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Mosquitoes ( skeeters)
Hi All,
First post, and it certainly is a nice DIY forum you have here. ...
Summer is coming fast and my wife and I love our back porch and yard but, the skeeters love us more. We have the kind of skeeters that bites through the shirt....
I have been on line searching for relief from these hateful bugs. There are so many companies claiming their product works the best to ward off the winged demons, that I am getting dizzy reading about them....
I would rather hear from the consumer what works. Anyone on here have any successful skeeter control program stories to share? thanks in advance
We have terrible mosquitoes! We have tried everything! Mosquito Magnet, professional spray treatments, etc. Best solution is first, make sure yoy have no areas for rain water to collect. No buckets, or kids toys, etc. Next, get "Bug Free Back Yard" its a spray you attach to a hose. Spray all bushes and trees and mist the air in your yard. Do this every 10 days. Do not skip a week or you will regret it. Also, look into the storm drains near your home. If you see water, this is a likely breeding spot. Get some Cutter mosquito tablets and throw 1 or 2 in there every 10 days also. I also place planters with repellant plants near where people sit on patio-marigolds, sage, etc.
I just send the kids out until the skeeters are full then we go out!
I think if you find an easy fix you will be very rich. Like Tina said make sure you empty stagnet water, even in the smallest amount. Some people say citronella plants or candles work, but I can't see the diff. Avoid soaps and perfumes. (good luck with that one) Try a raid coil on the deck when you are out there.
Install a bat house...they eat thousands nightly
Mozi's come out pretty thick at dusk so wait until later to go out so they aren't as bad
Finally, they prefer some people over others. Like me. I'm the bug magnet. Find out who they like the best and don't sit near them . Unless its you, then just spray yourself with Off.
:laughing: Good one ! Our kids have flown out of the nest so I wonder how long it would take my wife to notice I am not going out on the deck/porch, the same time as she does ?
Lots of good tips, thanks...
There is a church with a lot of woods/acreage right behind our privacy fence that has an abandoned fish pond. As the crows fly, its about 150 ft away from our fence. The last time I walked passed it I noticed it was full of green slime. Skeeter central probaly.....
I like the bat idea but my neighbor that lives next to me probaly would not. He opened his garage door one day and a bat flew from inside the garage and bit him on the shoulder, then flew out the open door. He had to take those painful rabies shots.
Have you tried ThermaCELL? Works great on my deck and when I go hunting.
I haven't heard of a bat bite in ages and myths about them being major carriers of rabies are just that. The insect eating ones don't bite or get bitten by anything that carry rabies. Poor creatures get a bumb rep I fear. I used to caretake a summer home in Lake Tahoe that had no screens on windows and one of my jobs was to round up the bats that got trapped inside mornings. The owner could certainly have afforded screens but found the bats controlled long visits by guests she really didn't want hanging around in the first place.
Sounds like you need to request the church treat that pond and if they won't I suspect the County will come out and do it and bill them for it. They certainly don't want mosquitoes breeding if there is an obvious way to abate the situation.
It think repellent with Deet and foggers your best bet. Things like fabric softener sheets and citronella candles are supposed to confuse them or something but this has never worked for me. Those ultrasonic repeller ads just crack me up.
Church pond: In our back yard right behind our 6 ft.tall wood privacy fence on the church side, are 8 ft. tall wild honeysuckle bushes that give us total privacy and blocks the view to the church parking lot, the total yard privacy was one of the reasons we bought the house. My bat bit neighbor started trimming the same line of honeysuckle bushes and throwing the trashed limbs back over the fence back onto the church property. I think the church members took his laziness as a sign that he did not like the bushes. So....
One Saturday morning last summer I hear a chainsaw and look out and see the beautiful 8 ft. tall honeysuckle bushes on my bat neighbors back fence falling over. The church work group has about 6 men it it and they cleared his 80 ft wide fence in about 30 minutes and was starting to cut them down behind our fence..... :eek:
I ran and got a 6 ft. stepladder and climbed up on the fence and asked the saw operator to please leave the bushes behind our fence. He said o.k. and they loaded up and went home. Whew. If I hadnt been home that Sat. morning, I would be looking at a parking lot right now rather than the white flowers on the heavy green foilaged bushes. SO, moral of story is, I am going to try to control the skeeters and not P off the church people. :)
I have tried the bounce fabric sheets and they did work until the skeeters got to liking the smell of them. Citronella candles just make me want to go eat a orange and really doesnt repell these Zombie skeeters that we have. ...
