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This application is a divisional application of and claims priority to U.S. Utility patent application Ser. No. 09/692,433; filed Oct. 19, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,829,604, entitled "Rules Analyzer System and Method for Evaluating and Ranking Exact and Probabilistic Search Rules in an Enterprise Database", which claims priority to copending U.S. Provisional Application entitled "Enterprise Person Identifier Method, System, and Computer Program," having Ser. No. 60/160,717, filed Oct. 19, 1999, which is entirely incorporated herein by reference.
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to the data processing field, and more specifically, to a method and system for evaluating the efficiency of and reordering accordingly a plurality of exact and probabilistic enterprise search rules.
2. Description of the Related Art
As healthcare organizations strive to provide maximum value to their customers, access to comprehensive patient information is more important than ever before. The rampant consolidation that has resulted from mergers and acquisitions has made it imperative that providers be able to track a patient across multiple facilities and throughout multiple episodes of care. In many healthcare systems, multiple systems within the same organization are maintained individually resulting in duplicate records of the same person causing confusion if an individual is not entered with exactly the same identification information at each entry point. This task of linking a patient across disparate information systems that are not integrated is a formidable challenge for most organizations; the duplication of critical patient information records caused by manual data entry makes the challenge greater.
For these reasons, an accurate method of identifying individual persons within enterprise is the critical foundation for the healthcare system, so it is essential that master patient identifier systems provide certainty that users are acting upon patient information that is complete, accurate, and updated—that the correct test result is linked to the correct patient. The effects of mistakenly identifying a patient in a healthcare enterprise can be far-reaching, whether the organization comprises one facility or a growing integrated health network. Unnecessary resource utilization, customer dissatisfaction, billing discrepancies and even the possibility of legal exposure from erroneous clinical decisions based on inaccurate patient information—all can be the unfortunate repercussions of maintaining disparate demographic, clinical and financial information about a person that cannot be linked across the enterprise.
Master person index systems are not new, but have never fully addressed the complexities of clearly identifying an individual in today's multi-layered healthcare environment. Some such systems are functionally capable of producing printed reports, others can function with same-vendor systems, and still others rely on hard-programmed matching criteria with limited flexibility. While most master person index systems have been exclusively patient-based or member-based, or have been designed to link systems from a single vendor, effective healthcare delivery in today's environment calls for a more comprehensive solution.
Many master person indexes utilize a series of pre-defined rules to search for the desired target patient records. The rules typically are comprised of a series of elements or fields that enable searching for the desired individual. For example, a rule may include a person's last name, social security number, telephone number, and zip code. Thus, in this example, a user may attempt to find a particular patient by entering the patient's information, and this sample rule would utilize the patient's last name, social security number, telephone number, and zip code. In executing the rule, the system would search the patient database for the same last name, social security number, telephone number, and zip code. The rule would record a hit if it found exact matches for these four data items, but the rule may also record a hit if it found a close match as well. However, if this rule does not find a record that closely matches the data elements for these four data items, no record would be returned and the rule would fail.
Because a given rule may not, and likely will not, always find the desired patient, master person index systems utilize many rules comprised of various data element combinations. In fact, some rules may be implemented in a system that rarely if ever find matches due to the construction of the rule. Therefore, upon firing many different rules, the likelihood of retrieving the correct patient record greatly increases. However, master person index systems create new problems in maintaining many rules and attempting to consider the large number of results that are actually false hits.
The problem with defining rules to locate specific individuals in the enterprise results in situations where some rules are more efficient in finding the correct result that others, but if the good rules are not fired first or before the less-efficient rules, the correct record may be buried in a long list of potential records for the desired individual. Moreover, some rules to locate records may take longer to execute to return the results. Yet other rules may not actually fire if their order is such that the desired number of results is reached by the higher ranking rules. In this situation, the higher ranking rules may not return the correct result while the unfired rule may have. In addition, some rules may have a higher rate of returning duplicate records than other rules, so unless those rules are identified and either adjusted or deleted, their existence reduces system efficiency. Even still, other rules may create a high number of false hits thereby increasing the operator's time in determining the proper record. Finally, rules may be misfired because of data entry errors. Thus, there is a problem in maintaining a set of rules to locate the desired records in an efficient manner.
A rules analyzer system and method is provided for an enterprise system to evaluate and rank exact and probabilistic search rules for searching a computer database of records according to the efficiency of each search rule. The rules analyzer collects statistics on the performance of each search rule and assigns a priority value for each search rule according to the collected statistics. The priority values are based on the efficiency or precision of each search rule. Thereafter, the rules analyzer ranks the search rules according to the assigned priority.
