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[QUOTE=Unregistered;155056]Thank god i'm not the only one who thinks that even on the easiest setting that the king recruits way faster than one can hope to keep up with...I thought with the defense bonuses applied to my soldiers by the fortress, that the king's forces would be dropping like flies outside them, but instead I'm all but spent defending the first wave, while i know that 75 more soldiers and 40 more dragoons are on their way, meanwhile the 50 artillery units have completely taken away any defenses my city used to have thanks to the nifty bombard feature. I will be anxiously awaiting a patch as well...[/QUOTE]
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Re: Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization Tips FAQ Help Tricks Hints Cheats Strat
Compared to the original, Sid Meier's Colonisation, this sucks!
The graphics are, of course, improved and I quite likeCiv4 engine (I have al the Civ4 and add-ons and all and love it), but this doesn't work!
There are parts to the original game which are missing here, like - Independence declaration upgrading the rebel troops when they fight in the woods and wilds. Troops lose their horses when first defeated, then their rifles and then their lives when attacked, and can repair/heal by using stockpiled horses and weapons. There's a chance that the Royal powers of another European nation sending troops to assist.
In this newest version there are some mad things and maddening too - The training regimes take FAR too long and the pricing of recruiting and training is weird. My English privateer failed repeatedly and every time to beat a Dutch Merhantman, despite that the 'ratio' is 5:4 to my privateer, and even the mouse pop-up says it's a 75% chance for me to win!! What's the point?
I like it, for many reasons, and it's very playable, but it's not very cleverly created and leaves too much to be desired (what's that ferkin music too? AAarrrgghhhhhh...) I turned off the annoying music and half the sounds also vanished!
Playability - 8 / 10
Overall - 6 / 10
Re: Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization Tips FAQ Help Tricks Hints Cheats Strat
The king is UNBEATABLE when attacking your cities, his men get huge attack bonuses for attacking settlments:50% for regular or dragoon and 150% for artillery.
Your only hope is to fight in forests or mountains where you can get defensive bonuses, since the king's men don't get bonuses from terrain.
A little tactic I find useful is to establish a few missions and then take "chief powhatan" as a founding father, he will give all your converted natives +50% to their attack strength, making them equal to a soldier without wasting any gun!
If you like, you can choose "freedom of arms" when declaring independence, which gives 1 extra battle strength to all colonist units- 2(starting strength)+1(freedom of arms)+50%(chief powhatan)=4.5 combat strength for converted natives!!!
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0 bell strategy surely works, but it takes all the fun of it!!
New strategy: produce liberty bells like crazy since you found your first colony. Get you rebel sentiment as high as posible before revolting, so your units will get rebel sentiment bonus in combat. Even if you have to face an overall strike force of 300 soldiers, 150 dragoons, 100 artilleries and 40 MoW, they will come up in waves of 10 or 20 at a time, your units will be stronger, and you will wipe them out like flies.
Rebel sentiment bonus in combat is your overall rebel sentiment minus 50%. So if it is around 90% you will get a combat bonus of 40% (Simon Bolivar doubles this effect so you will get 80%!!!).
This is how it works:
- Build just one coastal city close to Europe, with at least one forest plot, if you have fish better. There you will produce lots of food with fishermen, and build warehouses and college/university asap. Your other cities should all be inland, and each will be specialized in one industry (coats, cigars, cloth and Rum). For example, a cigar city must have at least two grassland plots for tobacco and forest plot. The same for other industries. Build factories in all of them with 2 or 3 specialists each. You will also need a Gun production city, so look out for a location where you have 3 hills and 2 forests plots. There you will build ironworks and arsenal. With 3 blackmiths and 3 gunsmiths, some founding fathers and high rebel sentiment, you can produce up to 100 guns a turn!
- It is important to produce lots of food in all your settlements so buy or train in indian villages lots of farmers (don't train them in your schools because graduation time grows exponentially with each new graduate). Soon you will be pumping out lots of colonists. I even found cities only for food and horse production. It is important to be able to bring new reinforcements each turn, while the king can't.
- Each time you found a new city, put at least one colonist to produce bells to increase rebel sentiment. Upgrade to statesmen later. That way you will get most of founding fathers. Use your university only statemen training. You will need 3 per city.
