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Joined: 02 Sep 2006
Posts: 15
Location: Florida
Posted: Fri 08 Sep 2006, 08:29
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Poll of multi-session puppy users
I think that the Multisession feature of Puppy is a very important one and sets it apart from other very small Linux distros..
Unfortunately it does not seem to work for everyone..
The reason is much less obvious as to why it is not working in all cases..
It would be very informative to know which hardware devices work and which do not..Such as Puppy version,cd/dvd drive mfgr.Motherboard maker and so on..Please put as much info as you know about your system..
my system below where Puppy..
Puppy 2.02 seamonkey
Plextor PX708A cd/dvd burner
Motherboard Asus P4P800 Deluxe (please include you motherboard as this may be key)
First .iso boot works fine but after saving changes system refuses to boot again into puppy..
Thank you all and lets hope this will provide some useful information to Barry and the crew..
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Posted: Fri 08 Sep 2006, 10:13
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Jolphil, I would also include how the multisession DVD was burned. E.g., burniso2cd in Puppy; Nero in Windows (include exact options chosen, if possible.)
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Posted: Fri 08 Sep 2006, 14:21
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Jolphil, I would also include how the multisession DVD was burned. E.g., burniso2cd in Puppy; Nero in Windows (include exact options chosen, if possible.)
Good point Flash..also any other data they deem necessary..
BTW I tried puppy 2.02 0n an very old computer sitting my garageAMD K6-500 processor and a no name ATAPI cd burner and everything works fine including the second saved session...
Go Figure..
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Posted: Sun 10 Sep 2006, 22:22
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Ive run it on old computers and new...even my new laptop and it always runs fine. The multisession is the exact reason I originally chose puppy over other itty bitty live CDs. Now I keep it for other reasons, for instance it seems to recognize most of my hardware.
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Posted: Sun 10 Sep 2006, 23:05
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My goodness, aoirthoir. Tell us more.
How do you burn your multisession disks? (Burniso2cd in Puppy? Nero? What?) Which version of Puppy do you use (2.02? Earlier?)
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Joined: 13 Sep 2005
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Location: Heart of Texas
Posted: Mon 11 Sep 2006, 02:42
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Plextor PX708A cd/dvd burner according to the test data from Nero found on web, must be burned at 1X for a DVD-R (MAX is only 4X) and for DVD ripping speed at 2X.
This model was one of the first DVD-VR / DVD-/+RW and looks to preform best with DVD+R or DVD+RW media. Since most of the code has speed set to 4X for DVD, try switching over to DVD+Rs or updating drive to one less unique and cutting edge 2004. I bet it was very expensive, its rumored to have Mt. Rainer support WOW!!!
You mother board / BIOS is a overclockers wetdream try cutting everything back to standard mode, Again you have a unique BIOS on that motherboard and live multisession DVDs are not common for WindowsXP it may never have been a thought for the geeks at ASUS when they wrote that inhouse BIOS.
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Posted: Mon 11 Sep 2006, 06:38
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I try to avoid commercial software if I can. Not because I am opposed to paying for software (currently I am paying someone a grand to put together a puppyVMware server CD for me). But because I am tired of commercial software people being jerks. Not updating or fixing their software, not helping with problems and so on.
If I cant get puppy to recognize my eth0 (as is the case of 1.08 on this laptop) then I will use Ubuntu or fedora to download the puppy iso. Then I use burniso2cd for my burning, dvd multisession.
I dont have a lot of technical skill with linux. So its all automatic. As to the version I run, 2.02 if I can. I tried 2.10 alpha but the pups arent working. 2.02 seems to recognize all my hardware on this laptop. 1.08 recognized all my desktop hardware. But not the laptop. Now Ive no probs. It also gives me full wide screen mode.
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Posted: Mon 11 Sep 2006, 07:58
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there are bugfixes for 210 alpha
Puppy 2.10 beta
has those bugs already fixed
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Posted: Mon 11 Sep 2006, 09:08
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Thanks I will try that at home.
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Posted: Wed 13 Sep 2006, 15:34
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ted dog quote
You mother board / BIOS is a overclockers wetdream try cutting everything back to standard mode, Again you have a unique BIOS on that motherboard and live multisession DVDs are not common for WindowsXP it may never have been a thought for the geeks at ASUS when they wrote that inhouse BIOS.
Ted, I have switched cd burners from a computer in my garage that worked in multisession puppy 2.02..It is a no name cd burner but when I install it into my desktop with the P4P800deluxe MB) puppy saves the second session but will not boot the saved session..
Thus it must be the bios and not necessarily the plextor.. Food for thought?
Later Edit: I found the plextor box and it says on the box both cd and dvd multisession supported..Plus dvd and cd mode 1&2 ROM, Is that mt Rainier?
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Posted: Thu 02 Nov 2006, 08:43
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I am rather surprised that more puppy users have not taken the time to add information as to what works and what does not work..To my knowledge no one really has data to prove why sometimes it will save
bootable configurations on some computers and not on others...
It's still a big mystery
The only way to sort out whats wrong is to add to the data pool...
Thank you,
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Location: New Zealand
Posted: Fri 15 Dec 2006, 07:43
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system ==
[Motherboard] Gigabyte GA-7VT600 1394
AMD Athlon-XP 2800+
1GB DDR RAM (2x512MB)
2x80 GB HDD
[CD-R/W] erm, some 'DIAMOND DATA' thing ?
[DVD-R/W] TSSTcorp CD/DVDW TS-H552U
Burning/writing software
BurnCDCC (ReadVerify not ticked, SAO not ticked & Finalize not ticked - Speed set right back to minimum)
or Nero (untick 'finalize CD') *note* Nero won't write to a DVD disk - it seems to think puppy is for CDs only - at least that's what I get - so I use BurnCDCC for DVD disks.
Disks used;
CD-RW, CD-RW (185MB - 21min), DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-RW (1.4GB)
*note* I've only used ReWriteable disks - can't comment for normal CDR or DVDR disks
now I can't remember all versions that I've done it with, but I can say it must be darn near all since puppy ver. 2.0 (including 2.12 BUT excluding 2.10) -- the whole multi-session disk was/is one heck of a feature ... thing is I've never had a problem with it.
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Posted: Sat 16 Dec 2006, 06:21
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A couple more to chuck in the pot, using vintage gear ...
Seamonkey 2.12 burned to both CD-R and CDR/W using BurnCDCC from Terabyte (Read-Verify ON, non-finalized OFF)
PC-Chips M571/ 128Mb
HP8250 CD-Writer (re-badged Ricoh ?)
slight wrinkle during first save (auto-eject and re-insert), works perfectly thereafter with both CD types.
version/ iso burned as above - but CDR/W only, for testing.
Jetway 530BF/ 128Mb +
Acer 1208a CD-Writer
much buggering about during save: multiple inserts required to get script to finish. Eventually a fresh CD-R was called for. CDR/W inserted (getting through too many disks !) - Save reported, but nothing was written. Tried twice - gave up.
Same motherboard
Philips DVDRW228 (using CDR/W)
Burned ok - same eject/re-insert wrinkle as the M571 - but on re-booting neither the Keyboard nor Mouse would work, so can't report on any subsequent saves etc.
Took this "first-saved" CD and (on a hunch) booted the M571 with it - which booted ok, with mouse and keyboard working fine.
This CD was then "re-saved" on the M571 and returned to the Jetway 530 : on booting, mouse and keyboard now work fine, as do several re-saves on that machine using the Philips burner. So it appears to have been a 'first-save' problem.
With this in mind, I then replaced the Philips Burner on the Jetway with the Acer (which had failed to burn first time). The Acer now burns OK with subsequent saves.
So it seems there are both burner AND motherboard issues both during the first-save process, and re-boots immediately following it.
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Posted: Thu 21 Dec 2006, 12:40
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Hmm have the same problem with the first save...my workaround is to add a second track using nero in windows (a text file will do) then subsequent saves function 100%.
Having looked at the init scripts it seems that there is a fallback detection which looks at the cd and if there is a saved session /more than one track then the cd is assumed to be capable if multisession writing and is then treat accordingly.
So it seems to me that for some hardware the cd is not recognised as multisession by the main method (no save session icon on the desktop) and this causes the subsequent failure of the first write....another thought was that dma could be interfering with this...ejecting and reinserting would help with this perhaps.
Detection during boot seems to be the deciding factor in this case as substituting with another already multisession disk does not work.
Not a very scientific desciption but this is how it comes accross to me
Using aopen cd writer ..socket7 motherboard..ali chipset..k6-2 processor...160mb ram...puppy 2.02 regression.
