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Welcome back to BracketRacket, the one-stop shopping place for all your NCAA needs.
In this pre-Final Four edition, we've got Steve Kerr reminiscing and breaking down the national semifinals, Superman as a super fan, the missing power schools, the Big East's two-step and early odds to win the 2014 NCAA tournament.
There's also some bracket bits that include Ron Baker's 'do and Wheatlanta T-shirts.
Steve Kerr was a member of what may be the most cherished team in Arizona history, the 1988 Wildcats that reached the Final Four.
It's been 25 years since that magical run, but the memory of the way it ended still sticks with him.
Arizona's best perimeter shooter, he went 2 for 12 from the field and scored six points in the Wildcats' 86-78 loss to Oklahoma.
"That was very painful — we lost and I had a lousy game," Kerr said. "It was my worst game of the season. You see the teams that lose the championship and see the tears, you understand the disappointment."
Kerr's one trip as a player didn't go so well, but he still gets excited about the NCAA tournament as he prepares for his third straight Final Four as an analyst for Turner/CBS.
"I love it," Kerr said. "It's such an incredible event and to be part of it in the broadcasting booth is amazing. I think about all the broadcasters who were never lucky enough to do a Final Four and the fact I'm able to do this three years in a row is pretty amazing."
So what does Kerr think about the matchups in this year's Final Four?
Start with Wichita State and Louisville. Do the Shockers have a shot?
"You always have to take care of the ball and I think they're going to have to adjust to the speed of the game quickly," Kerr said. "Where Louisville beats you, it's not just forcing turnovers, it's getting into your legs, they wear you down. And when you look like you've got an open shot and they're flying at you, they make you rush a little bit. You deal with all that pressure until your body wears down and you miss shots you would probably normally make, so they're going to have to adapt to speed and strength of the game itself."
Now Michigan and Syracuse.
"Michigan has small guards, but they're very capable; they have four NBA players on their roster," he said. "They're really well-coached and rarely turn the ball over. Syracuse is playing at a really high level, so I think that's a great matchup."
Actor Dean Cain grew up playing sports, earning multiple scholarship offers out of high school and a free agent contract with the Buffalo Bills before injuring his knee.
So when it comes to the NCAA tournament, it's no surprise the man who's best known for playing Superman is a super fan.
"I'll go into a pool with anyone, literally. Anything I can do," Cain told AP Entertainment Producer Nicole Evatt. "I wanted to go to Vegas with my buddies. I couldn't go, they went. ... (looking into the camera) I'm not going to forgive you guys. They all went and had a great time."
As for Cain's picks, he's from Michigan and is pulling for the Wolverines, but he lost out on getting two Final Four teams when Louisville beat Duke.
He's also a big fan of the little guys.
"I love watching the underdogs," Cain said. "I love watching teams match up that have never matched up before."
This year's Final Four has some familiar teams in it with former national champions Louisville, Michigan and Syracuse all getting through to Atlanta.
There will be something missing, too.
For the first time since 1985, the Final Four will be missing the six teams with the most national championships: UCLA, Kentucky, Indiana, North Carolina, Duke and Kansas.
The six power schools, which have combined for 36 national championships, have been regulars in the national semifinals, with three of the teams making it in the same year three times and two schools getting in eight other times in the past 28 years, including Kentucky and Kansas last season.
The 1985 Final Four — the last without the six power schools — included Villanova, Georgetown, Memphis State and St. John's.
The Big East was considered one of the toughest conferences in college basketball and came through with two teams in the Final Four: Louisville and Syracuse.
It marks the first time in four years that a conference has gotten two teams through to the Final Four. The Big East, which will be dramatically altered after realignment next season, had two in the national semifinals in 2009, too, when Connecticut and Villanova made it.
In all, it's happened 22 times since 1976, though it doesn't always increase the odds of the conference winning a championship.
Conferences that have gotten two teams into the Final Four have produced the champion 10 times, most recently Florida in 2006, when LSU also made it.
The 2013 NCAA tournament isn't over yet, but there are already odds on next year's bracket.
And the favorite probably won't come as a surprise after John Calipari pulled together another top-rated recruiting class: Kentucky.
According to The Greek Sports Book, Coach Cal and the Wildcats, despite missing this year's tournament, are 3-1 favorites to cut down the nets at Cowboys Stadium in North Texas next year.
Next in line is Duke at 5-1, Florida and North Carolina at 8-1, then Louisville and Memphis at 12-1.
Among the other 2013 Final Four teams, Syracuse is 15-1, while Michigan and Wichita State are 30-1.
Louisville's range of emotions after Kevin Ware broke his leg, in photos: http://bit.ly/103nZ0T
Andrew Wiggins has nothing to do with this year's NCAA tournament, but he could next year for whatever school he picks. See what we mean with this spectacular dunk: http://bit.ly/12cl8CS
Check out Wichita State guard Ron Baker's 'do from his university photo. Has an 80s perm vibe to it, though we're pretty sure those curls are natural: http://bit.ly/17b9zj7
This graph of our March Madness watching habits isn't exactly scientific, but seems pretty close to us: http://bit.ly/XGqw2w
Get your Wheatlanta T-shirts here! http://bit.ly/YtxSWB
This from our friends at STATS:
The national semifinals have historically been much kinder to Michigan teams than Louisville teams.
The Cardinals are just 2-7 all-time with a berth in the title game at stake, worst among all schools that have reached the Final Four at least six times.
Michigan, on the other hand, is 5-1 in national semifinals, the best record among the 33 schools that have appeared in that round at least three times.
"Cinderella found one glasses skipper. We won four games. I don't think she found four glass slippers. Cinderella usually wins a game or two, much like Butler a couple seasons ago. When you get to this point, you're good enough to win it all." — Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall on being a Cinderella team.
Follow John Marshall on Twitter at http://twitter.com/johnmarshallap


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Orlando Bloom Moving to the Big Apple?
Orlando Bloom was seen apartment hunting with a Australian model Miranda Kerr and her Yorkie on Thursday afternoon. The pretty pair toured the luxurious Atlier Condos on 42nd St. with two male brokers.
And since the British-born hunk was last spotted leaving his hotel in West Hollywood on Sunday with a movie script tucked under his arm, it should raise some eyebrows that director Tim Blake Nelson (Billy Bob Thorton's The Astronaut Farmer) also accompanied Orlando and Miranda on his apartment hunting trip.
Will Orlando star in the next Tim Blake Nelson-directed film? And more importantly, are Orlando and Miranda an item?
After all, Orlando was spotted romancing an "exotic beauty" at Nobu Next Door last Thursday night — Miranda?
Said Gatecrasher's spywitness, "He was with a smoking-hot, tall, Spanish-looking girl, very done up, very much a Penelope Cruz wanna-be. HOT, HOT, HOT. Not classy like Penelope, but more of a show-girl hotness. He was definitely romancing her – there was a lot of flirting going on."
UPDATE: Miranda Kerr is denying she and Orlando Bloom are an item after Web sites (MINE!!) speculated from recent photos that the two were looking for an apartment together. Turns out their outing was a publicity stunt set up by Atelier condo tower. The building has offered apartments to celebs, including Lindsay Lohan, to generate buzz.

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Automatic Fingerprint Matching Using Extended Feature SetMichigan State University$260,0382007–RG–CX–K183
Selective Feature-Based Quality Measure Plug-In for Iris Recognition SystemIndiana University$84,8582007–DE–BX–K182
Site-Adaptive Face Recognition at a DistanceGeneral Electric Co.$496,3412007–DE–BX–K191
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Design Optimization of Integrated Multi-Ply Armors by a Computational Tool (DO-IMPACT)Cornell University$527,5462007–DE–BX–K003
Investigation of the Effects of Increased Coverage Area for Soft Body ArmorLawrence Technological University$399,6552007–DE–BX–K011
Advocating for Victim Rights: An Evaluation of the National Crime Victim Law Institute State and Federal ClinicsRAND Corp.$499,9052007–VF–GX–0004
3-D Locator System for Law Enforcement — A Navigational Technology With the Ability to Accurately Locate an Officer Within One Meter in Both Horizontal and Vertical Planes Where GPS Is UnavailableSedona Strategies, LLC$249,3782007–DE–BX–K012
Cognitive Radio Protocols and Platform for Dynamic Spectrum Access in Public Safety BandsStevens Institute of Technology$114,8072007–IJ–CX–K020
Communications TechnologyMercury Data Systems, Inc.$272,0662007–IJ–CX–K002
Multiband Portable Radio Field Test StudyThales Communications, Inc.$498,6602007–MU–MU–K003
An Assessment of the Effectiveness of Electronic Monitoring for Medium- and High-Risk Offenders on Supervision and Post-Supervision OutcomesFlorida State University$281,9772007–IJ–CX–0017
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Electronic Monitoring for Moderate- to High-Risk Offenders Under SupervisionDevelopment Services Group, Inc.$424,8072007–IJ–CX–0048
GPS Monitoring Technologies and Domestic Violence: An Evaluation StudyUniversity of Illinois at Chicago$365,7042007–IJ–CX–0016
Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences$528,0002007–DN–BX–K011
Alaska Department of Public Safety$160,0002007–DN–BX–K009
Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Forensic Science$360,0002007–DN–BX–K004
Connecticut Office of Policy and Management$17,2502007–DN–BX–K007
Delaware Department of Health and Social Services$33,0002007–DN–BX–K006
Georgia Bureau of Investigation$603,4002007–DN–BX–K012
Massachusetts State Police$50,0002007–DN–BX–K010
Michigan State Police$372,2562007–DN–BX–K008
New Hampshire Department of Safety$46,0002007–DN–BX–K016
New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services$1,000,0002007–DN–BX–K005
North Dakota Office of the Attorney General$57,2002007–DN–BX–K003