- Before revolution produce military points to get founding fathers that give free upgrades (+1 dragoon movement, formation, ranger, veteran I). Buy as many veteran soldiers as you can (ask the king for protection, he will sell them for cheap). They are worth it because they get XPs faster than militia units. Buy lots of horses. You should have at least 20 dragoons and 6 soldiers. That should be enough even you have to face overwhelming numbers.
- When you declare independence, put 6 to 8 soldiers in your coastal city. This will prevent the king from attacking from ships. When they land attack with your dragoons restlessly. They will almost every combat. Heal them in closest inland city. It is useful to have a unit with surgeon upgrade fortified in this city. Keep this up and you will defeat them easily.
Don't allow the king to capture any of your cities as it will drop your sentiment down.
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Guys alothough people pretty much have said the starts you have ti remeber back to hisory class almost none of the time in the american revolution did USA win the battle, when we took back boston from the brittish we put cannons on the hills and.. hey sounds like one of the starts doest it not? also most battles america won was on the offencive sid put in a way real facts you could say when your rebelling. when i first got the game i played as samuel de shamplainm of the french i lost due to time but im doing ok in my current play.
Re: Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization Tips FAQ Help Tricks Hints Cheats Strat
What i found out when i defeted the king u dont need to destroy his boats just his armys the boats a merly for transport and bombard side of things
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I understand that it's possible to win, and thank you guys for sharing these strategies. Most of it is pretty basic (Attack his ships with his units still in them) although some of it is pretty ingenuitive (abandoning the cities to avoid artillery bonuses). Overall though, I find this game far too hard. What's the point of having an easy mode when you're still gonna have the piss beaten out of you. They really screwed up on this one. It needs to be nerfed bad.
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my tactic is the 0 rebel policy till freedom fight. my advice is make 1 town for tool production, another for weapon production and one more for food(colonists) production. once your ready to fight get 9 aldermen (3 for each town) and have all the standard building that give you rebel sentiment like the newspaper etc. once you have all the needed building set your production queues to military output for all three towns and your aldermen will produce the political output while your rebel sentiment increases you will get the chances to recruit leaders(get the leaders that increase your troops skills like formations, veteran etc)
i beat the kings army of 53 infantry, 31 cavalry, and 22 cannons with 30 infantry, 0 cavalry, 10 cannons. the trick with the fighting is arm everyone that can carry a weapon and put them in a forest sqaure that is right next to your town(s)(your town must have no defenses) so that when the enemy army enters your town make sure he gets no civilians but the 1 that had to stay and then when he enters attack his army in the towns with your cannons and you will see his troops fall apart, and if he attack you then your lucky cause your in the forest and you got 55-75% protection so you will win by defending then when its your turn you will have the chance to promote/upgrade a few which improves skills and health.
the troops you should have in the forest square is at least 10 infantry and 10 cannons the infantry will protect your cannons when enemy attacks.
never leave troops in your towns no matter how high the defense is they will lose.
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I defeat the king quite easily and here's how. Build as many Ship's of the Line as possible and block off every square of ocean. When the king's ships get close sink every one with his army on-board. When he runs out of ships he will surrender. I have never lost a single city to the king's men. If he does manage to land an army attack his "landing party" until every one is killed. Good luck and remember "Freedom is not free", vote McCain-Palin!
easy win colonization. defeated king on pretty high level.
keep your gold pile low. at all times. buy at least 2 preferebly 3 galleons to keep it low. start piling up the resources. shipout ground products if you need some cash. this will ensure the tax increase affacts those items. so you can refuse the increase of the tax. refuse on all except for the goods you're pilling up to sell for hefty profits. pile up using wagontrains!
once you have enough for like 6 shipments of filled galleons (so 1800 products start selling and buying elderly statemen instead (or train alot before hand). at this time your rebel sentiment should be 0%.