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Posted: Fri 22 Dec 2006, 21:33
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Would you mind trying
command line method to add a session, to see if it does the same thing as adding a session with Nero?
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Gabe doesn't invoke his right to remain silent with these superior sequels...
Maniac Cop 2
You Have the Right to Remain Silent…Forever!
The 'Maniac Cop' (Robert Z'Dar) is back from the dead and stalking the streets of New York once more. Officer Matt Cordell was once a hero, but, after being framed by corrupt superiors and brutally assaulted in prison, he sets out on a macabre mission of vengeance, teaming up with a vicious serial killer to track down those that wronged him and make them pay... with their lives! (From Blue Underground's official synopsis)
Sometimes, it's difficult to remember that, even in the exploitation/horror business, sequels quite often improve upon the original. Despite Dawn of the Dead, Evil Dead 2, Nightmare on Elm Street 3, and Hostel II being high on my list of personal favourites, I sort of forgot to give the Maniac Cop series the same benefit of the doubt. The original film is charming and funny with solid performances from genre titans Bruce Campbell, Tom Atkins, and Richard Roundtree, but it isn't the best representation of Lustig's particular skillset. I had seen the first sequel, but it was many years ago and I was watching it with little interest following my lukewarm reaction to the first film. As a home video reviewer, I'm regularly forced to revisit films I may have unfairly dismissed and, given its expanding reputation, I was very much looking forward to revisiting Maniac Cop 2 – especially since it was being presented in its uncut unrated version for the first time since…actually, I'm not sure the unrated version has ever been released anywhere.
Maniac Cop 2 is far and away the better film. The only things holding it back from fully-fledged 'classic' status are its ties to another inferior movie. The first act wastes too much valuable time tying up Maniac Cop's loose ends. Otherwise, Maniac Cop 2 is effectively a thematic remake that could be accused of excessively revisiting the original film. But that's fine, especially once Cordell has somewhat unceremoniously dispatched the previous film's main protagonists. With the ties severed, the sequel morphs into a much sleeker, smarter exploitation vehicle. Even the additional flashback footage is included in support of this version of the story, not used as filler (as it is in the third movie). The characters are generally underdeveloped (due mostly to the set-pieces eating big chunks out of the svelte, 90-minute runtime), but, being based on a Larry Cohen screenplay, the film is still littered with interesting and unique people. Characters overcome a lack of development with charming quirks, funny lines, and uncharacteristically strong performances.
Lustig's biggest achievement is evenly melding the action and horror genres like few other filmmakers ever have. He initially delivers a 42nd Street-flavored version of traditional slasher tropes (delivering more on the concept than Jason Takes Manhattan ever did), then flips the script with his first action set-piece, which begins as an average, crunchy car chase, then accelerates into a spectacular car stunt sequence that puts most Hollywood car stunts to shame. Lustig's other film, the original Maniac Cop and Uncle Sam, for instance, look like they were made on a confined budget – there are no such limitations here, especially when Maniac Cop 2 is compared directly to the pricier crime movies of the early '90s, but scenes like the car stunt and the spectacular, Terminator-inspired police station massacre, bridge the gap between horror and action with style. The Lustig brand of gross, grindhouse grit is nestled inside a surprisingly mainstream-friendly framework, considering the subject matter. The unrated version is gorier than the 1990 MPAA was comfortable with (it would have no problem if it were released today), but the violence is punchy and entertaining, rarely disturbing.
It never fails to amaze me that a filmmaker can be the CEO of a home video company and still be unable to release his own films, due to tangled distribution rights. Until now, Lustig, who runs Blue Underground, has only put out three of his films on the format – Maniac, Vigilante, and Uncle Sam. The first Maniac Cop was released on Blu-ray by Don May, Jr.'s Synapse Films, minus any participation from Lustig. The Maniac Cop sequels, however, have never been available on US digital home video. The German, UK, and Aussie DVD versions of Maniac Cop 2 were better than nothing, but were all cropped to 1.33:1, making this new 1080p, 1.85:1 transfer the best on the market by mere default. But this is one of Lustig's babies, so Blue Underground went the extra mile by scanning the original negative in 4K HD and remastered the film under the supervision of cinematographer James Lemmo. The results are spectacular. Maniac Cop 2 doesn't look like a brand new movie, but it looks like a first-run print of an older movie. There has been no obvious DNR enhancement and grain levels appear normal, despite the steep increase in detail. Contrast is pushed higher than previous releases, leading to deeper blacks and harder edges, but no significant crush. The only 'problem' I can see is that the colour timing is perhaps a little warmer than the original release (skin tones lean a bit red), but I'm willing to defer to Lemmo's expertise. Otherwise, the colours are spectacularly rich, especially the lurid reds in Turkell the serial killer's creepy basement lair and livid blues of the strip club.
I'm not usually a fan of studios remixing original stereo/surround/mono soundtracks into 5.1/7.1, but I suppose Blue Underground earns the benefit of the doubt, since their boss was the film's original director. That said, this DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 is a little excessive for a film of Maniac Cop 2's modest roots. Issues with over-done effects crop up almost immediately with footage from the first movie. Gun blasts, engine noises, and even the cocking of a shotgun are given a wide breadth of directional enhancement, but sound artificial and detached from the dialogue and incidental noise. Once we've moved on to the 'newer' footage, the additional effects work generally complements the ambient sounds, but stereo/surround additions and LFE boosts are distracting. The problem isn't that the remix is badly done – in fact, many of the more subtle movements are adept, subtle, and natural – the problem is that the bad bits are jaggedly unbalanced. A key example is the crowd noise during strip club sequences. Clapping/cheering noises are placed in the middle of the rear channels to create the illusion of immersion, but their feeble sound quality makes the effect sound cheap. Returning composer Jay Chattaway's score is occasionally pushed a little too far behind the other sound, despite the widened scope between the front channels. Overall, the new mix works more than it doesn't, especially when Lustig is establishing the bustle of New York's street life. Other nitpickers should be satisfied that the original 2.0 track is also included in lossy Dolby Digital, alongside a DTS-HD MA 2.0 isolated score track.
The extras include:
- An audio commentary with Lustig and an unexpected guest – Drive and Only God Forgives director Nicolas Winding Refn. I feared Refn would waste our time praising the film, but he actually makes a very good moderator/interviewer by asking a series of questions that Lustig himself wasn't fully anticipating. The final effect is the best of both worlds – making time for Lustig to talk about the stuff he'd prepared while also acting as a more traditional interview track.
- Back On The Beat: The Making Of Maniac Cop 2 (46:50, HD) – A retrospective featurette that includes interviews with Lustig, Cohen, make-up effects designer Dean Gates, composer Jay Chattaway, and actors Robert Davi, Claudia Christian, Leo Rossi, and Robert Z'Dar.
- Cinefamily Q&A with Director William Lustig (28:40, HD) -– This repeats a lot of the same information in a different context (moderated by Joshua Miller).
- Deleted scene (1:30, SD)
- Trailers
- Poster & still gallery
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence
The Wrong Arm Of The Law Is Back!
When Officer Kate Sullivan (Gretchen Becker) storms a hostage situation the whole incident is captured on tape by an unscrupulous media crew, who edit the footage to show her killing a helpless victim. Now in a coma, Kate's only hope is Detective Sean McKinney (Robert Davi), who desperately tries to clear her name. But unbeknownst to him, 'Maniac Cop' Matt Cordell (Robert Z'Dar) takes it upon himself to exact revenge upon those responsible for smearing her name.
I hadn't seen Maniac Cop 2 in forever, but Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence shows up on TV every once in a while, so I was well aware that it would be a step back in quality. It's still a pulpier, more entertaining film than Maniac Cop, but it just can't pull itself together as consistently as its predecessor. The creative kills (Cordell makes great use of hospital equipment) and two very impressive action sequences (a bloody hospital shoot-out and another mind-blowing car chase) aren't enough to overcome the cracks in the final execution. Following the events of the second film, it's difficult to build a plot around the title character without him turning into a typical slasher movie hero, like Jason Voorhees or Michael Myers. But these films aren't slasher movies – they're B-horror-tinged cop flicks. Cohen finds Cordell a place in this story, but it's a tangential place at best. The lead performances, especially Davi and Paul Gleason, are stronger and more natural this time around, but the characters are kind of mundane. The Lustig/Cohen brand of weirdo is only really embodied in bit parts, like Jackie Earle Haley and Robert Forster.
