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alt.games.civ2 FAQ
Civilization II
By Ginger_Ale at 2009-12-02 20:09
alt.games.civ2 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
-===========================< Table of Contents >==========================-
-1- Documents
1.1 Where can I find this FAQ?
1.2 Where can I find this charter?
1.3 Which version of Civilization is discussed here? Civ 3 too?
-2- Binaries
2.1 Can somebody post some program/scenario or other binary?
2.2 Can I post saved games, scenarios, etc.?
2.3 Not even small ones?
2.4 But does anyone actually care?
2.5 Where can I post binaries?
2.6 But can I post rules.txt and similar files?
-3- Various Civ FAQ's
3.1 What does this acronym stand for...?
3.2 What's this I hear about updating Fantastic Worlds for free?
3.3 Does the free upgrade include the Fantastic Worlds scenarios?
3.4 What are the rules for the OCC?
3.5 Does Civ 2 run under Windows 2000?
3.6 How can I build the fastest possible spaceship to Alpha Centauri?
-4- Test of Time
4.1 What is TOT?
4.2 How do I get Ultrastring Theory in TOT - Extended Original Game?
4.3 I started a game with TOT 1.0. How can I make sure I get
Ultrastring Theory?
4.4 How do I get units on Alpha Centauri, when I play TOT - Extended
Original Game?
-5- Multiplayer Civ 2
5.1 What is Civ 2:MGE?
5.2 What is the newest version of Civ 2? Civ 2: MGE?
5.3 What's this about simultaneous multiplayer mode?
5.4 Where can I find multiplayer opponents for Civilization 2?
-6- Follow-up Games
6.1 What is SMAC?
6.2 What is CTP?
6.3 Are SMAC and CTP related to Civ and Civ 2? How?
6.4 Why is there so much controversy over the name "Civilization?"
6.5 What is the true sequel to Civ 2?
-7- Civ 3: General & Technical Questions
7.1 Civ 3? Who's making it?
7.2 When is Civ 3 coming out?
7.3 What are the system requirements?
7.4 Where can I download offical patches for Civ 3?
7.5 What's inside the Limited Edition?
7.6 How do I stop Civ 3 from choosing refresh rates my system can't
support and blanking out my screen?
-8- Civ 3: Gameplay Questions
8.1 How do I create an army? How do I build new armies?
8.2 How do I use the Intelligence Agency?
8.3 How do I upgrade units?
8.4 Why can't I demobilize? Then how *do* I demobilize?
8.5 Which units can not be airlifted?
8.6 What're those coloured clouds doing on the map, above my cities?
8.7 How do you tell if a square will give you fresh water?
8.8 Why are my cities not growing beyond size 12?
-9- Multiplayer Civ 3
9.1 Does Civ 3 have multiplayer?
9.2 What does PTW add?
9.3 Is multiplayer available for free?
-10- Related Websites & Contact Information
10.1 What web sites exist for Civilization II/III?
10.2 I never got or lost my tech poster. Is there one online?
10.3 Who maintains this FAQ?
-===============================< The FAQ >===============================-
-1- Documents
1.1 Where can I find this FAQ?
The FAQ is posted at least twice a month to the newsgroup.
An HTML version is also available at:
A text version is also available here:
(courtesy of Thunderfall)
1.2 Where can I find the charter?
The charter is posted to the group occasionally.
It is also available at: http://www3.sympatico.ca/krupowicz/charter.html
1.3 Which version of Civilization is discussed here? Civ 3 too?
The charter expressly states that Civ 3 is on-topic for this newsgroup. As
Rob Lancaster notes: "Regular posters mostly agreed to discuss Civ 3 here
long before the game came out. Since the group started Civ 1 was also
discussed here, and it doesn't seem unreasonable."
It is important to note, however, that all of Sid Meier's Civilization
games are considered on-topic in this newsgroup.
-2- Binaries
2.1 Can somebody post some program/scenario or other binary?
This question is unwelcome in alt.games.civ2 and depending on its content
may be unwelcome in alt.binaries.games.civ2 too. In particular asking for
the complete Civilization I/II/III or any other game is certainly unwelcome and
bordering on illegality.
Requesting a particular scenario in alt.binaries.games.civ2 is probably
unwise unless you have made a good attempt at searching for it elsewhere
(either using dejanews, one of the popular search engines or by visiting the
Civilization II web sites.)
2.2 Can I post saved games, scenarios etc.?
No, alt.games.civ2 is a text only group.
2.3 Not even small ones?
No, classifying binaries as small would create grey areas. It is much fairer
to just disallow binaries altogether.
2.4 But does anyone actually care?
Yes they do. The few times the issue has arisen a number have people have
claimed that binaries cause a problem for them.
2.5 Where can I post binaries?
The predecessor to alt.games.civ2 is alt.binaries.games.civ2 and this is one
place you can post binaries relating to Civilization. Alternatively
upload to one of the Civilization II scenario sites (see question 8.1). In
either case you may like to post a short, text announcement to alt.games.civ2.
2.6 But can I post rules.txt and similar files?
In general no, since it is a large file. However, posting a single or a few
lines from this file is definitely acceptable and a good way of propagating
new ideas for units.
-3- Various Civ FAQ's
3.1 What does this acronym stand for...?
Civ is short for Civilization.
Here is a list of other common (and somewhat less obvious) acronyms:
AFAIK - As Far As I Know
AI - Artificial Intelligence: the computer player(s)
BTW - By The Way
CP - Computer Player
CTP - Call To Power, see 6.2
E3 - Electronic Entertainment Expo
IIRC - If I Recall Correctly
IMHO, IMO - In My (Humble) Opinion
GL - Great Leader
GOTM - Game of the Month: one website's monthly challenge
LOL - Laughing Out Loud
MGE - Multiplayer Gold Edition, see 5.1
NG - Newsgroup
OCC - One City Challenge, see 3.4
OTOH - On The Other Hand
PBEM - Play By E-Mail (form of multiplayer gaming)
PTW - Play the World, see 9.1 & 9.2
ROTFL - Rolling On the Floor Laughing
"-MAO - ...My Arse Off
RTFM - Read The [Flamin'] Manual!
SMAC - Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, see 6.1
TOT - Test of Time
UCC - Ultimate Classic Collection
WoW - Wonder of the World
YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary
TTFN - Ta ta For Now
TTYL - Talk To You Later
3.2 What's this I hear about updating Fantastic Worlds for free?
You can use the editors, extra eight unit slots and the events.txt file. If
you want to try this patch, your biggest challenge if finding it (the FAQ's
previous link to the patch is dead and a replacement has not been found.
Please e-mail the FAQ maintainer if you find update 2.781).
On a similar note, one user has hacked an upgrade for classic Civ 2 to
support multiplayer mode. Find it at http://www.civfanatics.com/civ2cedric.shtml
3.3 Does the free upgrade include the Fantastic Worlds scenarios?
No. If you want the scenarios go out and buy the full upgrade.
3.4 What are the rules for the OCC?
The OCC (one city challenge) is a different approach to playing Civ 2: you
allow yourself only a single city, against the computer's hordes.
One version of the rules for this type of game can be found at:
3.5 Does Civ 2 run under Windows 2000?
Yes. If you experience difficulty when Civ 2 tries to play the movies, then you
have a problem with the game's Indeo video drivers. You need to update them.
Go to the following link, highlight the Indeo Video 3.2, 4.5, 5.11 and
Indeo Audio 2.5 Codecs. Go here to download it:
http://www1.us.ligos.com/dld-product/indeo/iv5setup.exe If you're having
trouble with the download, go to:
http://www.ligos.com/index.phtml?&pi=3D103&n1=3Dproducts&=amp;n 2=3Dindeo&n3=3Ddownload
If you can't be bothered to fix your video drivers, then play the game
without the CD: assuming you didn't copy the movies to your hard drive, you
should have no problems
3.6 How can I build the fastest possible spaceship to Alpha Centauri?
Build it with 16 components and 33 structurals. It will take 5.7 years. You
launch it no later than 2014 to win. After that point, you must send out your
troops to win.
The following is a chart made in 1998 to answer this question (it assumes you
only send 10,000 colonists *and* that the ship is fusion powered):
Components, structurals, Years to AC
6, 15, 15.7
8, 17, 13.2
10, 21, 10.0
12, 25, 8.3
14, 29, 6.7
16, 33, 5.7 <--> This is the fastest ship you can build.
Only 33 structurals are needed for a 16 component 12 modules spaceship
which takes 11.7 years to reach AC. This is the fastest time to AC for a
ship with the most modules. Also note that years are rounded down, so if
you are trying to reach AC before 2020, that takes 11 years, meaning a
launch in 2008 will reach AC before 'the final buzzer'.