If you can, try getting the 25% reducting of bought units congressmen!
now start increasing it with at least 2 elderlystatesmen in every city and a printing press. and make sure all your units are in the city etc.
and start building ship of the line in all your city's with shipyards.
when you get around 30% start shipping the goods to europe.
when you're over 50% make sure the last batch has arrived in europe.
sell everything. NOW buy alot of ship of the line. this is important. with the remaining money (should be about 7K since those ships are expensive buy troops to fill up the galleons.) (that's why 3 galleons is better)
launch them all to America. Declare independance. you're troops will arive bofore the kings troops. so you'll have plenty of time.
now all you have to do is sink his ships. for every man-o-war you attack, make sure you have a back-up ship of the line to sink it.
win ratio is better than 2:1
in most cases the king will have between 3 to 6 ships. so if you have 12 ships of the line, it's an auto-win. sink his ships and chose the withdraw upgrade. repair you're dameged ships in city's.
move you're galleons to deploy the troops where he lands. (make sure he can't sink your galleons with troops on board!!) kill troops. king retreats to get more troops. repeat.
if you sink all his ships and he has 800000000000 soldiers left in Europe. you still win. so the key is naval suppiriority
Re: Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization Tips FAQ Help Tricks Hints Cheats Strat
Here's a tiny tip-
Colinization is a econimic game... so it really depends on which country you choose. Do you want to jumpstart ahead with the Dutch in the early game? (That Merchantman is pretty good at the beginning where you are rescourceless.) Or do you want to have a developed land that has great indutrial value? (That hardy pioneer sure comes in handy!) Do you want to beat up the natives for treasure? (Arrgh! Conquistedors!) And the last option, do you want to have high rebel values?
Problem is, most people don't focus on the beginning. You need to choose where your attributes are going to work best, like the French building where silver is so they can build a mine and then you put an expert silver miner there and bam! You have instant money. Really don't just flaunt with that beginning. It's too important.
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Also, to ppl who are mowing down forests before the kings men land, here's a tip from the developers of the game I found here:
Take the Fight to Them
The King's army is fresh off the boat and unfamiliar with the terrain of the New World. To represent this, they receive no defensive bonus when crossing mountains, forests or other types of terrain. This means it's often advantageous to attack them as they approach a settlement, rather than allowing them to attack you.
Using the Land to Your Advantage
The units of the Royal Expeditionary Force only receive combat bonuses when attacking your cities. They do not get any bonuses based on the local terrain. This means attacking the King's forces as they march through mountain passes will likely yield better results than simply waiting for them to lay siege to your city.
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I also strongly think this game really need a patch!
I manage to beat the king in my second game by using the "0 bell" strategy (plus a bit a luck). The king still had a strong land force but with only 8 Man O War ships. I managed to wipe them all out (with privatee and SOLs), so that I won the war (i.e. the land force no longer able to arrive, although the king still have around 100~150 land units...... who the hell design this game???). In order to dispose my "extra" military force, I even declared war on another king (i.e. while another foreign colony is having war with his king), it was awesome.
However, I try not to use the "0 bell" strategy in my 3th game, and I failed..... This game really need a patch, as it is pointless to play a game which can only be won by a stupid strategy......
AMEN! Preach it brother. I was wondering why had never heard of this game - being a diehard CIV fan. Agree with comment someone said - how could Sid put his name of this?!? Kid need college money? It's an exercise in futility.
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How can Sid put his name to this piece of cr*p?! I've been such a Civ fan from v1-4, but never tried Col, until now - I feel cheated and I want a refund.
I had played a few games and been roundly defeated by the King each time, so decided to search online for some basic tactics to further develop my own strategies. What I didn't expect to find was a way to cheat the system to win - which appears to be about the only way you have a hope of winning - does it give anyone satisfaction to beat the game like that?
I want to build an empire to be proud of, but this idea of sacrificing cities in order to take advantage of the relative attack/defence bonuses just doesn't sit well with me. Maybe this is the wrong game for me......perhaps I should just stick to Civ.
But....How can a strategy based game have so little strategy involved? Or should I say - 1 surefire winning strategy (0 bells) which is wholly unrealistic to the idea of this simulation and far from enjoyable to play through. Ok, so other strategies have been suggested - build only ships; occupy every marine square; etc, etc. Hmm does that sound exciting?
It doesn't feel like I'm using my brain to outwit anyone, rather just following a linear experience of doing this, then this, then this....Victory, ahem.
This truly is Civ IV's ghetto cousin! How can it get some reviews of 90%????? Monkeys!