I noticed a Mosquito Squad van in town the other day. I suppose they are treating the whole yard with some type of repellant spray. I may give them a call and see what kind of $$$ they want. I hate not getting to enjoy our back yard as we have put a LOT of labor and money in landscaping it the last 4 years just for our viewing pleasure. I will keep looking in to personal protection also, rather than whole yard. thanks for the info.
I'd be tossing some of these in the pond next door. Wal-Mart, Lowes, Home Depot, Amazon.com and hundreds of other places sell them.
Lyme disease was so bad in my area that the county was giving them out for free.
I think I'm going to try a variation on this: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/27/he...ef=global-home While they didn't give ratios, I figure since this non-toxic, it's worth a shot....
Cheap, easily done and stuck in the ground around the house in non-descript places...
Just be happy you don't have Asian Tiger mosquitoes. They come out at any time and are aggressive biters. At least normal ones come out after sunset.
We may have. These skeeters are out at 10:00 am for brunch till dark. Aggressive, yes, I smacked one and squashed it on the top of my hand while another one was on top of my squasher hand, drilling for platelets.
Are they black and white with stripes?
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im new to the forum
what classifies as a post count ?
Just post a good question and help will come your way or help others,Pretty easy really
@Xfiles2007 You just made a post and a thread, I assume You mean 5 useful posts. This is decided by admin/mods and I think it's if You share something to help another Member, or to start a thread about something You think might be of interest to the rest of the forum Members. Personally I think this is a useful question, thread and post.
Just for Your information once You get You 5 posts in, You can post almost anything and get away with it (it's all in the rules thread), DW really is an easy going forum.
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This allows staff to remove any posts they think have been made just to get the members post count up... Which I have just done to 4 of yours. (Normally notification of posts being deleted would be sent via PM.)
For the record; posts of thanks, as well as questions like will this work on xyz, and is this file still available are examples of post clocking (especially on old threads).
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The only two that I use, Peerless and S&W.
I have not had anyone break out of them yet.
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What are some good brands, models, prices and sources for handcuffs?
Pics encouraged. Online sources preferable, as I'm not likely to find many stores in this area that carry them, and the last two police supply stores I knew of are no longer there.
The only two that I use, Peerless and S&W.
I have not had anyone break out of them yet.
"A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on."
- Sir Winston Churchill
When I was a working man it was Peerless.
Same as Ron.
They cost around 30 bucks.
S&W have a the doublelock feature on the face of them. If you put the cuffs on upside down with that facing the ground it can be a trick to unlock them on an unwilling suspect.
On the Peerless the doublelock is on the side so it dosent matter which way is up...but its small and hard to see at night. If the suspect is acting the fool, it too can be difficult to hit that liitle 1/8" diameter hole with the key.
In any case, they are pretty much the standard.
If anyone every breaks out of them you'd better have some help...
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For LE work, I use S&W (old ones I was issued, with lock on the edge). I also have a set of the newer S&W (look cheesy to me vs. older ones) and Peerless hinged.
I use Peerless AND Smith's, with the Peerless seeing more "action" than the Smith's. I don't know why...I guess it has something to do with the cuff pouch I use. I keep my Peerless cuffs in a Safariland model 090 cuff case. It is an open top pouch that is form fitted. The Peerless cuffs fit inside perfectly while the Smith & Wesson's seem to "hang up" and "Bind" a little because of their different construction.
When/if I buy a new pair, I'm goiing with the ASP cuffs!
Unless you are paid to use them you have no good reason carrying cuffs, the liability for false imprisonment is high, you are not a cop.
At what point while you are putting the cuffs on do you intend to be covering the perp with your weapon? If he is compliant enough to allow you to do that unarmed then you don't need them.
I'll throw another vote for Peerless, they're what the PD I was with used!
I did see a picture of some ASP light weight cuffs receintly and they looked like something I might carry now... anyone know anything about these?
ALWAYS carry! - NEVER tell!