-4- Test of Time
4.1 What is TOT?
Test of Time is the latest release of Civ 2. Sadly, it lacks in-game movies
(like Civ 3...).
Gameplay has the new twist of 3 simultaneous maps. This is a re-hashed
version of Civ 2. It is NOT Civ 3, see 7.1.
4.2 How do I get Ultrastring Theory in TOT - Extended Original Game?
First thing: if you don't have the 1.1 patch for Test of Time, get it.
Go to http://www.civfanatics.com/civ2downloads.shtml
There is a bug in 1.0 which can make it impossible to get Ultrastring
Theory. Also, the patch will not fix saved games started under 1.0. 1.1
fixes a lot of other things, so run right out and get it now!
With the patch, when any civilization gets its spaceship to arrive, all
civilizations have the Ultrastring Theory tech changed from unresearchable
to available for research. The usual rules for research apply, including
the random selection of techs which aren't on the list each time you
advance. Despite what the Civilopedia suggests, you still must research it
Ultrastring Theory has one additional benefit. Once you get it, you can
negotiate with aliens.
4.3 I started a game with TOT 1.0. How can I make sure I get Ultrastring
The bug kicks in if you quit the game in between the time of spaceship
arrival and successfully researching Ultrastring Theory. It will be
switched back to unresearchable, and there is no way to get it back. If
you have already passed the time of spaceship arrival, you may try
reloading a save from before that time, and playing straight through until
you get the tech.
4.4 How do I get units on Alpha Centauri, when playing TOT - Extended
Original Game?
The first spaceship to arrive will generate units on Alpha Centauri, based
on the spaceship size (habitat/life support pairs). A minimum size gets
one colonist, two marines. You can find the details in events.txt.
Colonists can build portals, which let you move other units to/from the new
world. Since you must research Ultrastring Theory and Quantum Transport in
order to build more of them, it is wise to use your first ones to build
portals, not new cities on the new world.
If you happen to play the aliens, and successfully land a ship, you will
get colonists on Alpha Centauri, not on Earth.
-5- Multiplayer Civ 2
5.1 What is Civ 2:MGE?
This is the Multiplayer Gold Edition of Civilization 2. For under $30
you get the add-on scenario packs and, most importantly, the original
Civ 2, with multiplayer support!
In the UK, Civ 2:MGE is called "Civilization II: Ultimate Classic Collection."
Rémi Denis-Courmont commented on the presence of both the MGE and UCC in
"the Civ2 Multiplayer Edition [cost] 150FF with scenarios... That's
strange, here, both versions were sold at the same time.
Civ2 MGE was sold in a "thin" package whose front picture was the same as
the main manual one, whereas "Ultimate Civ2 Classic Collection" was sold for
a twice more expensive price, in a large green box.
If they offer exactly the same content (ie, the game, the multiplayer modes,
FW, Conflicts in Civ. and the "scenario" menu), I've spoilt 150FF :-("
5.2 What is the newest version of Civ 2? Civ 2: MGE?
Patches have been released to update both copies of Civ 2. The patches fix
some bugs - details are available in the readme.txt files included with
the patches.
All patches are available at http://www.civfanatics.com/civ2downloads.shtml
(as of May 2000).
Other sites also have patches. For the PC version of Civ 2, the latest
version is 2.42. For Civ 2:MGE, it's 1.3. The 2.42 patch is available at:
The Macintosh version has a patch for version 1.1.1 available at:
5.3 What's this about simultaneous multiplayer mode?
If you have Test of Time, go to CIV.INI and add the following (without
quotation marks): "Simultaneous=1"
Be advised that MicroProse left that option hidden because it is flawed and
open to cheating. Still, if you want to play simultaneous multiplayer, you can.
5.4 Where can I find multiplayer opponents for Civilization 2?
You can find opponents at the following sites.
* http://www.civfanatics.com/civ2multiplayer.shtml
* http://gameleague.megaultra.com/newUser/
* http://zone.msn.com/civ2multiplayer/default.asp?blnHBRedirect=True
-6- Follow-up Games
6.1 What is SMAC?
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri is a game designed by Brian Reynolds which picks up
where Civilization left off: on a new planet.
SMAC discussions take place in alt.games.firaxis.alpha-centauri. Ask your
ISP to add the newsgroup if you don't have it!
6.2 What is CTP?
Civilization: Call To Power is another different game from Activision which
is essentially a very new version of Civilization.
CTP discussions take place in alt.games.civ-call-to-power.
6.3 Are SMAC and CTP related to Civ and Civ 2? How?
This is a topic of much controversy in the newsgroup, so here are the facts.
SMAC is being made by Firaxis, not Microprose. The original creators of Civ
and Civ 2, Sid Meier and Brian Reynolds are, however, the creators of SMAC.
As for CTP, Peter "Enjolras" Karpas <firstname.lastname@example.com> has stated
in the NG's that, "Civilization: Call to Power is absolutely officially
related to Civ 1 and Civ 2.... It is officially licensed..." Activision's
license allows it to legally call CTP, "Civilization: CTP." Nothing, however,
besides the name was provided to Activision. The designers of Civ and Civ 2,
like Sid Meier, along with other things, such as source code, were *not* part
of the deal. (Note: The port of Civilization 2 to Playstation, however, did
involve the original source code, but that is not connected to CTP.)
6.4 Why is there so much controversy over the name "Civilization?"
Microprose didn't protect its rights to the word Civilization very well;
Avalon Hill (AH) had a board game by the same name. Activision acquired Avalon Hill's
rights to the name and began development of CTP. A lawsuit ensued; the
eventual settlement granted Microprose exclusive rights to the name in exchange for
Activision getting to use "Civilization" in the name of its game.
The story is even more complicated than that, though, as Rick Pikul notes,
"Microprose didn't really have the rights in the first place. Sid Meier
asked AH if he could use the name they had the US trademark for, they said yes. AH
got the rights from Harland-Trefoil with the rights to produce Civ for the North
American market. Microprose got the rights by buying Harland-Trefoil and revoked
AH's licence. The settlement was likely due to inside information, as shortly thereafter
both AH and Microprose were bought by Hasbro."
It's important to note that "related" and "sequel" do not mean the same thing,
a point which kept the controversy alive...
It has died down with the
announcement of the true sequel to Civ 2.
6.5 What is the true sequel to Civ 2?
Civ 3 ("Civilization 3"), see 7.1.
-7- Civ 3: General & Technical Questions
7.1 Civ 3? Who's making it?
The plans for Civ 3 were announced on May 14, 1999 at E3. Brian Reynolds
announced the game in alt.games.civ2 on May 15th, 1999. Development got
underway in 2000. Civ 3 is the official sequel to Civ 2. It is a Sid Meier
game, made by Firaxis, published by Infogrames.
7.2 When is Civ 3 coming out?
The Windows and Mac versions are now in stores.
7.3 What are the system requirements?
These are the official system requirements for Civilization III:
- Pentium II 300 MHz (500 MHz recommended)
- 32 megs of ram (64 recommended)
- 500 megs of hard drive space (+50 for swapfile)
- 4X CD-Rom
- DirectX 8.0-compatible video card (must be able to display 1024x768x16bit)
- DirectX 8.0-compatible sound card
- Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP
7.4 Where can I download offical patches for Civ 3?
You can find all the patches at Firaxis' official Civ 3 website:
7.5 What's inside the Limited Edition?
You can see the contents of the limited edition here:
It comes in a tin box and includes a letter from the creators, and a second
CD with videos.
7.6 How do I stop Civ 3 from choosing refresh rates my system can't support
and blanking out my screen?
Here's a quick and dirty solution from the newsgroup:
Ok, I also had (make that have) the problem that I get a blank screen due to
civ3 using refreshrates my monitor doesn't support.
Though I *can* choose 120hz with 1024x768, my Monitor doesn't support it, so I
don't choose it. That sadly doesn't stop civ3 from using it.
But if you switch to a higher resolution where there are no illegal choices
('cause your graphic adapter can't support them) Civ 3 can't screw up, either.
So, even if you normally would NOT choose a resolution like 1200 or 1600,
try it and then add the following line to your Civilization3.ini file:
KeepRes=1 (not sure if necessary, but it worked for me)
Not optimal, but lets you get your hands on this game till the first real
-8- Civ 3: Gameplay Questions
8.1 How do I create an army? How do I build new armies?
If an elite unit wins a battle (but not against a barbarian), there's a
chance you will get a leader. If your civ is militant, this will happen
more often. This leader can be used to create an army.