The problems with Maniac Cop 3 were apparently not lost on Lustig, who took his name off the film. Most prints bear the name 'Alan Smithee' as director, but Lustig was the main man behind the camera. At some point, he apparently walked off the set in frustration and was replaced by producer Joel Soisson (who is still a very busy B-horror producer). This probably accounts for the sloppy final execution. It feels like the end product was mashed together from two unrelated movies – the badass action/horror flick Lustig wanted to make and the cheaper, feature-length movie Soisson had to make. Both film's virtues were sullied in the process. At the same time, it feels like Cohen was on to something with the voodoo angle. Black magic makes Cordell more of an old-fashioned zombie than Jason Voorhees and one that could maintain the Frankenstein-like sympathetic streak. Also, with his vengeance thoroughly consummated in part two, part three opens the door for characters to use Cordell as a sort of weapon or avenging angel in other sequels. There's a good movie somewhere in this gnarled mess, the editors just couldn't quite find it in time for release, it seems.
Maniac Cop 3 was also mastered from the original camera negative in 4K, though it was not supervised by cinematographer Jacques Haitkin. Unlike the second film, it was also available on US DVD, albeit cropped to 1.33:1. Also unlike Maniac Cop 2, it was released in anamorphic widescreen in the UK, but misframed at 1.85:1. This 1080p, 2.35:1 release is a massive improvement over previous versions, partially because it's the first OAR release of the film. The image quality is quite as striking as the Maniac Cop 2 disc, but Maniac Cop 3 is arguably the better-looking production, so the upgrade is still very much worth the effort. In the past, the noir-like use of shadows was a huge problem. It was almost impossible to tell what was going on during the darkest shots on TV versions. In 1080p, the shadows don't wipe out the finer highlights and Haitkin's beautiful compositions can be judiciously appreciated. Grain levels are thin and details slightly tighter than the other release, possibly due to better chemical process/stock or simply because it's a newer movie. Whatever the cause, the difference is clearest when scenes from the first two movies are cut into the mix. The sequences shot in brighter light aren't quite as impressive, partially due to the lack of the hard black lines that give the image so much depth. Everyday situations (many of which were shot without Lustig, apparently) appear flat in comparison. The palette is a smidge subtler than the Maniac Cop 2 disc, but the hues are similarly uniform and crisp, without any notable macro-blocking or banding effects.
This DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 remix is slightly less excessive than Maniac Cop 2's 7.1 track, but is still pretty out there for a decades-old B-movie. The original 2.0 track already had more stylized stereo and surround effects than the first film, so the spread into discrete 5.1 is a bit more organic. The gunshots, explosions, and foley work all sound like original effects that have been augmented, not re-recorded for this release. The basic, centered dialogue and incidental effects are slightly less consistent. A handful of scenes are slightly flat and/or muffled compared to the track's baseline sound quality. There are also a few awkward noise reduction effects when characters are conversing outside. Joel (son of Jerry) Goldsmith's score is a little more complex and theatrical than Chattaway's and, thus, becomes a heavier part of the mix, including more intricate instrumental placement and a warmer, more centralized experience. The music isn't layered as simply on the right and left sides of the room.
The extras include:
- The Wrong Arm Of The Law - The Making Of Maniac Cop 3 (25:10, HD) – I had assumed that the behind-the-scenes process on this particular film was so traumatic that this featurette would be a fluff piece. Much to my surprise (and delight), this is a relatively inclusive expose on what went wrong, told via interviews with Lustig, Cohen, Soisson, Haitkin, stunt coordinator Spiro Razatos, and actors Davi, Z'Dar, Gretchen Becker, and Caitlin Dulany. The problems are all classic Hollywood angst (Cohen was mad about changes made, Soisson was mad about Cohen's lack of interest, Lustig was mad about the whole process), but the story is fascinatingly told (the actors and Haitkin seemed to enjoy the process).
- Deleted and extended scenes (10:20, HD)
- Trailer
- Poster & still gallery
- Cohen's original pitch synopsis (text)
* Note: The above images are taken from the Blu-ray and resized for the page. Full-resolution captures are available by clicking the individual images, but due to .jpg compression, they are not necessarily representative of the quality of the transfer.
Review by Gabriel Powers
David Blackwell Senior Member Join Date: February 2004 Location: United States Posts: 2,831
I still want to see these movies. Is it best to watch these two and skip the first Manic Cop?
Gabe Powers Editor Join Date: September 2004 Location: United States Posts: 4,721
The first one is ok, it's just not as good as the second. It has a lot more Bruce Campbell in it, I suppose.
Chris Johnson Member Join Date: October 2005 Location: United States Posts: 1,465
I love all three, but I agree that the second is better than the first. Even Lustig considers the second the best of the trilogy.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 19th November 2013
Discs: 4
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: Various
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 English (Maniac Cop 2), DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English (Maniac Cop 3), Dolby Digital EX English, Dolby Digital 2.0 English
Subtitles: English SDH, French Canadian, Espanol Latino Americano, Portugues do Brasil, Espanol Castellano, Francais Parisien, Deutsch, Italiano, Mandarin (Traditional & Simplified), Korean, Japanese, Russian, Dansk, Nederlands, Suomen, Norsk, Svenska
Extras: William Lustig and Nicolas Winding Refn Commentary (Maniac Cop 2), Back On The Beat - The Making Of Maniac Cop 2, Cinefamily Q&A with Director William Lustig, Isolated Score (Maniac Cop 2), Wrong Arm Of The Law - The Making Of Maniac Cop 3, Deleted and Extended Scenes, Trailers, Image Galleries, Larry Cohen's Original Maniac Cop 3 Pitch, DVD Copies
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Bill Lustig and Joel Soisson
Cast: Robert Z'Dar, Robert Davi, Claudia Christian, Michael Lerner, Bruce Campbell, Laurene Landon, Leo Rossi, Caitlin Dulany, Gretchen Becker, Paul Gleason, Jackie Earle Haley, Robert Forster
Genre: Action, Crime, Horror and Thriller
Length: 172 minutes
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Students at any language level will be eligible to take courses at the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (UAB). The UAB offers a wide variety of economics and business courses as well as courses in culture, art and history. Courses are taught in Spanish and English at the Sant Pau campus, located in the city center, not far from the Sagrada Familia. Courses are also taught at the Eixample campus, less than a 10 minute commute from the ISA office. Courses are instructed by university faculty, and ISA students attend class with other international students.
Please note that a student visa is required for programs over 90 days. Please reference the Student Visa & Embassy page for more information. Applying for a visa could require out of state travel.
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How To Become An Aerospace Engineer in Alabama
In order to qualify for Aircraft Design jobs in Alabama, you should compare all available technical schools in your target area, as well as consider taking some of your aerospace engineering courses online. Check with each engineering school below for assistance with certificate program requirements, degree prerequisites, and class registration. You may request information from several different schools below, without making a commitment.
To prepare for Aircraft Design careers in Alabama, you need to complete a technical education in your specialty area, as well as consider taking part of your required courses online. Which college degrees give you the best chances of finding employment after graduation? There are a variety of engineering training programs that may appeal to you, such as mechanics, vehicle design, and alternative energy production. Check with the aerospace engineering department for course registration deadlines, and engineering program requirements.
Aerospace engineers design aircraft, spacecraft, satellites, and missiles. In addition, they must create and test prototypes to make sure that they function according to design. They often specialize in areas such as aerodynamic fluid flow, and instrumentation systems. Aerospace engineers can further specialize in designing different types of aerospace products, such as commercial or military airplanes and helicopters, and rotorcraft. These specialists are involved primarily in designing aircraft and propulsion systems and in studying the aerodynamic performance of aircraft and construction materials.
A Professional Engineering (PE) license, which allows for higher levels of leadership and independence, can be acquired later in one's career. An initial certifying exam, the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam, can be taken after earning a bachelor's degree. Engineers who pass this exam are commonly called engineers in training (EITs) or engineer interns (EIs). After meeting work experience requirements, EITs and EIs can take the second exam, called the Principles and Practice of Engineering. Each state issues its own licenses, although most states recognize licensure from other states, as long as the licensing state's requirements meet or exceed their own. Beyond major requirements within the aerospace engineering department, you may consider Three Rivers Community College math placement exam as a complementary elective.


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Topic: some more Fett skins :)
yes I know I've made a couple topics about fett skins b4...but those were for kotor.
I came across two skins, a set of boba fetts mandalorian armour for elder scrolls 3 morrow wind or somthing found here
http://www.fileplanet.com/search.aspx?s … =mandalore
you may need an acount for that, I dont know
and a pretty cool Fett skins for heretic 2, which doesnt have a jetpack unfortunatly. sorry I cant give a link cause I have no idea where I got it, it was just in a skin pack I downloaded.
Also I got no screen shots cause I dont got Elderscrolls, and Heretic 2 isnt supported by xfire. But I highly doubt any of you have heretic 2 if you do have H2 and you want it emailme, the author didnt say anything about distribution, so im gonna distribute it.