In another embodiment, system for uniquely identifying an object record in a database of object records according to a plurality of exact and probabilistic search rules is provided. The system is configured to receive application identification information and attributes that correspond to a target object contained in the database of object records. The system additionally executes one or more exact-match search rules to search the database of object records for the target object. If the exact-match search rules do not return the target record, the system executes one or more user defined probabilistic search rules to search the database of object records for the target object. A list of probable matches to the target object is retrieved by the probabilistic search rules, and the probable matches are ranked by degree of match probability. The user of the system thereafter determines which retrieved record is the target record. Upon selection, the system updates the database of object records in real time for the selected target object with new attributes and information associated with the target object. The system determines the efficiency of the exact-match and probabilistic search rules according to collected statistics for each search rule. Finally the rank order of the exact-match and probabilistic search rules are rearranged in descending order by the efficiency of each search rule.
Other systems, methods, features, and advantages of the present invention will be or become apparent to one with skill in the art upon examination of the following drawings and detailed description. It is intended that all such additional systems, methods, features, and advantages be included within this description, be within the scope of the present invention, and be protected by the accompanying claims.
The invention can be better understood with reference to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily to scale, emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the present invention. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.
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The user interface system 100 also includes a display device 136 which is coupled to the local interface 116 via the video interface 119. The user interface system 100 also includes several input devices, namely, a keyboard 139, a mouse 143, a microphone 146, and a scanner 149 which are all coupled to the local interface 116 via the various input interfaces 123. In addition, the modem 126 is coupled to a network 153 thus allowing the computer system to send and receive data via the network 153. The network 153 may be, for example, the Internet, local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), or other similar network.
The user interface system 100 may further include audio speakers 156, a printer 159, or other output devices that are coupled to the local interface 116 via the output interfaces 129. The mobile data storage device 133 may be one of several such devices that allow storage of data on a mobile platform such as a floppy disk drive, compact disc drive, mobile hard drive, mobile fixed memory, or other similar data storage device (none shown in
The user interface system 100 also includes document analysis logic 170 that is generally stored on the memory 113 along with data 176. In one embodiment of the present invention, the memory 113 is comprised of a combination of RAM, ROM, and a hard drive, although other combinations may be used. In this embodiment, the document analysis logic 170 is software that is stored on the hard drive and the data 176 is also stored on the hard drive. When the user interface system 100 is operational, pertinent portions of the document analysis logic 170 are loaded into the RAM and is executed by the processor 106. During operation of the user interface system 100, the document analysis logic 170 may access pertinent portions of the data 176 stored on the hard drive, loading them into the RAM for various purposes. For example, the data 176 may comprise a bit map image of a scanned document received from the scanner 149. The data 176 may also be accessed via the mobile data storage 133 or the network 153.
The display device 136 is employed to display any one of a number of interface displays 181 that are viewed by the user. The user interacts with the computer system 103 via the input devices such as the keyboard 139, mouse 143, or microphone 146. The user receives audio output from the audio speakers 156 and the computer system 103 may print out various documents created on the printer 159.
Note that although the above implementation of the present invention is discussed in terms of a processor circuit and software, it is understood that other embodiments of the present invention include a dedicated logical circuit which accomplishes the functionality of the document analysis logic 170, or a combination circuit which includes a processor circuit with software and specific dedicated circuits. It is understood that all such permutations of various implementations are included herein.
One embodiment of the invention includes execution of an enterprise person identifier system (hereinafter "EPI system") source code that executes on the user interface systems 100 a–100 e and the system server and database 161 to uniquely identify an individual across an enterprise of listings. The EPI system, once configured, enables the determination of whether or not persons (or objects) are potential matches. Based on rules established by a system administrator, the EPI system will either (1) identify persons as a 100% match and update the record for that person in the system server and database 161 with newly entered information, (2) identify persons as possible matches, assign a new identification number, and set aside the likely matches for manual review, or (3) identify the person as unknown to the EPI system, assign a new identification number, and complete the registration process.
For the EPI system to be able to properly locate the correct individual or object, configurable rules are generated to determine whether a person or object that is being presented to the EPI system may already exist in the system server and database 161 (
Three main types of rules are typically employed in the EPI system, but it should be obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art that other rule types may also be implemented as well. First, enterprise rules utilize a unique identification number for each individual as part of the rule criteria. Records that have the unique identification number qualify for enterprise rule evaluation or searches. Application rules utilize a source identifier as part of the rule criteria. Records that contain the specified source identifier qualify for an application rule evaluation or search. Finally, generic rules utilize any combination of user-defined data elements, regardless of the source, and do not contain either the unique identification number or the source identifier.