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I used peerless for years (where did I leave those anyway?)
Dad prefers S&W...
Ditto: Peerless & S&W.
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I used to have a pair of Peerless, but they're gone. So, it turns out they were a favored brand after all! I had often wondered if they were considered an "off brand."
Thanks for the info. Who's a good supplier online?
I use Peerless chains for EDC, find them quicker to cuff with. Have hinged Peerless in the war bag for transports.
Training means learning the rules. Experience means learning the exceptions.
I have had 2 pair of S&W cuffs since 1981. They were a "gift" from the owner of the first security company I worked for.
They got extensive use.
I'll ask my wife later which shop it was we saw the 'play' handcuffs, I know it was in the Castro district of SF but I forget which store...


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In this tutorial, we're going create a C++ program for Prime Number that will be able check if the given number is Prime or not. To understand the program or code you have to understand what are prime/composite numbers are and how to identify them.
Complete definition, a prime number (or a prime) is a natural number greater than 1 that has no positive divisors other than 1 and itself. A number that is not a prime is called composite, except 1 because 1 is considered neither a composite nor prime.
5 is a prime because only 1 and 5 can divide it, whereas 6 is a composite because it has the divisors 2 and 3 in addition to 1 and 6.
A prime number is a number that has NO positive divisors other than 1 and itself.
Example of Numbers that are Prime (between 1-100) : 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, 73, 79, 83, 89, 97 and more (see the image below).
How C++ program will Check Prime numbers?
Suppose, the number we want to test is N then this program will divide the number N with all the numbers between 1 to N because if the number N is divisible by a number other then 1 or N then it's not a prime.
Note: Actually we don't really need to divide N up to N-1 to check if it is a prime or not because logically if there exist any number that can divide N then it can be find before N/2 division.
Suppose N is 35 then the program will divide 35 with 2, 3, 4, 5… up to 16 and check whether it is divisible by any of the number other than 1 and 37 or not. Here 35 is divisible by 5 and 7 therefore the program can easily tell that 35 is not a prime number.
C++ Program For Prime Number
Now we had learned about prime numbers and we will apply this knowledge into our C++ program for prime number.
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// C++ program to check whether the given number is Prime or Not! #include<iostream.h> #include<conio.h> void main() { int num, count=0; clrscr(); cout<<"Enter a number :"; cin>>num; for(int i=2; i<num; i++) { if(num%i==0) { count++; break; } } if(count==0) cout<<"Prime number"; else cout<<"Not a Prime number"; getch(); }
If you know what prime numbers are and knows a little programming then there is no need to explain this program but I am still going to explain a little about the program.
STEP1: The program is asking for a number, num.
STEP2: A loop starts from 2 to num-1 and divides num with these numbers,
If division is successful (when remainder is 0) then count is increased by 1 and loop ends (using break keywords).
STEP3: When the loop ends the value of count is checked for 0 (zero). 0 means no successful division and proves the number is a prime number.
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If this is the case it's more than welcome, howcome we here NOTHING about it then?
What's the timeframe for whatever you're talking of? Weeks, months, years?
If this is the case it's more than welcome, howcome we here NOTHING about it then?
What's the timeframe for whatever you're talking of? Weeks, months, years?
I was told 'wait for new and better things' almost a year ago, and what came out, RockApp! That seems to be the focus right now.
I would like to believe IS is being worked on, (hell JUST DRAW a calendar with highlights on days with events would be nice), but nothing material has happened for IS in so long that I have also switched to LockInfo. I would go back to IS if it did just 2 things more...
1} option for drawing/importing a calendar view, (monthly idealy with arrows for months) and highlight days with events (HTML with Winterboard can do this)
2} in the taskbar were it shows mail/sms/ icons include an option for Vibrate switch on, (StatusNotifier can do this)
both are pretty trivial, and #1 has been requested for ages, (even on the RYP faq)... http://support.intelliborn.com/index...cle&article=21 ...but nothing has happened. I appreicate people have lives/babies, etc, but all your resources seemed poured into RockApp only!
PS: Another thing, can we get different weather sources, underground is pretty weak.