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation$50,7302007–DN–BX–K013
Oregon State Police$384,0002007–DN–BX–K015
Texas Department of Public Safety$1,781,3202007–DN–BX–K014
Vermont Department of Public Safety$43,6002007–DN–BX–K001
Anticipating the Future Based on Analysis of the Past: Intercity Variation in Youth Homicide, 1984-2007Research Triangle Institute$298,4302007–IJ–CX–0025
Crime Displacement and HUD's HOPE VI InitiativeThe Urban Institute$90,2982007–IJ–CX–0020
Gender and Violent VictimizationCurators of the University of Missouri$302,6132007–IJ–CX–0026
Potential for Redemption in Criminal Background ChecksCarnegie Mellon University$62,4592007–IJ–CX–0041
Promising Faith-Based Corrections and Re-Entry Programs: Toward a Conceptual Model for Research and EvaluationThe Urban Institute$79,3682007–IJ–CX–0019
Re-Entry: Dynamic Risk AssessmentTexas Tech University$261,4052007–IJ–CX–0027
Sex Offender Management, Treatment and Civil Commitment: An Evidence-Based Analysis Aimed at Reducing Sexual ViolenceResearch Foundation of the City University of New York$296,6562007–IJ–CX–0037
Swiftness and Certainty in Enforcing Probation Conditions: Hawaii's H.O.P.E. ProgramUniversity of California, Los Angeles$139,5302007–IJ–CX–0033
The Effect of Criminal Justice Involvement in the Transition to AdulthoodResearch Foundation of the State University of New York$137,0612007–IJ–CX–0024
The Effects of Low-Level Offense Records and Race on EmployabilityMinnesota Council on Crime and Justice$33,2002007–IJ–CX–0042
The Impact of Permanent Supportive Housing on Recidivism and Residential Stability: A Randomized Field Experiment of the Corporation for Supportive Housing's Returning Home InitiativeThe Urban Institute$399,0402007–IJ–CX–0022
Bringing New Communications Capabilities to Law Enforcement — Communications Technologies Center of ExcellenceDrakontas, LLC$3,682,7432007–IJ–CX–K013
Forensic Technology Center of ExcellenceNational Forensic Science Technology Center of Excellence$6,000,0002007-MU-BX-K008
Sensors, Surveillance and Biometric Technologies Center of ExcellenceInternational Biometric Group, LLC$2,952,8062007–MU–MU–K008
The Weapons and Protective Systems Technologies Center — A Criminal Justice Technology Center of ExcellencePennsylvania State University$3,200,0002007–MU–MU–K005
A Randomized Experiment of License Plate Recognition Technology in Mesa, Ariz.Police Executive Research Forum$474,7652007–IJ–CX–0023
Gender, Mental Illness and CrimePortland State University$34,9992007-IJ-CX-0004
Innovation Diffusion Channels and Community Policing: The Impact of Institutional Forces on Organizational PracticeSouthern Illinois University Carbondale$22,6502007-IJ-CX-0003
Pretrial Release of Latino DefendantsPretrial Justice Institute$34,8502007-IJ-CX-0002
The Impact of Spatial Autocorrelation on Factors That Predict Intimate Partner Violence Arrest DecisionsUniversity of Pennsylvania$34,5182007-IJ-CX-0005
Enabling Initial Computer Investigation by Nonexpert Enforcement PersonnelUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign$320,4582007–DN–BX–K186
Encrypted Disk Drive Forensic Tools for Law EnforcementWest Virginia University Research Corp.$251,1832007–DN–BX–K126
Macintosh Evidence Gathering and Analysis (MEGA)Odyssey Research Associates, Inc.$474,9432007–DN–BX–K020
Trait Analytic Program Search (TAPS)WetStone Technologies, Inc.$68,0002007–DN–BX–K187
USB Live Acquisition and Triage Tool (US-LATT)WetStone Technologies, Inc.$137,5002007–DN–BX–K021
Development of Nanothermite Projectile for Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) NeutralizationUniversity of Texas at Austin$437,3482007–DE–BX–K002
The Double Dervish: Textile and Metal Cutting ToolTechnical Products, Inc.$401,0002007–MU–MU–K021
Evaluating the Use of Radio Frequency Identification Devices to Prevent and Investigate Sexual Assaults in Correctional SettingsThe Urban Institute$150,9382007–RP–BX–0001
Evidence-Based Model Programs for Cold Case UnitsRAND Corp.$358,3532007–DN–BX–0014
Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences$691,4012007–DN–BX–K115
Alameda County Sheriff's Office$211,9932007–DN–BX–K082
Allegheny County Forensic Laboratory Division$200,0352007–DN–BX–K077
Anne Arundel County$214,4052007–DN–BX–K122
Arizona Criminal Justice Commission$672,7202007–DN–BX–K078
Arizona Department of Public Safety$168,9852007–DN–BX–K105
Austin, City of$165,4052007–DN–BX–K107
Baltimore, City of$344,4322007–DN–BX–K118
Baltimore County$244,8372007–DN–BX–K112
Boston, City of$346,7202007–DN–BX–K170
Broward County Sheriff's Office$248,0002007–DN–BX–K121
California Department of Justice$876,6932007–DN–BX–K065
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department$281,3692007–DN–BX–K093
City and County of San Francisco Police Department$70,0372007–DN–BX–K098
Colorado Bureau of Investigation$340,1152007–DN–BX–K096
Columbus, City of$90,0002007–DN–BX–K032
Connecticut Department of Public Safety$338,5342007–DN–BX–K052
Contra Costa County$208,6562007–DN–BX–K094
Cuyahoga County Coroner's Office$90,0002007–DN–BX–K127
Dallas County$809,9292007–DN–BX–K106
Delaware Department of Health and Social Services$187,3442007–DN–BX–K033
Denver, City and County of$147,8122007–DN–BX–K097
District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department$282,2112007–DN–BX–K130
DuPage County Sheriff's Office$100,0002007–DN–BX–K040
Erie County$392,1162007–DN–BX–K110
Florida Department of Law Enforcement$1,943,3362007–DN–BX–K087
Georgia Bureau of Investigation$1,939,4182007–DN–BX–K166
Hamilton County$60,0002007–DN–BX–K043
Harris County$800,0002007–DN–BX–K108
Hennepin County$80,3662007–DN–BX–K067
Honolulu Police Department$114,2972007–DN–BX–K128
Idaho State Police$128,9482007–DN–BX–K129
Illinois State Police$2,273,2782007–DN–BX–K125
Indianapolis-Marion County Forensic Services Agency$260,0002007–DN–BX–K111
Indiana State Police$612,5682007–DN–BX–K160
Instituto de Ciencias Forenses$336,5662007–DN–BX–K136
Johnson County$168,5992007–DN–BX–K161
Kansas Bureau of Investigation$60,1222007–DN–BX–K066
Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners$305,0452007–DN–BX–K038
Kentucky State Police$391,2012007–DN–BX–K090
Kern County District Attorney$187,3952007–DN–BX–K124
Lake County Crime Laboratory$101,9412007–DN–BX–K031
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department$251,6952007–DN–BX–K133
Los Angeles, City of$870,9212007–DN–BX–K104
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department$1,153,1582007–DN–BX–K086
Louisiana State Police$944,7662007–DN–BX–K120
Maine Department of Public Safety$100,0002007–DN–BX–K057
Mansfield, City of$50,0002007–DN–BX–K045
Maryland State Police$243,3412007–DN–BX–K101
Massachusetts State Police$767,2642007–DN–BX–K060
Miami-Dade Police Department$561,1462007–DN–BX–K113
Michigan State Police$1,963,2822007–DN–BX–K083
Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension$452,7562007–DN–BX–K068
Mississippi Department of Public Safety Office of Highway Safety$100,0002007–DN–BX–K055
Missouri State Highway Patrol$337,0002007–DN–BX–K049
Monroe County$217,1252007–DN–BX–K114
Montana Department of Justice$100,0002007–DN–BX–K041
Montgomery County$30,0002007–DN–BX–K029
Montgomery County Police Department$120,8202007–DN–BX–K100
Nassau County$167,5312007–DN–BX–K109
Nebraska State Patrol$100,0002007–DN–BX–K072
New Hampshire Department of Safety$100,0002007–DN–BX–K061
New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety$1,086,3632007–DN–BX–K150
New Mexico Department of Public Safety$475,7742007–DN–BX–K073
New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner$1,000,0002007–DN–BX–K119
New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services$734,2352007–DN–BX–K084
North Carolina Department of Crime Control and Public Safety$1,146,9002007–DN–BX–K131
North Dakota Office of the Attorney General$100,0002007–DN–BX–K044
Northeastern Illinois Regional Crime Laboratory$100,0002007–DN–BX–K034
Oakland, City of$145,5472007–DN–BX–K132
Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation$30,0002007–DN–BX–K039
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation$633,9002007–DN–BX–K134
Onondaga County Health Department$128,6942007–DN–BX–K103
Orange County Sheriff's Department$397,4272007–DN–BX–K099
Oregon State Police$366,9582007–DN–BX–K070
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office$200,8312007–DN–BX–K091
Pennsylvania State Police$819,7852007–DN–BX–K050
Philadelphia, City of$766,2042007–DN–BX–K092
Prince George's County$215,7852007–DN–BX–K117
Rhode Island Justice Commission$100,0002007–DN–BX–K051
Richland County$156,8222007–DN–BX–K089
Sacramento County District Attorney's Office$503,1352007–DN–BX–K155
San Bernardino County$555,4302007–DN–BX–K165
San Diego, City of$437,0942007–DN–BX–K164
San Diego County$310,3912007–DN–BX–K071
San Mateo County Sheriff's Office$102,5342007–DN–BX–K064
Santa Clara County$265,7322007–DN–BX–K167
Sedgwick County$77,1602007–DN–BX–K047
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division$981,0152007–DN–BX–K053
South Dakota Office of the Attorney General$100,0002007–DN–BX–K095
St. Charles County$24,3742007–DN–BX–K062
St. Louis County$145,5382007–DN–BX–K158
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department$402,5642007–DN–BX–K156
Suffolk County$203,3502007–DN–BX–K116
Texas Department of Public Safety$1,539,3402007–DN–BX–K058
University of North Texas Health Science Center$640,0132007–DN–BX–K088
Utah Department of Public Safety$197,1822007–DN–BX–K036
Ventura County$170,4172007–DN–BX–K168
Vermont Department of Public Safety$100,0002007–DN–BX–K030
Virginia Department of Forensic Science$1,019,1182007–DN–BX–K159
Washington State Patrol$764,0282007–DN–BX–K069
Westchester County$172,0602007–DN–BX–K085
West Virginia State Police$236,0642007–DN–BX–K151
Wisconsin Department of Justice$469,8012007–DN–BX–K028
Wyoming Office of the Attorney General$100,0002007–DN–BX–K042
A Low-Cost Microfluidic Microarray Instrument for Typing Y-Chromosome Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs)Akonni Biosystems, Inc.$448,4662007–DN–BX–K145
A Rapid, Efficient and Effective Assay to Determine Species Origin in Biological MaterialsBode Technology Group, Inc.$170,2122007–DN–BX–K144
DNA Profiling of the Semen Donor in Extended Interval Post-Coital SamplesUniversity of Central Florida$271,5042007–DN–BX–K148
Microfabricated Capillary Array Electrophoresis Genetic Analysis for Forensic Short Tandem Repeat DNA ProfilingRegents of the University of California$592,1832007–DN–BX–K142
National Institute of Justice Forensic DNA Research and DevelopmentNetwork Biosystems, Inc.$497,3462007–DN–BX–K184
National Institute of Justice Forensic DNA Research and Development in Vermont for Fiscal Year 2007Vermont Department of Public Safety$112,4812007–DN–BX–K149
Population Genetics of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) for Forensic PurposesYale University$680,5162007–DN–BX–K197