Re: Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization Tips FAQ Help Tricks Hints Cheats Strat
i found one way to defeat the king. Build LOTS and LOTS of ship of the line i mean REALLY LOTS. save, declare independance. see where the kings ships pop up. load. position your ships there. declare independance and try to whipe the ships out before they reach land. Somethimes a ship will get trough. so scramble almost ALL your forces to that point as well so you can try to defeat the landing forces. it worked for me untill i ran out of ships.
But i still think it is the only way. cause the ships will come in with 6 at a time but the troops with aroud 40 at a time.
What also helps is make a naval blokkade around the land so the kings forces can't land the first time. Or they have to attack you, but you will have the 10% defence bonus.
1 problem, you need lots of ships
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I finished the game even in revolutionary.. there is only a few hints.. ...do not produce any bells untill it is time to rebel.. build in every town newspapers and printing presses and do not produce any soldier untill then .. only stock rifles and horses in wagon trains.. keep your population mostly 30 and have only three colonies.. when you decide to rebel.. place your all elderstatesmens for bells.. IT IS HEL IMPORTANT TO NOT PRODUCE BELLS UNTILL YOU HAVE 3 ELDERSTATESMEN IN EVERY TOWN AND ALL TOWNS HAVE PRINTING PRESS AND NEWS PAPER AND ONLY HAVING LESS THAN 30 PEOPLE INCLUDING YOUR EVERYMAN IN THE MAP AND NOT PRODUCE ANY SOLDIER UNTILL YOU PRESS ON START REVVOLUTION BUTTON.. with this method you will be able to revolt in 5 or 6 turns after starting producing bells.. and king will have added mostly 2-3 soldiers 1-2 dragons 1-2 artilary and maybe a man o war...then after pressing on start revolition make your all people deragons with rifles and horses in you stocked stocks or in wagon trains.. you will have at least 27 dragons ass king will have 10-12 soldiers 5-6 dragons.. and 5-6 artileries..if you do not wait in fortesses and fight on open areas your dragoons will surely destroy their soldiers and artilleries.. only problem is kings dragoons.. you will mostly need 2 dragoons against 1 kings dragoons.. but you will easily win because they will come in waves and youır wounded dragoons will heal until the next wave comes..
Re: Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization Tips FAQ Help Tricks Hints Cheats Strat
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surefire way to increase rebel sentiment is to have a soldier or ten in the regiment of each city. even if you're producing bells like crazy your people won't want to revolt if they don't have protection from the most badazz infantry units ever...purple and brown?? come on people!
the more soldiers you have the larger the kings army will get. to keep it low you only need a soldier in each city. your scouts also count as soldiers. start early getting a statesman build a school and educate more statesman. as your population grows you will need them. build printing press and newspapers as soon as you can this will draw more founding fathers and much faster and earlier in the game. when its time buy your soldiers, they increase in price progessively 1500,1800,2100, ect.ect: need at least 5 then make dragoons out the wing wang. to help store weapons and horses aboard the wagons and ships. untill needed so you can have more than allowed by warehouses.
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The Foundation supports original high quality programming on a range of radio programs tackling science, technology, and economics and seeks to increase both the quantity and the quality of science and technology coverage.
Sloan grants started the science and technology desk on National Public Radio and on Public Radio International's The World, and have supported feature radio series, such as the Peabody-Award winning The DNA Files, and sponsored science coverage on commercial radio, such as The Osgood File.
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Delaware State Police are looking for two suspects who robbed a woman at the Econo Lodge, 100 McIntosh Plaza, Newark, on Dec. 27.
Troopers say the 19-year-old victim received a knock on her motel room door around 10:23 a.m. and let two male suspects into the room. One of the suspects pulled out a handgun, and then both men bound the woman's hands and feet with duct tape and put a pillow case over her head. They searched the room for jewelry and cash, then left the room.
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Parkinson's disease is a gradually progressive degenerative disorder of the central nervous system. Parkinson's disease belongs to a group of conditions called movement disorders. There are four characteristic problems caused by Parkinson's disease, including tremor at rest, balance problems, stiffness, and slowness of movement.
Parkinson's disease occurs when areas of the brain, including an area called the substantia nigra, is slowly destroyed. The exact reason for this destruction is not completely known. In some patients, it may be due to genetic, environmental, or a combination of both causes. The end result is a deprivation in the brain of an important neurochemical, called dopamine. Dopamine helps regulate movement, and its loss leads to increased tone, rigidity, and slowness of movement. Lack of dopamine results in the symptoms associated with Parkinson's disease.
