yourself some salsa. Make salsa to share. You deserve it, you'll love it, and your relatives/neighbours/farmers will love you for sharing the spicy goodness.
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Iran vows to flood West with drugs, migrants and terrorists as US sanctions cripple the country
Iran's economy is in chaos after the US reimposed sanctions lifted under nuclear weapons deal
IRAN'S president has warned Donald Trump's sanctions over its nuclear weapons programme will unleash a massive influx of drugs, migrants and terrorists into Europe.
Hassan Rouhani, who was speaking at a six-nation conference on fighting terrorism, said the crippling economic measures meant it could not hold back heroin and people smugglers who fund extremists.
In remarks broadcast on state TV, Mr Rouhani said: "Weakening Iran by sanctions, many will not be safe.
"Those who do not believe us, it is good to look at the map."
Iran's economy is reeling after the US reimposed sanctions on November 4 which had been lifted under Tehran's nuclear deal with world powers.
But Iran lies on a major drug route between Afghanistan, Europe and the Persian Gulf states and pays a heavy price fighting drug trafficking.
Mr Rouhyani said: "Imagine what a disaster there would be if there is a breach in the dam.
"I warn those who impose sanctions that if Iran's ability to fight drugs and terrorism are affected . . . you will not be safe from a deluge of drugs, asylum seekers, bombs and terrorism."
Afghanistan is the world's largest producer of opium with its Helmand Province being the biggest opium-producing region.
Iran is also on the people-smuggling trail.
Migrants from Iran and countries to the east such as Afghanistan and Pakistan pass through the country on their way to Turkey.
From there they continue westwards towards Europe.
Mr Rouhani said there has been an upturn in the number of people illegally crossing the border from Iran into Turkey since the summer, a trend blamed on worsening economic conditions.
Opium is the raw material for heroin and Afghan farmers harvest about 80 per cent of the world's supply, according to UN reports.
Every year, the country burns about 100 tons of seized narcotics as a symbol of its determination.
Iran has also complained about accusations that it violates human rights by executing convicted drug smugglers, who make up 73 percent of executions in Iran.
In 2013 alone, Iran spent more than £20million to dig canals, erect walls and embankments, create new outposts and set up barbed wire along its 1240-mile border with Afghanistan and Pakistan, according to government statistics.
Economic sanctions have caused widespread demonstrations against the Iranian regime by workers who have not been paid.
Some observers have been speculating the country may be on the brink of a revolution.
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Construction of facilities in Guam, and the transfer of U.S. Marines from Okinawa to Guam, should be expedited.
Think tank calls for moving U.S. Marines to Guam faster
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Thats the thinking of a U.S. think tank that has assembled a complex report for the Defense Department. The independent think tanks work is expected to go before Congress within a matter of weeks. The report concurs with plans to relocate Futenma Marine Corps Air Station within Okinawa Prefecture, but goes on to press for realigning U.S. military forces in Japan.
The revised bilateral agreement between Japan and the United States in April calls for shifting about 9,000 of the 19,000 Marines now in Okinawa to other locations, including Guam, Hawaii and Australia. The think tank candidly warns both Congress and the Department of Defense against delaying construction of the needed military facilities on Guam, noting that more factors than expense should be expanded.
Funding is currently blocked by the Senate for funding even a partial transfer off Okinawa-based troops to Guam. The Armed Services and Appropriations Committees have both rejected the funding, too. The Chairman of the Armed Services Committee, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Michigan, says hell take a look at the think tanks report, and then decide what to do about the funding issue.


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Taylor Swift groping trial grips America
A trial between Taylor Swift and a DJ she accuses of groping her has caught the USA's attention. She hopes to be an example to other victims of sexual assault, but can she make a difference?
In 2013, pop megastar Taylor Swift was in the midst of her Red Tour. Before a concert in Denver, Colorado she hosted a meet-and-greet with her fans. There, she encountered a DJ called David Mueller and his girlfriend. A photo was taken of the three of them. Four years later, Mueller and Swift have faced off in court.
Why? Swift says that Mueller "reached up under my skirt and grabbed my ass right when I was having to pose for a photo." Mueller denied it.
The photograph shows Mueller's hand near Swift's rear, although he claims that he is touching her ribs.
Swift had her security team eject Mueller and ban him from attending any concerts. She also notified Mueller's radio station, KYCO, who fired him two days later.
Mueller then sued the star for $3m, saying she cost him his job. Swift countersued the DJ, seeking a symbolic $1 in damages, which she says she will donate to charity. It is not about money for her; she wants to "serve as an example to other women who may resist publicly reliving similar outrageous and humiliating acts."
While taking the stand in court on Thursday, Swift said that she was "being blamed for the unfortunate events of his life that are a product of his decisions, and not mine." Mueller's claim against Swift was dismissed, and last night the jury ruled in favour of Swift. Additionally, her mother and a member of her management team were found not liable for his firing.