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If the above helps, a 'thanks' is always nice
i love intelliscreen and have only one small request. In setting up weather, the order that you add locations becomes the same order that they are displayed. If you want to move a weather report to the top of the list, you have to delete them all and then place the weather report you want to appear first on intelliscreen at the top of the list in set up. It would be great if you could move weather for a location to the top of the list easier than deleting and reinstalling them all.
greets to u from me for your efforts on improvements.
Unfortunately it means 3.1 and 3.1.1 and now 3.1.2 came out which put a big wrench in things. Hopefully 3.1.x issues will behind us shortly and it will be back to more interesting things with same feeling
looking forward for more updates.
IS is the first apps I bought for my iPhone and i am loving it, some of my friends also have it ,
RockApp 2.0 works on 3.0 too.
i also think IS should have a twitter application in future,
hope in some years , we get some more cool applications ,


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I had my IUD Mirana removed on November 3, 2009 after inserted on May 16, 2007. My periods have been coming every 23-26 days. This month I started my cycle on January 30, 2010 and it lasted until last Monday the 8th, with just light spotting on the end days. This week I have spotted on Thursday and Friday and now again today with very light cramping. Is this type of breakthrough bleeding normal or is there another cause. We are trying to conceive our second child. In the past trying to conceive my son we did not have any of these symptoms, but I was only on birth control pills not the IUD. My periods then where on mark the tuesday of the 28th day. Should I go in to see my OB? FYI, some changes in my life are as follows: reg. ellipitical work out am, 2 weeks off of all caffeen, and better diet habits.


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Can you breed a miniature schnauzer (about 15-17 pounds) with a toy schnauzer (about 10-12 pounds)?
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Yes, i just saw a Pug/Lab mix which is quite a size difference lol, as long as their in the same weight range it should be fine.
Bentley answered on 6/3/12. Helpful? / 0
There are 3 types of schnauzer..Giant, Standard, & Miniature....No such thing as a toy schnauzer. Marketing fad or poor breeding..I have even seen teacup, teacup toy & teacup toy mini schnauzers advertised for sale... *head desk.
It sounds like you need to do a lot more research before you start to think about breeding. Look at your breed standards. What do you hope to achieve through this mating? Are you prepared for your dog to possibly die in the process? Are both dogs health tested..not just a vet saying "Yep..theys some healthy dawgs" Do you have homes for the puppies? Will you take care of said puppies for life if they don't work out in their homes? Do you have thousands of dollars put aside just in case you need an emergency caesarian delivery at 2:00 AM?
Breeding is a huge responsibility and is best left to professionals. Please speuter your dogs and love them the way they are.
Member 904338 answered on 6/3/12. Helpful? / 4
yes you can, as I have and the pups were beautiful!
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So the ball dropped, the fireworks blasted, and we bid adieu to 2011 and said a big hello to 2012. Here's hoping the Mayans simply got bored and that the end of their calendar doesn't mean the world ends in December!
That cracks me up every time I see it.
Anyway! To end the old year and ring in the new one we invited two good friends over to hang out with us for a few drinks and lots of appetizers. Meanwhile the kids had their cousin sleep over and they had their own party down in the basement (we won't mention the post-apocalyptic disaster down there the next morning. Sigh!) and a good time was had by all.
We've had these same friends over several times now since we moved here and each time is more fun than the last time. My friend and I have known each other online for at least ten years, possibly longer than that, and finally met when we moved here. Her husband is equally awesome and we enjoyed a gut-busting-laughter-filled evening. I can't think of a better way to usher in a new year than to do so with a big smile on your face.
Even their two awesome dogs, Alice and Chloe, joined us for a bit which made me happy. The landlord may have said we can not HAVE a dog, but he didn't mention anything about not being allowed to have tail-wagging, four-legged visitors!
It was a great time. The kids crashed at 1:30 (Breanna and the cousin) and at 2:30 (Hayley), and our friends stayed until 3 am. So much fun!
We spent the first day of the year chillin' mostly. Hayley had gotten a Snuggie from my parents for Christmas, so she put that on, crashed on the loveseat, and her and I watched most of the Star Wars trilogy (we missed the first half of Star Wars so we'll watch that one next weekend) and she was completely enthralled.
Supper consisted of Aztec Beans because I like the tradition of eating beans for the new year for good luck, then we all slept like the dead later that night.
