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26 U.S. Code Chapter 24 - COLLECTION OF INCOME TAX AT SOURCE ON WAGES
1983—Pub. L. 98–67, title I, §§ 102(a), 104 (d)(4),Aug. 5, 1983, 97 Stat. 369, 380, added item 3406 and repealed amendments made by Pub. L. 97–248. See 1982 Amendment note below.
1982—Pub. L. 97–248, title III, §§ 307(b)(4), 308(a),Sept. 3, 1982, 96 Stat. 590, 591, provided that, applicable to payments of interest, dividends, and patronage dividends paid or credited after June 30, 1983, the caption of chapter 24 is amended by striking out "ON WAGES", items for subchapters A and B are added in analysis, and heading "Subchapter A—Withholding From Wages" is added. Section 102(a), (b) ofPub. L. 98–67, title I, Aug. 5, 1983, 97 Stat. 369, repealed subtitle A (§§ 301–308) of title III of Pub. L. 97–248as of the close of June 30, 1983, and provided that the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 [now 1986] [this title] shall be applied and administered (subject to certain exceptions) as if such subtitle A (and the amendments made by such subtitle A) had not been enacted.
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38 U.S. Code § 1720A - Treatment and rehabilitative services for persons with drug or alcohol dependency
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(a) The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, may take appropriate steps to
(1) urge all Federal agencies and appropriate private and public firms, organizations, agencies, and persons to provide appropriate employment and training opportunities for veterans who have been provided treatment and rehabilitative services under this title for alcohol or drug dependence or abuse disabilities and have been determined by competent medical authority to be sufficiently rehabilitated to be employable, and
(2) provide all possible assistance to the Secretary of Labor in placing such veterans in such opportunities.
(b) Upon receipt of an application for treatment and rehabilitative services under this title for an alcohol or drug dependence or abuse disability from any individual who has been discharged or released from active military, naval, or air service but who is not eligible for such treatment and services, the Secretary shall—
(1) provide referral services to assist such individual, to the maximum extent practicable, in obtaining treatment and rehabilitative services from sources outside the Department; and
(1) Any person serving in the active military, naval, or air service who is determined by the Secretary concerned to have an alcohol or drug dependence or abuse disability may be transferred to any facility in order for the Secretary to furnish care or treatment and rehabilitative services for such disability. Care and services provided to a member so transferred shall be provided as if such member were a veteran. Any transfer of any such member for such care and services shall be made pursuant to such terms as may be agreed upon by the Secretary concerned and the Secretary, subject to the provisions of sections 1535 and 1536 of title 31.
(2) No person serving in the active military, naval, or air service may be transferred pursuant to an agreement made under paragraph (1) of this subsection unless such person requests such transfer in writing for a specified period of time. No such person transferred pursuant to such a request may be furnished such care and services by the Secretary beyond the period of time specified in such request unless such person requests in writing an extension for a further specified period of time and such request is approved by the Secretary.
(1) The Secretary shall ensure that each medical center of the Department develops and carries out a plan to provide treatment for substance use disorders, either through referral or direct provision of services, to veterans who require such treatment.
Source(Added Pub. L. 96–22, title I, § 104(a),June 13, 1979, 93 Stat. 50, § 620A; amended Pub. L. 96–128, title V, § 501(c),Nov. 28, 1979, 93 Stat. 987; Pub. L. 97–251, § 6,Sept. 8, 1982, 96 Stat. 716; Pub. L. 97–258, § 3(k)(1),Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1065; Pub. L. 99–108, § 3,Sept. 30, 1985, 99 Stat. 481; Pub. L. 99–166, title I, § 101(a), (b)(1),Dec. 3, 1985, 99 Stat. 942, 943; Pub. L. 100–687, div. B, title XV, § 1509,Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4137; Pub. L. 100–689, title V, § 502(a)(1), (b),Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4179; Pub. L. 102–54, § 14(b)(13),June 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 284; renumbered § 1720A and amended Pub. L. 102–83, §§ 4(a)(3), (4), (b)(1), (2)(E), 5(a),Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404–406; Pub. L. 102–86, title III, § 303,Aug. 14, 1991, 105 Stat. 416; Pub. L. 103–452, title I, § 103(b),Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4786; Pub. L. 104–110, title I, § 101(b),Feb. 13, 1996, 110 Stat. 768; Pub. L. 105–114, title II, § 202(b),Nov. 21, 1997, 111 Stat. 2287; Pub. L. 106–117, title I, § 114,Nov. 30, 1999, 113 Stat. 1558; Pub. L. 106–419, title IV, § 404(a)(4),Nov. 1, 2000, 114 Stat. 1864; Pub. L. 107–95, § 8(c),Dec. 21, 2001, 115 Stat. 920.)
2001—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 107–95added subsec. (d).
2000—Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 106–419substituted "for such disability. Care and services provided to a member so transferred" for "for such disability unless such transfer is during the last thirty days of such member's enlistment period or tour of duty, in which case such care and services provided to such member".
1999—Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 106–117, § 114(a), substituted "may be transferred" for "may not be transferred" in first sentence.
Pub. L. 106–117, § 114(a)(2), which directed the amendment of first sentence of par. (1) by striking out "unless such transfer is during the last thirty days of such member's enlistment or tour of duty", could not be executed because that phrase did not appear.
Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 106–117, § 114(b), struck out "during the last thirty days of such person's enlistment period or tour of duty" before period at end of first sentence.
1997—Pub. L. 105–114, § 202(b)(2), substituted "Treatment and rehabilitative services for persons with drug and alcohol dependency" for "Treatment and rehabilitation for alcohol or drug dependence or abuse disabilities" in section catchline.
Subsecs. (a) to (d). Pub. L. 105–114, § 202(b)(1), redesignatedsubsecs. (b) to (d) as (a) to (c), respectively, and struck out former subsec. (a) which read as follows:
"(a)(1) The Secretary, in furnishing hospital, nursing home, and domiciliary care and medical and rehabilitative services under this chapter, may contract for care and treatment and rehabilitative services in halfway houses, therapeutic communities, psychiatric residential treatment centers, and other community-based treatment facilities for eligible veterans suffering from alcohol or drug dependence or abuse disabilities.
"(2) Before furnishing such care and services to any veteran through a contract facility as authorized by paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Secretary shall approve (in accordance with criteria which the Secretary shall prescribe by regulation) the quality and effectiveness of the program operated by such facility for the purpose for which such veteran is to be furnished such care and services."