Using rules as described above, each person record comparison has one of the three outcomes. The first possible outcome is an exact or 100% match. Based on user criteria, the system will determine that the newly presented person record is known to the database. This will result in the existing record in the system server and database 161 (
To maximize the efficiency of the system in quickly and accurately locating person records, the system executes rules in a prescribed order. Irrespective of whether the search is an exact or likely match search, enterprise rules are executed first, application rules second, and generic rules third. If there is more than one enterprise, application, or generic rule defined for the exact or likely rule groups, the order with which the rules engine will evaluate the rules is determined by a ranking order defined for each rule.
A system administrator, upon initialization, or periodically, defines the rules used by the EPI system.
After the rank, type, and confidence weight of a rule are established, rule generator 201 prompts the system administrator to select the data elements for the rule.
The match logic choices selectable in match logic window 245 enable different types of matches to locate records in a variety of ways. The exact match option, if chosen, provides that the data element string should match the corresponding database object element to qualify for matching. As a nonlimiting example, a search for the last name "Crain" would not return "Crane" as an exact match, but would return last names indicated as "Crain."
Partial string matching logic compares a range of characters to the target data in specified character positions entered into data criteria field 248. As a non-limiting example, a system administrator may choose partial string and enter "1–3" for the criteria. Data element values entered will qualify for matching if the first three characters entered match those in the first, second, and third positions of data elements in the system server and database 161. Thus, for a last name partial string search of "Holland" with 1–3 set as the criteria, the results would include "Hollis," "Holt," "Holden," and other names beginning with the letters "Hol."
Transposition matching logic records a match if any two of the string values entered in data criteria field 248 are transposed (switched). Transposition searching actually matches both transposed and exact values. Thus a search for "12345" would return as matches records listed as "12345" and also "12435."
Range matching logic finds matches that fit within a corresponding data criteria field 248. As a non-limiting example, the date of birth may be searched in the range data criteria field 248 by an entry such as "Mar. 24, 1970–Jul. 24, 1970."
Other logic choices that incorporate industry standard devices or plugins may be implemented as well. Soundex is a data element search that employs an industry standard soundex algorithm to identify potential misspellings in the fields of searching.
Finally, the nickname matching logic option searches against a nickname table. For example, A search for "William" may return results with a name of "Bill," and a search for "James" may retrieve records with the name of "Jim."
When a user attempts to locate a person's identification information in the system database 161, the EPI system initializes an enterprise person identifier (EPI) search engine to perform a look up.
Upon initialization, the EPI search engine activates the patient repository, loads the decision matrix rules, loads the database schema, and initializes logging procedures, as in step 303. The patient repository, stored on system database 161 (
Based on the information entered by the user, the EPI system performs a search of the system database 161 for an exact match, as shown in step 314. As discussed above, the system administrator defines within the system what constitutes an exact match—such as the number of matched criteria. Also as discussed above, an exact match searches for the identical information as entered by the user on the user interface system 100, as described above in step 311. The EPI system determines whether an exact match is found, as in step 317, and if one is found, the unique single-person identifier created for that entry is returned to the display 136 (
If no exact match is found in step 317, the EPI system performs a likely match search for the proper patient data record, as in step 323. The likely match routines are based on fuzzy logic routines that search the system database 161 based on the supplied criteria for identification numbers that potentially correspond to the patient object. The EPI system takes the complete list of likely matched identification numbers and scores each retrieved identification number according to the degree of confidence of the match. The identification numbers are sorted into descending order according to the cumulative confidence weight values for each record and presented to the user for selection, as in step 326.
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If no exact match is found and the list of likely matches does not contain a record listing for the desired patient object, the user can enter any appropriate data for that individual patient and thereby create a new patient record, as shown in step 335. Once entry is complete, this embodiment of the invention immediately and automatically updates the entire enterprise so that any other user will be able to retrieve that patient's data record for future entry.
Periodically, the EPI system activates a rules analyzer to evaluate the efficiency of these previously discussed and enables re-ranking according to their determined efficiency, as shown in step 342. The rules analyzer 342 gathers and records data about rules, rule processing, and the resolution of duplicate patients. By continuously evaluating the rules and their efficiency, the EPI system insures that the rules that most frequently return the correct results are triggered first. The rules that either take too much time to execute or rarely return what is determined to be the correct object record are demoted in rank and eventually deleted by the system operator. The rules analyzer 342 also determines how frequently duplicate records are returned from searches among the set of rules and eliminates rules that are essentially duplicates of other rules. The rules analyzer 342 also, in making sure that the best rules are implemented, identifies rules that do not produce good results thereby increasing the overall efficiency of the EPI system.