If you have an army that wins a battle, you can build the Military
Academy. The city that builds that can then build armies just like
anything else.
Note that units have to be added to the army (tell unit to Load as if the
army was a naval
transport) for it to be any use.
8.2 How do I use the Intelligence Agency?
The city that built the Intelligence Agency has a little icon next to
its name. Click on that, and you'll get the option to send spies to the
other civilizations. You might not succeed.
If you have a spy, you will be asked whether you want to use a diplomat
or a spy when clicking the E in the lower right corner. The spy can do
more than the diplomat, but the price is higher to cover the cost of
James Bond leaving all his fancy equipment behind.
When you are at war with another civilization, embassy options are suspended,
but espionage options are still available.
8.3 How do I upgrade units?
You need a barracks in the city the unit is (or airport for air units,
or harbour for sea units), plus the resources you need to build the
newer unit available in the city. Finally, you must have the minimum
necessary amount of gold in your treasury to carry out the upgrade.
8.4 Why can't I demobilize? Then how *do* I demobilize?
The game is designed to restrict you from quickly switching between
'normal' and wartime mobilization.
The question of how to demobilize was best answered by the Civ 3
development team itself:
"Whenever you sign a peace treaty, your mobilization will automatically
return to normalcy. If you're still at war with another Civ (and want to
remain mobilized for war), you'll need to go to the domestic advisor and
reselect wartime mobilization. Needless to say, if you switch to a wartime
mobilization when you're not at war with anyone, you will actually need to
declare war on another Civ and then sign a peace treaty to restore normalcy
to your empire."
8.5 Which units can not be airlifted?
You cannot airlift ground units that have 0 attack/0 defense ratings,
armies, any ships or any air units
Also, only attack units with one movement point can be airdropped by
If you are not happy with this answer (or several others in the FAQ), you
can edit this setting with Civ3Edit.
8.6 What're those coloured clouds doing on the map, above my cities?
Those are fireworks. It is a sign that the city in question is celebrating
a "We Love the King Day."
8.7 How do you tell if a square will give you fresh water?
Right click the water. If it is a fresh water lake, it will have 2 food. The
squares that won't require an aquaduct next to rivers already generate 1
gold with no road. Sometimes it is hard to judge which ones work.
8.8 Why are my cities not growing beyond size 12?
You need to build a hospital to let your cities grow to a larger size. You need
the Sanitation tech to build hospitals.
-9- Multiplayer Civ 3
9.1 Does Civ 3 have multiplayer?
With the new "Play the World" expansion pack, yes.
9.2 What does PTW add?
PTW adds eight new civilizations and leaders, along with a number of new
single- and multiplayer scenarios and features. Check out the Civ 3 websites in 10.1 for complete
9.3 Is multiplayer available for free?
Unfortunately no. PTW is not a free patch, but an expansion pack you have
to go out and buy.
-10- Related Websites & Contact Information
10.1 What web sites exist for Civilization II/III?
Many web sites exist, this is only a short list based on a few postings to
the group. Feel free to contact the FAQ maintainer to have your site added.
* http://www.civ3.com
* http://www.civgaming.net
* http://www.civfanatics.com
* http://apolyton.net/
* http://gene.wins.uva.nl/~jvermeir/civ2
* http://www.multimania.com/eyn/index.htm
* http://www.aha.ru/~mor/Elinks.htm
10.2 I never got or lost my tech poster. Is there one online?
Yes. Thunderfall's site has one at: http://www.civfanatics.com/civ2poster.shtml
10.3 Who maintains this FAQ?
Currently by Andrew Krupowicz <kruposki(at}yahoo.com>
Originally by Mike Crowe.
Various posters contributed to the FAQ, including Steve Frazer, Jacek
Piskozub (3.5), Rob Lancaster (1.3 & 8.4), Mike Hein (3.6), Harold Bakker
(3.6), John Heidle (3.6), Jeffery S. Jones (3.1 & 4.2 to 4.4, 8.5, 8.8),
Janet Quick (7.2 & 7.6), Stewart Gordon (7.3 & 8.6), Rémi Denis-Courmont
(5.1), Craig Tanswell (5.1), Matt Sharp (3.2 & 5.2), David L. Burkhead
(3.5), Jan Willem van Dormolen (4.2), Rick Pikul (6.4), Jorrit Vermeiren
(4.2 & 9.1), Kjetil Aavik (8.1 to 8.3), and Lee Griffiths, among others.
Please contact the FAQ maintainer if he forgot to give you credit!
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Percent Utilization: "Keep it under 25%" is the maxim you should follow but if you let it slide to 50%, it's not as bad as hitting 70%. If you have $10,000 of credit, keep your percent used under $5,000 or it looks like you're in trouble. This is why requesting increases in your line of credit is key because it will decrease your utilization without dinging your history with a hard inquiry.
Types of Credit: Most college graduates will have large college loans outstanding, which appear on the record, and institutions know it. If you have a high utilization but it is predominately college loans, they're typically okay with it so it won't negatively impact your score as badly as if it were credit card debt. Part of the reason is the relatively low interest rate when you consider some people are paying over 25% interest on credit card debt.
Bottom Line: When making a financial decision, don't base it on how it will affect your score, make it based on how it will affect your wallet/pocketbook but keeping in mind that your score may be affected. It's like doing something for the tax break, it's not worth it. Pay off your credit card debt because of the astronomical interest rate and don't make that extra mortgage payment in lieu of it. And always stay current.
Update: (2/24) Added the three types of scores and which bureau they correspond to.

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ALBANY, NY (01/03/2013)(readMedia)– Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York (GSNENY) is inviting the community to share Girl Scout insignia, ephemera or items of interest from the Girl Scout movement with Alumnae, friends, family and fans of Girl Scouting at ToGetHerThere, an exhibition of items from the Council archives and the general public that span the 100 year history of the leading organization for the leadership development of girls. The exhibit will take place on Saturday, March 9, 2013 from 10am-2pm at The Desmond Hotel & Conference Center in Albany and is free and open to the public. Memorabilia items – preferably items from 1912 to 1945 – can be dropped off by February 15, 2013 at one of the (4) Girl Scout council offices: Albany – 8 Mountain View Avenue, Halfmoon – 23 Executive Park Drive, Queensbury – 213 Meadowbrook Road, or Plattsburgh – 107 Hammond Lane. Please include name and phone number/email address with the materials along with any added details about them that may be of interest. If preferred, arrangements can be made for item sharing by contacting Maegan Frantz, Girl Scout Alumnae Relations Coordinator, at 518-348-1413 x 402 or via email at email@example.com. All items can be returned after the event or can be donated to the GSNENY archives.
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Consumer confidence is climbing. Do you feel more confident in the economy?
The public seems to have moved beyond the plaintive cry of 'feel our pain' to the more angry pronouncement of 'you are causing our pain.
While hiring has picked up and job openings are at a seven-year high, growth in inflation-adjusted wages and family income has been distressingly slow. The Census Bureau says the income of the median, or typical, American family in 2012 was $51,017, or about the same as in 1995 adjusting for inflation. Median family income is about 8% below 2007 levels.
In the survey, roughly a quarter of adults said they or their child has more than $5,000 in student-loan debt, and 25% said someone in their house had to take a second job just to pay the bills.
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Poll finds widespread economic anxiety The Wall Street Journal August 6, 2014
Americans are registering record levels of anxiety about the opportunities available to younger generations and are pessimistic about the nation's long-term prospects, directing their blame at elected leaders in Washington.
76% of adults lack confidence that their children's generation will have a better life than they do—an all-time high. Some 71% of adults think the country is on the wrong track, a leap of 8 points from a June survey, and 60% believe the U.S. is in a state of decline.
What's more, seven in 10 adults blamed the malaise more on Washington leaders than on any deeper economic trends, and 79% expressed some level of dissatisfaction with the American political system.
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"Ability to pass a drug test. America must be Stoner Nation, because this seemingly simple requirement eliminates half of all applicants for manufacturing jobs, by some estimates."
And Q, Colorado is learning this the hard way. The just some of the things these die hard illegal drug substance pushers don't take into account in the big picture and long term.
They may have legalized it but employer's don't have to tolerate it. Weed is not like alcohol. It can stay in a system for up to two weeks.
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Unemployment ticked up because of those who gave up are now looking for work again. These people are not counted in the U-6 numbers. REal unemployment over 15%.
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There is absolutely nothing in the manufacturing article anyone could possibly disagree with. It should make everyone happy.
How 'bout you read or think before clicking?