Subsecs. (e) to (g). Pub. L. 105–114, § 202(b)(1)(B), struck out subsecs. (e) to (g) which read as follows:
"(e) The Secretary may not furnish care and treatment and rehabilitative services under subsection (a) of this section after December 31, 1997.
"(f)(1) During the period beginning on December 1, 1988, and ending on October 1, 1997, the Secretary shall conduct an ongoing clinical evaluation in order to determine the long-term results of drug and alcohol abuse treatment furnished to veterans in contract residential treatment facilities under this section.
"(2) The evaluation shall include an assessment of the following:
"(A) The long-term results of treatment referred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection on drug and alcohol use by veterans who may have received such treatment.
"(B) The need for hospitalization of such veterans for drug and alcohol abuse after completion of the residential treatment.
"(C) The employment status and income of such veterans.
"(D) The extent of any criminal activity of such veterans.
"(E) Whether certain models and methods of residential treatment for drug and alcohol abuse are more successful for veterans with specific abuses, specific levels of resources available to them, and specific needs than are other models and methods.
"(3) To the extent feasible, the Secretary shall select for consideration in the evaluation veterans whose treatment for drug and alcohol abuse in contract residential treatment facilities under such section represents a variety of models and methods of residential drug and alcohol abuse treatment.
"(4) The Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives the following reports on the evaluation under this subsection:
"(A) Not later than February 1, 1993, an interim report containing information obtained during the first four years of the evaluation and any conclusions that the Secretary has drawn on the basis of that information.
"(B) Not later than March 31, 1998, a final report containing information obtained during the evaluation and the determinations and conclusions of the Secretary based on that information.
"(g) The authority of the Secretary to enter into contracts under this section shall be effective for any fiscal year only to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts."
1996—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 104–110substituted "December 31, 1997" for "December 31, 1995".
1994—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 103–452substituted "December 31, 1995" for "December 31, 1994".
1991—Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), renumbered section 620A of this title as this section.
Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator" wherever appearing.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator" in introductory provisions.
Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(3), (4), substituted "Department" for "Veterans' Administration" in pars. (1) and (2).
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator" wherever appearing.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 102–86amended subsec. (e) of this section as in effect before the redesignations made by Pub. L. 102–83, § 5, by substituting "December 31, 1994" for "September 30, 1991".
Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator".
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator" wherever appearing.
Pub. L. 102–54struck out "during the period" before "beginning" in par. (1).
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator".
1988—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 100–689, § 502(a)(1), substituted "1991" for "1988".
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 100–689, § 502(b), amended subsec. (f) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (f) read as follows:
"(1) The Administrator shall monitor the performance of each contract facility furnishing care and services under the program carried out under subsection (a) of this section.
"(2) The Administrator shall use the results of such monitoring to determine—
"(A) with respect to the program, the medical advantages and cost-effectiveness that result from furnishing such care and services; and
"(B) with respect to such contract facilities generally, the level of success under the program, considering—
"(i) the rate of successful rehabilitation for veterans furnished care and services under the program;
"(ii) the rate of readmission to contract facilities under the program or to Veterans' Administration health-care facilities by such veterans for care or services for disabilities referred to in subsection (a) of this section;
"(iii) whether the care and services furnished under the program obviated the need of such veterans for hospitalization for such disabilities;
"(iv) the average duration of the care and services furnished such veterans under the program;
"(v) the ability of the program to aid in the transition of such veterans back into their communities; and
"(vi) any other factor that the Administrator considers appropriate.
"(3) The Administrator shall maintain records of—
"(A) the total cost for the care and services furnished by each contract facility under the program;
"(B) the average cost per veteran for the care and services furnished under the program; and
"(C) the appropriateness of such costs, by comparison to—
"(i) the average charges for the same types of care and services furnished generally by other comparable halfway houses, therapeutic communities, psychiatric residential treatment centers, and other community-based treatment facilities; and
"(ii) the historical costs for such care and services for the period of time that the program carried out under subsection (a) of this section was a pilot program, taking into account economic inflation.
"(4) Not later than February 1, 1988, the Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the experience under the program carried out under this section during fiscal years 1984 through 1987. The report shall include—
"(A) a description of the care and services furnished;
"(B) the matters referred to in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of this subsection; and
"(C) the Administrator's findings, assessment, and recommendations regarding the program under this section."
Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 100–687substituted "during the period beginning on December 1, 1988, and ending on October 1, 1997" for "before October 1, 1997" in par. (1) as amended by Pub. L. 100–689above.
1985—Pub. L. 99–166, § 101(b)(1), struck out "; pilot program" after "disabilities" in section catchline.
Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 99–166, § 101(a)(1), struck out "may conduct a pilot program under which the Administrator" before "may contract" in first sentence, and struck out second sentence relating to the planning, designing, and conducting of a pilot program by the Chief Medical Director so as to demonstrate any medical advantages and cost effectiveness that might result from furnishing care and services to disabled veterans in contract facilities as authorized by this section, rather than in facilities over which the Administrator had jurisdiction.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 99–166, § 101(a)(2), substituted "September 30, 1988" for "October 31, 1985".
Pub. L. 99–108substituted "October 31, 1985" for "the last day of the fifth fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the pilot program authorized by such subsection is initiated".
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 99–166, § 101(a)(3), amended subsec. (f) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (f) read as follows: "Not later than March 31, 1984, the Administrator shall report to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives on the findings and recommendations of the Administrator pertaining to the operation through September 30, 1983, of the pilot program authorized by this section."
1982—Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 97–258substituted "sections 1535 and 1536 of title 31" for "the Act of March 4, 1915 (31 U.S.C 686)" after "provisions of".
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 97–251substituted "March 31, 1984" and "September 30, 1983" for "March 31, 1983" and "September 30, 1982", respectively.
1979—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 96–128, § 501(c)(1), substituted "treatment facilities for" for "treatment facilities of".
Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 96–128, § 501(c)(2), substituted "such request unless" for "such request, unless".
Effective Date of 1979 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 96–128effective Nov. 28, 1979, see section 601(b) ofPub. L. 96–128, set out as a note under section 1114 of this title.
Effective Date
Section effective Oct. 1, 1979, see section 107 ofPub. L. 96–22, set out as an Effective Date of 1979 Amendment note under section 1701 of this title.
Substance Use Disorders and Mental Health Care
Pub. L. 110–387, title I, §§ 102–105,Oct. 10, 2008, 122 Stat. 4112–4114, provided that:"SEC. 102. FINDINGS ON SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND MENTAL HEALTH.