Ps. I have no life all I do is search for Boba Fett mods for my games


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Stephen Rollnick provides consultancy and training on the subjects of motivation, change and motivational interviewing. He an Honorary Distinguished Professor at Cochrane School of Primary Care & Public Health, Cardiff University, with a research focus on good practice in efforts to promote change and behaviour change among patients, clients and the practitioners who serve them.
He is a clinical psychologist with many years of experience in service provision and in the training of practitioners. This work, much of it on motivational interviewing (MI), has taken him into diverse cultures and settings. He has now retired to focus on training, writing and consultancy.
Stephen is a co-founder of motivational interviewing. His current work includes support to programmes for pregnant teens, children with HIV-AIDS in Africa and medication adherence in different areas. He is a co-founder of PATA (Paediatric Aids Treatment for Africa) and the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT), an international network for trainers. He is a supporter of the MI 1% Fund which aims to donate a small percent of your income directly into efforts to help one of the most vulnerable and unjustly treated group of people on earth: children who are dying of HIV/AIDS and TB.
He is the co-author of Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change (Miller and Rollnick, 1991; 2001 & 2012), Health Behaviour Change: A Guide for Practitioners (Rollnick, Mason & Butler, 1999) and Motivational Interviewing in Health Care (Rollnick, Miller & Butler, 2008).
Stephen also write's a blog which can be read here.
Motivational interviewing is a collaborative, goal-oriented style of communication with particular attention to the language of change. It is designed to strengthen personal motivation for and commitment to a specific goal by eliciting and exploring the person's own reasons for change within an atmosphere of acceptance and compassion. (Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change. William R Miller, PhD, Stephen Rollnick, PhD. Guilford Press, Sep 2012.)
Recently published:
Motivational Interviewing in Schools: Conversations to Improve Behavior and Learning
Stephen Rollnick, Sebastian G. Kaplan, and Richard Rutschman, October, 2016.
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The Stainless Steel ECOlunchbox 3-in-1: Totally Plastic-Free!
If you're not a fan of plastic and want to avoid it while transporting your lunch, you're in luck: there are plenty of stainless steel lunch containers out there. But our favorite of the bunch has to be this 3-in-1 set from ECOlunchbox.
We're obviously fans of the Bento Box, as we've shown in our previous lunchbox picks this week. We like a lunchbox that gives us options. This stainless steel lunchbox from ECOlunchbox has two layers that snap together: a lower container and an upper container with a smaller container inside it. Because there's no plastic used, the lid is not 100% leak-proof, so it's not suitable for soup. Otherwise it's a great option for a mix of salads, sandwiches, and snacks.
- Made of lead-free, food-safe, series 205 stainless steel
- Entirely plastic-free
- Dishwasher-safe
- Measures 4"w x 5.5"l x 2.75"h. The bottom layer is 1" deep and fits a whole sandwich on sliced bread. The top layer is 1.5" deep.
- Made in India
Buy It! ECOLunchbox 3-in-1, $25 from ECOLunchbox
Related: Stainless Steel Lunchbox from PlanetBox
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Clippers resume road trip against Hornets
The Los Angeles Clippers will try to get past an overtime loss on Tuesday night when they continue their road trip Wednesday against the New Orleans Hornets.
The Clippers fell to the Dallas Mavericks in Big D on Tuesday, 109-102 in overtime. The Mavs are fighting like crazy to get the eighth playoff spot in the Western Conference and they were a little too much for the Clips in extra time.
Chris Paul, who spent the first six seasons of his career with the Hornets, scored a season-high 33 points, but it wasn't enough. L.A. went scoreless for a three-minute stretch in overtime and the Clippers committed bad turnovers at bad times, along with missing open shots.
"The opportunity was there," said Paul, who tied a career-high in the regular season with seven turnovers. "There have been times when we've won this year and we didn't necessarily play the right way, but tonight we lost. A lot of shots and a lot of plays went their way but I feel good about how we played tonight."
Blake Griffin and Caron Butler both had 14 points and Jamal Crawford and Matt Barnes both scored 10 points off the bench.
The loss didn't hurt the Clippers too badly in the Western Conference standings. Both the Denver Nuggets and Memphis Grizzlies lost on Monday and all three teams have 23 losses on the season.
Next up for the Clippers in this four games in five nights road trip is the Hornets.
New Orleans has won three in a row after losing four straight and its win on Monday halted the Nuggets' 15-game winning streak.
With starting guards Eric Gordon and Greivis Vasquez sidelined with sore ankles, seven Hornets scored in double figures and Brian Roberts, who started at the point, handed out 18 assists.
"We knew we had some guys out, but the group we had we just wanted to come out and fight," Roberts said. "Guys played extremely hard, and think that's what got us the win."
The Hornets held a nine-point lead after three quarters, then outscored the Nuggets by six in the final frame to win, 110-86.
Ryan Anderson led the way with 23 points. Darius Miller (16), Anthony Davis (14), Roger Mason, Jr. (14), Roberts (13), Al-Farouq Aminu (13) and Robin Lopez (11) all played well in the victory.
The Hornets hadn't won three games in a row since mid-January.
New Orleans and L.A. split the two games this season with the Hornets sneaking in a victory at the Staples Center. The Clippers have lost nine straight in New Orleans.


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NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State used a 21-0 run midway through the first half to transform a 6-6 tie into a 27-6 lead over UC Santa Barbara and then the Redbirds coasted to a 100-72 win in Normal, Ill., Monday night.
The loss dropped UCSB to 0-2 on the season while Illinois State is 1-0.
Both teams were struggling with their shooting early, but after the first media timeout at the 14:51 mark, ISU exploded.
Senior guard Tyler Brown got things started by scoring four straight, the first two on a lay-up and the next two on a pair of free throws. After an old fashioned three-point play by Nick Zeisloft, senior forward Jackie Carmichael made a short bank shot. Brown followed that with a long three-pointer from the corner.
Carmichael kept the surge going with a slam dunk that was followed by five more points from Brown. Carmichael ended the run with a leaning jumper in the lane. In the end, Brown had 12 of the 21 points and Carmichael, who ended the first half with 17 points and finished with a game-high 27, had six during the decisive run.
"When they got it going, they were tough to stop," said UCSB head coach Bob Williams. "That is a very good, veteran team and they showed it tonight."
ISU extended the lead to 29 points before the Gauchos slowly whittled it down to 20 at half, 49-29. Against a tough and physical fullcourt man-to-man defense, UCSB made just 13-of-31 shots in the first 20 minutes, 41.9%. The Redbirds, after opening the game by making just 2-of-8 field goal attempts, drained 17 of their final 22, 77.3%, to finish the half at 19-of-30, 63.3%.
The Gauchos remained cold to open the second half, making just two of their first 11 shots, and ISU pushed its lead to 65-33. UCSB rallied with a 24-9 stretch to cut the gap back to 74-57. Freshman Taran Brown, who finished with a career-high 22 points on 7-of-14 from the field and 3-of-7 from outside three-point range, had a pair of threes, a steal and breakaway dunk and a short jumper during the run.
The Santa Barbara's push ended when Tyler Brown made his fourth three-point basket of the game. He finished with 22 points.
In addition to his 22 points, Taran Brown added six assists and no turnovers. Alan Williams had his first double-double of the season, finishing with 15 points, a career-high 13 rebounds, four blocked shots and three steals. T.J. Taylor gave UCSB a third player in double-figures with 10 points, making 4-of-6 shots, including both of his three-point attempts.
"T.J. played well tonight," Williams said. "He matched their quickness and made some shots. That was a good sign."
After their slow start, the Redbirds finished at 62.1% shooting overall and 50.0% from three-point range (10-of-20). The Gauchos shot 41.3% overall and 36.4% from outside the arc.
The Gauchos return home and play their home opener against The Master's College on Saturday, Nov. 17 at the Thunderdome.
Season tickets for both the men's and women's teams are available from the Ticket Office in the Intercollegiate Athletics Building on campus, by calling 805-893-UCSB (8272) or online by clicking here for men's season tickets and here for women's season tickets. Also, for the nest two seasons, the season tickets commemorate 35 years of the Thunderdome and the tickets will reflect that. This year, the commemorative tickets will celebrate some of the greatest players to ever play in the storied arena and next year the greatest moments will be remembered.