You can disagree all you want this time, because I'm gonna tell you, I pity anyone in your relationship sphere--when you get upset you just keep going nastily into other unrelated areas, relentlessly. If anyone of the opposite sex who knows you reads this, I'd warn them off you--you seem to have the personality of an abuser.
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Labor costs are still the biggest contributor to the overall cost of many goods and services, and they have, not surprisingly, been stagnant as employers benefit from a large pool of surplus labor. Average pay has risen by less than 2% per year since 2008, while many companies have been cutting, rather than expanding, benefits.
If the latest pay gains stick, however, companies will try to pass on their own higher costs to consumers in the form of higher prices. That's the kind of inflation the Fed worries about...the arrival of legitimate inflation could also force the Fed to rein in its super-easy monetary policy sooner than expected, which could rattle financial markets and undermine a growing sense of optimism about the economy.
Anyway, I'd say the No's have nailed it on this poll.
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and back to current subject:
Inflation may have arrived — the worrisome kind, not the manufactured kind.
Since the Federal Reserve started "printing money" in 2008, inflation hawks have warned of runaway price increases that could overrun the economy. Those have largely been false alarms...
But new government data provide a genuine reason to worry. Labor costs rose by 0.7% in the second quarter, the biggest jump since right before the recession started in 2008. Economists had been expecting a more modest gain of 0.5%. Pay is hardly exploding, but if the value of pay and benefits continues to grow at a faster pace, it could cause the kind of inflation that tends to be lasting — and trigger the biggest change in Fed policy since the recession began.
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There was more on all those points, but that was the most informative article I've read--now if we could just get the messages across and get parents, teachers and kids on board.
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Dependability. The ability to show up for work on time — every day — is another quality that's surprisingly uncommon. That's why a low-paying job flipping burgers or manning a cash register can help land a better job in manufacturing.
Vocational training or better. A dependable, drug-free high-school grad might earn $10 to $15 per hour at an entry-level manufacturing job, with pay rising along with more experience and on-the-job training. But pay will obviously be higher still for workers who show up with specialized training or certifications.
Familiarity with manufacturing.
A willingness to forgo college. The types of high school students likely to do well in manufacturing — strong performers with a good work ethic — also tend to be good candidates for college. For determined workers, manufacturing may once again be a worthwhile alternative to college
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"You don't need to go to college to make a lot of money," says Vicki Holt, CEO of Proto Labs (PRLB), which specializes in the rapid production of parts for other manufacturers' prototypes. "You can go to a two-year school and be making $80,000 by the time you're 21."
That's no cakewalk, however. Here are six things required to get a good manufacturing job these days:
Ability to pass a drug test. America must be Stoner Nation, because this seemingly simple requirement eliminates half of all applicants for manufacturing jobs, by some estimates.
Twelfth grade math and English capability. Working with the computerized equipment in many factories requires an understanding of algebra and the ability to do basic computations. Manufacturing workers increasingly operate as teams, making it important to communicate effectively.
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shortage of welders, electricians, machinists, press operators and metalworkers, which means people in those fields enjoy something unusual in today's economy: strong job security and the ability to command decent pay.
The shortage of skilled manufacturing workers is partly due to the sharp decline in U.S. manufacturing during the past 15 years. That led many high schools to axe vocational programs, while teenagers and their parents began to see college as the only likely pathway to a middle-class lifestyle. But manufacturing has begun to bounce back since total employment bottomed out in 2010. There are now about 12.1 million manufacturing workers in the United States, with some forecasters expecting a broader resurgence due to low U.S. energy costs, rising labor rates in other countries and the higher skill levels required to work with robots and computers.
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wasn't there a question about this not too long ago?
The U.S. manufacturing sector, once a vast network of assembly lines churning out every imaginable product, has evolved into a specialized and highly efficient industry focused on goods that can't be built cheaper or better someplace else. There are good jobs in manufacturing — the kind able to finance a comfortable middle-class lifestyle. But there are far fewer than there used to be, and many workers who might have been qualified to man an assembly line 25 years ago lack the skills manufacturers require today.
A recent survey of manufacturing firms by Accenture (ACN) found there's a "severe shortage of manufacturing skills in the United States." Only about 20% of manufacturing jobs now are unskilled positions any able-bodied worker can fill. The rest require vocational training, an associate's degree or certifications that can take years to acquire. Accenture and other analysts say there's a particular shortage of welders, el
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Okay, I don't totally get all that, but it doesn't sound as tho investors have confidence.
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Ross pointed out that on a 12-month chart a rounded base of support and broken trend sets the stage for a sharp move higher to the 21 level, but stressed that the long-term weekly chart is what should have equity investors concerned.
"I want you to focus on that 200-week moving average which comes in around 17.75. We haven't had a weekly close above the 200-week in over 2½ years. The last two times we did close above that level, back in 2010 it corresponded with a 17 percent decline in the S&P 500, 2011 a 21 percent decline in the S&P 500. That could take the S&P down to 1,560," he said, which is around a 20 percent decline. "With a break above that 17.75 level you want to watch out for stocks."
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CNBC /Talking Numbers /Beware of more volatility/ 17 hours ago
Thursday's selloff in stocks sent the smell of fear trickling across the markets.
The CBOE Volatility Index, also known as the VIX or 'fear index,' jumped to its highest level since April, and had its best two-day stretch since the start of the year. In fact, while the stock market closed the month in the red, the VIX was up more than 45 percent—its biggest monthly increase since July 2011.
Auerbach Grayson's Richard Ross, who has been bearish on the overall market for some time, said the charts are screaming for more volatility. "Stocks are in grave danger here and I'm looking for volatility to surge higher, not grind higher."
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You two coming to breakfast Mon? 7:00 Bob Evans
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Ladybug sez: "And what is congress working on today ? Tax reform,something to eliminate tax inversions, a road funding bill ,VA , bill to address the border problem ,export import bank funding bill to help prevent loss of jobs to American buss, NO"
Don't forget the Democrat representative and his bill that wants to change the name of a fish called "asian carp" because he thinks it's offensive to some!
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"And to think they deserve 5 weeks off to boot."
Ladybug, NOTHING prevents you from filing a petition to Congress to change their 5 week recess that occurs every year.
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Confident? A 17 trillion dollar debt? Crisis at the borders? Crisis in the middle east? Russia playing russian roulette with Obama? A healthcare system on the brink of collapsing? No jobs? The population is growing? Our national food resources are at the weakest point they have been in 23 years? Our gas tax revenues are nearly depleted? Our gas prices at the pump are high and have not decreased and Obama is toying with higher gas taxes for infrastructure repairs? Natural gas and electric prices have never come down? Expected to go higher.
Confident? For real? Is this a joke?
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I think these people need to sue themselves.
And to think they deserve 5 weeks off to boot.
Anybody else get that much time. And this doesn't count all the other breaks
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Wolf Creek and other southern Ski Areas have been slammed, but not all the snow is falling down south. The central and northern ski areas may see 12-24 inches total throughout the week which is welcome news to those who have been recently and disappointed with another year of slow start to the ski season. All ski areas are slowly opening more area as the snow comes in and it's looking good for storm activity through New Years. It all adds up!
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No snow this weekend, but if you're looking for a good dose of powder Monday is going to be it for the southern ski areas. Wolf Creek looks to get 2 feet of snow by Monday morning, and considering the lack of big storms this season, your best bet to catch one is Monday. Monarch is also looking to get 12-15 inches of snow as well so if you're not up for the drive to Wolf Creek then Monarch is a good bet. Central mountains look to pick up 3-6 inches of snow from this system, but otherwise is a meager storm for Summit county.


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Oxnard Police said one person was shot and killed around 9:30 Tuesday night in the La Colonia neighborhood.
It happened near the corner of Colonia Road and McKinley Avenue.
Investigators have not determined whether it was gang related, but gang violence has been reported on the block before.
This is the 11th homicide of the year in Ventura County's largest city.
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Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Riolu's Adventure [VOLUME 6]
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August 6th, 2010 (6:42 AM). Edited August 23rd, 2010 by Cobalt'Scizor.
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This is my first ever comic, so I may need some things explained in detail when you ask me to do something.
A Riolu who likes to adventure one day wakes up in a jail cell. He nearly gets killed by a Hypno, but then a Latios saves him. He takes him to rest, and a while later a Charizard is also taken there to rest. The two start arguing straight away, and they both rush off. Riolu learns about Power Ribbons, and knows he must collect them to stop the disasters that have been happening recently. This is no easy task, however, as Charizard wants to beat him to it and with the Hypno attempting to stop him, anything could happen...