Once activated, the rules analyzer 342 records whether or not one of the pre-defined rules was triggered or executed, as in step 405. If a rule was fired, the rules analyzer 342 records whether the rule returned a hit from the system database 161, as in step 408. In addition, the elapsed time for the rule to execute and either return a result or not is recorded, as shown in step 412. These variables are recorded in memory 113 (
The EPI system retains a history of searches and results in memory 113 that may also be searched for a desired object record. If the history is searched, the rules analyzer 342 records the number of instances that the rule returns a result and the amount of additional time taken to search the history, as in step 416.
Since multiple rules may be utilized in a given search, it is possible that two separate rules may return the same record as a hit. Consequently, the rules analyzer 342 records whether each returned result is a new hit or a duplicate hit from another rule execution, as in step 419.
As discussed above, the EPI system causes the user interface system 100 to present the user the list of likely matches for selection of the correct object record. If one of the returned records is determined to be the correct record from the list of returned results, the rules analyzer 342 records which rule found the record that was determined to be the correct rule, as in step 424.
The rules analyzer 342 additionally records the overall duplication rate of the entire EPI system (i.e., when a new person is registered in the system, what percentage of the time is a match found and what is the number of matches found?). One aspect of the EPI system is that it operates to eliminate duplicate records, so the rules analyzer 342 maintains statistics on the efficiency of reducing duplicate records.
The information recorded as discussed above is place in a database table contained in the system server and database 161 (
The RuleFiring table contains the following columns of data for implementation by the rules analyzer 342:
Column Name
Description of Column
Unique DB identifier
Rule name known to user
Type of even triggering the execution of a
Date and time event occurred
Rule group that was active when trigger
Type of client: HL7 interface, batch
extractor, or EPI client
name of client computer initiating trigger
Priority/order of firing within rule group
Date/time rule fired
Total Matches found by the firing (0 or 1
for Exact Rules; 0, 1, or more for Likely
Matches found by this firing that are not
Requests to fire a rule that are skipped due
to missing data
Number of matches found in the history
Time the rule spent searching the database
for matches recorded in 100ths of second
Source of the triggering event
User who initiated the trigger event
User who did the resolution
Time the rule spent searching the history
Time the rule spent searching soundex
The MatchesFound column above includes data regarding the total number of potential matches found by a rule firing. For an exact rule, it is either zero or one. For a likely rule, it may be zero, one, or more. NewMatchesFound applies to likely rules and not to exact rules, and it records the number of matches found that are not already in the likely table (i.e., they are new rather than duplicates). Thus, MatchesFound=NewMatchesFound plus duplicates found. For an exact rule, NewMatchesFound equals MatchesFound (0 or 1).
Rules can include a variety of data elements in the rule definition—last name and social security number are examples of data elements. If a user fails to enter all the data elements required by a rule, the rule cannot be fired. As a non-limiting example, if a user enters registration data about a patient but omits social security number, then rules containing social security number cannot be fired. Likewise if an input file containing patient data omits social security number then rules containing social security number cannot be fired when the file is processed. Since every rule is a tool for eliminating duplicate records, careless data entry reduces the benefits of the system by preventing impacted rules from performing their function.
The rule analyzer 342 addresses this problem by recording both standard firings (when a rule fires normally) and "missing data firings" (requests to fire a rule that are skipped due to missing data). The RuleFiring table contains rows representing both kinds of rule firing, so that total firings=standard firings+missing data firings. The RuleFiring table also contains information about the computer and the user who initiated the event that led to the rule firing request. The user can inspect this data to determine which rules are being impacted by missing data and who is failing to enter the data. The results of the RulesFiring table enable users to be reeducated regarding data entry process so that all the rules are fired as planned.
The MatchResolution table contains the following columns of data for implementation by the rules analyzer 342:
Column Name
Column Description
Unique DB Identifier
DB identifier of RuleFiring row that
generated the likely match
Name of client computer initiating
User who did the resolution
When likely math was resolved
Resolved as a match or non-match
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In this embodiment, the EPI system compiles data from the tables above into summary tables, RuleFiring_Smry and MatchResoln_Smry (not shown) for reporting purposes. The RuleFiring_Smry contains data that summarizes the RuleFiring table and the MatchResoln_Smry table contains data that summarizes the MatchResolution table. One row in each summary table contains data that summarizes many rows in its corresponding data table. The summary tables are populated by a post-processing routine that reads rows form the data tables and writes corresponding summary rows to the summary tables. The rule analyzer 342 reports are produced from the summary tables not from the data tables. From these reports, a user may reorder the rank or priority of each rule.