Sperm Capture Using Aptamer-Based TechnologyDenver, City and County of$370,8132007–DN–BX–K143
Tools for Improving the Quality of Aged, Degraded, Damaged or Otherwise Compromised DNA EvidenceLouisiana State University$580,3372007–DN–BX–K146
Y Chromosome Whole Genome Analysis Strategies: Improved Detection of Male DNAUniversity of Central Florida$324,7052007–DN–BX–K147
Advanced DNA Technologies Training in Support of State and Local Crime LaboratoriesMarshall University Research Corp.$1,519,3632007–MU–MU–K007
California Department of Justice Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program 2007California Department of Justice$440,9932007–DN–BX–K206
Cedar Crest College Forensic Science Summer Training InstituteCedar Crest College$198,5912007–DN–BX–K212
Cold Case Analysis Training for Law Enforcement and ProsecutorsVirginia Center for Policing Innovation$1,060,0012007–IJ–CX–K026
Developing and Delivering Training Curriculum for Technical Working Group for Fire and Explosives (TWGFEX) Consortium CoursesUniversity of Central Florida$924,4452007–DN–BX–K235
Developing Training Criteria for the Unidentified Deceased Reporting System (UDRS)University of Central Florida$373,9512007–DN–BX–K209
Forensic Microscopy Training ProgramMcCrone Research Institute$496,9852007–DN–BX–K207
Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program for Digital Evidence Utilizing ILook SoftwareNational White Collar Crime Center$290,2492007–DN–BX–K205
Harris County (Texas) Medicolegal Death Investigation ConferenceHarris County$77,1232007–DN–BX–K213
Missing Persons and Unidentified Decedents Regional Training for Law EnforcementUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center$800,0002007–IJ–CX–K234
National Forensic Science Technology Center (NFSTC) FY 2007 Training ProposalNational Forensic Science Technology Center$1,000,0002007–IJ–CX–K233
Provide Cell Phone Forensic Training, Hardware and Software to State and Local Law EnforcementBK Forensics, LLC$400,0002007–DN–BX–K204
Specialized Training for State and Local Forensic Investigators: Training PartnershipMarshall University Research Corp.$510,9742007–IJ–CX–K232
Web-Based Continuing Education and Professional Development for Forensic SciencesResearch Triangle Institute$1,586,9752007–DN–BX–K208
Web-Based Training for Virginia's Local Medical Death InvestigatorsVirginia Institute of Forensic Science and Medicine$213,6972007–DN–BX–K210
Architecting the Spatial Enablement of the Missouri Incident-Based Reporting System (MIBRS) for Enhanced Geographic Analysis and QueryCurators of the University of Missouri$154,9602007–DE–BX–K004
Smart Police Deployment: Evaluating the Use of Automated Vehicle Locator Technologies in PolicingPolice Foundation$235,4212007–IJ–CX–K153
The Mathematics of Geographic ProfilingTowson University$45,4442007–DE–BX–K005
Three-Dimensional Extensions to Geocoding Technology for Emergency Response ApplicationsUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte$165,1732007–DE–BX–K010
Using Open-Source Technology to Enhance Post-Release Supervision SystemsThe Providence Plan$170,0002007–IJ–CX–K021
An Integrated Microfabricated Sample Cleanup and Electrophoresis Analyzer for High-Performance Short Tandem Repeat (STR) TypingRegents of the University of California, Berkeley$20,0002007-DN-BX-0003
An Integrated Perspective on Federal Corrections Officers' Perceived RiskTemple University$19,9762007-IJ-CX-0006
Applications of Molecular Genetics to Human IdentityUniversity of North Texas$20,0002007-DN-BX-0006
Automatic Fingerprint Matching Using Extended Feature SetMichigan State University$20,0002007-DN-BX-0005
Biomechanical and Morphometric Body Mass Estimation From the Human Skeleton Employing High-Resolution CTs, Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) Bone Density Scans, Radiographs and Osteological CovariatesUniversity of Tennessee-Knoxville$20,0002007-DN-BX-0013
Comparative Sentencing: The Effect of Mandatory and Advisory Constraints on Judicial Decision-MakingUniversity of California, San Diego/CONTRA$19,4652007-IJ-CX-0015
Determination of Age and Sex From the Human Clavicle: A Geometric Morphometric ApproachUniversity of Tennessee-Knoxville$20,0002007-DN-BX-0004
From Inception to Implementation: How the Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act Has Affected the Case Processing and Sentencing of Drug Offenders in One California CountyRegents of the University of California$19,9912007-IJ-CX-0031
Maintaining Prison Order: An Evaluation of the Effects of the Detection and Processing of Inmate Misconduct Within and Across Ohio Correctional InstitutionsUniversity of Cincinnati$20,0002007-IJ-CX-0010
The Impact of Incarceration on Young Offender RecidivismRegents of the University of California$20,0002007-IJ-CX-0007
Automated Regional Justice Information System (ARJIS) ALERT — Officer Notification and Smart Alerting SystemAutomated Regional Justice Information System$372,0002007–RG–CX–K002
Continuation and Advanced Development of the Center for Advanced Public Safety Information Technologies, Inc. (CAPSIT), OpenRMS ProjectCenter for Advanced Public Safety$363,2712007–RG–CX–K010
National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (NLETS) LOGIC — LIVE (Location Intelligence via Virtual Earth) Operational Geospatial Information CapabilityNational Law Enforcement Telecommunications System$791,9612007–RG–CX–K003
Pawn Information Exchange System (PIES)South Carolina Research Authority$250,0002007–DE–BX–K185
TACIDS — Tactical Identification SystemAutomated Regional Justice Information System$418,0002007–RG–CX–K001
National Institute of Standards and Technology/Office of Law Enforcement Standards$6,668,7272003–IJ–R–029
U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory/Information Directorate$2,066,2102005–IJ–R–066
A New Forensics Tool Development of an Advanced Sensor for Detecting Clandestine GravesU.S. Department of Energy$156,176
Continuation and Expansion of DCCI Stegextration ProjectU.S. Department of Defense$300,0002005–IJ–R–091
DNA Expansion Demonstration Project (Denver Site)Denver Police Department$52,7722005–DN–R–095
DNA Expansion Demonstration Project (Los Angeles Site)$14,5002005–DN–R–099
Genetic Identification of the Manufacturers of Improvised Explosive DevicesU.S. Department of Defense$351,3182005–IJ–R–051
Global Justice Information Sharing and Personnel FundingU.S. Department of the Navy$3,855,0002005–DD–R–087
National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) Start–Up Costs for Ballistic and Stab–Resistant Body ArmorNational Institute of Standards and Technology/Office of Law Enforcement Standards$65,0002003–IJ–R–029
Personnel Halting and Stimulation Response (PhaSR), High Frequency (HF), Very High Frequency (VHF)U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory$750,0002006–DE–R–099
Support for FBI's National Missing Person DNA Database ProgramFederal Bureau of Investigation$525,0002006–DN–R–094
Systematic Exploration of Shear Thickening Fluid (STF) Fabric for Handgun ProtectionU.S. Army Research Laboratory$125,000
To Support National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) Center CollaborationUniversity of Maryland$150,0002007–IJ–R–001
Weatherproof Cameras for Metro Parking Lot Evaluation StudyWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority$106,100
A Statewide Study of Stalking and Its Criminal Justice ResponseAdvocates for Human Potential, Inc.$182,7382007–WG–BX–0003
Custody Evaluators' Beliefs About Domestic Abuse AllegationsRegents of the University of Michigan$318,2122007–WG–BX–0013
Intimate Partner Violence in Mandatory Divorce Mediation: Outcomes From a Long-Term, Multicultural StudyArizona Board of Regents$314,0922007–WG–BX–0028
Testing the Efficacy of Judicial Monitoring: A Randomized Trial at the Rochester Domestic Violence CourtsFund for the City of New York$335,2082007–WG–BX–0011
The Effectiveness of Coordinated Outreach in Intimate Partner Violence Cases: A Randomized, Longitudinal DesignUniversity of Denver$499,8802007–WG–BX–0002
Less-Lethal Weapons: Policies, Practices and TechnologiesPennsylvania State University$29,9002007–IJ–CX–K024
Operationalizing Calmatives — Legal Issues, Concepts and TechnologiesPennsylvania State University$254,0062007–DE–BX–K009
Physiological Model of Excited DeliriumWayne State University$250,1982007–IJ–CX–K003
Additional Funding for Applying Situational Crime Prevention to Sexual Assaults in Jail Facilities: An Action Research PartnershipThe Urban Institute$49,8062006–RP–BX–0040
An Evaluation of Gender Violence/Harassment Prevention Programs in Middle SchoolsCaliber Associates$10,9642005–WT–BX–0002
A Study of the Administration of Justice in Indian CountryUniversity of California, Los Angeles$150,0002006–DD–BX–0557
Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in New York City: A Population Estimate and Participatory Project EvaluationFund for the City of New York$20,0002005–LX–FX–0001
Committee on Law and Justice Core SupportNational Academy of Sciences$250,0002007–IJ–CX–0044
Continuation of the Governors' Criminal Justice Policy Advisors ProjectNational Governors Association Center for Best Practices$200,0002006–IJ–CX–0039
Custody Evaluation When There Are Allegations of Domestic Violence: Practices, Beliefs and Recommendations of Professional EvaluatorsNew York Legal Assistance Group, Inc.$113,9512007–WG–BX–0001
Develop and Implement a DNA Cold-Hit Tracking System for Use by Forensic Labs, Law Enforcement and District AttorneysNational District Attorneys Association$406,3432007–DN–BX–0011
Domestic Violence Shelter StudyPennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence$253,0002007–IJ–CX–K022
Dynamics of Retail Methamphetamine Markets in New York CityNational Development and Research Institutes, Inc.$475,3372007–IJ–CX–0110
Evaluation of the Standing Against Global Exploitation (SAGE) Project's LIFESKILLS and Girls Reaching Adulthood Through Community Empowerment (GRACE) Programs EnhancementDevelopment Services Group, Inc.$25,0522005–MU–MU–0003
Laying the Foundation for Theoretical Model Development in Elder AbuseRegents of the University of California$200,0002005–IJ–CX–0048
Multisite Adult Drug Court Evaluation: Continuation Application ProposalThe Urban Institute$1,529,6462003–DC–BX–1001
Policing in the New Century: An Executive Session on Public SafetyPresident and Fellows of Harvard College$1,046,8532007–IJ–CX–0038
Review of the Programs of the National Institute of JusticeNational Academy of Sciences$1,250,0002007–IJ–CX–0001
Sexual Assault Among Latinas (SALAS) ProjectNortheastern University$450,5852007–WG–BX–0051
The Campbell Crime and Justice Group: What Works in Crime Prevention: Answers From Systematic ReviewsUniversity of Pennsylvania$84,9792007–IJ–CX–0045
The Crime Control Effects of Prosecuting Intimate Partner ViolenceJoint Centers for Justice Studies, Inc.$30,3542006–WG–BX–0004