Riolu teams up with a Pikachu and they form a Rescue/Exploration Team. They rescue Pokemon , and explore as well whilst collecting Power Ribbons throughout the way. But all is not as simple as that...
I will try to add each one as soon as possible, but it takes a while to make them.
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NEW YORK - ABC said critics of its racy Victoria's Secret fashion special should see what hit the cutting-room floor.
The network, which is taking heat for devoting a prime-time hour to supermodels strutting in underwear, said it edited out camera shots that showed more skin.
"There has certainly been racier things on television than this," said Andrea Wong, the ABC executive in charge of alternative programming.
Groups like the National Organization for Women and the Parents Television Council criticized ABC for airing the special, and a Federal Communications Commission member asked for an investigation into whether it violated indecency regulations.
The special drew 12.3 million viewers Nov. 15, finishing third in its time slot and doing marginally better than the show it replaced. "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," which normally airs at that time, has an average audience of just under 11 million.
Michael Copps, an FCC commissioner, said he received dozens of complaints about the show and promotions for it that ran in advance.
ABC pointed out that the program was clearly identified as being for mature viewers and that parents had the opportunity to tune it out.
Wong said ABC was assured that the fashion show would be no racier than the one Victoria's Secret sponsored as a Web cast last year. Still, ABC's standards division went over the show carefully before it was aired, she said.
"There are certain things that not everybody in the world is going to be happy with," she said. "It's impossible to please everyone."
ABC has pushed the standards envelope twice this month in different directions. Besides the Victoria's Secret show, it aired an uncut version of the movie, "Saving Private Ryan," with its violent opening scene of the D-Day invasion.
Broadcast standards in general have been in upheaval. The biggest broadcasters debate internally how far they can go in depicting violence, sexual content and strong language at a time cable networks have much more freedom.
The lingerie maker, owned primarily by the Columbus, Ohio-based The Limited Inc., paid to produce the fashion show, Wong said. The company was also responsible for buying most of the commercial time on the hour, to either use itself or sell to others.
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It's a week that most high school students look forward to every year -- homecoming week.
At Coronado High School, students have participated in spirit-filled events including a parade, football game and a dance to wrap up the festive week.
Traditionally, the homecoming is held on Saturday night, following the Friday night's game, but at Coronado the tradition has been shifted.
This year's homecoming dance will be held on Friday instead, with the football team taking the field Thursday night.
In this week's school newspaper, assistant principal Eric Cress was quoted saying that the school's administration understands if a parent wants to pull their child out of class to get ready for the dance.
He went on to say students are asked to stay until 2nd period so they are not counted absent.
Cress told ABC-7 his statement was taken out of context and ditching class was not encouraged.
He said parents can excercise their right to take their children out of school early, as long as they follow protocol.
Several students echoed the same concerns -- not having enough time to get ready for the big dance.
"We need a whole day to get ready because we want to look. It's homecoming, it's a big deal to us," said one sophomore.
While others said there is plenty of time after school to take care of all the homecoming dance details.
Coronado's dance is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m.
Assistant principal Cress said the Friday dance was a result of UIL realignment and the school's football schedule.
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Edinboro wrestlers fall to Bloomsburg by tiebreaker
BLOOMSBURG -- No. 15 Edinboro jumped to a 15-0 lead against No. 19 Bloomsburg Friday, but lost 19-18 by a tiebreaker in an EWL dual meet at Nelson Field House.
With the score tied at 18, the tiebreaker was determined by number of match points, not counting wins by fall, technical fall, default, or disqualification. Bloomsburg had 52 points to Edinboro's 41.
The meet began with Kory Mines (125 pounds), A.J. Schopp (133), Mitchell Port (141) and David Habat (149) picking up wins to put the Fighting Scots (7-4, 2-1) up 15-0. Schopp's victory was by fall over Nick Wilcox in 2 minutes, 29 seconds.
Bloomsburg (12-2, 2-0) mounted a comeback, starting with 157-pounder Frank Hickman beating Edinboro's Casey Fuller by technical fall. Josh Veltre (165) beat Edinboro's Johnny Greisheimer 5-2, and the Fighting Scots' Patrick Jennings (174) lost 6-2 to Christopher Smith.
With the score 15-11, Edinboro's Vince Pickett (184) won by a 3-2 decision, though teammate Warren Bosch (197) lost a major decision to Richard Perry 23-9. Edinboro heavyweight Ernest James lost 9-2 to Justin Grant, which forced the meet to be decided by a tiebreaker.
The Fighting Scots return to the mat with a home dual meet against Cleveland State today at 8 p.m. at McComb Fieldhouse.


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Top Reasons to Improve Body Strength and Prevent InjuriesTwisting an ankle, pulling a muscle or falling over can all seem like niggling problems at first, but over time they can develop into more serious problems and prevent you from partaking in exercise or your usual routine. Likewise 'stress' injuries such as stress fractures and problems like shin splints and runners' knee can also end up developing into chronic issues that never go away.
In other words, in many cases it's not the 'big' injuries that take us out of the game, but rather the smaller problems and the general wear and tear that take their toll on our body over time. The good news though is that there are many ways you can avoid these kinds of injuries, and by using the right exercises and habits it's possible to make your body more resilient to regular stress. Here we will look at how to do just that.
Stretching -- The Art of Flexiblity
Muscle Strength -- The Armour to Prevent Injuries
Another benefit of muscle strength is that it will give you more stability meaning that you can prevent a fall or a twist. In particular this means thinking about your supporting muscles in your legs and your mid-section which are designed specifically for stabilizing your body and helping you to maintain your balance. To train these supporting muscles you need to use 'compound movements' which are movements like bench presses, squats ad clean and jerks that are designed to use multiple muscle groups at once.
Muscle BalanceAs well as muscle strength, what's also important is muscle balance. This means making sure that all your different muscle groups are developed to a similar level - and overdeveloping any single group can lead to injury on its own. For instance if you have very strong hamstrings and weaker quadriceps, this can actually cause knee problems by exerting uneven pressure on your knee cap. At the same time an uneven balance can of course make you more likely to fall over or injure yourself as you won't be able to balance so evenly.
When training it's very important to make sure that you train each and every muscle group, and that you don't neglect any area. Speak to the personal trainers in your gym and get them to help you devise a workout that addresses every separate part of your body.
Balanced Diet -- A Lifestyle Choice to Prevent InjuriesYour diet doesn't just affect the quality of your skin and your weight, it also affects your strength and resilience. A deficiency in magnesium or calcium for instance can lead to weak bones, while not getting enough protein will make it hard for you to build strong muscle. If you engage in any regular exercise, or you have proven prone to injury in the past, then maintaining a healthy and balanced diet is highly important.
Technique and StanceIf you engage in sport then using the wrong technique will make you more likely to injure yourself so it's important to perfect it and to check now and again that you aren't slipping into bad habits. Even every day activities have technique though, whether that means walking correctly to having the correct posture when sitting or standing. Make sure that you practice any regular movements and develop your muscle memory to make sure you're doing everything in an optimally stable fashion.
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Linda Watson is a Physiotherapist in Perth. She is an enthusiatic person and believes in keeping herself fit at all times. She isn't a great believer in the trend of body building and feels that improving core strength and muscle strength is extremely importantin order to avoid injuries. She also gives quality advice about fitness on her blog.
Linda Watson is a Physiotherapist in Perth. She is an enthusiatic person and believes in keeping herself fit at all times. She isn't a great believer in the trend of body building and feels that improving core strength and muscle strength is extremely importantin order to avoid injuries. She also gives quality advice about fitness on her blog.


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Wednesday, July 31, 2013
With the Milwaukee Brewers 19.5 games out of first place in the National League's Central Division, mega-millionaire and former MVP Ryan Braun decided to throw in the towel and serve out a 60-game suspension while forfeiting $3.5 million for his part in the Biogenesis scandal and performance enhancing drugs.
Nice going, Ryan. You cheated. You got caught. And you took a powder on the rest of the season and abandoned your teammates. Personally I hope you never play another game.
Alex Rodriguez – A-Roid – the poster child of Major League Baseball's Second Steroid Era, hasn't played a game yet this season and probably won't, if the Yankees have anything to say about it. A-Roid gives good lip service to wanting to get back out there on the field and help his beloved Yankees win another championship.
The problem with that notion is the last time Alex was on a baseball field, in the 2012 playoffs, he couldn't hit sand if he fell off a camel and watched from the top of the dugout steps. Age and his deteriorating body had failed him.
The performance enhancing drugs was the glue holding his body together and now that he can't use them his body is literally falling apart.