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Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi Marries Jionni LaValle
Nov 29, 2014 6:40 PM EST
We now pronounce you Guido and Guidette! You may share a tanning bed. Congratulations are in order for former Jersey Shore star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi and her fiancé Jionni LaValle, who tied the knot on Saturday,… Read more


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U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission
March 27, 2008
Planning for recovery from a disaster is commonly recognized as an essential component in the management of risk. Continuity of operations (COOP) planning refers to the efforts of an organization, such as a branch of government, department, or office, to ensure that the capability exists to continue essential operations in the aftermath of a comprehensive array of potential operational interruptions. We define a COOP event as a weather, geological, or other type of event that keeps employees away from the central office for an extended period of time.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) experienced major events disrupting continuity of operations at two of its field offices (New York after September 11, 2001, and New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in 2005). The recovery and reconstitution of these two field offices occurred thanks to the tireless efforts of a number of headquarters and field office staff, rather than to prudent strategy and planning.
Currently, the development of COOP plans and strategy is the responsibility of each Agency field office director. The Office of Inspector General (OIG) finds that the lack of headquarters oversight, as well as the lack of an Agency executive identified as a senior accountable official, as required by the National Continuity Policy, prevents EEOC from assisting in field office COOP planning and testing. The current field office plans address only 4 COOP plan elements (essential functions, order of succession, delegations of authority, and alternate facilities) of the 11 recommended by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
We also conclude the following:
Therefore, OIG recommends to the Chief Operating Officer the following actions:
The newly appointed senior accountable officer should also:
OIG also suggests that the Office of Field Programs, Office of Federal Operations, and Office of Information Technology develop an Agencywide strategy to save critical documents in an electronic format so that field offices can access or restore information from alternate locations in case of a COOP event.
Agency comments on the draft report are included in their entirety as Appendix B. Generally, management agreed with the facts in the report and OIG's findings, conclusions, and recommendations. In addition some suggestions were offered to further improve the COOP process. We acknowledge minor changes to the final report for clarification purposes.
Planning for recovery from a disaster is commonly recognized as an essential component in the management of risk. Annually, nearly one in five businesses suffers a major disruption of operations or services. A disruption of service can be caused by a weather, geological, or other type of event that results in employees not having access to the central office for an extended period of time. Because continuity planning is a means of ensuring that essential functions of business survive such disruptions, it is crucial for any business or organization to plan for loss or denial of access to key assets or resources.
Continuity of operations (COOP) planning refers to the efforts of an organization, such as a branch of government, department, or office, to ensure that the capability exists to continue essential operations in the aftermath of a comprehensive array of potential operational interruptions. COOP plans are not the same as Occupant Emergency Plans.1
On May 9, 2007, President George W. Bush issued National Security Presidential Directive (NSPD) 51, which is also identified as Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD) 20, National Continuity Policy.2 The directive updates longstanding continuity directives designed to ensure that governing entities are able to recover from a wide range of potential operational interruptions. The National Continuity Policy states that heads of executive departments and agencies shall execute their respective department or agency COOP plans in response to a localized emergency and shall plan, program, conduct, and support annual tests for continuity capabilities.
According to interviews with senior officials in the Office of Field Programs and the Chief Financial Officer, each field office director is required to annually update his or her office's COOP plan. Field office COOP plans include the following:
Each district office is required to update the COOP appendices for its district, including area and local offices. District offices are responsible for maintaining the accuracy of the plans. Subsequent updates should be submitted to the inSite (EEOC's intranet) coordinators in the Office of Field Programs.
1.2 Objective, Scope, and Methodology
The primary objective of this review is to determine whether EEOC's 51 field offices have developed, implemented, and tested their individual COOP plans in accordance with the National Continuity Policy. Addressing this objective will enable OIG to determine whether all field offices have adequately developed COOP plans that will enable them to reconstitute and resume customer service in a timely, efficient, and effective manner.
The COOP plan designed and developed by each field office should address the measures by which Agency field offices can ensure that they are able to provide effective mission-essential functions after an unexpected emergency or disaster.
The scope of this review focuses on activities relating to EEOC's field office COOP planning and execution, including the following:
In order to assess the viability of the Agency's field office COOP plans, we used the following approaches:
This assessment was conducted in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards, as published in the Comptroller General's Government Auditing Standards of July 2007. The fieldwork took place from June 2007 through October 2007.
2.1 COOP Management – Structure, Functions, and Perspective
The recovery and reconstitution of the New York and New Orleans field offices occurred through the tireless efforts of a number of headquarters and field office staff, rather than through the execution of prudent strategy and planning.
Our review of headquarters' COOP-related policies and procedures determined that EEOC has no centralized managerial structure regarding Agency COOP coordination and oversight. According to the National Continuity Policy, heads of executive departments and agencies must appoint a senior accountable official, at the assistant secretary level, as the continuity coordinator for the department or agency.
The Office of Field Programs (OFP) coordinates operational planning support services for field offices and provides advice and assistance to support OFP managers in the development and implementation of effective planning activities. The Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO), Central Services Division, plans, establishes, directs, controls, and implements Agency policies, procedures, and standards governing all aspects of the following functional areas: real and personal property management; transportation, travel, and fleet management; mail management; records management; printing and reproduction services; space design; and physical security, safety, and emergency planning.
Currently, the development of COOP plans and strategy is the responsibility of each Agency field office director. However, both the EEOC's OFP and the OCFO state that it is not their responsibility to provide oversight or guidance to field offices concerning COOP planning. A senior official in OFP stated that it does not conduct a formal review of field office COOP plans that are submitted for posting on the Agency's intranet, inSite.
OFP, the Office of the Chair, and other headquarters offices aided in the reconstitution efforts of the New York and New Orleans field offices after the September 11, 2001, attack and Hurricane Katrina in 2005. According to OFP officials, these reconstitutions were engineered without thought of using any type of COOP plan and occurred through the use of ad hoc committees convened to assist in specific reconstitution areas. OFP officials also stated that the Agency learned valuable lessons regarding office recovery and reconstitution; however, this information was never captured into any one informational document (such as a COOP plan or standard operational procedures) that could be used as a guide by other field offices during a COOP event.
a. The lack of headquarters oversight prevents EEOC from adequately supporting field office COOP planning and testing.
b. There is no senior Agency official responsible for COOP planning. A senior accountable official, at a level equivalent to an assistant secretary, reports to the National Continuity Coordinator.3 While field office directors should be involved in the development and execution of COOP plans for their respective offices, the Agency is required by the National Continuity Policy to identify an individual to serve as a senior accountable official for the Agency regarding COOP planning.
2.2 Comparison and Analysis of Existing Plans to Applicable Standards
According to FEMA, a viable COOP plan should contain the below-mentioned 11 elements. The current field office COOP plans addressed only 4 of the FEMA-recommended elements (essential functions, order of succession, delegations of authority, and alternate facilities) and failed to address the other 7 recommended elements. We identified three documents on the Agency's intranet that related to COOP. The first document, Continuity of Operations Plan, contained no practical instructions regarding what actions field offices should perform during a COOP event. The second document, entitled Continuity of Operations Plan: Appendices A–E and Emergency Directories, contains few details regarding COOP planning or specific plans regarding COOP (weather, geological, or other) events. The third document, which is entitled Continuity of Operations Plan: Appendices – EEOC Headquarters, Appendices A–E and Emergency Directories, contains information regarding headquarters COOP.
FEMA states that an effective COOP plan should include 11 elements. The table below shows that EEOC adheres to 4 elements.
EEOC Adherence to COOP Plan Elements
|COOP Element
|EEOC Adherence
|Essential Functions
|Functions that enable the Federal government to provide vital services, exercise civil authority, maintain the safety and well-being of the general populace, and sustain the industrial and economic base in an emergency situation
|Alternate Facilities
|Facilities used to carry out mission-essential functions in a COOP situation if the agency's primary facility is unavailable
|Order of Succession
|Provisions for the assumption of senior agency offices during an emergency in the event that any of those officials are unavailable to execute their legal duties
|Delegations of Authority
|Predetermined statements that specify who is authorized to act on behalf of agency leadership for specific purposes
|Capability to transfer statutory authority and responsibility for mission-essential functions from an agency's primary operating staff and facilities to other employees and facilities, and to sustain operational capability for an extended period
|Vital Records
|Electronic and hard-copy records needed to support mission-essential functions during a COOP situation
|Interoperable Communications
|Alternate communications that provide the capability to perform essential functions until normal operations can be resumed
|Test, Training, and Exercises
|Measures to ensure that an agency's COOP program can implement the COOP plan and support mission-essential functions during an emergency situation
|Process by which an agency transitions from COOP implementation to resumption of normal operations
|Human Capital
|Plans and actions to respond to threats that employees are most likely to face during COOP activation, such as dismissal procedures, agency guidelines for communicating to employees, and staffing flexibilities, such as telework
|Plans and Procedures
|Plans and procedures to be developed and documented so that agency personnel will know what to do in an emergency situation (Plans and procedures are required for the three phases of COOP implementation: activation, relocation, and reconstitution.)