Using Technology to Combat Violence Against Women: The Case for Indian CountryRegents of the University of Michigan$499,9842007–WG–BX–0010
A Bayesian Data Trawler for Urban Public SafetyStructured Decisions Corp.$150,0002006–IJ–CX–K011
Advanced Law Enforcement Response Technology Systems (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access [WiMAX] Project)West Virginia High Technology Consortium Foundation$1,250,0002006–MU–MU–K006
Advanced Millimeter-Wave Personnel Locating SystemTexas Engineering Experiment Station$242,0002007–DE–BX–K102
A Forensic Pathology Tool to Predict Pediatric Skull Fracture PatternsMichigan State University$499,8242007–DN–BX–K196
Agile, Multiantenna Capable Software-Defined Radio (SDR) Platform for Advanced Public Safety Communications (Continuation)Regents of the University of California$350,0002006–IJ–CX–K044
Alabama Computer Forensics ProgramAlabama District Attorney's Association$500,0002007–RG–CX–K014
Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences for Forensic DNA Casework BacklogAlabama Department of Forensic Sciences$500,0002007–RG–CX–K012
AmberViewWest Virginia High Technology Consortium Foundation$1,250,0002007–IJ–CX–K027
An End-to-End, Multiband Cognitive Radio System for Public Safety CommunicationsShared Spectrum Co.$249,9662007–DE–BX–K008
An Integrated Portable Multiband Conventional Radio With P25 Interface Using Digital Radio Processor (DRP) TechnologyUniversity of Texas at Dallas$250,0002006–IJ–CX–K043
A Prototype Public Safety Cognitive Radio for Universal InteroperabilityVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University$500,0002005–IJ–CX–K017
Biometrics Catalog Sponsorship and Enhancement ActivitiesBRTRC, Inc.$64,8782005–IJ–CX–K058
Border Research and Technology Center SupportSheriffs' Association of Texas$1,867,0002006–IJ–CX–K016
Build and Test a Multiwave Dazzler (ColorDazl)Scientific Applications & Research Associates, Inc.$199,8682004–IJ–CX–K037
Computational Methods for Handwritten Questioned Document ExaminationResearch Foundation of the State University of New York$400,7582004–IJ–CX–K050
Concealed-Weapons Detection (CWD) — Raytheon's Approach to Handheld and Portable Sub-mmW CWD SensorsRaytheon Co.$458,8052006–IJ–CX–K024
Consolidated Advanced Technologies for Law Enforcement Program Technology Development, Testing and DeploymentUniversity of New Hampshire$250,0002006–DD–BX–K099
Continuation Proposal for the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices Cyber and Electronic Crime Policy ProjectNational Governors Association Center for Best Practices$175,0002005–DE–BX–K070
CyberJustice Gateway (a Project to Transition Technology, Policy and Methodology to Improve the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Law Enforcement in Managing Electronic Crime)Elchemy, Inc.$299,9932006–DE–BX–K001
Denver Integrated Cold Case DNA Unit Demonstration ModelDenver District Attorney's Office$1,500,0002007–MU–CX–K223
Development of an Animal Model of Electromuscular Incapacitation Device-Induced Malignant HyperthermiaMaroon Biotech, Inc.$347,6252007–IJ–CX–K230
E-Crime Investigative Technologies (Continuation 2007-2008)Florida State University$449,9572006–DN–BX–K007
Enhanced Facial Identification SystemNew Jersey Institute of Technology$128,7542007–RG–CX–K011
Evaluating Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.16 Broadband Wireless as a Communications Infrastructure for Public Safety ActivitiesClemson University$150,0002006–IJ–CX–K035
Evaluation of Reflective Vest OptionsInstitute for Police Research$375,0002007–IJ–CX–K229
FY 2007 Technical Assistance ContinuationNational Forensic Science Technology Center$1,552,1762006–MU–BX–K002
Gaming Technologies for Crisis Response TrainingSignature Science, LLC$477,8912007-RD-CX-0001
HandShot ID: A Fast 3-D Imaging System for Capturing Fingerprints, Palm Prints and Hand GeometryCarnegie Mellon University$760,0002005–IJ–CX–K046
In-Car Digital Video Camera Evaluation ProjectAlabama Department of Public Safety$375,0002007–IJ–CX–K011
In-Car Video Technical SupportInstitute for Forensic Imaging$150,0002006–IJ–CX–K003
Indy Solving Cold Cases With DNAIndianapolis, City of$500,0002007–DN–BX–K022
Interdisciplinary Working GroupWayne State University$299,9252005–MU–MU–K001
Interdisciplinary Working Group — StandardWayne State University$125,0002007–DE–BX–K221
Interoperable Voice Communications and Information SharingResearch Foundation of the State University of New York$123,3492007-LT-BX-K001
Less-Lethal and Pursuit Management TechnologiesFiore Industries, Inc.$299,9742005–DE–BX–K029
Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) Integrated MRA for Use in Multifunctional MRA SystemUtah State University$124,7082007–IJ–CX–K025
Missing Persons DNA Project FY 2007Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension$224,6962007–DN–BX–K154
Mississippi Electronic Crime Program Continuation Grant ProposalMississippi State University$1,000,0002007–RG–CX–K228
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office Cold Case Squad Solving Cold Cases With DNAMontgomery County$198,5812007–DN–BX–K024
Multimodal Biometric Fusion With Predictive Quality MetricsGeneral Electric Co.$499,8932007–MU–CX–K001
National Law Enforcement Academy Resource NetworkInternational Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training$306,0002007–RG–CX–K222
National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center-Southeast (NLECTC-SE) Center Operations 2007 Program YearSouth Carolina Research Authority$2,670,0002007–MU–MU–K009
National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)National Forensic Science Technology Center$2,500,0002007–IJ–CX–K023
NIJ Support of the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)University of Central Florida$500,0002007–DN–BX–K237
NIJ Support of Virtual Digital Evidence Laboratory (VDEL) and Digital Forensics Certification Board (DFCB)University of Central Florida$125,0002007–DN–BX–K241
NLETS (National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System) Interstate Sharing of Photos (NISP) Phase IINational Law Enforcement Telecommunications System$519,5432007–IJ–CX–K203
NLETS (National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System) Interstate Sharing of Photos (NISP) Phase IIINational Law Enforcement Telecommunications System$548,2782005–MU–MU–K019
Northeast Technology and Product Assessment CommitteeMassachusetts Department of Corrections$50,0002004–LT–BX–K086
Operate the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC)Lockheed Martin Aspen Systems$3,045,0802005–MU–CX–K077
Operation of the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC)-Rocky MountainUniversity of Denver$1,561,1932005–IJ–CX–K001
Operation of the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC)-Western RegionAerospace Corp.$1,500,0002005–IJ–CX–K030
Phase 3: Using a Simulation Model to Examine the Allocation of Resources and Rules to Improve the Criminal Justice System: The CJSIM ModelResearch Foundation of the State University of New York$100,0002005–IJ–CX–K045
Phase II Analysis of Level III Features at High ResolutionsInternational Biometric Group, LLC$380,2542007–DN–BX–K239
Pima County Digital Facility PlansPima County Sheriff's Department$900,0002007–RG–CX–K238
PLR: Mesh Networked, Two-Way Personnel Locator Radios and RelaysUniversity of Texas at Arlington$264,8792007–DE–BX–K101
Project Continuation/Supplement, Injuries Produced by Law Enforcement Use of Less-Lethal WeaponsWake Forest University Health Sciences$237,5232004–IJ–CX–K047
Road Sentry Model III Development 2007Boyer & Associates, LLC$75,0002005–IJ–CX–K025
Rural Law Enforcement Technology Center (RULETC)Center for Rural Development$1,200,0002007–IJ–CX–K004
Scientific Working Group on Dog and Orthogonal Detectors (SWGDOG)Florida International University$92,9992005–IJ–CX–K031
Software-Defined Radio Technologies for Justice and Public Safety CommunicationsUniversity of Notre Dame$200,0002006–IJ–CX–K034
Solid-State Radio Frequency Directed Energy Less-Than-Lethal Man-Portable Weapon BrassboardRaytheon Co.$999,9222004–IJ–CX–K035
Solving Cold Cases With DNAGreensboro, City of$310,8002007–DN–BX–K243
Solving Cold Cases With DNAIllinois State Police$400,9762007–DN–BX–K162
Solving Cold Cases With DNAPalm Beach County Sheriff's Office$176,2352007–DN–BX–K023
Solving Minneapolis Cold Case Homicides Using DNA AnalysisMinneapolis, City of$500,0002007–DN–BX–K163
State, Regional and Federal Enterprise Retrieval System (SRFERS) Phase IIAutomated Regional Justice Information System$999,7602006–IJ–CX–K042
Support for NIJ Geospatial Technologies PortfolioSouth Carolina Research Authority$600,0002007–IJ–CX–K014
Support to the NIJ Electronic Crime Technology PortfolioWest Virginia High Technology Consortium Foundation$2,300,0002007–MU–MU–K010
Technologies for Critical Incident Preparedness Conference and Exposition 2006Center for Technology Commercialization, Inc.$137,7892006–IJ–CX–K002
The Cutting Edge of TechnologyInternational Association of Chiefs of Police$499,9572007–MU–MU–K004
The University of North Texas Center for Human Identification Project: To Perform Anthropological, Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and Short Tandem Repeat (STR) Analysis on Unidentified Human Remains and Family Reference Samples for Entry Into CODISUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center$1,400,0002007–DN–BX–K200
Through-the-Wall Surveillance for Locating Individuals Within BuildingsTime Domain Corp.$250,0002006–IJ–CX–K026
To Develop a Comprehensive Suite of (New Technology) Standards for Interoperable Communications Networks for Land Mobile CommunicationsAssociation of Public-Safety Communications Officials$225,0002005–IJ–CX–K026
Touchless Ten PrinterTBS North America, Inc.$678,9592005–IJ–CX–K071
Using Portable Radios to Operate Mobile Data TerminalsPortland State University$170,1832006–IJ–CX–K012
Visual Communications Tools and Wireless Ad Hoc Networking: Research Extension ProposalDrakontas, LLC$50,0002005–IJ–CX–K004
2007 Coverdell Competitive Grant for Medical Examiner's Forensic Laboratory Accreditation ProjectAllegheny County Forensic Laboratory Division$95,0002007–CD–BX–0081
2007 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement GrantWisconsin Department of Justice$210,5212007–CD–BX–0006
2007 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant ProgramOklahoma District Attorneys Council$230,5842007–CD–BX–0079
2007 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science ImprovementPennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency$559,3852007–CD–BX–0082
2007 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement ActMaryland Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention$307,7712007–CD–BX–0067
2007 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement GrantKentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet$159,3352007–CD–BX–0040