"Congress makes the following findings:
"(1) More than 1,500,000 members of the Armed Forces have been deployed in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. The 2005 Department of Defense Survey of Health Related Behaviors Among Active Duty Personnel reports that 23 percent of members of the Armed Forces on active duty acknowledge a significant problem with alcohol use disorder, with similar rates of acknowledged problems with alcohol use disorder among members of the National Guard.
"(2) The effects of substance use disorder are wide ranging, including significantly increased risk of suicide, exacerbation of mental and physical health disorders, breakdown of family support, and increased risk of unemployment and homelessness.
"(3) While veterans suffering from mental health conditions, chronic physical illness, and polytrauma may be at increased risk for development of a substance use disorder, treatment for these veterans is complicated by the need to address adequately the physical and mental symptoms associated with these conditions through appropriate medical intervention.
"(4) While the Veterans Health Administration has dramatically increased health services for veterans from 1996 through 2006, the number of veterans receiving specialized substance use disorder treatment services decreased 18 percent during that time. No comparable decrease in the national rate of substance use disorder has been observed during that time.
"(5) While some facilities of the Veterans Health Administration provide exemplary substance use disorder treatment services, the availability of such treatment services throughout the health care system of the Veterans Health Administration is inconsistent.
"(6) According to a 2006 report by the Government Accountability Office, the Department of Veterans Affairs significantly reduced its substance use disorder treatment and rehabilitation services between 1996 and 2006, and the Fiscal Year 2007 National Mental Health Program Monitoring System report shows that little progress has been made in restoring these services to their pre-1996 levels."SEC. 103. EXPANSION OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT SERVICES PROVIDED BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
"(a) In General.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure the provision of such services and treatment to each veteran enrolled in the health care system of the Department of Veterans Affairs who is in need of services and treatments for a substance use disorder as follows:
"(1) Screening for substance use disorder in all settings, including primary care settings.
"(2) Short term motivational counseling services.
"(3) Marital and family counseling.
"(4) Intensive outpatient or residential care services.
"(5) Relapse prevention services.
"(6) Ongoing aftercare and outpatient counseling services.
"(7) Opiate substitution therapy services.
"(8) Pharmacological treatments aimed at reducing craving for drugs and alcohol.
"(9) Detoxification and stabilization services.
"(10) Coordination with groups providing peer to peer counseling.
"(11) Such other services as the Secretary considers appropriate.
"(b) Provision of Services.—
"(1) Allocation of resources for provision of services.—The Secretary shall ensure that amounts made available for care, treatment, and services provided under this section are allocated in such a manner that a full continuum of care, treatment, and services described in subsection (a) is available to veterans seeking such care, treatment, or services, without regard to the location of the residence of any such veterans.
"(2) Manner of provision.—The services and treatment described in subsection (a) may be provided to a veteran described in such subsection—
"(A) at Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers or clinics;
"(B) by referral to other facilities of the Department that are accessible to such veteran; or
"(C) by contract or fee-for-service payments with community-based organizations for the provision of such services and treatments.
"(c) Alternatives in Case of Services Denied Due to Clinical Necessity.—If the Secretary denies the provision to a veteran of services or treatment for a substance use disorder due to clinical necessity, the Secretary shall provide the veteran such other services or treatment as are medically appropriate."SEC. 104. CARE FOR VETERANS WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS.
"(a) In General.—If the Secretary of Veterans Affairs provides a veteran inpatient or outpatient care for a substance use disorder and a comorbid mental health disorder, the Secretary shall ensure that treatment for such disorders is provided concurrently—
"(1) through a service provided by a clinician or health professional who has training and expertise in treatment of substance use disorders and mental health disorders;
"(2) by separate substance use disorder and mental health disorder treatment services when there is appropriate coordination, collaboration, and care management between such treatment services; or
"(3) by a team of clinicians with appropriate expertise.
"(b) Team of Clinicians With Appropriate Expertise Defined.—In this section, the term 'team of clinicians with appropriate expertise' means a team consisting of the following:
"(1) Clinicians and health professionals with expertise in treatment of substance use disorders and mental health disorders who act in coordination and collaboration with each other.
"(2) Such other professionals as the Secretary considers appropriate for the provision of treatment to veterans for substance use and mental health disorders."SEC. 105. PILOT PROGRAM FOR INTERNET-BASED SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT FOR VETERANS OF OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM AND OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM.
"(a) Findings.—Congress makes the following findings:
"(1) Stigma associated with seeking treatment for mental health disorders has been demonstrated to prevent some veterans from seeking such treatment at a medical facility operated by the Department of Defense or the Department of Veterans Affairs.
"(2) There is a significant incidence among veterans of post-deployment mental health problems, especially among members of a reserve component who return as veterans to civilian life.
"(3) Computer-based self-guided training has been demonstrated to be an effective strategy for supplementing the care of psychological conditions.
"(4) Younger veterans, especially those who served in Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom, are comfortable with and proficient at computer-based technology.
"(5) Veterans living in rural areas may find access to treatment for substance use disorder limited.
"(6) Self-assessment and treatment options for substance use disorders through an Internet website may reduce stigma and provides additional access for individuals seeking care and treatment for such disorders.
"(b) In General.—Not later than October 1, 2009, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of providing veterans who seek treatment for substance use disorders access to a computer-based self-assessment, education, and specified treatment program through a secure Internet website operated by the Secretary. Participation in the pilot program shall be available on a voluntary basis for those veterans who have served in Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom.
"(c) Elements of Pilot Program.—
"(1) In general.—In carrying out the pilot program under this section, the Secretary shall ensure that—
"(A) access to the Internet website and the programs available on the website by a veteran (or family member) does not involuntarily generate an identifiable medical record of that access by that veteran in any medical database maintained by the Department of Veterans Affairs;
"(B) the Internet website is accessible from remote locations, especially rural areas; and
"(C) the Internet website includes a self-assessment tool for substance use disorders, self-guided treatment and educational materials for such disorders, and appropriate information and materials for family members of veterans.
"(2) Consideration of similar projects.—In designing the pilot program under this section, the Secretary shall consider similar pilot projects of the Department of Defense for the early diagnosis and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health conditions established under section 741 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act of [for] Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2304) [10 U.S.C. 1074 note].
"(3) Location of pilot program.—The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program through those medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs that have established Centers for Excellence for Substance Abuse Treatment and Education or that have established a Substance Abuse Program Evaluation and Research Center.
"(4) Contract authority.—The Secretary may enter into contracts with qualified entities or organizations to carry out the pilot program required under this section.