Our review of the field office COOP plans determined that the current plans do not address pandemic influenza as required by the Implementation Plan for the National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza. Pandemic influenza is a global outbreak of disease that occurs when a new influenza virus appears or "emerges" in the human population, causes serious illness, and spreads easily from person to person worldwide.
The Implementation Plan for the National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza requires Federal departments and agencies to develop operational plans addressing: (1) protection of employees, (2) maintenance of essential functions and services, (3) support for the Federal response, and (4) communication with stakeholders about pandemic planning and response.
In fiscal year 2007, EEOC hired Excalibur Associates, Inc., to provide expertise and technical editing of content to update the Agency's COOP plan and create a COOP pandemic template for EEOC headquarters and field offices. The primary goal of the draft document developed by Excalibur Associates, Inc., entitled EEOC COOP Pandemic Template, dated December 18, 2007, is to facilitate COOP preparedness, activation, implementation, and reconstitution following a pandemic influenza outbreak.
The template provides the framework for EEOC district and other offices to further develop comprehensive pandemic annexes to the existing EEOC COOP plans. According to Excalibur Associates, Inc, Federal interagency planning guidance requires the development of a COOP pandemic annex and states that the annex neither replaces nor supersedes the current approved EEOC headquarters COOP plan; rather, it supplements it, bridging the gap in the traditional all-hazards COOP planning of Federal Preparedness Circular (FPC) 65.
Our review did not cover in detail pandemic influenza or assess the template completed by Excalibur Associates, Inc., for accuracy or completeness as it relates to policy described in FPC 65, or the Implementation Plan for the National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza. However, we note that the template and annex discuss pandemic influenza for both headquarters and field offices, and discuss pandemic influenza planning in terms of the 11 elements of a viable COOP plan as described by FEMA.
Overall, current field office COOP plans do not discuss pandemic influenza planning. However, once the EEOC COOP pandemic template is finalized and incorporated into the field office COOP plans, the template should provide the Agency with an appropriate level of assurance regarding: (1) the protection of employees, (2) maintenance of essential functions and services, (3) support for the Federal response, and (4) communication with stakeholders about pandemic planning and response.
2.3 Field Office Experience – Survey Results
Our survey of EEOC field offices (92 percent response rate) shows that while COOP planning is widely regarded as important, most offices have not taken the necessary steps to produce a detailed COOP plan or to systematically test COOP plans. For a statistical summary of the responses to each survey question, see Appendix A.
Some offices do not have any staff with COOP training, making adequate COOP preparation problematic. Several survey responses suggested that more headquarters attention to COOP would be helpful. Many offices improve their COOP efforts by working with other entities. Field offices reported working with Federal, state, and other entities, such as the U.S. Corps of Engineers. For example, one office will participate with its local Federal Executive Board in a pandemic influenza exercise, and another office participated in a government regional COOP exercise.
2.3.1 COOP Events and Understanding of COOP Planning
Twenty-three percent of field offices reported experiencing a COOP event in the last six years. Most of the events were weather related. Los Angeles reported one COOP event in each of the three categories, weather, geological, and other. COOP awareness and concern among office directors is strong, with virtually all office directors reporting that COOP planning is very important or important.
Only 42 percent of office directors reported receiving basic COOP training. Some directors who had not taken COOP training reported taking COOP-related training, such as emergency management (18 percent). Several office directors reported taking multiple training courses. Most offices reported that additional staff had received training. Forty-four percent of the training was COOP awareness.
Survey results show that some offices do not understand or distinguish between emergencies and COOP events. Twenty-six percent of respondents stated that their offices tested COOP plans. However, some of the examples cited were for emergencies, not COOP events. Waiting until an event occurs is insufficient as a testing mechanism. One survey respondent stated, "It would be better to discover discrepancies in our plan during a non-emergency scenario than in an actual crisis situation."
Without complete and viable COOP plans for each field office, EEOC's ability to provide continuity of operations and continued mission-critical services (receiving new discrimination complaints, investigating previously submitted discrimination complaints, providing mediation services, etc.) to its stakeholders is seriously jeopardized.
2.4 Field Office Results – New York and New Orleans
The New York and New Orleans offices experienced severe COOP events in 2001 and 2005, respectively. Each office recovered essential operations and reconstituted full operations due to strong individual and group efforts by field and headquarters staff.
COOP plans were not used during the COOP events in New York and New Orleans. Given the overall lack of Federal experience and activity regarding COOP in 2001, this was an understandable shortcoming for EEOC. By 2005 (Hurricane Katrina/Rita), however, adequate time had passed for EEOC to prepare and position itself to implement a field office COOP plan. The lack of attention to COOP resulted in inadequate planning. For example, critical human resource decisions were made in an ad hoc manner because guidance and procedures were not in place.
OIG staff visited New Orleans and New York to determine how the experiences of these field offices could assist EEOC in improving field office COOP planning and related activities. We found that both offices have made significant strides in preparing for another COOP event. However, much remains to be accomplished in the following areas:
18.104.22.168 Recovery and reconstitution
On September 11, 2001, the New York District Office (NYDO) was completely destroyed, including all paper files and all electronic data that had not been saved and stored at a remote location. NYDO management made great efforts to contact and communicate with staff in the days following the attack. Because planning for such an event had not taken place, there was not an effective method to quickly contact staff.
NYDO managers worked closely with headquarters to meet the social needs of the NYDO staff. For example, close coordination ensured that paychecks were not interrupted and that counseling (short and long term) and information on a variety of issues were provided. NYDO staff believe, overall, that headquarters responded quickly and responsibly to the COOP event.
Headquarters and NYDO staff then worked in a dedicated manner to resume essential NYDO operations, such as intake and internal and external communication. Initially, a small number of staff worked in the EEOC's Newark office and others teleworked, while New York and headquarters management promptly began searching for and then securing temporary workspace in New York City.
18.104.22.168 Status of COOP efforts
Since reconstitution and recovery, NYDO has made significant efforts to improve its COOP program, but much work remains to be done in the following areas:
COOP communication, training, and testing: NYDO staff believe that getting in touch with staff and meeting other communication needs are critical after COOP events, and need improvement. After the September 11 disaster, contact information for all staff has been updated, but management stated that access to updated information needs improvement.
Staff, including some managers, do not distinguish between COOP and other emergency situations (such as shelter in place) and do not know very much about COOP. Staff and management agree that testing of COOP/emergency procedures would be useful.
Most managers and staff have had no formal COOP training. Managers and staff believe training to be important. For example, one manager believes most investigators do not have basic COOP knowledge and recommends that all employees receive COOP training. Basic CCOP training is available free of charge at www.fema.gov.
COOP planning: NYDO is working with the local Federal Executive Board4 (FEB) on COOP issues, and at least two managers appear knowledgeable in this area. The NYDO Director reports that the FEB is aggressive in New York, thereby helping COOP planning efforts. The Director believes it is important to be fully involved with FEB COOP efforts.
After the September 11 event, NYDO provided all staff with emergency kits. However, not all staff were kept current with supplies and information related to COOP (e.g., new staff are not provided with emergency kits).
According to interview and focus group results, most staff and managers believe that COOP preparation is very important and want better-informed and trained staff.
220.127.116.11 Recovery and reconstitution
On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, forcing EEOC to abandon its New Orleans office. The building in which the office was housed sustained damage that made it necessary to obtain temporary space. Many paper files were left in the office and were recovered later. Many EEOC staff lost their homes or had to leave their homes for an extended period of time. Twelve of the 53 staff did not return to New Orleans. At the time of OIG's interview, the office had 35 staff.
Prior to Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans office maintained a COOP Plan on file with the Agency. However, because of lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans is developing a new COOP plan. While, the official COOP plan does not include many of the elements of a viable COOP plan, including Pandemic Influenza planning, the new draft plan (which as of this report is still under review by New Orleans staff) does address the following:
The draft plan does not, however, fully address all elements of a viable COOP plan as prescribed by FEMA.
As with the NYDO September 11, 2001, disaster, headquarters and field staff, without adequate preparation, worked diligently to recover. New Orleans and headquarters staff obtained temporary workspace and later obtained permanent space. Until conditions in and around New Orleans improved, many New Orleans staff, including the Director, worked at other field offices but were unable to work on New Orleans cases. Much of the New Orleans casework could not be performed because staff were unable to access paper files.