I really hope the world doesn't actually end; it's a pretty nifty place.
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American Fork's baseball team has a stat program that tracks nearly everything.
The program on assistant coach Mark Willis' iPad follows the number of balls and strikes thrown by a pitcher, groundouts versus flyouts, pieces of gum chewed and how many bags of sunflower seeds consumed.
On Thursday during American Fork's 13-0, five-inning win over Cottonwood, there was one stat in particular that made coach Jarod Ingersoll smile: The Cavemen were 4 of 6 with two strikes against them.
Now that's hitting.
American Fork erupted for 12 runs in just four at-bats as Riley Otteson threw a four-hit shutout and Zac Willis was perfect at the plate against the previously undefeated Colts.
"Our two-strike approaches today were really good," Ingersoll said. "We've been trying to get them to shorting up and not get too big. We had some good selfless at-bats today. We've been really preaching and working on that. The kids were really disciplined in their approaches today."
After American Fork scored two runs in the first inning, and the Cavemen broke open the game with an eight-run third inning, which started with a double from Brock Lamb. Otteson walked and Willis singled in a run. After a Cottonwood error, American Fork picked up run-scoring singles from Koy Dibb and Kody Hall.
A pitching change couldn't stop American Fork. It followed with an RBI single from Emmett Green and a 2-run single from Otteson. Willis drove in his second run of the inning with another single that put the game out of reach.
The win helped American Fork improve to 4-1 on the year while Cottonwood fell to 4-1.
"Any time you beat Cottonwood, it's a win you can really measure yourself against," Ingersoll said. "This means we are heading in the right direction but we're far from a finished product."
American Fork 13, Cottonwood 0 (5)
O The Cavemen sink the Colts with an eight-run third inning in a five-inning game.


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Discussion in 'Photo & Video Gallery' started by _BT_, Dec 18, 2008.
Last week wheels and tires, this week Grille and DIC
Santa needs a new calendar! He's come a week early!
But looks good - congrats.
Looks great man! :great:
Very clean looking!
Very nice addition!
Thanks for the compliments guys. Now I wish my billet grilles would hurry up and get here.
i hate waiting for parts to come too! lol
awesome lookin wheels tho, nice pick!
Congrat's, they sure look good!
looks awesome!! Im waitin on stuff to come too. some has come but some hasnt yet but I still gotta wait a week to get it!!
Looks great! Why don't you send Santa this way. I need money for the system I plan on building over the next month while im out of school.
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Zucchini and Spinach Soup with Barley, Coriander and Watercress
Chef Justin Cogley of Aubergine in Carmel, CA adds barley to this lovely, delicate, spring-like soup, which makes it hearty but not heavy.
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- 1/2 cup pearled barley
- Kosher salt
- 3 tablespoons finely chopped chives
- Freshly ground pepper
- 1 1/2 teaspoons coriander seeds
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons grapeseed or canola oil
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced shallots
- 2 pounds zucchini, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced crosswise
- 2 bay leaves
- 1/2 cup lightly packed baby spinach
- 1/4 cup lightly packed parsley leaves
- 1/4 cup plain whole milk yogurt
- 4 ounces watercress, thick stems discarded
- 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
- Finely grated lemon zest, for garnish
How to make this recipe
In a medium saucepan, cover the barley with 1 1/2 cups of water, add a pinch of salt and bring to a boil. Cover partially and simmer over moderately low heat until the barley is tender and the water is absorbed, about 25 minutes. Stir in the chives and season with salt and pepper.
Meanwhile, in a small skillet, toast the coriander seeds over moderate heat, tossing, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Transfer to a spice grinder and let cool, then grind into a powder.
In a large saucepan, melt the butter in the grapeseed oil. Add the shallots and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until softened but not browned, about 5 minutes. Add the zucchini and ground coriander and cook over moderately low heat, stirring, until the coriander is fragrant and the zucchini just starts to soften, about 5 minutes. Add 4 cups of water and the bay leaves and bring to a boil. Simmer over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until the zucchini is very tender and the water is just slightly reduced, about 15 minutes. Discard the bay leaves.
Working in batches, puree the soup in a blender until smooth; add the spinach, parsley and yogurt to the last batch. Return the soup to the saucepan and season with salt and pepper.