"(d) Duration of Pilot Program.—The pilot program required by subsection (a) shall be carried out during the two-year period beginning on the date of the commencement of the pilot program.
"(e) Report.—Not later than six months after the completion of the pilot program, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the pilot program, and shall include in that report—an assessment of the feasibility and advisability of continuing or expanding the pilot program, of any cost savings or other benefits associated with the pilot program, and any other recommendations.
"(f) Authorization of Appropriations.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs $1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 and 2011 to carry out the pilot program under this section."
Ratification of Actions During Period of Expired Authority
Any action taken by Secretary of Veterans Affairs before Feb. 13, 1996, under provision of law amended by title I of Pub. L. 104–110that was taken during period beginning on date on which authority of Secretary under such provision of law expired and ending on Feb. 13, 1996, considered to have same force and effect as if such amendment had been in effect at time of that action, see section 103 ofPub. L. 104–110, set out as a note under section 1710 of this title.
Report on Consolidation of Certain Programs
Pub. L. 104–110, title II, § 202(a),Feb. 13, 1996, 110 Stat. 770, provided that: "The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress, not later than March 1, 1997, a report on the advantages and disadvantages of consolidating into one program the following three programs:
"(1) The alcohol and drug abuse contract care program under section 1720A of title 38, United States Code.
"(2) The program to provide community-based residential care to homeless chronically mentally ill veterans under section 115 of the Veterans' Benefits and Services Act of 1988 [Pub. L. 100–322] (38 U.S.C. 1712 note).
Loans to Organizations Providing Transitional Housing for Substance Abusers
Pub. L. 102–54, § 8,June 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 271, provided that:
"(a) Loan Program.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may make loans in accordance with this section to assist in the provision of transitional housing exclusively to veterans who are in (or who recently have been in) a program for the treatment of substance abuse.
"(b) Loan Recipients.—A loan under this section may only be made to a nonprofit organization under selection criteria promulgated by the Secretary and only to assist that organization in leasing housing units for use as a group residence for the purposes described in subsection (a). The amount of such a loan that is used with respect to any single residential unit may not exceed $4,500. In making loans under this subsection, the Secretary shall, except to the extent that the Secretary determines that it is infeasible to do so, ensure that—
"(1) each loan is repaid within two years after the date on which the loan is made;
"(2) each loan is repaid through monthly installments and that a reasonable penalty is assessed for each failure to pay an installment by the date specified in the loan agreement involved; and
"(3) each loan is made only to a nonprofit private entity which agrees that, in the operation of each residence established with the assistance of the loan—
"(A) the use of alcohol or any illegal drug in the residence will be prohibited;
"(B) any resident who violates the prohibition in subclause (A) of this clause will be expelled from the residence;
"(C) the costs of maintaining the residence, including fees for rent and utilities, will be paid by the residents;
"(D) the residents will, through a majority vote of the residents, otherwise establish policies governing the conditions of residence, including the manner in which applications for residence are approved; and
"(E) the residence will be operated solely as a residence for not less than six veterans.
"(c) Funding.—Loans under this section shall be made from the special account of the General Post Fund of the Department of Veterans Affairs established for purposes of this section. The amount of such loans outstanding at any time may not exceed $100,000. Amounts received as payment of principal and interest on such loans shall be deposited in that account. The operation of the loan program under this section shall be separately accounted for, and shall be separately stated in the documents accompanying the President's budget for each fiscal year.
"(d) Terms and Conditions.—Loans under this section shall be made on such terms and conditions, including interest, as the Secretary prescribes.
"(e) Report.—After the end of the 15-month period beginning on the date the first loan is extended under this section, the Secretary shall issue a report on the Department's experience under the section. The report shall include the following information:
"(1) The default rate on loans extended under this section.
"(2) The manner in which loan payments are collected.
"(3) The number of facilities at which loans have been extended.
"(4) The adequacy of the amount of funds in the special account referred to in subsection (c)."
Evaluation of Veterans' Administration Inpatient and Outpatient Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs
Pub. L. 100–690, title II, § 2501,Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4232, directed Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to conduct an evaluation of inpatient and outpatient drug and alcohol treatment programs operated by the Veterans' Administration, such evaluation to include a determination of medical advantages and cost-effectiveness of such programs, taking into consideration rates of readmission and the rate of successful rehabilitation, and authorized appropriations for this purpose for fiscal years 1989, 1990, and 1991.
Ratification for Lapsed Period
Pub. L. 100–689, title V, § 502(a)(2),Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4179, ratified actions by the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs in providing, during the period beginning Oct. 1, 1988, and ending Nov. 18, 1988, for care and treatment and rehabilitative services under this section.
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I opened up the box and the first thing I thought was how they certainly got the "Ultimate" part correct in their title! My 4 yr old could hardly contain his excitement upon inspecting the box and there was definitely some inpatient jumping up and down as I opened it up to take a peek inside. :)
Here is a sample of some of the fun projects we have already completed out of the box.
The boys insisted on making these fun clay animals first. They turned out so darling!
Keep in mind they made these completely on their own, without any help. I was glad they didn't need any assistance since I was having so much fun making a creation of my own out of the clay. (What can I say, I don't know how to stay out of the FUN!)
The next day Luke had fun creating the Life on the Farm scene. Below is a picture before he started. He was able to place the stickers wherever he wanted on the background to create his own scene.
Here is his completed scene. He seriously spent an hour making his scene just right and it now hangs proudly on our refrigerator.
Since I have an adorable niece celebrating a birthday this week, Luke also took it upon himself to make her a beautiful necklace out of the foam beads.
I loved that he could practice some fine motor skills while crafting! :) And he has a handmade, beautiful gift for his cousin.
These kits would make wonderful Christmas presents! My 4yr old has asked me every day to get the box out to do another project. The best part is everything easily stores right in the box it came in....I know, isn't that magnificent?! You can purchase these fun kits at any Wal-Mart.
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|卯月夕顔 Uzuki Yūgao
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Yūgao Uzuki (卯月夕顔, Uzuki Yūgao) is a Konohagakure ANBU.
Of the little that has been seen of her, she seems to be a caring and loyal person. She has also been described as someone that puts her all into whatever she does and enjoys watching the moon, which might be a pun on the meaning of her name.[1]
Yūgao has purple violet, straight hair reaching down to her waist and chocolate brown eyes. She also wears reddish-purple lipstick. As an ANBU member, Yūgao wears a porcelain mask resembling a cat with three red stripes - one vertical stripe on the forehead and two horizontal stripes, one on each cheek. She also wears the standard ANBU uniform, consisting of black and grey armour, metal arm guards and a katana strapped to her back. She has the signature ANBU tattoo on her right shoulder.