A-Roid, I hope you never play another game. The Yankee dream of bringing baseball's career home run title back to New York just grew wings and flew out the window because it's not going to happen. Rodriguez has 647 career home runs and sits in fifth place behind Willie Mays' 660 big flies. He will never hit number 648.
Cheating is any act designed to give one competitor an unfair advantage over the other. A runner on second stealing the catcher's signs and relaying them to the hitter by way of hand signals is cheating.
Scuffing up a baseball – cheating. Corking a baseball bat – cheating. Throwing a spitball – cheating.
Chucking back a Starbuck's triple shot espressos (well stirred) before game six of a seven game road trip because it's nearly August and you are dog tired, that's cheating too.
Nearly every NBA locker room has an espresso machine somewhere in it, and it's not because Metta World Peace likes to enjoy a little Italian Espresso Roast after a tough game. It's for the caffeine shot.
The best thing to do in regard to hooking a much needed caffeine buzz was to take a pinch of coffee grounds and stick it between your cheek and gum. I was doing cartwheels by the fourth inning.
In a round table discussion a couple years back involving Willie Mays, Tim McCarver, Bob Gibson and Bob Costas, Mays said he wasn't sure he wouldn't have tried steroids if they were made available to him. They weren't and it's a moot point but Mays was speaking honestly.
Bob Gibson had the best reply, opting to deal with issues the way baseball players like to deal with issues, on the field.
He said, "I want to face Barry Bonds with all his body armor, leaning in over the plate like that."
Gibson just smiled when asked to expand on his remarks. Gibson was famous for the high and tight fastball.
Maybe that's what baseball should do in regard to PEDs.
Let Ryan Braun suit up like Iron Man and step up to the plate against Craig Kimbrel. Chin music seems to be the only thing that gets baseball players' attention.
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Closing the Gap between Analysis and Response
By Christopher W. Bruce, Public Safety Analyst, Danvers, Massachusetts, Police Department, and President, International Association of Crime Analysts; and Neil F. Ouellette, Chief of Police, Danvers, Massachusetts
ffective crime analysis relies on standard processes that transform good data into effective law enforcement actions. All of the process models of crime analysis, whether the traditional "crime analysis process" (collect, query, identify, analyze, disseminate, respond, and evaluate); the SARA model (scan, analyze, respond, assess); or the "intelligence cycle" (collect, process, analyze, disseminate, respond) suggest a smooth progression through each of the steps in the process. But not all of the transitions require equal effort, and the most difficult in any of the processes is the transition between analysis and response. It is here that the analyst loses direct control over the process and must pass the baton to the operational units. The operational units, for their part, end up having to work with whatever the analyst passes them, regardless of its quality or operational relevance. There are, then, two major potential breakdowns in the process:
This article provides suggestions for creating a smoother transition between analysis and response at each stage of the process.
Knowing What Analysts Can Do
Agencies whose analysts are producing mostly administrative products (statistics, data, charts, maps, and other outputs for administrative or management purposes) are not getting the full value of their crime analysis programs. Similarly, if analysts' "crime bulletins" are just summaries of individual crimes, they are missing a lot of what crime analysis can do.
A crime analysis unit should regularly issue both tactical products (analysis of emerging series, patterns, and hot spots) and strategic products (analysis of long-term or chronic trends and problems). These products serve as an information arsenal to arrest serial offenders, quash hot spots, suppress opportunities for crime, harden targets, and, in general, reduce crime. Agencies should make sure to direct their analysts to concentrate on tactical and strategic issues (see figure 1).
Adequate Training and Resources
Analysts cannot provide actionable information if they do not have the time, training, or tools to implement the latest methods in data querying, spatial analysis, temporal analysis, forecasting, publications, and a host of other crime analysis skills. To remain at peak performance, a crime analysis unit needs the following:
Getting Analysts out of the Office
The first step in closing the analysis/operations gap involves orienting the crime analysis unit toward an operational focus. No good analysis comes out of an ivory tower or a cloistered fifth-floor office. Analysts must
Officer-analysts come to the job with much of this knowledge. Good civilian analysts will take steps to develop these resources, but new ones, or introverted ones, may need the support and encouragement of agency leaders to get out of the office now and then. Agencies should encourage site visits; ride-alongs; participation in offender interviews; and a regular, open exchange of information, intelligence, and ideas between analysts and officers.
Broad Array of Tactics and Strategies
In agency after agency, the default response to any crime pattern, series, hot spot, trend, or problem is the directed patrol. Unfortunately, in some agencies it is often the only response. Directed patrols can be valuable for certain issues and can lead to both suppression and apprehension. But there is a much larger list of potential responses at an agency's disposal.
Tactical products: Tactical products require tactical responses—fast, effective responses that stop a crime pattern or series in its tracks, through one of three means:
The correct approach depends on the characteristics of the pattern, as determined by the analysis. There is likely no existing published model for analysis-based tactical action, but table 1 suggests several tactics based on the focus of the pattern and the tactical avenue an agency wishes to pursue.1 (For this list, the authors are partly indebted to an unpublished diagram created in the San Diego Police Department in 1979 known as the "San Diego Wheel.")
Strategic products: Strategic products demand long-term problem-solving responses, for which the best template is the "25 Techniques of Situational Crime Prevention," designed by Ronald Clarke and readily available at the Center for Problem-Oriented Policing. 2 These techniques do not focus on offender apprehension but rather on eliminating the underlying opportunity for crime, often suggesting solutions outside the purview of the law enforcement community. The Center for Problem-Oriented Policing Web site also has several other valuable resources for dealing with specific problems—anything from school bullying to prostitution to gun violence.
Encouraging Initiative
For agencies with no formal response structure in place, the initiative of individual officers, investigators, and supervisors becomes the primary mechanism of using crime analysis information. But even with a formal response structure, agencies should not discount the role that individual initiative plays. After all, agency leadership will still want officers to take analyses and run with them between CompStat meetings.
Policies, procedures, and leadership should encourage initiative at the following levels of their organizations:
Formal Response Processes
Ideally, an agency will support line-level initiative while still maintaining a formal response development process that ensures that something is done about emerging patterns and chronic problems.
A few agencies allow the crime analysis unit to recommend assignments explicitly, recommendations that officers are expected to follow unless a supervisor countermands them. For instance, the Shawnee, Kansas, Police Department has a program known as Crime Analysis Directed Enforcement (CADE), in which the crime analyst lists directed patrol locations by location and shift (see figure 2). In Cambridge, Massachusetts, the Crime Analysis Unit can assign "park-and-walks" (essentially, directed patrols) to route officers. Such protocols put a lot of power into the hands of analysts, but they can generate resentment within the agency if not handled carefully. They also have the disadvantage, again, of relying primarily on directed patrols.
Other agencies establish groups of officers who, informed by crime analysis, spend their shifts intervening in patterns and problems. These officers are detached from regular patrol so as not to be distracted from their missions with routine calls. One name for these teams is impact teams; some agencies that implement them use the term split-force model, meaning they have divided their operations divisions into regular operations units (that respond to calls) and tactical-action or problem-solving units. Chief Gary Gemme of the Worcester, Massachusetts, Police Department instituted such an approach in 2005, and the agency's Community Impact Division has since been credited with solving several crime patterns. These models are not limited to large agencies. The Redmond, Washington, Police Department, for instance, has created a ProAct Unit out of five officers and a detective, specifically to intercede in auto-related crime. They use offender intelligence from the crime analysis unit as their "to-do list."
The mother of all formal response development methods is CompStat. Established by the New York City Police Department in the 1990s, it involves getting all of the decision makers in the department in a room on a regular basis, reviewing current activity, deciding what to do about it, and reviewing success or failure at subsequent meetings. CompStat-style systems go under so many alternative names and acronyms that Lincoln, Nebraska, chief of police Tom Casady has suggested OOVOC ("Our Own Version of CompStat") as an umbrella term. These various OOVOC systems are characterized by how they balance accountability with problem solving. The New York style of CompStat features a sometimes harsh view of "accountability," with precinct commanders expected—under the threat of demotion or transfer—to know the details of crime volume, as well as individual crimes, in their areas. The precinct commanders themselves present the current crime figures and pattern information and are questioned in detail by the commissioner and chiefs. Other models care less about who presents the data and more about facilitating a collaborative process to intercede in emerging patterns and to solve long-term problems. In these models, accountability and confrontation are less important than effective results.
A properly designed CompStat-style system can make excellent use of crime analysis. Ideally, the department discusses information that the crime analysts have prepared and decides how to respond. The best systems ensure that no pattern or problem goes unaddressed, encourage creative thinking, and reward effective (rather than traditional) strategies and tactics. The Fort Worth, Texas, Police Department's CIDAT process, for instance, requires a written action plan to follow any discussion of a pattern or series (figure 3).