In a medium bowl, toss the watercress with the olive oil and season lightly with salt. Ladle the soup into bowls and top with the barley and watercress. Garnish with lemon zest and serve.
Make Ahead
The barley and pureed soup can be refrigerated separately overnight.
Suggested Pairing
This bright green, herb-scented soup needs a white wine that's fragrant and minerally, like Pinot Grigio from northern Italy.


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Hoppin' Frog Brewery in Akron will help celebrate Cleveland Beer Week with two beer dinners.
The Tasting Room at Hoppin' Frog will hold a five-course Cleveland Crusher Beer Dinner at 6 p.m. Monday (Oct. 21). The event will feature Oktoberfest Froggy Style Lager, Frog's Hollow Double Pumpkin Ale, Hop Heathen Imperial Black IPA, Karminator Dopplebock Lager and Cleveland Crusher Oatmeal Stout. Head Chef Shawn Sweeney and brewmaster Fred Karm will be on-hand to talk about the food and beers.
Tickets are $65 and must be purchased in advance. For details, call 234-525-3764 or click here.
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*blows dust of my IGN Blog* Whew, it's been a while. Sorry for not keeping my blog updated. I've been pretty busy lately. I've been busy with life and dA, so I don't have the time for updating this blog. I have been gaming lately, and I considered in getting more games since I need something new to play..
More games I'm getting other than Kid Icarus: Uprising and New Super Mario Bros 2
You guys might be probably thinking that I already got those two games. Long story short, I didn't get those two games due to, you know, stuff. But these are not the only games I'm aiming to get. Once I get those two games, and start playing them, I'm thinking of getting Star Fox, Blazblue, Pilotwings Resort and lots of other games as well. (Observe my followed games list)
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December 12, 2012
Earlier this week, I participated in a webinar with our friends at the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) and Joyce Probst MacAlpine from Dayton/Montgomery County, Ohio about thinking strategically about the NOFA for the the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program. The webinar should be posted on USICH's website in the next few days. In the meantime, it's worth reiterating and expanding on a few points about the tiering process and how to get the most out of it.
Across the board cuts are probably a bad strategy.
Many CoCs are struggling with how to prioritize renewals, and are considering an across the board cut approach, but that could hurt your CoC. Let's take a simple hypothetical example of a CoC that has an annual renewal demand of $1 million, which consists of 10 renewal projects that are each $100,000. The across the board cuts approach would be to cut each project's renewal by 3.5 percent. That CoC would put all of their renewals in Tier 1 at $96,500 each, and they would likely be funded. The overall amount the CoC receives would be approximately $965,000. There would be little likelihood of getting any more funding because the CoC would have no renewals in Tier 2.
Now let's assume that CoC instead placed the nine best performing renewals in Tier 1 in their entirety ($900,000) and reallocated $65,000 of the funding from the lowest performing renewal project and placed the reallocation in Tier 1, leaving $35,000 for that lower performing project and placing it in Tier 2. That CoC would likely get the same $965,000 for their Tier 1 projects, and they would have a reasonable chance of getting the additional $35,000 for the Tier 2 renewal.
Reallocating projects and placing them in Tier 1 is a good strategy.
One of the important features to understand about this NOFA is that reallocation projects that are placed in Tier 1 are as safe as renewal projects placed in Tier 1. That is, if the project crosses threshold requirements, it will get funded. In addition to the safety of the reallocation strategy, the NOFA describes additional points that CoCs can receive through reallocation. For example, points will be awarded for CoCs that "specifically describe how the length of time that individuals and families remain homeless will be reduced," and for CoCs that "increase the number of permanent housing beds specifically for chronic homeless individuals and families in the jurisdiction." A reallocation project can help with both of these criteria. One thing that is much less certain is the fate of reallocated projects in Tier 2. Nobody knows how much funding will be available for Tier 2 projects, however, there is a good chance that there will only be enough for some of the Tier 2 renewals, which would mean that Tier 2 new or reallocation projects would not get funded.
The best strategy for the long run is to "put your best team on the field.