Being an ANBU, Yūgao is a highly skilled kunoichi. She is also presumably skilled in kenjutsu.
Part I
Chūnin Exam Arc
In the anime, she and her ANBU squad were the ones to find Hayate after he was killed.
Invasion of Konoha Arc
During the invasion of Konoha, Yūgao visited the memorial stone where Hayate's name had been engraved and swore to avenge him before leaving with her ANBU squad. She visited the memorial again during the Third Hokage's funeral, where she has a conversation with Kakashi Hatake who was also there.
Part II
Twelve Guardian Ninja Arc
In the anime, Yūgao briefly appeared catching Sora spying on Danzō Shimura's interrogation of Tatsuji while hiding in the ceiling. She, and her squad apprehended him, and turned him over to Tsunade. Once caught, Sora tried a failed attempt to attack Asuma with his demonic formed arm. Yūgao and the other ANBU member with her attempt to stop him, but both, however, got injured.
Invasion of Pain Arc
In the anime, Yūgao was one of four ANBU protecting Tsunade as she was using Katsuyu to tend to the villagers. Soon after, Pain was spotted and when Tsunade moved to confront him, they followed her as well. After Pain unleashed a large-scale Shinra Tensei and decimated the entire village, however, she was sent flying away, along with Tsunade and the other ANBU.
Video Games
Yūgao Uzuki is a playable character in the following video games:
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|Naruto Shippūden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3
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|Naruto Shippūden: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! EX 3
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|Naruto Shippūden: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! Special
|2 December 2010
|Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2
|21 October 2008
In Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2 and Naruto Shippūden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3, she possesses techniques similar to Hayate's. It is unknown if she uncovered the identity of Hayate's killer, though her battle cry when using Dance of the Crescent Moon when fighting Baki in the game changes to "Revenge… for Hayate!". This battle cry is only heard if it is used on Baki, and it is used in both games. She has a small role in the game's storyline, appearing in the antagonists' hideout to save Naruto, Kakashi, Gaara and Sakura from a group of missing-nin, stating that the ANBU would take care of the situation. However, she does not appear in the story after this. She also has a collaboration technique with Kakashi.
- "Uzuki" is the old name for the fourth month of the Japanese lunar calendar, while "Yūgao" means "moon-flower".


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Kamira casts an illusion to her opponent causes the area around the target to be enveloped by darkness. Once inside the black space, the target will see grotesque figures, which are thought to be the previous victims of the technique: Kamira claims that these are people who betrayed Haido's faction, and became tortured criminals of the "Land of Death" (死の国, Shi no Kuni), being punished with the "power of time" (時間の力, jikan no chikara). These figures then grab the target and pull them into the void where they are at the mercy of a spectral dragon. The horrifying oni can even extend from the target's own body to attack them. All of these creatures can transfix the victim with fear and shock while Kamira will appear from above and personally choke and kill the opponent.


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Once the game gets rebuilded in HTML 5 it will maybe be possible to add the following new features to the game:
Critical Hit
On normal AT actions unit have a X % chance to deal AT x 2.
For every unit it could be 5%, and with skills it could be increased.
of course this could be implemented in the current system too with skills that deal damage AT x 1->2.
Damage Types (light, fire, wind, earth, water, dark)
Adding damage types to skills and attacks like, example fire arrow does damage<fire> gowen level x 10 to selected unit.
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(1) satisfies the requirements for a coastwise endorsement, except for the ownership requirement otherwise applicable without regard to this section;
(2) is owned by a not-for-profit oil spill response cooperative or by members of such a cooperative that dedicate the vessel to use by the cooperative;
(3) is at least 50 percent owned by individuals or entities described in section 12103 (b) of this title; and
Source(Pub. L. 109–304, § 5,Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1499.)
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The actor died from the "combined effects of traumatic and thermal injuries," according to the autopsy released by the Los Angeles County coroner's office.
The 2005 Porsche Carrera GT was driven by Roger Rodas, who was dead from "multiple traumatic injuries" before the car exploded in flames, the autopsy said.
Results of toxicology testing will take another six to eight weeks.
Walker starred in all but one of the six "Fast & Furious" blockbuster films that glorified fast cars and dangerous driving.
Sheriff's investigators are still trying to determine what caused Rodas to careen out of control Saturday. They have said speed was a factor in the crash about 30 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles.
Meanwhile, Universal Pictures announced that it has shut down production for an unspecified time on "Fast & Furious 7."
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Solar Serve supports charitable projects and also runs a social green enterprise. The aim of both is to benefit all people, poor and rich, with alternative energy and helping them to use it properly. It will also provide jobs for local and disadvantaged people in building the devices at their Solar Serve center.
Solar Serve started in 2000 and has so far provided more than 1750 box and parabolic cookers (updated 2012). In the next few years Solar Serve will multiply its production of cookers and research other ways of using solar energy.
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See also
- Bich's story: Unlikely partners develop solar cooker for the poor
- Vietnam Solar Serve
- Vietnam
- Hans van Beek
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- Latest Solar Serve Newsletters: Solar Serve Newsletters from 2003 to 2013
- November 2004: Insight from Vietnam's Solar Serve organization
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Visuospatial Sketchpad is a component of Working Memory Model proposed by Alan Baddeley and Graham Hitch in 1974.
The visuospatial sketchpad (VS) is the section of one's normal mental facility which provides a virtual environment for physical simulation, calculation, visualization and optical memory recall. It is important to note that the visuospatial sketchpad is part of the working memory, and it holds the information it gathers during the initial processing of it and if it is retrieved later from the long-term memory, to produce the recollection of an image (a place, someone's face, etc.)
The degree of development and usage of the VS varies greatly from person to person. Some people use their visuospatial sketchpad often in normal thought processes, while others use it very little. It can be developed with practice using visualization and conscious effort, though everyone has their own limits of both patience and aptitude. As with all other aspects of memory, the more one tries to use the visuospatial sketchpad, the easier it will be. The mind can be "trained" to strengthen the response, and by doing exercises of visual recall, one can strengthen the VS to produce much sharper, clearer images on demand. Overtime, the recollection of one image can change from a general recall to one with crisp detail through practice and patience.
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The president of the Tanzania Football Federation (TFF), Leodegar Tenga, has hailed world soccer governing body (FIFA) for its promise to insure players on international duty.