As stated above, the EPI system enables a user to set the rank or priority of each rule so that rules are executed according to a pre-set order, which desirably is according to the probability that a rule will find a match. Since the exact rules are fired first and the likely rules fired afterwards, the two rule types are treated separately—exact rules as a group have first priority followed by likely rules. A rule efficiency report depicts probability values for each exact rule and a rule precision report depicts probability for each likely rules.
The efficiency of a rule is calculated as the percentage of rule firings in which the rule finds a possible match. For an exact rule, possible matches are real matches by definition, so for exact rules, efficiency is the same as the probability of finding a match. As a non-limiting example, if an exact rule fires ten times and on four occasions finds a hit and on six occasions finds nothing, then the efficiency equals the probability of finding a match, or 40%. The rule efficiency report reports the efficiency of all the rules. The administrator can use the efficiencies of the exact rules to assign their priorities using the EPI system.
The precision of a rule is the percentage of possible matches found by a rule that are manually determined to be real matches. Precision computations apply to likely rules. As a non-limiting example, if a likely rule has produced 100 possible matches and 60 of these have been manually resolved and 40 are still waiting to be resolved. Suppose that of the 60 that have been resolved, 20 are determined to be matches and 40 are deemed to be non-matches. The precision value for this rule would be (20/60)*100=33%. The system administrator can use the precision report to assign priority values to likely rules in the EPI system. This number could also be used to set the confidence weight as described above.
In another embodiment, the rules analyzer 342 may itself implement an evaluation algorithm to consider the variables discussed above to generate an index number equating to an efficiency value for each rule. The mechanism for automatic adjustment is implemented similarly as for the manual case previously described. As described above, the rules analyzer 342 determines the efficiency of each exact rule and the precision of each likely rule. Periodically, a the rules analyzer 342 spawns an algorithm that adjusts the rank of the rules according to the efficiency and precision data for each rule, as in step 432.
Any process descriptions or blocks in flow charts should be understood as representing modules, segments, or portions of code which include one or more executable instructions for implementing specific logical functions or steps in the process, and alternate implementations are included within the scope of the preferred embodiment of the present invention in which functions may be executed out of order from that shown or discussed, including substantially concurrently or in reverse order, depending on the functionality involved, as would be understood by those reasonably skilled in the art of the present invention.
The EPI system, which comprises an ordered listing of executable instructions for implementing logical functions, can be embodied in any computer-readable medium for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device, such as a computer-based system, processor-containing system, or other system that can fetch the instructions from the instruction execution system, apparatus, or device and execute the instructions. In the context of this document, a "computer-readable medium" can be any means that can contain, store, communicate, propagate, or transport the program for use by or in connection with the instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. The computer readable medium can be, for example but not limited to, an electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, apparatus, device, or propagation medium. More specific examples (a nonexhaustive list) of the computer-readable medium would include the following: an electrical connection (electronic) having one or more wires, a portable computer diskette (magnetic), a random access memory (RAM) (electronic), a read-only memory (ROM) (electronic), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or Flash memory) (electronic), an optical fiber (optical), and a portable compact disc read-only memory (CDROM) (optical). Note that the computer-readable medium could even be paper or another suitable medium upon which the program is printed, as the program can be electronically captured, via for instance optical scanning of the paper or other medium, then compiled, interpreted or otherwise processed in a suitable manner, and then stored in a computer memory. It should be emphasized that the above-described embodiments of the present invention, particularly, any "preferred" embodiments, are merely possible examples of implementations, merely set forth for a clear understanding of the principles of the invention. Many variations and modifications may be made to the above-described embodiment(s) of the invention without departing substantially from the spirit and principles of the invention. All such modifications and variations are intended to be included herein within the scope of this disclosure and the present invention and protected by the following claims.
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A night after ripping apart the fabled Rucker Park with 66 points including an epic stretch of four straight 3-pointers, Kevin Durant did what has to do in order to breathe: He played more basketball.
He finished with 41 in a game in New York City's Nike Pro City, showing off a bunch of what he did at Rucker. Dunks, jumpers, deep 3s and all the like. One thing about this event that was a bit different: Some dude decided he wanted to heckle Durant all game long.
The guy starts with "Baby LeBron," as if that's supposed to be some major slight. Durant even looks back at the guy and says, "Baby LeBron? OK, Baby LeBron." I don't even understand the jab there.
The guy didn't let up so then Durant even looks at him with a smile that clearly says, "Come on man, shut up," and gives a little thumbs down. Then he yelled, "This ain't Rucker, Kev." Yep, some small gym in NYC definitely isn't the legendary pickup court. Got that one right, heckler person.