2007 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants ProgramFlorida Department of Law Enforcement$685,0852007–CD–BX–0002
2007 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants ProgramNew York State Division of Criminal Justice Services$826,4832007–CD–BX–0017
2007 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants ProgramNorth Dakota Office of the Attorney General$96,5942007–CD–BX–0042
2007 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant-State of North CarolinaNorth Carolina Department of Crime Control and Public Safety$335,3732007–CD–BX–0072
2007 Paul Coverdell National Forensic Science Improvement ProgramVirginia Department of Criminal Justice Services$289,5092007–CD–BX–0088
2007 St. Paul Police Department (SPPD) Crime Lab Backlog Reduction GrantSt. Paul, City of$95,0002007–CD–BX–0023
2007 Virgin Islands Forensic GrantVirgin Islands Bureau of Corrections$96,5942007–CD–BX–0043
2007 West Virginia Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant ProgramWest Virginia Division of Criminal Justice Services$96,5942007–CD–BX–0038
Arizona 2007 Coverdell Formula and Discretionary ProgramArizona Criminal Justice Commission$328,3692007–CD–BX–0034
Austin Police Forensic Science Improvement ProjectAustin, City of$95,0002007–CD–BX–0009
Birmingham Police Department Firearm and Tool Mark Backlog Reduction ProjectBirmingham, City of$90,0002007–CD–BX–0048
Boston Police Forensic Technology Division: Forensic Science ImprovementBoston, City of$95,0002007–CD–BX–0066
City of Omaha - Omaha Police Department 2007 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant ProjectOmaha Office of the Mayor$94,9502007–CD–BX–0021
Cleveland Police Forensic LaboratoryCleveland, City of$95,0002007–CD–BX–0014
Colorado Forensic Sciences Quality and Analytical Capacity UpgradesColorado Division of Criminal Justice$275,0042007–CD–BX–0039
Continuing Modernization of the Institute of Forensic Sciences of Puerto Rico Laboratory SystemsInstituto de Ciencias Forenses$148,8182007–CD–BX–0083
County of San Bernardino Firearms Casework Backlog Reduction ProjectSan Bernardino County$92,6582007–CD–BX–0052
Coverdell Forensic ScienceIowa Governor's Office of Drug Control Policy$112,9772007–CD–BX–0028
Coverdell Forensic Science ImprovementAlaska Department of Public Safety$96,5942007–CD–BX–0046
Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement ProgramTexas Office of the Governor Criminal Justice Division$889,9432007–CD–BX–0001
CyanoSafe Filtered Cyanoacrylate Fuming Chamber and Forensic Identification WorkstationEau Claire, City of$32,2212007–CD–BX–0004
Delaware Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act (NFSIA) 2007 GrantDelaware Criminal Justice Council$96,5942007–CD–BX–0056
Detroit Police Department's 2007 Competitive Paul Coverdell GrantDetroit, City of$89,2402007–CD–BX–0025
Development of an Enhanced Electronic Casework Record SystemDallas County$94,3612007–CD–BX–0044
Firearms Microscope Upgrades for Hamilton County Coroner's OfficeHamilton County$70,0732007–CD–BX–0112
Firearms Training and Evidence ReductionDistrict of Columbia Office of Justice Grants Administration$96,5942007–CD–BX–0055
Forensic Digital Image Management Improvement ProjectSuffolk County$15,6602007–CD–BX–0016
Forensic Science Backlog Reduction and Video ConferencingMichigan Office of Drug Control Policy$382,5752007–CD–BX–0024
Forensic Science Improvement Project Through Crime Scene Development, Lab Proficiency and Accreditation AuditIndianapolis-Marion County Forensic Services Agency$25,0002007–CD–BX–0064
Forensics Improvement GrantMinnesota Department of Public Safety$195,7492007–CD–BX–0068
FY 07 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement GrantMassachusetts State Police$243,8692007–CD–BX–0041
FY 07 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant ProgramNew Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety$330,5822007–CD–BX–0073
FY 07 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants ProgramIllinois Criminal Justice Information Authority$486,1422007–CD–BX–0027
FY 07 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvements Grants ProgramSouth Dakota Office of the Attorney General$123,6492007–CD–BX–0011
FY 2007 Forensic Science Improvement ProgramIndiana Criminal Justice Institute$327,1792007–CD–BX–0063
FY 2007 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement GrantWashington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development$337,2132007–CD–BX–0005
FY 2007 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant ProgramSouth Carolina Department of Public Safety$163,6582007–CD–BX–0084
FY 2007 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants ProgramGeorgia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council$354,4532007–CD–BX–0030
FY 2007 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants ProgramGuam Bureau of Statistics and Plans$96,5942007–CD–BX–0061
FY 2007 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants ProgramMississippi Division of Public Safety Planning$205,2982007–CD–BX–0070
FY 2007 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program — Implementation of State Forensic Drug Analysis LaboratoryHawaii Department of the Attorney General$96,5942007–CD–BX–0029
FY 2007 Rhode Island Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement GrantRhode Island Justice Commission$96,5942007–CD–BX–0012
Grant Application to Assist in Improving the Quality and Timeliness of Forensic Science and Medical Examiner Services for the Washoe County Medical Examiner and Coroner OfficeWashoe County Sheriff's Department$93,4682007–CD–BX–0077
Improvement of the Quality and Timeliness of Forensic ServicesNevada Department of Public Safety$96,5942007–CD–BX–0076
Improving Quality of Forensic ServicesHenderson, City of$83,6532007–CD–BX–0075
Improving the Quality and Timeliness of Forensic Services With Serology EquipmentJefferson County$67,3022007–CD–BX–0086
Individual Digital Imaging Workstations for Impression ExaminationIdaho State Police$96,5942007–CD–BX–0062
Latent Fingerprint Backlog Reduction ProjectLas Vegas Metropolitan Police Department$71,6642007–CD–BX–0019
Latent Print Identification Enhancement Through Technology UpdateAvondale Police Department$58,6542007–CD–BX–0049
Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry/Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) Equipment Enhancement for the Office of the Medical Examiner (OME)Maricopa County$95,0002007–CD–BX–0035
MCME (Monroe County Medical Examiner) 2007 Education and Technology InitiativeMonroe County$38,8142007–CD–BX–0018
Montana Forensic Science Laboratory ImprovementMontana Board of Crime Control$96,5942007–CD–BX–0071
National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act (NFSIA) 07Nebraska State Patrol$96,5942007–CD–BX–0022
New Hampshire Coverdell ProgramNew Hampshire Department of Justice$143,1772007–CD–BX–0020
NIJ FY 07 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants ProgramSan Francisco, City and County of$95,0002007–CD–BX–0033
Northglenn Forensic Science Improvement ProgramNorthglenn, City of$50,5202007–CD–BX–0032
Ohio's Fiscal Year 2007 Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant ProgramOhio Office of Criminal Justice Services$494,9052007–CD–BX–0015
Onondaga County Medical Examiner's Office Database ProjectOnondaga County Health Department$94,9602007–CD–BX–0078
Pasadena Crime Lab Forensic Science Improvement GrantPasadena, City of$45,5432007–CD–BX–0010
Paul Coverdell Forensic Improvement ProgramSarasota, City of$83,5312007–CD–BX–0058
Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant (2007) — Oregon State Police Forensic Services DivisionOregon State Police$235,1542007–CD–BX–0080
Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant of Kansas to Assist With Purchasing Forensic Equipment and Training for Forensic AnalystsOffice of the Governor of Kansas$104,7122007–CD–BX–0026
Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants ProgramMaine Department of Public Safety$96,5942007–CD–BX–0037
Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants ProgramOsceola County Sheriff's Department$93,0882007–CD–BX–0060
Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants ProgramWyoming Office of the Attorney General$96,5942007–CD–BX–0003
Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement ProgramCalifornia Governor's Office of Emergency Services$1,381,0392007–CD–BX–0051
Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Program and Paul Coverdell Forensic Discretionary Science Improvement ProgramMissouri Department of Public Safety$311,3392007–CD–BX–0069
Paul Coverdell National Forensic Science Improvement ActLouisiana Commission on Law Enforcement$162,7682007–CD–BX–0065
Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act GrantConnecticut Office of Policy and Management$132,8112007–CD–BX–0054
Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act Grant FY 07-08Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration$228,7342007–CD–BX–0085
Pikes Peak Metro Crime Laboratory Ballistic and Toolmark Backlog Reduction ProgramColorado Springs, City of$65,7662007–CD–BX–0053
Port St. Lucie Police Department Forensic Science Improvement ProgramPort St. Lucie, City of$94,1662007–CD–BX–0057
State of Alabama's FY 2007-2008 Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act (NFSIA) Grant ProgramAlabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs$269,2142007–CD–BX–0047
State of New Mexico Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement InitiativeNew Mexico Department of Public Safety$166,6152007–CD–BX–0074
Streamlining In-House Access to Coroner Case InformationCuyahoga County Coroner's Office$40,0002007–CD–BX–0013
Technical Improvements for Broward County Medical ExaminersBroward County$94,9112007–CD–BX–0031
The Phoenix Police Department Is Seeking $95,000 in Grant Funds to Utilize Outsourcing to Reduce the Current Backlog in the Evidence Processing Unit and the Latent Print Comparative UnitPhoenix Police Department$95,0002007–CD–BX–0050
Training and Pay Accreditation FeesArkansas Department of Finance and Administration$106,4702007–CD–BX–0036
Upgrade Conventional Radiography System to Digital Technology Imaging SystemVolusia County$29,0002007–CD–BX–0059
Utah State and Local Forensic Digital Evidence Examination Review Net SystemUtah Department of Public Safety$96,5942007–CD–BX–0008
Utica Police Forensic ProgramsUtica, City of$94,9422007–CD–BX–0045
Vermont FY 07 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement GrantVermont Department of Public Safety$96,5942007–CD–BX–0007
Development of Forensic Tools for Smoke Residue and Deposition AnalysisHughes Associates, Inc.$268,5942007–DN–BX–K236
Fire Dynamics and Forensic Analysis of Limited Ventilation Compartment FiresHughes Associates, Inc.$227,4432007–DN–BX–K240
Detecting Buried Firearms Using Multiple Geophysical TechnologiesUniversity of Central Florida$89,5842007–DN–BX–K304