Sports analogies may be overused, but this one fits. When deciding which programs to place in Tier 1, CoCs should prioritize the ones that will give them the best outcomes on HEARTH Act measures, including reducing homelessness the most, reducing lengths of homeless episodes, reducing returns to homelessness, and increasing income and employment.
This NOFA is a marked change from previous NOFAs because it places much more emphasis on performance. I did a rough calculation of how many points are performance related. Of the 130 points available, 91 are related to performance—26 points for collecting data related to performance, 22 points for the actual outcomes achieved, and 43 points for strategies that improving performance. That's a lot of points, and future CoC NOFAs will likely continue or expand this performance focus.
Underscoring all these strategies is the need for an objective process for determining which projects contribute most to performance. There are many programs that are viewed in their communities as good performers that really aren't. The opposite is true as well. I have spoken with many providers who ironically don't think very highly of their own programs, even when their CoC's HMIS data show that they are performing very well.
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Report From Riot Torn London
Piers Fawkes provides a personal report on the chaos in British society.
It was disappointing and embarrassing when a cabbie let me know this morning that more chaos had transcended on London and beyond last night. I had just got in to London from New York and until I chatted to the cabbie as I watched the meter rise I had no sense of the troubles that had been caused across the capital and into other cities. I emailed my wife about how beautiful the city with its parks was in the summer sunshine but as this day has gone on I've noticed ugliness: a heavy police presence around stations and as I passed a line of police vans in Oxford Circus (where Nike's flagship store is based) some of the coppers dressed in drab overalls looked like they were itching for a fight.
The police, you see, seem to have been caught with their proverbial 'trousers down'. A second night of rioting and people watching their TVs see the police arriving in small numbers unable to control or even be involved in the scene. They were left to watch. In some places looting lasted for an hour and a half before the police turned up.
No doubt, tonight there will be more buildings burned, more goods stolen, more lives put at risk, more businesses destroyed across the UK but by the look of the organization of the grimacing police officers just now – many areas will be ready to respond (but maybe not fully contain)
What is fueling this chaos? On a practical level these young people are using social media and text messaging to organize, assemble as a group then disperse very quickly. The very same tools we've marveled at for their use to bring down Arab countries, cheating British soccer stars and revealing politicians is now being used to cause mayhem. It causes a conundrum – we don't mind a free internet that causes disruption when it's in a country we don't live in and we're told we don't like, but when it comes 'home' people quickly react and ask for social networks like 'Facebook' to be taken down.
I'm upset and even concerned about my safety when I go out tonight to see friends. I'm disappointed because like many people here I don't want to believe this is happening in England, in Britain. I don't want to hear about disenfranchised youths and that 'we should have seen this coming' from the British press (who we should remind ourselves aren't quite the knights in shining armor they'd like us to believe) – I want the culture here to know that this is wrong. But there is a culture for some people here that says that it's ok to cause this disturbance. It's embarrassing to think a country that prides itself on education, culture, science, business and ethics can act in this way. Sadly, it seems that many Britons seem to have have left it to the British press to make judgement and drive change. The people seem to want to be shocked but they don't want to get together to act to resolve this. Compared to New York, London is far more a society of the individual. For many here, it's simply someone else's job to clear this up and that will impede progress here.
For the young people who took part in the destruction, their behavior is pointless. While they 'partied' in the burning streets, their phone use, their text messages, their mobile-camera shots, their status updates are all trackable and can be traced to the individual. The phones stolen from the stores all have unique IDs that can be tracked. Did they forget that there is no privacy today or did they choose to ignore it?
As a final point I want to say that I feel that while the unrest can't be excused by changes the global economy, there must be a connection. Has the recession divided the economy into two – a fast track information rich technologically enabled one with low employment needs where people like myself do fine, and an slowing media saturated analog economy that can't provide the jobs for the large numbers of people trained to work in it. On both sides of the Atlantic you have a growing number of unemployables. In the Economist Magazine I read on my flight from Newark, there was a lengthy article about whether Britain could create a Bill Gates type figure, whether the British government could create financial situations that fuel the tech power of Silicon Valley. Seeing the anarchy on the streets on TV it makes me wonder whether the discussion is on the wrong subject – instead of spending money finding and funding a British Zuckerberg, maybe it's worth spending the time and effort reskilling a huge number of folks who don't fit into the future.