Durant missed a free throw to tie the game and a couple more people joined in. They even started chanting "Russ-ell West-brook." I get why, really, that's kind of a pathetic attempt. Durant and Westbrook are really close friends and even though I'm sure Durant understood the reason, it was probably one of the dumbest chants ever lobbed at him.
Right after, in typical ice-cold Durantula fashion, KD dropped a game-tying 3 to send the game to overtime. After hitting it, he looked over at his hecker, cracked a grin and gave him a little "waddup" look. And to wrap it up, Durant drilled the game-winning 3 and gave his heckler a friendly goodbye wave. Durant, in the way he normally does, let his game do the talking. Durant 1, heckler 0.

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IBM and the Swiss research institute Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) have announced a joint research initiative dubbed the Blue Brain Project to create a 3D model of the brain.
Scientists from both organizations will use data from more than 10 years of wet lab experimental and research data collected at EPFL to develop a computer model of the brain's workings at the molecular level. Specifically, the researchers will develop a 3D model of the neocortex that takes into account the high-speed electro-chemical interactions of the brain's interior.
The model will then be used to run simulations to better understand how the brain functions.
"Modeling the brain at the cellular level is a massive undertaking because of the hundreds of thousands of parameters that need to be taken into account," said Henry Markram, founder of the EPFL Brain and Mind Institute and the EPFL professor heading up the project. "With our [IBM's and EPFL's] combined resources and expertise we are embarking on one of the most ambitious research initiatives ever undertaken in the field of neuroscience."
To perform the simulations, the project will use a four-rack Blue Gene/L system that will deliver a peak processing of about 22.8 teraFLOPS (22.8 trillion operations per second). To put this processing power into perspective, a year ago such a system would have been roughly the world's second most powerful computer, according to the June 2004 list of the Top 500 supercomputers.
"This modeling is not possible without the processing power of Blue Gene/L," says Tilak Agerwala, vice president, systems, IBM Research. He notes that the work with EPFL is a collaborative effort, and that researchers from both organizations will develop the model and interpret the results.
The project will start with the collection of data Markram has gathered over the last decade. This information will be used to develop the computer model of the neocortex.
"The model will simulate the observable results," says Charles Peck, an IBM researcher whose area of expertise is biometaphorical computing. "Once the model is validated, it can then be used to [accelerate] the research." For example, the model could be used to help researchers select what type of experiments to do in the lab.
One benefit of the model is that it will allow researchers to "see" things – interactions, for example – that cannot be observed in the lab. For instance, researchers will be able to "play back" simulations and note interactions that lead to changes in the brain's workings.
The group expects the simulation and modeling work will significantly accelerate research efforts. "With an accurate computer-based model of the brain, much of the pre-testing and planning normally required for a major experiment could be done in silico rather than in the laboratory," says Markram. "With certain simulations we anticipate that a full day's worth of wet lab research could be done in a matter of seconds on Blue Gene."
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- Research your family history at the National Archives, where Alex Haley did the work that led to "Roots"
- Wander the waterfront and see the Washington Navy Yard, where Lincoln's assassination conspirators were incarcerated
- Visit the International Spy Museum of Civil War history with a modern twist
Day 1
Begin your day with breakfast at the Willard InterContinental, where Lincoln stayed prior to his inauguration and where Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote his "I Have a Dream" speech. Freedom Plaza, located opposite the hotel, honors King's legacy. Walk down Pennsylvania Avenue to the National Archives. Here, scan records of Civil War soldiers and learn more about the establishment of the Freedmen's Bureau. It's here that Alex Haley conducted the research that led to his landmark work "Roots."
From there, it's a short walk to Ford's Theatre. Tour the museum that tells the story behind Lincoln's fateful visit in 1865 and listen in on a ranger-led interpretive program. Follow John Wilkes Booth's escape route near 9th and F Streets.
Have dinner at a DC classic like The Occidental or Old Ebbitt Grill, then hop a cab to the Kennedy Center, which memorializes the former president by celebrating his passion for the arts. End your day with moonlight visits to the Lincoln Memorial and Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial.
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Start with a morning visit to Arlington National Cemetery. View the graves of civil rights leader Medgar Evers and President John F. Kennedy, along with thousands of notable soldiers and statesmen. A memorial to Robert E. Lee is located inside his hilltop family home, Arlington House. The cemetery's southern section was once known as Freedmen's Village and served as a home for freed and fugitive slaves during and following the war.
Make your next stop the National Museum of American History. Among its fascinating treasures: Lincoln's top hat, the Greensboro lunch counter made famous by sit-ins, and the chairs that Lee and Grant sat in during the surrender at Appomattox. Head to the National Portrait Gallery & Smithsonian American Art Museum for a light lunch in the Courtyard Café. It's here the Lincoln hosted his second inaugural ball, and where the last photograph taken of him is on display.