Using the experience from the NYDO COOP event, though not having translated it into formal COOP plans, headquarters staff worked with New Orleans management to ensure that the social needs of New Orleans staff were met. For example, paychecks and payment for other expenses were sent to employees, even those who moved out of the area. Overall, New Orleans management and staff believe that headquarters and New Orleans office management responded well to the event. For example, headquarters personnel were helpful in locating New Orleans Field Office (NOFO) staff and in establishing the EEOC CARES (Co-workers Aiding Recovery through Encouragement and Support) program.
However, staff reported that some parts of the recovery process did not work well. For example, staff stated that there appeared to be pressure to get staff back behind desks, even if there was no work for them or conditions greatly hampered operations. Staff reported problems with the temporary space and initially with the new permanent space. For example, the size of the room and the technology at the temporary workspace prevented efficient operations.
Staff cited the following efforts as successful immediately following Katrina:
220.127.116.11 Status of COOP efforts
Our analysis, as well as the ideas of New Orleans management and staff, identified the following areas that need work:
COOP communication, training, and testing: The consensus of the New Orleans staff we met with was that they were not well informed on the NOFO COOP plans. They agreed that it is important to be informed. Similarly, they agreed that testing is important. Examples cited during the focus group include evaluation plans, how to manage laptops, securing files, and backing up information.
COOP planning: Staff and management agreed on the vital nature of having updated contact information for all staff. NOFO has an emergency contact sheet with information for all employees. Before Katrina, some staff were reluctant to provide that information. Since Katrina, the Director reports 100 percent cooperation.
The NOFO Director sits on the Federal Executive Board (FEB) in New Orleans. He stated that the FEB is tasking agencies to perform COOP planning (post Katrina). The NOFO Director also stated that the FEB has also been good at coordinating Federal efforts in the aftermath of Katrina.
OIG agrees with the management and staff of New Orleans that the COOP plan needs to be more detailed, tailored to the office, and made available to all the staff.
New York and New Orleans managers and staff informed us of issues relating to technology.5 These include how field offices strive to access and recover the information necessary to perform mission-critical functions while located in an alternate facility.
According to staff in both New Orleans and New York, a major issue continues to be the inability to access paper documents in order to perform critical Agency mission–related functions. In New York, all work files were destroyed. In New Orleans, access to files was not possible for an extended period of time.
Also, according to focus group participants and supervisors, many individuals maintain most of their work files on their computers' hard drives. Events in both New York and New Orleans showed the importance of employees being able to access Agency resources in order to maintain productivity.
a. In the case of a COOP event, if access to paper case-file documentation is prevented or otherwise restricted, the Agency's ability to maintain productivity is greatly hindered.
b. In the case of a COOP event, mission-critical information that is not backed up onto a network drive may not be accessible or may be lost permanently.
The following recommendations are offered to improve COOP planning in EEOC field offices. OIG recommends that the Agency's Chief Operating Officer take the following actions:
The newly appointed senior accountable officer should also:
OIG also suggests that the Office of Field Programs, Office of Federal Operations, and Office of Information Technology develop an Agencywide strategy to save critical documents in an electronic format so that field offices can access or restore information from alternate locations in case of a COOP event.
Agency comments on the draft report are included in their entirety as Appendix B. Generally, management agreed with the facts in the report and OIG's findings, conclusions, and recommendations. In addition some suggestions were offered to further improve the COOP process. We acknowledge minor changes to the final report for clarification purposes.
The Office of Management and Budget issued Circular Number A-50, Audit Follow-Up, to ensure that corrective action on audit findings and recommendations proceed as rapidly as possible. EEOC Order 192.002, Audit Follow-Up Program, implements Circular Number A-50 and requires that for resolved recommendations, a corrective action work plan should be submitted within 30 days of the final evaluation report date describing specific tasks and indicating the completion dates necessary to implement audit recommendations. Circular Number A-50 requires prompt resolution and corrective action on audit recommendations. Resolutions should be made within six months of final report issuance.
1 The Occupant Emergency Plan (OEP) is a set of procedures to protect life and property under defined emergency conditions.
2 NSPD 51/HSPD 20 revokes Presidential Decision Directive (PDD) 67, Enduring Constitutional Government and Continuity of Government Operations, which was issued by the Clinton Administration on October 21, 1998.
3 A National Continuity Coordinator is a federal official who reports directly to the president and establishes a continuity policy coordination committee to develop policies, a continuity advisory group to implement programs and an interagency board to validate primary mission-essential functions) on all continuity matters.
4 Located outside Washington, D.C., in 28 cities with a large Federal presence, the Federal Executive Boards (FEBs) are interagency coordinating groups designed to strengthen Federal management practices, improve intergovernmental relations, and participate as a unified Federal force in local civic affairs.
5 This review did not include an analysis of the Agency's information technology (IT) COOP plan in accordance with National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication 800-34, Contingency Planning Guide for Information Technology Systems. We interviewed the Agency's Acting Chief Information Officer, and she informed us that the Agency's IT COOP plan focuses on the Agency's six major information and general support systems.


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COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - UPDATE: Jason Mark Carter was apprehended in Tennessee.
Click here for the updated story. (Mobile users: click here)
There is still no sign of a man once charged with double murder who escaped from a mental health facility in Columbia Thursday.
39-year-old Jason Mark Carter is at large.
The South Carolina Department of Mental Health says Carter left a mental health facility in Northeast Richland County off Farrow Road late Thursday morning.
Agency spokesman Mark Binkley says Carter was working at a supply business on the hospital's campus. He says an investigation is underway to determine how the involuntarily committed patient got away.
On Friday, Binkley said the agency is coordinating search efforts with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. He plans to offer an update later in the day.
In an original news release, the Oconee County Sheriff's Office said Carter was convicted of the 2006 murders of his mother and stepfather in Seneca. But the sheriff's office later said Carter was ruled incompetent to stand trial and was committed to the mental health facility. Carter was not convicted.
During his trial, Carter's defense attorney said the defendant did not remember killing Kevin and Debra Ann Perkins.
Testimony showed deputies believed Carter, slept, ate, and drank in the room with the two bodies, which were wrapped in plastic for three days, until police showed up at the home to check on the couple.
Carter was in the home when investigators discovered the bodies.
Experts during Carter's trial testified that with medication, Carter's condition could be controlled. It's unclear if Carter escaped the facility with any medication.
Carter is described as a white male, about five feet ten inches tall, weighing 165 pounds with hazel eyes and brown hair. He was last seen wearing a black coat with a black and white sweater and brown cargo pants.
He may be traveling in a white 1991 Chevy van with a tag of SG61580 with the number 244 on the bumper. A department of mental health spokesperson says a white van matching the same description is missing.
If you see Carter, call 911 or Crimestoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC.
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Ironclad is a cryptographic toolkit that includes several block encryption algorithms and hash functions.
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Ironclad is a cryptography library written entirely in Common Lisp. It includes support for several popular ciphers, digests, and MACs. Rudimentary support for public-key cryptography is included. For several implementations that support Gray Streams, support is included for convenient stream wrappers.
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Whimsical and delightful. Imagine, if you will, setting foot in Patrick Rothfuss's The Name of the Wind or Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. What kind of cuisine do they eat? How do they make it using a woodburning stove? What kind of things do salt-of-the-earth dwarves like to eat? Wouldn't it be neat if you could make Butterbeer at home? Enter Farewell to Foie Gras.
FFG is set in the fantasy realm of Arduise (for some reason my brain tends to default to Middle Earth when I picture it) and is told from the perspective of Pandan Valdon, a scholar of epicure. He's like the Andrew Zimmerman of the world of Arduise and is documenting "intelligible kitchen practice." Amen. Valdon meanders to the four corners of the world and samples the cuisines, then shares recipes.
I have to admit, I am a nitpicker of the Tolkien variety for detail when it comes to world building. And FFG delivers in spades. Even better, it reads like a fantasy cookbook but is actually a real cookbook in disguise, with recipes ready for the kitchen. So far I've tried making the Effervescent Ginger Brew, Spiced Chicken Parcels in red sauce, and yes, the Dwarven Frycoating. My favorite recipes are from the mythic land of Waarhuise, especially the Spoon Cream with Cinnamon. I can't get over the D&D-fication of recipes. Freaking fun. If all cookbooks had quirky stories describing the origin of the dish, an amusing rundown of how to cook it with both primitive and modern kitchens, as well as a taster's impression of it, I would actually cook more. As a lazy nerd, I am often heavy on the food porn ogling and less so of the actual execution of recipes in the kitchen. These I actually went out and tried. The food was quirky and tasty just like any new cuisine would be, but geek-friendly enough for a lazy nerd to make. I still can't get over how very fun it is to combine a fantasy setting with a cookbook and see what you get. A cookbook that you can read like a novel!