Tenga said the move by FIFA is remarkable as it has shown that the international body cares for players' health and safety.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter made the remarks at the UEFA annual congress that the federation will make sure that players on international duty get comprehensive insurance cover.
He told the gathering that the development will be effect after FIFA national members approve it at their general assembly scheduled for Budapest in May.
Tenga described the proposed insurance cover news as wonderful because it has come at a time when domestic football governing body and other national football associations in the world have been struggling to cover their national team players during international competitions.
The president said the insurance by FIFA will make many players on national team duty to be committed than it is the case now where players commitments to their national teams are weak as contrasted to that of their clubs.
He said for many years the TFF has been unable to offer comprehensive insurance policies to national team players due to financial hiccups.
"It's a good and recommendable development because many national football associations in the world do not have the money to offer comprehensive insurance policy to national team players," he said.
According to FIFA, it also expected at the Hungary general assembly to pass a resolution that all 208 members of the body should have defibrillator at matches sanctioned by FIFA.
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Tomato Router Config – Backup ScriptPosted: March 18th, 2011 | Author: Gregg | Filed under: Linux, Tech | Tags: asus, backup, bash, cron, Linux, polarcloud, router, script, tomato, tomato cron backup, tomato router backup | 2 Comments »
I recently was given the task to automate the backups of several remote routers that we manage that run tomato firmware.
Here is the Tomato developer's site: www.polarcloud.com/tomato
The main goals were:
- To use https
- To be automated (Cron)'d later
- To scale from 1 to 1XXX routers
I tested it on Tomato Firmware 1.28 using my ASUS RT-N16 router, but it should work for any Tomato-firmware router.
There will be some slight modifications to run in cron, but let me know and I'll be glad to help.
Download the .zip file here: tomatobackup1405
Extract the file so the full path will be /root/tomatobackup1405
Read the README inside the folder
chmod +x tomatobackup1405.sh
Add your hosts to the tomatobackup1405_hosts.cfg file
Run it!
If successful, you will see a subfolder with the date YYYYMMDD and the file with CoName-tomato_v
If there are connection problems, you'll see an error message.
EDIT: There was a python rewrite by email@example.com
Feel free to check it out here
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Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/51126
- Title
- Balancing the use of first and second serves
- Author(s)
- Pollard, Geoff
- Abstract
- Originally the service in tennis was designed to start a rally and the server was given two opportunities, a first and second service, to put the ball into play. Gradually the service became stronger and more powerful and aided with modern powerful rackets many serves are aces or unplayable serves. This has lead to many sets in men's tennis, especially men's doubles, simply "going-with-service" until resolved by a tie-break. Although the set is close, service is generally held throughout by both players and the only real interest is in the tiebreak. Rather than limit the power of rackets, which could be legally challenging, this paper considers an alternative of balancing the use of first and second serves that still maintains an advantage for the server, but less than that currently enjoyed. This would make the game more exciting.
- Publication type
- Journal article
- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology
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- Medicine and Science in Tennis, Vol. 13, no. 1 (Feb 2008), pp. 30-33
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- 2008
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- Service; Serving; Tennis
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- Society for Tennis Medicine and Science
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This week goes down as one of the worst in the history of world and Egyptian sports, soccer in particular.
Soccer stadium riots in Egypt's Mediterranean city of Port Said on Wednesday, chiefly blamed on hooliganism and problems with crowd control measures, left over 74 people dead and over 1,000 injured.
There has been no such serious incident in Tanzania, so not only should we count ourselves fortunate but we must take a cue from the Egyptian disaster and take appropriate precautions.
Incidents of this nature often occur without warning, and sports authorities such as the Tanzania Football Federation ought to have this in mind.
The relevant authorities must not wait until matters run beyond control, but must make deliberate efforts to tighten security at and around stadiums before, during and after matches.
While this is not to suggest that we are incompetent to prevent or contain violence at stadiums or big sports gatherings, we must stand warned of the need to maintain and possibly intensify security.
The football federation, stadium owners, security firms and police should make regular reviews of the security system in use, with a view to devising more effective ones.
Disasters such as the one in Port Said can be controlled with relative ease if the police and other security personnel are better informed on the situation on the ground and execute their duties to satisfaction.
Tanzanian soccer has witnessed its own sporadic incidents of hooliganism and other forms of unbecoming practice that have left people injured at stadiums, Morogoro's Jamhuri Stadium being a case in point.
We need to boost the level of security at our stadiums to enable more fans to buy tickets and increase gate collections, thanks to rises in the number of spectators, without having to fear for their safety.
Stadiums should remain what they are meant to be, that is, places where sports events take place as fans look on much in the same way as they would do before television screens.
Tight security and regular checks are a must at stadium gates if we are to identify and weed out rowdy fans and other people intent on causing chaos.
The security and safety measures should be consistent, however big or small the event and however prominent or inconsequential the venue.
We will be setting a terrible precedent should we fail to maintain peace and tranquility in and out of our stadiums as that would surely be a recipe for disaster.
But the consequences of laxity in ensuring security could be much more costly, including making our country risk being blacklisted internationally.
That would be a terrible dent on our record as a sporting nation and would deliver a damaging blow to any hopes we may have of hosting the likes of the African Cup of Nations, the All Africa Games or the FIFA World Cup.
We must therefore fight hard to ensure security in sports partly owing to the importance continental and world sports bodies attach to it as yardstick with which to gauge individual countries' capacity to host big-time events but also because sports is about peace and enjoyment.


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Thirty-year old Rehema Juma of Kilimani Road in Nachingwea town used to get piped water from Mkumba source, about five kilometres away - quite smoothly.
Now, like many residents of the town, the precious liquid is not obtained easily largely due to a dilapidated and aged water system which was established during the colonial era in the 1950s.
Against this background, therefore, the government has launched a major water development initiative for Mtwara and Lindi regions respectively aimed at stamping out the chronic water shortages, notably experienced in Nachingwea and Masasi towns for years. The objective is to improve the welfare of the peole by enganging in income generation activities.
The 31bn/- project, known as Masasi and Nachingwea Water Works, has been described by the people here as one of the biggest single water scheme to be launched by the government in the two regions in post independence.
The first similar project was launched and implemented jointly by the government and Finland in the 1970s, but later proved futile as the majority of the hand or shallow wells dried up due to persistent droughts.
Also known as Mbwinji Spring Water Project, its actual implementation started in February 2011 and is schedulled for completion in August this year, according to a contract signed between the two governments and a Chinese construction company, Sinohydro Corporation Ltd of Beijing. Estimates reveal that the project is envisaged to produce between 13-17 million litres of spring water per day. Current demand is put at 6..7 million litres per day for Masasi town and 2.5 million litres per day for Nachingwea town.