Take Metro to the Arts DIstrict/U Street/Shaw neighborhood. Near the U Street Metro station, you'll discover the African American Civil War Memorial, honoring the members of the U.S. Colored Troops that fought for freedom. Duck in to Ben's Chili Bowl for a chili half-smoke and join the diverse crowds to take in the nightlife on DC's historic "Black Broadway."
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Pay a visit to Cedar Hill, the historic home of abolitionist, statesman and Lincoln confidante Frederick Douglass, and enjoy the stunning views of the DC skyline. The nearby Anacostia Community Museum tells the story of this fascinating neighborhood.
Spend the afternoon at President Lincoln's Cottage, the peaceful retreat where Lincoln spent the summers of 1862, 1863 and 1864, and where he penned pieces of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Take an evening stroll through Georgetown. DC's oldest neighborhood, Georgetown was home to both Union and Confederate sympathizers during the war. Stop for a bite to eat at a sidewalk café or on the scenic waterfront.
Day 4
Make Capitol Hill your first stop. Browse the exhibits at the Library of Congress, which houses the papers of Frederick Douglass and educator Booker T. Washington, plus more than 1,400 stunning Civil War photographs by Matthew Brady. Pay a visit to the Supreme Court, where many landmark decisions were delivered.
Have lunch at Union Station then take a leisurely stroll to Lincoln Park. Here you'll find the Emancipation Memorial, a tribute to Lincoln paid for by newly freed slaves. In front of a crowd that included then-President Ulysses S. Grant, Frederick Douglass delivered the keynote address at its dedication in 1876. The park is also the site of a memorial to education activist Mary McLeod Bethune.
Wander down Barracks Row, or 8th Street SE, a neatly restored commercial district. Have a bite to eat in one of its dozens of restaurants. The Washington Navy Yard on the nearby waterfront played a critical role in DC's defense. It was here that the Lincoln assassination conspirators were incarcerated.
Day 5
Take a morning trip to the National Museum of Health & Medicine. The museum's fascinating collection includes artifacts like General Daniel Sickles' leg bone (which he reportedly visited regularly) and the bullet that killed Abraham Lincoln.
Head back downtown for lunch at Wok and Roll, a Chinese restaurant located inside Mary Surratt's boarding house. Then tour the stunning National Building Museum. Built to house the Pension Bureau, it was designed by Montgomery Meigs, former quartermaster general for the Union. Its exterior boasts a 1,200-square-foot frieze depicting Union forces in the Civil War.
For Civil War history with a modern twist, visit the International Spy Museum. Civil War spies like Rose Greenbow are among the colorful characters showcased inside this high-tech attraction. Or pose for photos with likenesses of Civil War and civil rights luminaries like Lincoln, Grant, King and Rosa Parks at Madame Tussauds Washington D.C.
Wind down with dinner at Rosa Mexicano. It's housed in the Terrell Square building, named for activist Mary Terrell, who led the fight to desegregate DC's restaurants in 1953.


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At UFC 160, Junior dos Santos and Mark Hunt became the latest duo to make their case for Fight of the Year honors. The heavyweight contenders slugged it out for 14 minutes before dos Santos downed Hunt with an unexpected spinning heel kick that led to the finish.
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Adorable and super-talented Takase is the star secretary of his company! His reputation's been built on his amazing ability to make anyone he works with a success... but what will happen when he's assigned to the lazy son of the big boss? Can a prodigy improve the reputation of a handsome slacker? It's lots of fun to tackle meetings with the company's best employee, but will a professional relationship cross the line once sweet, surprising feelings come to light?
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A Rare Letter Written by Napoleon in English Goes Up for Auction
A rare letter written in English by the French Emperor Napoleon went on display in Paris on Tuesday (May 5) ahead of an auction set to take place this weekend where it is expected to make up to 80,000 euros.
A few hundred metres from the final resting place of the famous military commander at Les Invalides in Paris, the single sheet of yellowed paper is being held at an auction house specializing in historical artifacts.
The letter is one of only three written by Napoleon when he was in exile on the Atlantic island of St Helena where he became determined to master the language of his British captors.
It was written in March 1816 and is addressed to Napoleon's close aid Emmanuel de Las Cases who had spent time in London during the revolution and who acted as an English teacher.
Associate from Osenat auction house Jean-Christophe Chataignier believes the deposed Emperor relished the challenge, partly as a way of passing time on the notoriously inhospitable island.