Developing Fluorogenic Reagents for Detecting and Enhancing Bloody FingerprintsPortland State University$168,9042007–DN–BX–K171
Electronic Fingerprint Development Device "Fuma-Room"Mountain State University$61,1522007–DN–BX–K242
Investigations on the Use of SampleMatrix to Collect and Stabilize Crime Scene Biological Evidence for Optimized Analysis and Room Temperature StorageCalifornia State University, Los Angeles, University Auxiliary Services$353,4492007–DN–BX–K172
Rapid Visualization of Biological Fluids at Crime Scenes Using Optical SpectroscopyUniversity of South Carolina Research Foundation$382,3942007–DN–BX–K199
Analysis of Footwear Impression EvidenceResearch Foundation of the State University of New York$350,1722007–DN–BX–K135
The Use of Infrared Imaging, a Robust Matching Engine and Associated Algorithms to Enhance Identification of Both 2-D and 3-D Impressions: Phase 1SED Technology, LLC$295,2472007–DN–BX–K169
A Multisite Assessment of Court-Focused Elder Abuse InitiativesAmerican Bar Association$219,4092007–IJ–CX–0107
A Population-Based Assessment of Elder Mistreatment in Noninstitutionalized AdultsMedical University of South Carolina$700,7802007–WG–BX–0009
People With Dementia as Witnesses to Emotional EventsRegents of the University of California$441,0172007–MU–MU–0002
Utility of Whole-Body CT Imaging in the Post Mortem Detection of Elder Abuse and Neglect: Comparison With and Potential Substitution for Standard AutopsyUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore$292,3412007–DN–BX–0007
Broken Windows Policing: A Randomized Experimental Evaluation of Its Impacts on Disorder, Fear and Crime in Three CitiesUniversity of Maryland, College Park$350,4312007–IJ–CX–0047
Evaluating the Impact of the Project Safe Neighborhoods Anti-Gang InitiativeMichigan State University$427,1522007–IJ–CX–0035
New Approaches to Identifying Secondary Market Sources of Illegal FirearmsNortheastern University$205,8912007–IJ–CX–0030
Advanced In-Car Video SystemInstitute for Forensic Imaging$270,0002007–DE–BX–K007
Automated Detection and Prevention of Disorderly and Criminal ActivitiesGeneral Electric Co.$499,8782007–RG–CX–K015
Compact, Low-Cost Body Cavity Screening DeviceQuantum Magnetics, Inc.$300,0002007–DE–BX–K001
Millimeter Wave High-Resolution Radar for Stand-Off Concealed Weapon DetectionEpsilon Lambda Electronics Corp.$496,9722007–RG–CX–K181
Raytheon's Approach to a Passive mmW High-Throughput Concealed-Weapons Detection PortalRaytheon Co.$494,9742007–DE–BX–K180
Stand-Off Detection of Concealed Weapons Using a Terahertz Illuminator With an Uncooled ImagerLucent Technologies, Inc.$500,0002007–RG–CX–K013
Stand-Off Through-the-Wall Imaging SystemAKELA, Inc.$493,5512007–RG–CX–K016
Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Enhanced Time Difference of Arrival SystemIntelligent Automation, Inc.$300,0002007–RG–CX–K179
Unobtrusive Suicide Warning SystemGeneral Electric Co.$450,2942007–DE–BX–K176
Quantifying the Specific Deterrent Effects of DNA DatabasesThe Urban Institute$150,8152007–DN–BX–0001
Reduction of False Convictions Through Improved Identification Procedures: Further Refinements for Street Practice and Public PolicyAugsburg College$236,5772007–IJ–CX–0046
Anti-Terror Lessons of American Muslim CommunitiesDuke University$394,0052007–IJ–CX–0008
Impact of Sept. 11 on Police ForcesRAND Corp.$314,9612007–IJ–CX–0012
Chicago Police Department "Solving Cold Cases With DNA Initiative"Chicago, City of$498,5792007–DN–BX–K025
Cold No More ProgramDetroit, City of$500,0002007–DN–BX–K137
FY 07 Solving Cold Cases With DNAOakland Police Department$273,8702007–DN–BX–K019
Los Angeles Police Department's (LAPD's) Solving Cold Cases With DNA ProgramLos Angeles, City of$500,0002007–DN–BX–K026
Marion County ICE UnitMarion County$177,3592007–DN–BX–K027
Miami Police Homicide Cold Case DNA InitiativeMiami Police Department$441,0632007–DN–BX–K123
Michigan State Police (MSP) FY 2007 Solving Cold Cases With DNAMichigan State Police$500,0002007–DN–BX–K140
NIJ FY 07 Solving Cold Cases With DNAKansas City Board of Police Commissioners$497,1152007–DN–BX–K017
Philadelphia Police — Solving Cold Cases With DNAPhiladelphia Police Department$500,0002007–DN–BX–K219
Pima County Sheriff's Department Cold Case DNAPima County Sheriff's Department$392,9832007–DN–BX–K173
Solving Cold Cases With DNAOhio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation$500,0002007–DN–BX–K141
Solving Cold Cases With DNA — Essex County, N.J.Essex County Prosecutor's Office$438,6152007–DN–BX–K139
Solving Cold Cases With DNA EvidencePennsylvania State Police$469,2502007–DN–BX–K220
St. Paul Police Department (SPPD) Cold Case Unit GrantSt. Paul Police Department$259,9772007–DN–BX–K018
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The impact of the epidemic on private and public sector workforces has been documented in countries with high-level epidemics. Public sector institutions, such as schools and health facilities, have experienced significant labor losses, adding to the burden of service delivery in those areas. In countries or areas with low-level or concentrated epidemics the impact is far less intense. In those areas, few companies report significant losses in skilled labor or increased health care or insurance costs.
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Forum Mafia Game
27-05-2012, 09:24 AM (This post was last modified: 11-06-2012 02:22 AM by earmuffs.)
Forum Mafia Game
I don't know what the interest is gonna be for this but as the saying goes, it is better to have tried and failed, then not try at all!
So, welcome to TheThinkingAtheist's first forum mafia game.
Like I said, they can be a little complicated at first but bare with me.
- Forum Mafia is played with any number of people as long as that number is above 5 or 6. The more, the better (In my opinion).
- It is a game between the Mafia and the Townsfolk (everyone else).
- The game works in phases. The night phase, and the day phase.
- Once everybody who wants to play has stated so, I (the 'moderator') will send private messages to all those involved.
- In the private message will be your assigned role. Because this is a first time the roles will be simple. If this is successful and there is expressed interest in a number 2 I will be happy to make things a little more complex, as well as maybe a themed version. (Theist v Atheist perhaps).
- Nobody else knows your role. Except the mafia, who know who each other are.
- During the 'night phase' nobody can talk in the thread. The period will likely be 24 hours. During the night phase the Mafia will select one person in the game that they wish to kill. They will private message me the person they want dead. Other players with roles will also send me names of their targets and they will get the appropriate response. (This is things like Cop, who each night can select to investigate someone where I tell them during the night that persons role.)
- Upon the 'day phase' I will reveal who the mafia have killed. (in the form of a very short story, like XXX was found with their head bashed in laying next to a candle stick in the conservatory). Then the thread is open for discussion. While discussing, everyone (includes mafia) must make a vote of who they suspect to be mafia and who they want to execute during the day. Can be tactical, ie: Cop finds a mafia person during the night, they can say their the cop and found a mafia. BUT then the mafia know he is cop and so will be a target. BUT also, nobody knows if he IS a cop, he could be mafia just lying. This is where the tactics, are deceit, who do you trust etc.. all come in.
- The day phase will end when the majority have voted on who is to die. That person will then be killed off and their role revealed.
- Once you are killed you are ghost, please don't post in the game thread. Especially don't post information that will ruin the game. (ie: dead cop posting that XXX is mafia). If you do you wont play another mafia if others are wanted. It's that simple, it ruins the game.
- At the end of the day phase, night phase will begin. Etc etc etc until one side is left the victor.
If I haven't explained well, click this and follow 'basic rules': http://cataldo.freeshell.org/mafia/mafiascum04.swf
It explains it very well.
So, if this sounds interesting please say. If not, say so too. I don't know what public opinion and/or want for this is so..
PlayersPeople race to the sauce, a girl standing in the doorway of the Mayors office.
Deepthought - Mafia Framer
Ladyjane - Mafia Usurper turned Mafia Godmother WINNER
Thebeardeddude- Deputy/Traitor (Converted from townsfolk to mafia at some point in the game)WINNER
The rain trickled down the window as the newly arrived Godfather stared out at the small town of Salso.
A small Sicilian town in the beautiful country side. A grin slowly filled his face.
"Salso..my town, my kingdom". He chuckled softly to himself.
Across town the Major stared out of his office, watching the friendly warmhearted people of Salso running
to get out of the rain.
"ahh, Salso, my beautiful town, my kingdom." He smiled to himself with a slight hint of satisfaction.
The Godfather sat at his desk in his new country home. In front of him stood two finely dressed young men.
"I have studied the people of this time for some nights now" The Godfather started.
"They feel safe, well protected, by their police force and seemingly friendly neighbors." He continued.
"What will you have us do Godfather" one of the young men asked polity.
"I will have this town in a constant state of fear. The townsfolk of this town will be scared to go out at
night, they will be afraid to leave their homes.". He softly said.
The Godfather stood up and walked over to his window.
"I will have the friendly warmhearted people of Salso afraid of their shadows. Then.." he pasued.
"Then.. I will rule this town." he said, almost whispering.
He promptly turns around and faces the young men.
"Make these town folk afraid to walk the streets!" He ordered.
With that the men quickly turned around and promptly walked out.
The Godfather assembled his troops. They walked down the quite street, lamp posts lightly the way.
Two shadowy figures emerged from a building. The mafia stopped across the road from them.
"good evening there gentlemen.." one of the men holla'd with a smile, looking at the mafia members.
No words were replied.
One of the mafia members opened his large long trench coat to reveal a Thompson machine gun.
Leela, one of the two shadowy figures, pushed the other man out of the way just in time as sounds of
machine gun fire echoed all around the town.
The mafia men turned and ran away as civilians rushed to investigate the cause of the dreadful noise.
Leela lay on the ground, blood forming in a dark red pool around the body. Dead.
Leela has been killed.
As day broke members of the town assembled seeking revenge from the nights action.