Mtwara Urban Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (MTUWASA) has been appointed by the government as the main supervisor of the project. The authority fears that the scheme may not be completed in time due to delays in advance payments from the Treasury to the contractor.
The contractor has requested an extension period of three months up to August 2012 as only 60 percent of works have been executed so far including vital supplies.
MTUWASA managing director Eng. Abdallah Matauna has confirmed this in an interview. "The delay in project financing is likely to cost the governement 441m/ to be paid to the contractor as interest charges," he says.
Other important works done so far include laying of 36 km out of 37 km gravity main pipe from Mbwinji source at Nangoo village in Masasi district to Chiumbati village just a few kilometers from Nachingwea town, bringing the the workload done to about 97 percent on the Nachingwea side with the remaining lot scheduled for completion sometime in August.
Synohydro also has finished the laying of crucial distribution pipelines in Nachingwea town reaching a target of 99 percent of pipe laying work alone – with a total distance of 80km.
Othe major works under way on the Nachingwea section of the Mbwinji project include construction of 6-million litre storage tank at the intake as well as staff houses and an engineer's office at Chiumbati village.
It is estimated that upon completion of the project, more than 20 villages built distribution network will benefit from drinking clean and safe water.
Masasi villages which will benefit from the project include Mailisita, Nangoo, Chikundi, Chigugu, Chikukwe, Mtandi and Masasi town proper. And those at Nachingwea side are Chinongwe, Likwachu, Chiumbati, Songambele station and Nachingwea town proper.
In addition, old and existing water schemes in the two Regions are currently being rehabilitated under a fresh development initiative known as "Immediate Works Programme" for Mtwara Municipality, Masasi and Nachingwea Township using Jandu Plumbers Construction Company of Arusha.
Water experts at MTUWASA maintain that the Immediate Works Programme is seriously targeting on replacement of old pumps at existing wells, rehabilitation of storage tanks as well as enhancing sanitation services, both in Masasi and Nachingwea Districts.
Health pundits here believe that provision of sanitation and education is a rational strategy for controlling the rapid spread of contageous diseases such as Cholera, Typhoid and dysentry.
Meanwhile MTUWASA says that it is facing liquidity problems in servicing various projects within its domain because of huge accumulation of unpaid water bills. For instance statistics show that during 2009/2010, the Authority collected a total of 1,094bn/- but this amount slumped to only 1,086bn/- in 2010/2011 hence causing budgetary constraints, as institutions as well as other customers owed MTUWASA a total of Tshs. 272.8m/- in unpaid arrears.
This amount plus the falling revenue collection in the past two years has severely diminished the capacity to provide improved water supply in the Municipality.
On Enviromental destruction in water sources MTUWASA is working jointly with Ruvuma Basin Authorities in formulationg workable strategies aimed at conserving the natural environment.
According to Ruvuma Basin Public relations officer Mr. Dickson Magongo, plans are underway to plant 4,000 teak trees at Mtawanya water source alone this year of which 2,000 have been planted as part of "Maji Week" festivities which ended on March, 22.
Mtwawanye source has the capacity to prduce 12,000,000 litres a day under normal conditions including improvement of the aged treatment plant situated at Mangamba pumping station.
According to official estimates the production of 12,000,000 litres a day can undoubtedly satisfay the current population of 114,725 in the Municipality. Current production from the source is 7.5 million litres per day which is 63 percent of water demand.


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- "Be staying away from me!"
- ―Adam Dimayev shouting at Niko Bellic before getting killed
Adam Dimayev is a Chechen criminal based in Liberty City in Grand Theft Auto IV. He is wanted by both the Liberty City Police Department and the United Liberty Paper, an undercover government agency, for financing terrorism in the city.
Niko Bellic's contact at United Liberty Paper orders him to locate Dimayev using the LCPD Database and kill him during the mission "Portrait of a Killer". He is located near a small garage in Dukes surrounded by bodyguards, creating a shield that the player has to fight through before Dimayev can be reached. Niko kills Dimayev in the gunfight. Strangely, if Dimayev is killed before any of his guards, the last surviving guard drops his gun and the player can choose to kill him or let him go.
LCPD Police Database
Surname: Dimayev
First Name: Adam
Age: 36
Place of Birth: Russia
Affiliations: Linked to Russian Organized Crime
Criminal Record:
- 2006 - Grand Theft Auto
- Immigrated to the US, possibly illegally, from Russia.
- Believed to be head of a car stealing ring based in Dukes.
- Wanted for questioning by the Russian government in connected with the bank rolling of terrorist activity around the Caspian Sea.
Mission apparences
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There is no denying that Alex Smith has played well. He ranks in the top three in yards-per-attempt, completion percentage, and accuracy percentage (completions minus drops and throw aways). He's been as accurate as Peyton Manning when under pressure, and he's completed the same percentage of deep passes as Aaron Rodgers. In this regard, his benching is an injustice–one made more severe when we consider the circumstances which lead to Colin Kaepernick's playing time.
But Smith's recent success shouldn't overshadow the many failings of his tenure with the 49ers. Simply put, Smith didn't lose his job because of a concussion. He lost his job because of his poor play in the playoffs last season. Though this may run counter to our memories of the great comeback he lead against the Saints, the reality is Smith held the offense back when it mattered the most.
Against New Orleans
Last season, the Saints were ranked 26th in total defense. They allowed almost two passing touchdowns a game, which ranked in the bottom five. Pro Football Focus (PFF) rated their pass coverage 28th, while Football Outsiders (FO) rated it 26th. In total, they were bad. Really bad. And yet, they managed to shut down Smith and the 49ers.
In the final three series, Smith led the offense to 205 yards, two touchdowns and a field goal. In the previous 13, Smith lead them to 186 yards, two touchdowns, two field goals, eight punts and one fumble. In seven of their 16 drives, the Smith-lead 49ers failed to gain more than eight yards.
Without the final two drives, Smith would have completed just 51% of his passes for 164 yards. That's only 4.96 yards per attempt. Sure, he still led the team to two touchdowns. But, his role in these scoring drives was marginal at best. The first score was a 49 yard pass to Vernon Davis, 32 of which were gained by Davis after the catch. The next was set up by Dashon Goldson, who intercepted Drew Brees and took the ball to the Saints' 4-yard line.