Involving the Crime Analysts in Response
Crime analysts should have a seat at the CompStat tableand not just as the people running the PowerPoint presentations. Analysts who have studied patterns or problems and discussed them with other members of their agencies know more about the big picture than anyone else. Analysts who take the time to learn about effective police tactics and strategies will probably have a good idea on what to do about various patterns or problems. Wise leaders will know to tap this resource.
More importantly, involving crime analysts in the response planning process makes them vested in the success of the strategies. They learn to see a stronger connection between the work that they do and the ultimate prevention of crime. This will make them better, more engaged analysts.
Expanding the Definition of Success
Not all responses must end in arrests to be successful. For some patterns—and for the majority of long-term problems—arrest is a decidedly ineffective response. But while most police agencies recognize and reward officers who make significant arrests for individual crimes, it is somewhat rarer to find an agency that rewards officers for suppressing opportunities or hardening targets, even though by doing so they might have prevented dozens of future crimes.
Crime analysts should not be allowed to neglect the "evaluation" stage of the crime analysis process. They should monitor patterns and problems after implementing tactics and strategies. Agency leaders can ask them what worked and what did not and reward the successful initiative of officers, detectives, and supervisors, whether or not arrest was involved.
Providing Feedback to Analysts
Agency leaders should make sure analysts know which of their products work and which do not. Analysts should be informed about what information is useful, what is extraneous, and what is simply absent. The entire agency should be encouraged to do the same. Analysts should neither waste time on useless products nor overlook data sources, questions, and techniques that could have a real effect on crime and disorder.
Some agencies develop formal feedback mechanisms such as surveys and focus groups. These can be valuable, but when any officer or detective feels comfortable and willing to say to an analyst, "Hey, that bulletin you sent out yesterday was great!" (or "a waste of my time," as the case may be), agencies know they have a good feedback process in place.
Agencies should expect a lot from their crime analysis units. With adequate training and resources, analysts can keep on top of each new crime pattern as it emerges and provide their agencies with useful analysis for many of the chronic problems their jurisdictions face.
For all law enforcement leaders, sending the message that crime analysis really matters must be an organizational imperative. In smaller agencies, law enforcement executives can underscore this message through direct and frequent contact with their analysts. In larger agencies, the chief or sheriff should make deliberate decisions about where crime analysts are placed within the agency, both physically and on the organizational chart. When properly implemented, the crime analysis function can be a vital component of an agency's crime reduction mission. To be successful, however, law enforcement leaders must ensure that adequate attention is paid to the selection, training, and support of crime analysts. As the profession moves toward the adoption of such new paradigms as data-driven or intelligence-led policing, the need for good crime analysts will matter even more in the future.
Analysts can do great work for an agency; it should not be allowed to go to waste. Many crime analysts are heard to complain, "I issue bulletin after bulletin and no one does anything with them." Sometimes this is the analyst's fault (for failing to provide actionable information), and sometimes it is the agency's (for failing to establish processes for using the analysis). Either way, it is the community that loses out. The suggestions in this article can help to diagnose the problem. ■
1Definitions of these tactics and further notes can be found in Christopher Bruce, "Tactics to Intervene in Patterns and Series," International Association of Crime Analysts Web site, http://www.iaca.net/articles/tactics.pdf (accessed August 6, 2008).2These techniques are listed in "Twenty Five Techniques of Situational Prevention," Center for Problem-Oriented Policing, http://www.popcenter.org/25techniques/ (accessed August 6, 2008). Top
From The Police Chief, vol. LXXV, no. 9, September 2008. Copyright held by the International Association of Chiefs of Police, 515 North Washington Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 USA.


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These exercises will guide you from 3 months until 8 months post surgery. It is vital to faithfully adhere to the following program to avoid re-injury to the ACL reconstruction. Having a physical therapist or certified athletic trainer to help guide you through this program is often helpful.
Months 6-7: Return to Practice Phase
Throughout months 6-7 you can start practicing your sport with your team. You can get physical in practice but only progress to play when you are fully confident. You will need both the physical strength and mental confidence before you start to compete and play.
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My equations are:
eq5:= (((Nd)^((epsilon-1)/epsilon)+Fu^((epsilon-1)/epsilon))^(1/(1-epsilon)))*(Fu)^(-1/epsilon)=(lamu/Lamd)*(1-((2*theta*(Fd-Fu))/lamu));
eq6:= (((Nd)^((epsilon-1)/epsilon)+Fu^((epsilon-1)/epsilon))^(1/(1-epsilon)))*(Nd)^(-1/epsilon)=(lamd/Lamd);
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CNN Money's Real Estate section ran a bit two days ago about some simple home maintenance tips [3], broken down by month, that could help boost your homes value and bring you a bit of mental security. The tips are very easy in most cases and a lot of them are simple common sense but sometimes we need a bit of a reminder to get us to actually do the common sense things we know we should. In a lot of cases, the monthly breakdown isn't necessary but for a lot of the "once a year" type tasks it helps to just think about doing them in every February or something like that.
Take a home inventory, including pictures, and store it off site.
I can't stress this enough! With digital cameras, you should be able to take a quick home inventory, store it on something, and throw it in a lock box somewhere. It's usually suggested you store it off-site in case of fire (or get a fire-proof safe) or flooding. I've discussed home inventory strategies [4] in the past and the comments from that post contain a lot of good ideas.
Remember to clean out filters, coils, etc
The vacuum condenser coils behind your refrigerator need to be cleaned off once a year to ensure maximum efficiency. The same goes for various filters around your house such as for your HVAC system. Keeping things clean keeps you healthy and your appliances running efficiently.
Plug up holes, fix cracked moulding/grout, etc
Wait until warmer weather (caulk and such need a minimum temp to seal correctly) to fix up all the cracks and holes created by freezing water in the winter. It's said that the average house has enough cracks to equal an open window one foot by one foot.
Get checkups for your heating and AC units
Check the heating before winter and the AC before the summer and servicing could improve efficiency.
Review your emergency plans/preparation
Be it a fire escape plan, your disaster kit, your emergency documents, or anything else you need – ensure that it's up to date and you know where it is. It's good to keep all your important documents in one place but remember to keep things neat so you can grab it in an emergency. Also make sure all your important documents make it into the folder/box so you don't miss something in the event of an emergency.


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FAU's Center for Holocaust and Human Rights Education Co-sponsors Special Programming with Compass, Inc.
BOCA RATON, FL (November 19, 2012) – Florida Atlantic University's Center for Holocaust and Human Rights Education in the College of Education has co-sponsored a program series with host, Compass, Inc., to promote the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's traveling exhibition that examines the persecution of homosexuals in Nazi Germany. All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
The following events will take place at Compass Inc., 201 North Dixie Highway, Lake Worth:
Exhibit – Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals 1933-1945
Thursday, December 6 through Sunday, January 27
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's traveling exhibit that examines the persecution of homosexuals during Nazi Germany will visit the Compass Gay and Lesbian Community Center in Lake Worth beginning Saturday, December 1 through Sunday, January 27. Exhibit hours are between Monday and Friday. For more information, contact Julie Seaver at 561-533-9699 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Tour – Student Tour and Talk with Norman Frajman
Thursday, December 6 from 4:30 to 6 p.m.
***Media attendance only***
Students are invited to a take a tour and hear from Norman Frajman, a Holocaust survivor whose inmate camp leader was a gay man. Following the tour and talk, students are invited to attend the Grand Opening Ceremony of the exhibit at 6 p.m. No reservations necessary.
Lecture – Nazi Treatment of Homosexuals
Tuesday, December 11 at 7 p.m.
Geoffrey Giles, Ph.D. will present a lecture titled, "Deciding Who Was Really Gay: New Evidence from the Nazi Courts."
Film – 'Paragraph 175'
Saturday, January 5, 2013 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Directed by Oscar award winners, Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, "Paragraph 175" records the Holocaust through the stories of several homosexual men and women who lived through it. A guided discussion will follow the 81-minute film.
Lecture – Lesbians and Trans People in Nazi Germany
Thursday, January 10, 2013 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Laurie Marhoefer, Ph.D, assistant professor of history at Syracuse University, will discuss how lesbians in Nazi Germany faced terror and violence by the state and neighbors that proved deadly for some women, but had little effect on the lives of other women. Marhoefer's examination of the ambivalent status of lesbians in Nazi Germany offers a view of how the Nazi state and society persecuted all types of people, perceiving them as threatening outsiders, but not directly targeting them in an orchestrated campaign of persecution.