DAY PHASE #1 - 7 votes to lynch. For voting rules please see post #58
The town gathered around the gallows in the small towns center.
Throughout the yelling and screaming of various names one name kept coming up.
The bandwagon just couldn't be stopped. "LYNCH HIM!!" The town screamed.
Erxomai stood calmly as a wave of hysteria blew over the townsfolk.
Erxomai put up no struggle as the townsfolk strung him to the gallows.
The stool was pushed out and with the snap of his neck the towns population became one less.
The townsfolk rushed over to his home, they smashed down the front door and tore the place apart.
Medicine books filled the bookcases, small models of various body parts dotted around his home.
All their searching turned up no evidence that he was mafia. And then it sunk in, they had hysterically
just killed Salso's doctor. Only prayers could save them now.
Erxomai has been lynched.
An uneasiness sweeps the streets of Salso. People are afraid to go out at night.
The Mayor is working late tonight. He has a lot to do and with the recent trouble
his work has escalated. While the Mayor sits at his desk, alone in the council building, a
grandfather clock ticks back and forward, tick, tock, tick, tock..
Its the only nose that fills the room. Suddenly, *DONG!!!!!*, the Mayor leaps from his chair.
There is a pause until the Mayor notices it was just the clock, 1am. Relieved the Mayor sits
back down in his chair.
"Scared you did it" a voice comes from the shadows.
The Mayor leaps back up out of his chair.
"wh..ooo...whoooooooooo...whoooo's thhh...thhhhh..eeereeee" The Mayor says in an absolutely terrified voice.
Manic laughter fills the room.
"Bahahaha! I'm the motherfucking reaper baby!"
Morning dawns, the sun fills the streets and the lovely folk of Salso resume their day to day activities.
"ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!" a women's screams echos throughout the
entire town.
The Mayor, hanging from the light shade by his belt, scratch marks on his neck...
GirlyMan has been killed.
DAY PHASE #2 - 6 votes to lynch.
The town gathered in the square. They argued, throwing names left right and center.
As the sun started to set the arguing continued with no clear suspect. They decided to call
it a day and went home until they would resume tomorrow.
If they survive that long...
A top the hill sat the loner inventor. Slightly crazy in his inventions he was often the talk of parents "stay away from that one" they would often say to their children "he's not quite there..".
Magoo was out on the prowl tonight, roaming the streets looking for a new target. He spotted a good target in the distance, he crept slowly towards her keeping his distance. He slowly took a switchblade out of his pocket as he got closer and closer. But before he could do the dirty deed he was stopped dead in his tracks by the local security guard.
"What do you think you're doing" The security guard said with his hand on his new 9mm.
Magoo turned around to head back when *BOOM* a loud echo filled the night and Magoo hit the ground, dead instantly.
Magoo has been killed.
DAY PHASE #3 - 5 votes to lynch
The town gathered. The guilt was to much, "It is I!, I am mafia!!" screamed Deepthought. "The pressure is to much to bare!, my conscious is heavy!!!". The town looked around puzzled but were all to keen to oblige and strung him up.
Deepthought has been killed.
As the populace became ever smaller tensions brewed. That night all eyes were focused, watching for any movement.
Unfortunately all eyes were focused elsewhere as a sly predator crept slowly through the shadows.
A door was slowly opened. The predator slowly crept towards their victim. The victim making things easy with his head firmly fixed on looking through some binoculars. The predator crept up behind him, piano wire in hand.
The struggle lasted barely seconds before itsacow lay dead on his living room floor, blood dripping from his neck.
The predator crept slowly out, never to be seen.
Itsacow has been killed
DAY PHASE #4 - 4 votes to lynch
Enough is enough! the town cry. "That strange smelly man always on the streets has to go!!!" They scream. "Yes, I saw him with a Thompson the other night" another one says.
The townsfolk gather around his cardboard box. Carlo looks up at them puzzled, "spare a nickle?" he says.
"KILL HIM!" They scream as they drag him kicking and screaming over to the brand new execution device shipped in from France. They strap him down and *WOOSH!* his head bounces on the ground and rolls down the hill.
Carlo has been killed.
Panic has come over Salso. It's do or die. Suspicions are everywhere as the local Security guard Kineo walks his usual nightly beat. The town is almost deserted. He turns a corner and in the distance stands a shadowy figure beneath a lone lamp post. Trench coat almost touching the ground, head towards the ground. "Hello?" Kineo shouts as he shines his torch. "You shouldn't be out at night, its dangerous" he continues.
The shadowy figure slowly looks up at Kineo, cigar in mouth. "Yeah... it is...". As Kineo approaches the shadowy figure takes one last puff of the cigar and drops it to the ground. The figure pulls out a switchblade and proceeds to pick their teeth. Kineo now approaches and stands infront of the mysteries person. "Come now, you should move on, there has been strange occurren.." he couldn't quite finish the sentence as the figure lunged the switchblade deep into Kineo's throat. Kineo drops to his knees unable to scream for help, choking on his own blood.
The shadowy figure walks off.
The next day Kineo is found, still on his knees, switchblade still in his throat.
Kineo has been killed.
DAY PHASE #5 - 3 votes to lynch
As the town gathers outside the church, Filox the humble priest prays by the alter for the small town of Salso. "God, please forgive them for what they are about to do." he says. "BURN IT!!!" The townsfolk scream.
The townsfolk throw their torches at the church, smash windows with molotov's. As the church burns down Filox remains faithfully at the alter, praying that God will save him. But of course we all know God isn't real and hence the church collapses and Filox is crushed by burning rubble.
Filox has been killed.
Now that the mafia have the small town of Salso firmly wrapped around their little finger there is only two loose ends to clean up.
Ladyjane does the honors. Bemore and Grassyknoll are sitting at a restaurant having brunch as Ladyjane approaches wearing high heals and a skimpy red dress.
"Why hell boys" she says as the two gentlemen can't help but stare.
"Why hello their lovely lady" Grassyknoll says.
Ladyjane puts her handbag next to the table leg, takes a drink of Bemores drink and slowly walks off. "Thanks for the drink boys" she says as the two gentlemen can't help but stare at her ass as she struts her stuff.
As they stare Ladyjane walks around the corner out of sight.
*tick tick tick tick*
"Do you hear that noise Bemore?"
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RE: Forum Mafia Game
I love mob flicks, I'll bet I'd enjoy playing something like this too
Who's with me?
RE: Forum Mafia Game
I will join up. Say Hello to my little friend will be spammed by me when we start though.
Under Repair.
27-05-2012, 11:37 PM (This post was last modified: 27-05-2012 11:43 PM by DeepThought.)
RE: Forum Mafia Game
If I wrote a script to play this game wonder what kind of interest it would attract. Allot of the functions could be scripted - the lynching, mob killings, the day/night cycle, player functions, random player role selection, and score keeping.
"Forget Jesus, the stars died so you could be born." - Lawrence M. Krauss
RE: Forum Mafia Game
(27-05-2012 11:37 PM)DeepThought Wrote: If I wrote a script to play this game wonder what kind of interest it would attract. Allot of the functions could be scripted - the lynching, mob killings, the day/night cycle, player functions, random player role selection, and score keeping.Script as in story?
Because the story is apart of it, that is how things are told (the murders at night, lynching, etc..), in the form of adding a paragraph or so to a continues story.
Also because you posted I am assuming you're in?
Thanks for the interest by the way, 3 people already. Just need a minimum of 3 or 4 more, however like I said, the more the better.
28-05-2012, 01:53 AM (This post was last modified: 28-05-2012 01:57 AM by DeepThought.)
RE: Forum Mafia Game
Script as in program. It would enforce the rules and handle the voting (lynching and murders). There would be an actual day/night cycle divided into 12hrs blocks.
Provide the public town chat facility during the day and private mob chat at night time.
It could all be made publicly viewable at the end of the game.
If you have a cop or a doctor those functions could be handled by the script, and once the game is over people could see the decisions made by each player and how the cop investigated players, how the doctor protected players, etc.
"Forget Jesus, the stars died so you could be born." - Lawrence M. Krauss
RE: Forum Mafia Game
Hmmm. What about things like getting the right information to the right people at the end of the night/day.
That sort of things, plus more complex roles.
Would a moderator still be needed?
RE: Forum Mafia Game
You will always need a moderator for that thread, there will always be someone who will comment without respecting the rules, so someone should be there to delete the posts that are not meant to be there, at that time.
I'm in. You're dead.
I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours.
-Hunter S. Thompson
RE: Forum Mafia Game
I wanna join and hope that i am not dead yet
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RE: Forum Mafia Game
Im in
I feel so much, and yet I feel nothing.
I am a rock, I am the sky, the birds and the trees and everything beyond.
I am the wind, in the fields in which I roar. I am the water, in which I drown.
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ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) — Paraguay's Congress granted President Horacio Cartes power Thursday to order military interventions inside the country, a move that leftists called a dangerous backward step for a country still emerging from the legacy of a dictatorship.
With majorities in both the House and Senate, the president's Colorado Party and its allies agreed with Cartes' request for the power to unilaterally send troops to fight armed leftists in the northern jungles without Congress declaring a formal state of emergency.
Such declarations have been required whenever constitutional rights are suspended because Paraguay's charter says the military can be used only against foreign threats or to protect government stability.
But with the Senate's 29-11 vote Thursday, a day after approval in the House, Cartes can now send the military to undertake police work without prior legislative approval. The only requirement added by legislators was that the president inform Congress within two months of invoking the decree power.
Lawmakers moved quickly after five private security guards watching over a ranch in northern San Pedro province were killed Saturday, allegedly by the so-called Paraguayan People's Army, or EPP. A Facebook posting claimed EPP responsibility for the attack, which also injured two police officers and destroyed their trucks. The claim could not be verified independently.
"It's necessary to give the executive branch the necessary tools to combat this criminal group that operates in the north, because if we don't do this urgently, they could eventually reach the capital and other cities," governing party Sen. Luis Castiglioni said during debate.
Sen. Carlos Filizzola of the opposition Broad Front coalition argued that "we can't give more powers to the executive branch than it already has under the constitution. The president of the republic should ask us for a state of emergency for military intervention, and we'll give it to him."
But the leftists lacked the votes necessary to stop the measure.
Paraguayan media tallies have attributed the deaths of 19 civilians and 11 police officers to the armed criminal band in the last 15 years.
Human rights groups say 131 leaders of landless peasants have been killed without any proper response from the courts, police or military since the end of the Colorado Party-backed 1954-89 dictatorship of Gen. Alfredo Stroessner.
"This bill threatens the constitution by breaking the principle of balance of powers," said the statement from the Human Rights Coordinator of Paraguay, a coalition of 34 civil organizations. "This bill in practice enables the executive power to install a permanent state of emergency, without time limits or legislative control."