Approximately 50,000 Americans are diagnosed with Parkinson's disease every year. Ninety-five percent of those diagnosed are over 50 years old. At any given time, about 500,000 people, or one percent of those over age 50 in the United States are struggling with this condition.What are the risk factors for Parkinson's disease?What are the symptoms of Parkinson's disease?How is Parkinson's disease diagnosed?What are the treatments for Parkinson's disease?Are there screening tests for Parkinson's disease?What can I do to reduce my risk of Parkinson's disease?What questions should I ask my doctor?What is it like to live with Parkinson's disease?Where can I get more information about Parkinson's disease?
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This sweet calendar will help your children to count the days through Advent to Christmas. The Rabbits' den is decked with holly and more as they prepare for the festival. One plays a trumpet, one cooks a feast, one brings presents for all. There is a cozy fire in the hearth and candles on the mantle. What a lovely way to celebrate!
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Two Sense: We're Divorced But Still Living Together
My husband and I have been married five years and we've decided to divorce. Nothing terrible happened, we've just grown into best friends and roommates—same old story, we love each other but we're no longer in love. In sitting down to discuss who will move out of our amazing two-bedroom Noe Valley apartment, we've realized that whoever leaves is going to lose out big-time in today's rental market. So for now we're staying under one roof.
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As a gay man, I've had great success with online dating. Recently, I met a cute guy on okcupid. On paper at least, he has a lot of what I'm looking for: he's a reader, thoughtful, gainfully employed, well traveled. But he may be a female-to-male transgendered person.
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I'm a 30-year-old woman who lives with my gay best friend. Our friends affectionately call us Will and Grace. We both hold down decent jobs, spend lots of time exploring the city, and we've set up an ideal household: delicious meals, my adorable dog whom we both love, wonderful dinner parties and movie nights. But we both find it hard to get dates with relationship-available men.
Two Sense: My Internet Windfall Scares My Dates
Last year my company, which shall go nameless, went public. Since I was employee number 44, I now have more money than I know what the hell to do with. Obviously, this is not something to complain about, given that so many people can't make ends meet, but it has become a dating problem.
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Two Sense: My Boyfriend Is Trying to Label Me
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WASHINGTON–The Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission) announced today the following hearing:
"Justice in the International Extradition System: The Case of George Wright and Beyond"
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
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Room 2203, Rayburn House Office Building
The Commission will hold a hearing to examine international extradition norms and their impact on U.S. victims of international fugitives. The hearing will review factors that impede or prevent extradition of criminals to the United States, concerns the United States may have regarding extradition requests from other countries, and how the U.S. might work to advance justice in this process. As a case study, the Commission will receive testimony regarding George Wright, who was convicted in 1963 of murdering Walter Patterson during an armed robbery – he is also sought as a prison escapee and for the 1972 hijacking of a passenger jet. Last year he was located in a village in Portugal, but in November a Portuguese court denied the United States' request to have him extradited.
The Following Witnesses are scheduled to testify:
Ann Patterson, daughter of Walter Patterson
R. J. Gallagher, retired FBI Special Agent
Jonathan Winer, Senior Director, APCO Worldwide, Washington, DC, and former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Law Enforcement
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Archil Gegeshidze,
Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies
Commission Hearing
'Georgia's Parliamentary Election: How Free and Fair Has the Campaign Been, and How Should the U.S. Government Respond?'
(September 20, 2012)
1. Georgia's record of democratic transformation is controversial. On the one hand, the country is freer than the immediate neighborhood and demonstrates at times spectacular success at institutional modernization. The government was able to liberalize the economy, attract increased foreign direct investment, improve revenue collection, curb elements of small scale corruption in public services, streamline inefficient administration, legalize the 'shadow economy', reduce crime, provide uninterrupted energy supply, and rebuild roads and other infrastructure. Among the most important and spectacular successes of the new government has been the overthrow of the autocratic leader of Adjara previously defying the central government.
On the other hand, the overall quality of democracy promotion raises concerns. Georgia's political development since the 'Rose Revolution' can be measured in various ways, but The Freedom House's scores indicate an obvious stagnation. What actually happened was that all power went to the executive body, and the legislative and judicial branches became their perfunctory appendages. Power and the political regime thus became associated with the president.