Film – 'Out of the Ashes'
Saturday, January 12, 2013 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Christine Lahti stars in this true-life account of Hungarian gynecologist, Dr. Gisella Perl, who survived the Holocaust by working as the head of the women's infirmary at Auschwitz – a fact that landed her in serious political trouble when she immigrated to the United States in 1946. A discussion will follow.
Film – 'Aimee & Jaguar'
Saturday, January 19, 2013 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Written by L.H. Wong, this film tells the story of Felice, an intelligent and courageous Jewish woman who lives under a false name and belongs to an underground organization, and Lilly, a devoted mother of four, though an occasional unfaithful wife, desperate for love. An unusual and passionate love between them blossoms despite the danger of persecution and nightly bombing raids.
Film and Panel Discussion – 'Bullied: A student, a School and a Case that Made History'
Thursday, January 24, 2013 from 7 to 9 p.m.
"Bullied" is the story of Jamie Nabozny and his ordeal of unrelenting bullying that began in 6th grade. Jamie took a stand against bullying and the bullying he knew other students endured and went to court to fight for his right to be safe at school, even when one is gay. Following the film, a panel will present information about the state of bias and bullying in schools as well as what can be done about this serious problem.
For more information about these events and FAU's Center for Holocaust and Human Rights Education, call Martha Brown at 561-297-2929 or visit www.coe.fau.edu/centersandprograms/CHHRE.
-FAU-Florida Atlantic University, established in 1961, officially opened its doors in 1964 as the fifth public university in Florida. Today, the University, with an annual economic impact of $6.3 billion, serves more than 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students at sites throughout its six-county service region in southeast Florida. FAU's world-class teaching and research faculty serves students through 10 colleges: the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, the College of Business, the College for Design and Social Inquiry, the College of Education, the College of Engineering and Computer Science, the Graduate College, the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing and the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. FAU is ranked as a High Research Activity institution by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The University is placing special focus on the rapid development of three signature themes – marine and coastal issues, biotechnology and contemporary societal challenges – which provide opportunities for faculty and students to build upon FAU's existing strengths in research and scholarship. For more information, visit www.fau.edu.


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'The Nutcracker' set for weekend
CHARLESTON - The Charleston Ballet and The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra will present "The Nutcracker" at 7:30 p.m. Friday and at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of West Virginia. Tickets start at $22 for adults and $10 for students and children.
For more information or tickets, call 304-561-3570 or visit www.wvsymphony.org.
'Seussified Christmas Carol' scheduled
MARTINSBURG - "A Seussified Christmas Carol" will be presented at 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Martinsburg High School's studio theatre. Admission is $5 and covers holiday craft making and snacks after the production. Seating is limited and those with mobility issues should call Dave Ryan at MHS in advance to make arrangements. All tickets are sold at the door.
Conservatory announces lineup
WINCHESTER, Va. - The Shenandoah Conservatory at Shenandoah University has announced its 2012-13 season. All performances will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday; at 2:30 and 8 p.m. Saturday; and at 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
The following will be performed in the Ohrstrom-Bryant Theater:
Thursday, Feb. 28 to Sunday, March 3, 2013: "In the Woods."
The following will be performed in the Glaize Studio Theater:
Jan 17-20, 2013: "The Spitfire Grill;"
Feb. 14-17: "Henry IV Part 1;"
April 4-7: "Summer & Smoke."
For more information or tickets, call 540-665-4569 or visit www.ConservatoryPerforms.org.
'Clara, Nutcracker Prince' to be held
FREDERICK, Md. - The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre and Children's Theatre presents its productions:
To Saturday, Dec. 29: "Clara and the Nutcracker Prince;"
To Saturday, Dec. 29: "Season's Greetings; An Empire Christmas;"
Monday, Dec. 31: New Year's Eve celebration;
Friday, Jan. 11 to Saturday, March 9: "Steel Magnolias;"
Saturday, Jan. 19 to Saturday, March 9: Disney's "Aladdin;"
Friday, March 22 to Saturday, June 1: "9 to 5, The Musical;"
Saturday, April 6 to Sunday, July 28: Disney's "Cinderella."
Shows run every Friday and Saturday evening, with some Sunday evening performances, as well as select Saturday and Sunday matinee performances. For more information, call the box office at 301-662-6600 or visit www. wayoffbroad way.com.
The MET announces shows
FREDERICK, Md. - The Maryland Ensemble Theater will present the following productions:
To Sunday, Dec. 30: "It's A Wonderful Life, A Live Radio Play;"
Thursday, Feb. 7 to Sunday, March 3: "The Glass Menagerie;"
April 4-28: "Finally Heard, Feminine of an Uncivil War."
For more information or tickets, call the MET Box Office at 301-694-4744.
Wayside Theatre announces shows
MIDDLETOWN, Va. - The Wayside Theatre will present the following performances:
To Sunday, Dec. 23: "Glory Bea! A Shenandoah Christmas Story;"
Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, to Saturday, March 9: "Good Ol' Girls."
For more information or tickets, call 540-869-1776 or visit www.waysidetheatre.org.
Little Theatre to perform 'Opus'
WINCHESTER, Va. - The Winchester Little Theatre will present the following performances:
Jan. 11-20: "Opus;"
March 8-23: "The Gazebo;"
May 10-25: "You Know I Can't Hear You When The Water's Running."
For more information or tickets, call 540-662-3331 or visit www.wltonline.org.
Old Opera House gives 2012 slate
CHARLES TOWN - The Old Opera House will present the following shows:
Today to Sunday: "Scrooge;"
Dec. 21-23: "The Nutcracker" ballet;
2013 season includes: "Suite Surrender," "Duck Hunter Shoots Angel," "Honus and Me," "Legally Blonde," "Murder Among Friends," and "Shrek."
For more information or tickets, call 304-725-4420 or visit www.oldoperahouse.org.
Apollo announces upcoming events
MARTINSBURG - The Apollo Civic Theatre will present the following productions:
Friday to Sunday: "Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!)"
Jan. 18 to 20, 25 to 27: "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"
March 8 to 10, 15 to 17: "High School Reunion, the Musical"
May 10 to 12, 17 to 19: "Hello Dolly."
Reserve tickets by emailing at firstname.lastname@example.com or by calling the Box Office at 304-263-6766.
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Theatre shows loom
HAGERSTOWN, Md. - The Maryland Theatre, 21 S. Potomac St., has announced the following events:
Today: Cornell Cunter's Coasters, Marvelettes, Marshak's Platters;
Saturday and Sunday: Maryland Symphony Orchestra presents "Home for the Holidays;"
Sunday, Dec. 23: The Hagerstown Municipal Band with the Barbara Ingram Wind Band;
Friday, Feb. 1: Who's Band: The Ultimate Michael Jackson Tribute Band;
Saturday, Feb. 2: Chris MacDonald's Memories of Elvis in Concert;
Saturday, Feb. 16 and Sunday, Feb. 17: Maryland Symphony Orchestra MaterWorks III "For the Love of Mozart."
For more information or tickets, call 301-790-3500 or visit www.mdtheatre.org
Weinberg Center slate announced
FREDERICK, Md. - The Weinberg Center for the Arts, 20 W. Patrick St., has announced the following lineup:
Today to Sunday: "A Christmas Carol;"
Thursday, Dec. 20: 18th annual Messiah Sing-Along;
For more information or tickets, call 301-600-2828 or visit www.weinbergcenter.org.
Capitol Theatre
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - The Capitol Theatre Centre, 159 S. Main St., announces the following lineup:
Sunday: "A Holly Jolly Christmas" with the Hagerstown Municipal Band;
Saturday, Feb. 16: "Romance of the Dance;"
Sunday, March 3: The Glenn Miller Orchestra;
Wednesday, April 6: The Diamonds.
For more information or tickets, call 717-263-0202 or visit www.thecapitoltheatre.org.
- From staff reports


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Certainly not pal but think I shouldn't have watched Amazing Spiderman before Skyfall. I thought the Skyfall sounded overcooked with very little ULF extensions. I am scratching my head as to why the Skyfall song on my jukebox sounds better than the one on Blu-ray.
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Skyfakk IMO was Ok just that. As a Bond movie I've seen some I like better and some I like less and some I liked a lot Skyfall falls in the middle.
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Not at all. In fact there were times that the whole house shook which lead to the super stink eye from the wife.
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Still no love on Skyfall and Bond 50 (No reviews) on digitalbits.com and dvdbeaver.com. Those 2 websites have become a joke. My two cents.
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