Congress in 2010 approved a request by previous President Fernando Lugo for a 60-day state of emergency to cover a campaign to capture the same armed group in the same area, but the military and police effort failed.


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TUSCALOOSA | Education took center stage at Wednesday's State of the Community breakfast, with Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox warning that city schools could face a major funding shortage in a few years. Also, Tuscaloosa County Probate Judge Hardy McCollum told the audience that money could be saved if the county and city school systems merged.
TUSCALOOSA | Education took center stage at Wednesday's State of the Community breakfast, with Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox warning that city schools could face a major funding shortage in a few years.
Also, Tuscaloosa County Probate Judge Hardy McCollum told the audience that money could be saved if the county and city school systems merged.
Maddox said that sometime within the next two to three years, Tuscaloosa will hold a referendum asking city voters to reauthorize an 11-mill property tax for city schools.
The tax, approved by voters in 1986, raises $10 million to $20 million yearly for the city school system, he said. It supports enhanced programs like Advanced Placement classes, robotics classes and even the Strings in Schools orchestra, Maddox said.
"Sometime in the next 36 months, there will be a city referendum to renew the property tax," Maddox told about 250 people attending the Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama-sponsored event at Hotel Capstone. "If it is not renewed, it will be catastrophic for our school system.
"If the referendum fails, it will affect more than our schools," he said. "A defeat would affect the quality of life."
The mayor said failure to renew the tax would hurt the city's efforts to attract new business and industry and harm existing businesses' opportunities to grow.
Maddox said after the breakfast that the referendum most likely will be set in 2015, with the City Council calling a special election.
In response to a question on education, McCollum, the county's chief administrator, said he believed a combined city-county school system would result in an economy of scale. Right now, school buses from both systems pass each other on the road, he said in citing one example of duplication of services.
"I think a complete study needs to be done on combining the school systems," McCollum said. "There is no doubt in my mind that it would save money."
McCollum's remarks followed comments from Northport Mayor Bobby Herndon, who said his city is doing a long and thorough job in researching the possibility of creating its own school system, which would become the third public school system in the county.
Northport now is part of the Tuscaloosa County School System, with nine county system schools within its city limits. Northport accounts for about 30 percent of the county system's students, Herndon said.
"We just want to investigate whether it makes sense," he said. "A great school system is very important to us. We want to take our time to see if it is the right thing to do."
In other comments:
Maddox announced the city and the University of Alabama are discussing possibly expanding UA's Bryant Conference Center. He said the city needs a larger meeting place to attract major conventions, which now bypass the city.
He also said the city has a serious rental housing shortage, particularly for lower-income renters.
About 70 percent of the homes destroyed in the April 27, 2011, tornado, were rental properties, with most of those homes built between 1940 and 1970, he said. Because of the age of the buildings, they did not meet current building codes. The new codes will make replacement housing more expensive. "The private market to rebuild (for the low income) is not there," he said.
The rental housing problem is most acute in the Alberta area, where 80 to 90 percent of the destroyed residences were rentals, he said.
The Tuscaloosa mayor criticized the state for shifting too much of its responsibility to the cities, expecting them to pick up the cost for corrections and mental health. He said the state's funding cuts in those two areas have put a heavy burden on local police.
He said the city desperately needs funding for parks and needs to focus on improving its knowledge-technology infrastructure if it wants to remain competitive.
Maddox also acknowledged that downtown parking is a growing concern with the city losing several lots to private development — most recently the CityFest lot where a new hotel will be built.
He said there are one or two more major developments that will affect the downtown area. Among the things being considered are offering a downtown valet parking service for restaurant-goers and having developers set aside parking spaces with their developments.
McCollum said infrastructure improvements, particularly roads, remain the county's greatest challenge. The eastern bypass needs to be built and improvements need to made to Alabama Highway 69, he said.
Herndon said Northport has shed its image as being a little Mayberry-like town and is seeing retail and residential growth with a population of about 25,000.


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WASHINGTON — Employers hired only 54,000 new workers in May, the fewest in eight months, and the unemployment rate rose to 9.1 percent.
The Labor Department report offered startling evidence that the U.S. economy is slowing, hampered by high gas prices and natural disasters in Japan that have hurt U.S. manufacturers.
The pace of hiring has weakened dramatically from the previous three months, when the economy added an average of 220,000 new jobs. Private companies hired only 83,000 new workers in May the fewest in nearly a year.
Stock futures plunged after the report was released.
Analysts said the figures have provided further compelling evidence to the notion that the U.S. economic recovery is running out of steam.
"The employment data have confirmed the markets' worst fears about a marked slowdown in U.S. economic activity, to the extent that any one report can be relied upon," said Alan Ruskin, an analyst at Deutsche Bank.
Local governments cut 28,000 jobs last month, the most since November. Nearly 18,000 of those jobs were in education.
Cities and counties have cut jobs for 22 straight months and have shed 446,000 positions since September 2008.
More people entered the work force last in May. But most of the new entrants couldn't find work. That pushed the unemployment rate up from 9.0 percent in April. The number of unemployed rose to 13.9 million.
The number of long-term unemployed — people who have been without a job for more than 27 weeks — increased by nearly 400,000. They now make up almost half of those without work.
And the government revised the previous months' job totals to show 39,000 fewer jobs were created in March and April than first thought.
The weakness in hiring was widespread. Manufacturers cut 5,000 jobs, the first job loss in that sector in seven months. That included a drop of 3,400 jobs in the auto sector. Several Japanese car makers reined in production due to supply disruptions stemming from the March 11 earthquake.
Retailers cut 8,500 positions, after adding 64,000 in April. And leisure and hospitality which includes restaurants and hotels, cut 6,000 jobs. That came after they added an average of 43,000 in the previous three months.
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Halfway to its first win against a ranked team in two years, Washington State failed to finish.
The Cougars surrendered a 10-point halftime lead to No. 16 Oregon and the Ducks rallied for a 68-61 victory on Wednesday night.
Mike Ladd had 19 points and Brock Motum scored 14 for Washington State (10-9, 1-5 Pac-12), which shot just 27.3 percent from the field in the second half as it lost a 39-29 halftime lead.
"It seemed like they turned the heat up in the second half," Cougars coach Ken Bone said. "There's a reason why they're ranked 16th in the country."
E.J. Singler had 19 points — 14 in the second half — for Oregon (17-2, 6-0), which is 6-0 in the conference for the first time since 1925-26, when the Ducks were known as the Webfoots and the league was called the Pacific Coast Conference.
Arsalan Kazemi added 16 points and Damyean Dotson had 11 points and a career-high nine rebounds for Oregon in its eighth straight victory.
The win was Oregon's 19th straight at home, tied for the sixth-longest active streak in the nation.
"It was just one of those games, I guess," Singler said. "All that matters is we got the 'W.' We have to have the mindset that we're the hunted now."
Oregon opened the second half on a 9-0 run, getting within a point of the Cougars' double-digit lead on a breakaway dunk by Carlos Emory that made it 39-38 with 15:33 to play.
But Dexter Kernich-Drew snapped an 0-for-5 start to the second half for Washington State with a tough layup and Motum followed with a three-point play to put the Cougars back up 44-38.
Then Singler took over. The senior forward scored 10 straight points, tying the game 46-46 with the second of his consecutive 3-pointers. His free throws at the 11:45 mark gave the Ducks their first lead of the game, 48-46.
"I was just feeling it," Singler said. "Some of the guys gave me some good passes, and I knocked down the shots. That got me going and coach ran some plays for me."
The Cougars went back up 53-52 on a layup by Royce Woolridge with 7:38 to play, but Kazemi answered with a dunk off a pass from Singler, and Dominic Artis made a 3-pointer off another Singler assist as the Ducks took a 57-53 lead and they led the rest of the way.
"We bounced back and found a way," Oregon coach Dana Altman said. "But you maybe get one of those a year, or two of those a year where you're really outplayed in the first half. . You get those double-digit deficits and if you think you're going to comeback from those every single game, you're making a mistake."
Ladd had 14 points, six rebounds and five assists in the first half for the Cougars, who cooled off considerably in the second half. After making 7 of 13 3-pointers in the first half, the Cougars missed on all 11 of their 3-point attempts in the second half.


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[Verse 1: Black Thought]
Let's toast to paid mortgages, lasting marriages
Tina Farris's pay King to Paris
Living long, making my kids heirs and heiresses
The family crest, the legacy, the heritage
I'm out of Philly where the ecstasy and syrup is
And we don't need Theraflu, we need therapists
Them never-ending pursuit of them dead presidents
Is the reason I got the band back together, bitch
Yeah, it's me and [???], and his [???]
North side, bomb squad, Eric Vietnam
If you don't see it like I see it then you see it wrong
We October 3rd niggas like me and Kwe'
Life got me in a state on the interstate
And all I'm thinking bout is what's up on my dinner plate
Meanwhile I make your girls hyperventilate
Prolly cause I live the kind of life art imitate
[Hook: Al Be Back]
That's my art in your eyes, my life in your hands
We living next door to the Aquilius again
Pardon me fam
But I'mma show you how it is
I'mma show you how we get in
[Verse 2: Talib Kweli]
Rocking the Guy Fawkes mask like Anonymous
Passport pimping like I'm going outta town to flip
The ass for a symbol with the cops hopping out of whips
Bath salt niggas with the zombies apocalypse
I'm blessed cause my afterlife is the studio
This rappers life is gangster's paradise like I'm Coolio
That's what a few believe like a doobie roll
We off of that Patrón, we sipping the Don Julio
You talking shit? we don't need the chatter
Opinions are like assholes, not everybody fecal matter
So they straining to push it out, put they foot in their mouth
That's when I'm letting the Brooklyn out when they pull it out
Better let it off cause you set it off
The music that's creating a movement like it's December 4th
Threw away the dark meat but they ate the white
Animated like it's kind of darklit it's my wicked life
It imitate my life
[Verse 3: Rah Digga]
Yeah, y'all keeping it 3hunnid, we keeping it 360
Coming full circle echelon don emcees with me
Tired of saying I'm the best, I won't waste another breath
Heard lyrics coming back, I say it never left
Y'all just catching up, so slow to come around
Ice-T gave ya cliff notes, I ain't gotta dumb it down
Cause I read the book, made the movie and I edit this
All while I be living it, and set the precedence
And get the presidents, fuck all the chit chat
Might hear the click clack, and I'mma diss back
Married to the game get the rice out Riff Raff
Nice being self employed, ain't gotta kiss ass
I ain't gotta slim fast, smack a ho with a love handle
Dare you to say you ain't a fan boo, roll a bamboo
Life imitating art imitating life, show you how the fam do