Currently, political institutions that provide pluralism and competition are manipulated by the ruling elite for one reason – to maintain and expand political power. Critics of the government point at serious setbacks in terms of institutionalizing checks and balances, eventually leading to serious misconduct. Further, the existing Constitution substantially weakens a legislative body, thus disabling it in its exercise of oversight functions. Also, as the executive dominates the political landscape it increasingly coerces the judiciary, curbing its independence. Additionally, the state intervenes in the independence of the media, and brutally abuses property rights.
2. Georgian democracy has always been a hostage to either security concerns or power struggle. This is the reason why the Georgian reforms in the sphere of democratic transformation were either one-sided or inconclusive. While the emphasis during the reforms was put on strengthening the state, little attention was paid to building and strengthening democratic institutions and improving human rights. Independent judiciary, rule of law and media freedom are the most renowned cases of absence of will to reform. One of the recent examples of the inconclusive nature of reforms is Georgia's penitentiary system, which accommodates one of the highest per capita numbers of prisoners in the world. Apparently, the government preferred coercion and intimidation as a method of managing the overcrowded prisons over modern and civilized standards. The terrible videos we have seen last days prove widespread and systematic torture at the prisons. From moral standpoint, it is a big shame. From political standpoint, both domestic and international, it may have far-reaching consequences.
3. None of the elections held since independence had been simultaneously free, fair and competitive. The 'cleanest 'of all is considered the October 1990 elections, conducted with little violence during the campaign and no evidence of overt interference with the polls, and which brought to power the nationalist and anti-Communist political forces. Against this backdrop, the most disputed election since independence had been the presidential election in January 2008. Critics hold that Saakashvili had illegally used budgetary and administrative resources to secure victory with a narrow margin over the opposition candidate. Similar allegations were made about the unfairness of the general elections the same year. Although the international observer missions gave legitimacy to the outcome of both events, subsequent official reports admitted massive irregularities at all stages of the election process.
This time around the picture is mixed. On one hand, the pre-electoral environment is competitive and pluralist. Also, there are some welcome novelties such as: The new Election Code; Intergovernmental Commission that operates under the National Security Council; Voters' List Verification Commission; 'Must carry' rules that obligate cable operators to carry TV channels with news programs during the campaign period; Improved format of public debates on the National Public TV, etc. On the other hand, some of these novelties are far from perfect: E.g. 'Must carry' rules have not been timely and properly enforced across the country; not all recommendations by the Venice Commission have been incorporated in the Election Code; Also, the prisoners who have committed minor crimes where given electoral rights, however, in the light of the recent scandal over human rights abuse in the penitentiary serious doubts arise as to whether the inmates will be able to make free choice at the ballot boxes; Inversely, overwhelming majority of Georgians living outside the country, who are perceived to be critical toward government, are practically deprived of the right and/or possibility to vote.
While competitive and pluralist, the pre-electoral environment is too polarized. TI reports about numerous cases of intimidation of opposition activists; physical reprisals against opposition supporters; detention and arrest on political grounds; selective use of legal resources against the opposition by imposing disproportional sanctions; pressure on businesses that support opposition; use of public resources for political and electoral purposes.
Apparently, the dominant feature of the post-Rose Revolution period, wherein the ruling party faced a fragmented opposition, has made it relax and has taken it by surprise by Georgian Dream, the newly emerged opposition coalition. As the ruling party dominates at all levels of state governance, it is difficult to differentiate the governing political team's activity from the electoral activity of the ruling party. Given the circumstances, the opposition coalition faces a state rather the party as a competitor in the elections. The state portrays the Georgian Dream as an enemy of state by accusing of being Russia's fifth column and a retrograde force aiming at sending Georgia back to 'dark and corrupt past'. For most of the public groundlessness of these accusations is obvious. Meantime, witnessing all these twists and turns the public remains deeply distrustful toward the electoral process. And this is the main disadvantage and deficiency of the electoral process.
4. As Georgia remains a primary target of Western assistance, some argue that future assistance programmes should be more carefully structured. It is believed that with Georgia being the success story of Western democracy support, too big a share of the assistance package has gone to the government without requiring accountability on spending. Also, the strong political and financial support for Georgia's democratic development after the 'Rose Revolution' has backfired to some extent, since it has not been backed up by clear benchmarks for reform.
