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The statistics seem to be pointing that way, especially England & Wales :D % change in total recorded crime Of course this represents the direction, not the overall figures, but interesingly London (Britian's most violent place) has a lower homicide rate than Brussels and Amsterdam

Cheap manufacturer Ikea has been found to be using forced labourers at the behest of Communism in the 1980s. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/17/business/global/ikea-to-report-on-allegations-of-using-forced-labor-during-cold-war.html?ref=nicholaskulish&_r=1& Being the crap that it is maybe the...

Interesting thoughts on the upbringing of the Tolouse Killer Merah from his brother here in the Independent Good for the brother speaking out against the praise Merah is getting for what is frankly one of the most disgustingly racist attacks in europe since WW2, France should take a...

This is from Irans semi-offficial Fars News This is corroborated by another source The Onion

Dont know if there is any interest in the Ryder Cup here (perhaps Americans are sick of it after so many defeats) But I notice Europe were no up in 3 of the forusomes games.

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I was reading about British Cyclist Alex Dowsett who today finished eight in the World Championship Time Trials, to find out that his father Phil was a British Motor recing driver in the eighties. What other cross sport parent / child combo's can you think of (I am generously allowing Motor...

Apparently some literary web site has come up with a list of the ten most difficult books to read The titles? While I have heard of a number of the authors, I have never read any of these books, Has anybody read any of them and did they find them difficult to read, and what books have you...

I recently ordered a rasperry pi, has anyone else ordered one of these. Looking forwad to getting it, a processor the size of a credit card for less than 30 squid. Find out more here

especially when using a fake fish

I found this Algorithm by Norman Geras As a programmer I can vouch that is complete and correct and neatly sums up the attitude of the verkrappt left. Dont ask me what verkrappt means but it sounds good.

For a non - religous civ anarcy can take up to 8 turns, is this correct? When you research a tech (specifically a government tech, but since you can go to advisers for any tech it may also be applicable here) and switch then one of your turns in anarchy only results in a loss in food and...

People will have different ideas of which techs they really want to get to, which give you that little bit extra ummph, and often it will depend on your victory condition Here are mine Republic - that new government Engineering - that ability to move my units more quickly on roads Steam...

Two of the strongest civs, if not the strongest civs for early warfare on all levels and map sizes I thought I would do a little comparison on their relative strengths Both have early boost of being agricultural, given a cow on a river, despotic settler factories are not to difficult to...

Between which percentages of corruption levels would you recommend building corthouses?

is that when you liberate a city the citizens blame you for the oppression from the previous regime. Thats why we liberated them from the AI, to get rid of their previous fascist or communist masters, they should be extra happy

What are the recommended guidelines on using a cavalry army at either size 3 or 4 against a city containing a veteran infantry and a veteran rifleman, should the infantry / rifleman be redlined first or not, and what should be the minimum hitpoints of your army to use it.

I have found that during a golden age in republic I can often use my capital as a two turn settler factory. On the first turn you grow in one turn, then you part rush a spearman / catapult / walls etc, then you grow un 1 with ten shields (which may as low as 7 with three or even 4 extran on...

are there any good atricles / threads on unhappiness from Pop Rushing, (when it wears off for conquest) etc

You have 65% of world, your last opponent is isolated on an island surrounded by your ships, you have irragated all that can be irragated, your market places and hospitals are predominantly built and your the Celts (or another religous government) Why not let the governor and auto workers do...