In all, Smith didn't lead the 49ers to victory as much as his teammates did. 55.2% of his total yardage was gained after the catch. This is worse than Curtis Painter and Blaine Gabbert's regular season numbers. 21% worse than T.J. Yates' playoff performance for the Houston Texans. Those final two drives don't compensate for an otherwise miserable game.
Against the New York Giants
The Giants' defense was better than that of the Saints, but not by much. New York still ranked in the bottom ten by most major statistical measures. On the road, they're even worse, giving up 40 more yards per game and five more points. PFF rated their secondary as the 17th best, while FO rated them 19th. Regardless of how bad the Giants' defense was, Smith managed to be worse.
Smith completed only 46.2% of his passes, zero of which were drops, despite having an average 3.78 seconds to throw (nearly one full second more than Eli Manning had). He passed for just five first downs, a number that pales in comparison to Manning's 17. He failed to convert a single third down on the day–the only conversion the 49ers had came on a 14-yard Kendall Hunter run.
In the fourth quarter, when the 49ers needed a rally, Smith proved incapable of providing one. On the last play of the game, Smith connected with Delanie Walker for a meaningless 29 yards. Prior to that, he had completed just three of nine for 11 yards.
The Aftermath
To say Smith was bad would be an understatement. Harbaugh's secret offseason trip to watch Manning workout was a direct result of this. It was a reflection of Harbaugh's belief in Smith. After all, how could it not be? Smith's performance in the playoffs showcased his limitations. In essence, his play validated the "Smith-as-game-manager" argument that Harbaugh had furiously tried to refute.
Then his follow-up performance against the Giants in Week 6 of this season only reinforced the doubters. Smith's ceiling as a professional is obvious. He can quarterback winning teams. He can put up good stats. Heck, he can even beat some elite quarterbacks. But he can't win meaningful games. Not by himself, at least. He didn't win the Divisional Playoff game. Vernon Davis did. Kyle Williams didn't lose the Conference Playoff game. Alex Smith did. He didn't win 19 of his last 25 games. His team did. And they'll continue to win without him.


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Following its second straight loss, the ASU football team is searching for its identity.The Sun Devils' 27-10 loss to No. 3 Georgia dropped the team to 2-2, and now they are looking for answers."We've got to find ourselves," safety Troy Nolan said. "We have no identity right now."Coach Dennis Erickson agreed with Nolan to some degree, but he said the team's biggest issues are on the offensive side of the ball."I'm not sure we do have an identity offensively," Erickson said. "I thought we did some good things on defense, [but] we missed some tackles. We mentally missed some things. So I don't know if it's an identity [problem] there, we played hard. But offensively I think we've got to find a little bit more of an identity."All night long, the game was never really close.The talent gap was obvious in every aspect; the Bulldogs were the bigger, faster, more athletic team and controlled the game play all night."I don't think you know the speed until you exactly sit there and watch them on the field," Erickson said. "They've got great speed on both sides of the football."The Bulldogs spent much of game in a two-deep zone, which forced ASU to throw short-to-moderate length passes as well as run the ball, but the Sun Devils had no success on the ground.ASU only gained four yards on 19 attempts. That marked the fewest rushing yards ASU has gained since Nov. 9, 2002, when it rushed for minus-2 yards against Cal in a 55-38 loss. "We've got to be able to run the football a little bit in order for us to have any chance to be successful," Erickson said. "If you can run it effectively -- when you want to, not when you need to -- then you become a better football team. And that's what we've got to try to accomplish here."Dimitri Nance was the team's leading rusher with 12 yards on 10 attempts.Running back Keegan Herring, who has been battling a nagging hamstring injury did not suit up Saturday, and Erickson said his absence was felt."He's our homerun hitter and we don't have that right now," he said. "Keegan can take something to the house when it's not there. When he's not in there, yeah we miss that. There's no question about it."Besides the lack of production in the run game, the ASU players cited their inability to make the "big plays" as a big reason for the loss.ASU only had two plays that went for more than 20 yards."We didn't execute, we didn't convert, we didn't have any big plays really go all the way," said quarterback Rudy Carpenter, who finished the game 23 of 36 for 208 yards and one touchdown.Nolan said the game came down to ASU missing opportunities."We missed a couple of big plays," he said. "We were in the position to make the play but we obviously didn't make it."And the missed chances Nolan talked about were obvious.Like when ASU was forced to settle for a field goal in the red zone in the second quarter, rather than scoring a touchdown that would have made it a one-possession game at the time.And when Georgia missed a field goal, but Nance fumbled, giving the ball away just two plays later.The Sun Devils even allowed a punt to be blocked, something they haven't done all year."We didn't block it correctly," Erickson said about the punt. "We just mentally didn't see what we were supposed to see and block it. We let a guy come totally free that should have been blocked."While all the talk coming into the game was about stopping Georgia running back Knowshon Moreno, it was the passing game that really hurt ASU early on.Quarterback Matthew Stafford completed 16 of his 28 pass attempts for 285 yards and one touchdown. The touchdown was thrown to his top target on the night, true freshman AJ Green.Green has seven catches for 150 yards in the first half alone, and finished the game with eight receptions for 159 yards to go along with his score.And in the end, Moreno did wind up being a big factor. He rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns, including over 100 yards in the second half as the Bulldogs ran down the clock. "He's a heck of a back," Nolan said of Moreno. "He runs hard, he's energized out there, he's pretty shifty and he's a good player."The game began on a positive note for ASU. Its defense took the field first and forced a three-and-out. ASU looked like it could have a chance in the first quarter.But the second quarter didn't go as well for the Sun Devils - Georgia scored 21 points in the second quarter compared to ASU's three.However, the score would easily have been more lopsided at halftime if not for the mental mistakes by the Bulldogs. Georgia was penalized six times for 55 yards in the first half and finished with 12 penalties that cost it 104 yards.ASU had its best drive of the night to start the third quarter, and it ended with a 6-yard touchdown pass from Carpenter to tight end Andrew Pettes. At the time, the score brought ASU within 11.But after that, it was all Georgia.The Bulldogs tacked on two field goals after Pettes' touchdown and limited the ASU offense to just 46 yards in the fourth quarter.ASU has a week off before its next game, and Nolan said it couldn't come at a better time.He said the team will regroup, try to pick up the morale and put the last two games behind them."We're going to sit back, take it all in and put that behind us," he said. "[We have to] just get out there and work hard in practice and just find ourselves. We have the Pac-10 coming up and that's really what counts." ...More... To continue reading this article you must be a member. Sign Up Now!
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