One such benchmark definitely is these elections. Fair assessment of the whole electoral process has a crucial importance for Georgia's future development. Sadly, in the past there have been instances of premature assessment by internationsal observers that have paid a lip service to Georgian democracy, as well as to the West's reputation in Georgia and the wider region. One of the most notorious cases has been a statement by a co-ordinator of the short-term observation mission which said that that the 2008 presidential elections in Georgia was a triumphant step of democracy. Given the extremely polarized environment, we need to avoid such statements/assessments. More so, the international arbiters need to change the criterion of evaluation and instead of basing their judgement on the comparison with the past electoral process, they have to assess how far or how close these elections are from those in western democracies.


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Skill Level: Easy
Size: Dress - to fit ages 2-5 years
Materials: Worsted Weight Yarn :
White - 5 oz, 275 yd (140 g, 250 m)
Light Blue - 1 oz, 55 yd (28 g, 50 m)
Light Pink - ½ oz, 28 yd (14 g, 25 m)
Various other colors.
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Crochet Hook:For Age 2-3: Size F-5 (3.75 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge.For Age 3-4: Size G-6 (4.25 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge.For Age 4-5: Size H-8 (5.00 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge.
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Granny Square Jumper Crochet Pattern
What could be simpler than this delightful little girl's crochet outfit using crocheted granny squares. The crocheted Granny Square Jumper crochet pattern includes instructions for the Jumper, Hat and Purse. All crocheted pieces complement each other for a fun and creative ensemble. The granny square crochet motifs are made up in a variety of worsted weight yarn colors. Pull out your leftover yard stash for scrappy crochet granny squares, or stick with several colors for a color coordinated look. The crochet jumper can be worn with a cool cotton shirt in warm weather or with a long-sleeve sweater during the cooler months.
The Granny Square Jumper Crochet Pattern is an ideal project for a beginner crocheter who is learning the basics of crocheting granny squares. An experienced crochet will love this project as a way to use up a large stash of yarn scraps. No matter how you decide to make this jumper set, the young Miss who gets to wear it will jump for joy.
The purple version of the crochet Granny Square Jumper shown with the pattern was created by Betty J. Trebilcock. The color combinations show how much fun you can have with variations of yarn. Instead of going with a scrappy look, choose the favorite color of the little girl receiving this set, and then make granny squares that coordinate with the main color. The variety of color options with the Granny Square Jumper makes this a customizable crochet project. Jumpers are a versatile garment that is the perfect addition to any little girl's wardrobe.
I am very proud to say that my daughter Allison designed this adorable Granny Square Jumper Crochet Pattern set. She loves designing crochet patterns like her mom. It's a lot of fun collaborating with Allison on crochet patterns. I have always relied on her advice for yarn, colors, photographs, office remodeling and more.
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Rose T-Shirt Dress and Purse Crochet Pattern
Roses and Lace Sundress for Girls Crochet Pattern
Savannah Ruffled Baby Set Crochet Pattern
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(Washington) - United States Helsinki Commission Co-Chairman Rep. Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ) today reacted with outrage after learning of the latest torture victims who died while in custody in Uzbekistan.
"I am appalled to learn of not one, but two more deaths-in-custody in Uzbekistan," said Smith. "Orif Ershanov and Otamaza Gafaro are the most recent individuals to join a long and growing list of those who have died after reportedly being tortured at the hands of Uzbek authorities."
Otamaza Gafaro was convicted in 1996 of stealing state property, a charge his family believes was trumped up. In April 2003, he was transferred to the Chrchik prison and was scheduled to be released in September. Gafaro's family received notice of his death on May 5.
Uzbekistan's National Security Service detained Orif Ershanov in Karshi, located in southern Uzbekistan, on suspicion of belonging to the banned Islamic group Hizb ut-Tahrir (Party of Liberation). Ershanov died in custody on May 15.
"Tragically, this has become a simple pattern. People are taken into police custody alive, and they emerge dead," Smith continued. "Political opponents and those who deviate from the government's sanctioned view of Islam are especially likely to be imprisoned and tortured."
Last month, when the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development held its annual meeting in Tashkent, President Islam Karimov rebuffed the Bank's effort to secure an unequivocal condemnation of torture during the meeting.