My hangup with this book is largely from a design perspective. The cover you see here previewed is not on the actual PDF book itself. I had a sad because I love ink illustrations and was sorely surprised to see copyright page as the cover instead. Then again, I ended up getting food stains on said copyright page so it's all good. At times Pandan Valdon sounds a little too formal and uses a lot of buffer words, making the text a bit denser than your average cookbook, but lighter than your D&D Player's Handbook. When I get bogged down by the details I make a quick flip to the "modern recipe," make the dish, then read the back story and smile to myself while I eat.
I swear, I'm dead pleased to have a cookbook that features a dish called "Roasted Wyvern" with instructions to "Scale, gut and clean a wyvern chick or simply scale and clean a wyvern flank." The modern recipe follows, "while wyerns are a bit hard to track down in the real world, one can approximate the experience of the exotic meat by using this turkey treated with special brine." I can't get over how fun and imaginative this nerdy cookbook is.
This is a delightful addition to any gamer's culinary collection. My gaming crew and I like to do "in character" meals occasionally, and this fits the bill nicely. The writing style is charming, as are the recipes themselves - "Farewell to Foie Gras" was clearly written by someone with a fine appreciation for both roleplaying and the culinary arts. (The "Dwarven Frycoating" description is really fun.) Highly recommended!


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Author, The Number, Shoptimism, and now, The Point Is, Former Editor-in-Chief of Esquire Magazine and Former Chief Creative and Marketing Officer at Lands' End and Chicos FAS, Inc.
Types: Author, Futurist, Male, Top Executives
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Having opened our eyes to what money is and isn't good for, Lee Eisenberg's much-anticipated new work picks up where The Number left off. It goes right to heart of what makes for a satisfying and fulfilling life, both personally and professionally.
Professor of Behavioral Science, University of Chicago Booth School of Business and Author, Mindwise: How We Understand What Others Think, Believe, Feel, and Want
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Nicholas Epley shares his groundbreaking research on why we so routinely misunderstand what's going on in the minds of others, from our coworkers, customers and competitors, to even our family members and friends.
Topics: Business Growth/Strategy/Trends, Change: Managing/Leading It, Communication Skills, Corporate Culture, Customer Relationships/Loyalty, Ethics, Human Resource Issues, Innovation, Leadership, Motivation, Negotiation, Overcoming Obstacles and Challenges, Peak Performance, Personal Growth, Sustainability, Teamwork, Workforce Issues
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As a history-making mountain climber, corporate executive and author, Susan Ershler inspires audiences to challenge their perceived limitations and reach new heights of business and personal success.
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Recently recognized in Meetings & Conventions Magazine as "one of the best keynote speakers seen or heard", Ryan Estis blends interaction, energy and actionable content designed to elevate business outcomes.


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Dr. Heidi Cullen serves as Chief Science Advisor for Climate Central. Before joining Climate Central, Dr. Cullen served as The Weather Channel's first on-air climate expert and helped create Forecast Earth, a weekly television series focused on issues related to climate change and the environment. Prior to that Dr. Cullen worked as a research scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colo. She received the NOAA Climate & Global Change Fellowship and spent two years at Columbia University's International Research Institute for Climate and Society working to apply long-range climate forecasts to the water resources sector in Brazil and Paraguay. Dr. Cullen also serves as a member of the AMS Council and is a member of the National Academy of Sciences Board on Atmospheric Science and Climate. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Columbia University and went on to receive a Ph.D. in climatology and ocean-atmosphere dynamics at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University. She also volunteers as a puppy raiser for The Seeing Eye. Dr. Cullen also serves as Chief Science Advisor for the Years of Living Dangerously project and is the author of The Weather of the Future published by Harper Collins in 2010.
- M. Barlow, M. Wheeler, B. Lyon, and H. Cullen, 2005: Modulation of Daily Precipitation Over Southwest Asia by the Madden-Julian Oscillation, Monthly Weather Review, 133, 3579-3594.
- M.H. Glantz and H. Cullen, 2003: Zimbabwe's Food Crisis. Environment, 45(1), 9-11.
- M. Barlow, H. Cullen, B. Lyons, 2002: Drought in Central and Southwest Asia: La Nina, the warm pool, and Indian Ocean precipitation. J. Clim., 15(7): 697-700.
- M. Visbeck, J. Hurrell, L. Polvani, and H.M. Cullen, 2001: The North Atlantic Oscillation: Past, present, and future. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., 98: 12876-12877.
- H.M. Cullen, P.B. deMenocal, 2000: North Atlantic Influence on Tigris-Euphrates Streamflow, Int. J. Clim., 20(8): 853-863.
- H.M. Cullen, P.B. deMenocal, 2000: The Possible Role of Climate in the collapse of the Akkadian Empire: evidence from the deep sea. Geology, 28(4): 379-382.
- H.M. Cullen, R.D. D'Arrigo, E.R. Cook and M.E. Mann, 2000: Multiproxy Reconstructions of the North Atlantic Oscillation, Paleoceanography, 16(1): 27-39.
- M. Visbeck, H. Cullen, G. Krahmann, and N. Naik. 1998. An ocean model's response to North Atlantic Oscillation-like wind forcing, Geophys. Res. Lett.., 25(24): 4521-4525.
- G. Bond, W. Showers, M. Cheseby, R. Lotti, P. Almasi, P. deMenocal, P. Priore, H. Cullen, I. Hajdas, G. Bonani. 1997. A pervasive millennial-scale cycle in North Atlantic Holocene and glacial climates, Science, 278: 1257-1266.


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As I was on my knees one Saturday afternoon, I had an epiphany.
Lest you think I was on my knees praying, I wasn't, although Lord knows I should have been. And it wasn't so much an epiphany as it was a random thought.
In the next few weeks, the candidates for several different offices in Owen County will hit the streets and try to convince their neighbors that they are the best person for the job.
In light of recent events, I felt compelled to personally and publically thank Mr. Tim Marcum for his continuing service to Owen County schools, Owen County athletics and Owen County students.
The other day, I was throwing together a hash-brown potato casserole at the last minute for a potluck family reunion when I realized the recipe called for a can of Campbell's Cream of Mushroom soup, an item I'd forgotten to pick up on my run to the grocery store. But not to worry, I thought.
In 2006, we were told by doctors in another hospital that our mother would die in the next few days.
The reason I am sharing these thoughts with you is I was approached by someone who wanted more information on the home dialysis and I feel there are more people out there who one day may need to think about going this way instead of going to a clinic and going through a more aggressive treatment.
Instead of doing it daily, you do it every two to three days and it is more aggressive.
Thank you, Owen County.
I was overwhelmed with gratitude for the Rotary Club's "Owen Countian of the Year" award, presented to me at the Owen County Fair 2010. I was so surprised.
I was about age 42 when I felt the urge to record Owen County's local history. My dreams, aspirations and desire of yester years began to unfold into action.
1 John 5:2 says, "This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands."
Notice the word of God tells us to first of all love God and also carry out his commands. During the summer months of 2010, the Baptist churches in Owen County surely showed their love for God and his children; and by doing this they also followed his commands. Almost 100 percent of the Baptist churches collected school supplies for the Owen County Schools.
My name is Patty Barnes and I have been on dialysis for almost a year.
Three times a week I travel to northern Kentucky to receive dialysis treatment. I also see Dr. Mital, a kidney specialist in northern Kentucky.
If the dialysis clinic had opened here in Owenton, I could see him more, instead of traveling.
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The Owenton News-Herald is your source for local news, sports, events and information in Owen County and Owenton, KY, and the surrounding area.


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Banana Bread, Gooey Chocolate Cobbler, Oatmeal-Stuffed Baked Apples, Chocolate Layer Cake & How to Make Crêpes
How's your sweet tooth feeling? In need of a fix? Excellent. This week, we shared all our favorite quick weeknight desserts, from warm banana bread and a retro-inspired gooey chocolate cobbler to a double chocolate stout ice cream float and baked apples stuffed with oats and brown sugar. So many ways to satisfy your post-dinner sugar cravings. Go on — take your pick!
- How To Make Banana Bread
- Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cobbler
- Baked Apples Stuffed with Oatmeal & Spiced Brown Sugar
- Chocolate Layer Cake
- How To Make Delicate, Lacy Crêpes
- No-Bake Sesame Coconut Ginger Cookies
- Double Chocolate Stout Ice Cream Float
- How To Make Perfect Chocolate Pudding from Scratch
- Creamy Candy Bar Sauce
- Mom's Chicken with Pomegranate and Walnuts
Published: Sep 27, 2013