The case is bringing what Colleen Slevin calls "a common but largely hidden outrage" into the public eye. A survey in 2014 found that nearly 1 in 4 women in the USA had been groped or brushed up against in a public place by a stranger.
Holly Kearl, founder and director of Stop Street Harassment, said women who speak out risk not being believed or being blamed for what happened.
For many, the hassle of reporting such incidents to the police, and the difficulty of getting prosecutions in "my word against yours" cases, mean that thousands of assaults go unreported. Will Taylor Swift help to change this?
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"This has to be a tipping point," say some. It requires a super-famous person like Taylor Swift to bring a depressingly common crime to the public's attention. By staying "cool, calm and composed", in the words of one journalist, she can make reporting an assault a more natural and socially acceptable step.
"This is far too optimistic," reply others. Taylor Swift has access to expensive lawyers, and the public's attention, and even for her the court case has been an ordeal. Most women are not so lucky. On an individual level, it will always be easier not to report an assault. The answer is to change attitudes among men.
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The country's second largest foreign lender HSBC today said it is "cautiously optimistic" about its future growth prospects in the country in the wake of the ongoing sovereign debt crisis in the Eurozone economies and a possible slow growth of the domestic economy.
"We expect it (global economy) to quite a bit unsafely over the next six months, until the resolution of the European problem. We will be certainly worried about that. But, we are confident about India's long—term growth story. We will continue to invest here. In short, I can say, we will be cautiously optimistic," HSBC India chief executive Mr Stuart A Davis told PTI here.
He also said, the bank will pursue organic route for its growth here. "There is a great opportunity for organic growth and we will continue to invest strongly in organic growth here," he said without divulging any specifics.
It can be noted that the British lender is yet to secure the Reserve Bank go-ahead for its proposal to buy out RBS India's retail assets and commercial businesses.
HSBC had agreed to acquire the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Group's retail and commercial banking businesses here in July 2010 involving portfolios with a gross asset value of $1.8 billion as estimated by the end of FY10.
HSBC had also acquired IL&FS InvestSmart in 2008, which is now HSBC InvestDirect, with over 1,30,000 customers with outlets across 52 cities.
Referring to operation of foreign banks in the country, Mr Davis said, the regulator is quite clear about the requirement for financial inclusion and priority sector lending and banks are complying to these guidelines.
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Seth's Blog: Worth a thousand words?: "Art directing your brand (or you) is not a dumb thing to do. In addition to satisfying one's vanity, it's a chance to establish an image that might last a long time. The top half of my head, for example, first showed up in Fast Company and then on Permission Marketing. The time spent working with Brian Smale (a great photographer) clearly paid off in building the image of the brand."
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Cities are the foundation of culture, science and social development. In 2015, close to 4 billion people lived in cities and that number is expected to increase to around 5 billion by 2030. We need to improve urban planning and management so that these spaces are more inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. The efficient use of resources and energy is a basic requirement for moving towards this goal.
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Cities are the foundation of culture, science and social development. In 2015, close to 4 billion people lived in cities and that number is expected to increase to around 5 billion by 2030. We need to improve urban planning and management so that these spaces are more inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. The efficient use of resources and energy is a basic requirement for moving towards this goal.
Urbanisation is an unstoppable phenomenon: some 4 billion people — half of humanity — live in the cities and it is estimated that, by 2050, that figure will rise to 5 billion. Likewise, some 833 million people currently live in slums.
These are some of the conclusions reached by the United Nations (UN) in its report Tracking Progress Toward Inclusive, Safe, Resilient and Sustainable Cities and Human Settlements, presented at the 2018 High-Level Political Forum, held between 9 and 18 July of that year in New York. According to the UN, although cities only occupy 3% of the land, they are responsible for 80% of global GDP, 70% of the energy consumed and 70% of CO2 emissions.
Reversing this situation sets new challenges, such as promoting the responsible and efficient consumption of resources, promoting environmental sustainability and reducing inequalities in urban spaces. Therefore, ensuring sustainable cities and communities, as well as the responsible production and consumption of resources, became the eleventh and twelfth of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the UN, approved in September 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda.
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The Iberdrola group is aligned with these objectives: at the end of 2017, 90% of Iberdrola's energy production came from local energy sources, available in the country where the electricity is generated.
The company also launched its Sustainable Mobility Plan in 2016 to facilitate the implementation and extension of electric vehicle with the development of policies and specific actions to mobilize all the actors involved: administration, companies, car manufacturers, etc.
The problems faced by cities, such as the collection and safe management of solid waste, to name just one, can be overcome in a way that allows them to continue to thrive and grow, while making better use of resources in order to reduce pollution and poverty.
To achieve this, advances in innovation, consumption and investment, as well as the inclusive participation of their inhabitants will be essential.
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- To reduce food waste by half in retail sales and in production and supply chains.
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