"Attempts by Uzbek authorities to explain away the mutilated bodies they return to grieving families as the victims of 'high blood pressure' or other natural causes have failed to mask an unrelenting pattern of torture and abuse," said Smith. "Actions speak louder than words, and Karimov's victims--silenced as they may appear--have spoken volumes about his regime's lack of commitment to bring real progress to Uzbekistan."
"These most recent deaths should be a reality check for anyone still laboring under the mistaken impression that Uzbekistan is making 'substantial and continuing progress' in meeting its human rights commitments. I hope EBRD and U.S. officials understand this message, and send a clear message to Tashkent that assistance to Uzbekistan will not continue as long as torture continues."
Four Helsinki Commission Members wrote to Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs John B. Taylor in April urging him to press Uzbek authorities for resolution of a number of longstanding human rights matters prior to the EBRD meeting. "Frankly, we regret the decision to schedule the meeting in Tashkent, which allows the Uzbek authorities to host such a prestigious event despite the oppressive nature of the regime," the Commissioners wrote.
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March 12, 2002: U.S. and Uzbek officials sign "Declaration on the Strategic Partnership and Cooperation Framework between the United States of America and Uzbekistan"
August 2, 2002: Congressional mandate goes into effect that assistance to Uzbekistan be contingent on a determination by the Secretary of State that Uzbekistan is making "substantial and continuing progress" in meeting commitments of the March 12 Declaration, including in the field of human rights
August 26, 2002: Secretary Powell determines that Uzbekistan is making "substantial and continuing progress"
October 2002: Musurmon Kulmuratov dies in the custody of Uzbek authorities
November 2002: Izzatullo Mumino dies in the custody of Uzbek authorities
December 2002: UN Special Rapporteur on Torture finds torture in Uzbekistan is "systematic"
May 14, 2003: Secretary Powell again determines that Uzbekistan is making "substantial and continuing progress" in meeting its commitments
Musurmon Kulmuratov, November 2002
Izzatullo Muminov, October 2002
Muzafar Avazov, August 2002
Husnidin Alimov, August 2002
Khusniddin Khikmatov, May 2002
Ikrom Aliev, February 2002
Mirakhmed Mirzakhmedov, February 2002
Mirkamol Solikhojoev, February 2002
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Alimukhammad Mamadaliyev, December 2001
Ravshan Haidov, October 2001
Shovriq Rusimorodov, July 2001
Emin Usmon, February 2001
Hazrat Kadirov, December 2000
Habibullah Nosirov, December 2000
The United States Helsinki Commission, an independent federal agency, by law monitors and encourages progress in implementing provisions of the Helsinki Accords. The Commission, created in 1976, is composed of nine Senators, nine Representatives and one official each from the Departments of State, Defense and Commerce.
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Like you, Mr. Smith, I have received many packets of materials and requests for meetings in the last 9 months related to the Republic of Georgia. I suppose it's nice to be the object of so much attention.
In fact, I've never been to Georgia but have been following events there so closely for so long, I feel as if I've been a frequent visitor. In Washington, I have met with representatives of the government and the opposition, more than once. Last January, for example, I met with President Saakashvili, when he came to Washington to meet with President Obama. At the time, the response of the Georgian government to the challenge posed by Bidzina Ivanishvili was already raising questions. I told President Saakashvili then that he had to be very careful about singling out Mr. Ivanishvili for special treatment and that the election had to be – and be seen as – free and fair.
Over the last 9 months, the temperature of this confrontation has only risen, both in Georgia and in Washington. That's not surprising; the stakes are high. The government sees this election as the voters' judgment on its policies of the last eight years, which it believes the opposition would undo. For the opposition, this election will demonstrate whether it is possible to change governments in Georgia by the ballot box.
Pundits often describe elections as 'critical' or 'historic' but Georgia's election next month really is very important. That's one thing the government and the opposition can agree on. The vote and vote count take place on October 1, so the focus of our inquiry will be on how the campaign has gone. For me, at this point, the key issue is fairness. I hope our witnesses will tell us what they think about the claims of the contending sides. Can we conclude that the necessary steps have been taken to make possible a free and fair election? If not, what are the shortcomings and can they still be remedied? And what should be the role of the U.S. Government in this process?
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