The letter was written by the famously hyperactive Emperor in the middle of the night and he declares in the opening sentence It is two o'clock after midnight, I have eno[ugh] sleep.
In the absence of spell-check Napoleon makes impressively few spelling errors, although some passages risk leaving the modern reader a little perplexed.
Fortunately, Napoleon's English teacher was never very far away. His room was only a few doors down the corridor and the address on the front of the letter reads very close.
But ultimately it seems that the man many feared might conquer the whole of Europe was not quite able to master the language of Shakespeare.
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COPPELL - An anonymous donor has given a Dallas suburb $10,000 along with a note to cover charges on a city-issued credit belonging to a former mayor who apparently shot herself and her daughter.
Coppell officials made the announcement Wednesday when they released the results of an investigation that showed former mayor Jayne Peters charged more than $6,300 in personal expenses on her city credit card.
The note accompanying the donation says, "Please use these dollars to reimburse the city for any and all credit card charges of Jayne Peters, with any remainder to go to the city."
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Yeah, title says it all. I mean really?! I don't have the best of skin during normal cycles....but on my NECK!? What kind of BS is this?! I better be preggo or I'm high-tailing it to a dermatologist when AF shows to get on a prescription!
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YES! Ughhh.... huge "cystic" pimples, just as you said! Ugh. Some in inappropriate places as well. About 4 big ones on my face, 1 on my back. Lovely.
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I am actually the opposite..I have really bad skin normally and it is so soft and clear right now. Like it was when I was PG with my DS. Here is hoping...
Me too ugh! I have horrible pimples all over my face like I'm 15 again and a huge cystic one on my chin. I better be preggo.
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current "symptom"though so I'll take it.
Although I'm also wondering if it might be because I switched to all natural skin products when I started my 2 ww. I'm also second guessing everything these days!!
I hope the pimples are good news for all of you! As annoying as they are.
I got my positive 2 days ago and i'm breaking out like crazy. I kept thinking today, "Is this what they mean by the pregnancy glow?" More like the pregnancy clogged pores!
Our little girl came into the world May 7, 2011
Im right there with you all.. I am 10 dpo I think and my face has been broken out tha last 2 days. I even had 3 new ones by time I got home from work last night... This is nuts! This skin issue better be for a good reason :)
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"Well, basically I wasn't really planning on coming out to BYU," said Fuga. "My parents were planning on sending me out because my brother was saying, 'Send him, send him.' I wasn't all that interested in going because I wanted to do something else."
Romney convinced him and his parents that he and the rest of the family should come up and visit BYU.
"When I got there they told me that they wanted to meet with me at 5:30," said Fuga. "That's when I got a surprise and was offered a scholarship by BYU."
Fuga now had a BYU offer to add to his offers from Utah, Boise State and Utah State.
"I didn't really want to expect anything, so I went up there with an open mind," Fuga said. "When I got the offer, I was surprised. I was just in the moment of, 'Am I really getting an offer from BYU?'"
Although his brother was a former defensive line great, the younger Fuga's blood ran red with the color of the University of Utah. The Utah coaching staff had been heavily recruiting him for some time now, and the University of Utah was where his heart was.
"I was supposed to go to Utah tomorrow," Fuga said on Tuesday. "I was going to go there and commit tomorrow. That was my plan. I was going to go up there and meet with the coaches and commit to Utah."
However, the offer from Coach Mendenhall was part of a process that slowly changed Fuga's heart. It was a process that began with a personal talk he had with his brother.
"On Sunday, me and my brother Romney had a long talk," said Fuga. "He just told me about the real meaning of BYU. He really went into depth about it and really opened my eyes. He talked about how they put their faith first and how they share the gospel, and that struck me deep. That's when I started thinking."
With enlightening words, big brother Romney tilled a hardened heart and planted a blue seed.
"What was going through my mind was I was really stuck on Utah [Monday]," said Fuga. "Like, I wanted to go to Utah and that was pretty much it. I was really ready to go to Utah and play up there, but when I went to the camp at BYU I really started to love it. The coaches were great and I started to love the coaches because they started showing interest in me. It then became a scary thing for me."
The experiences Fuga was having on campus began to match the message his brother spoke about the previous day. A third confirmation came after the first day of camp when he was called into Coach Mendenhall's office.
"First [Mendenhall] started talking about how a few years ago he was in our house meeting with my brother and I was there as a little kid," said Fuga. "I remembered that experience clearly. It was just really cool how I was there."
The conversation then turned to a more serious nature. The talk with Coach Mendenhall touched Fuga's heart, swelling the tiny seed planted by his brother the previous day.
"Coach Mendenhall is a good coach, but what I really liked was how he tied truth to football," said Fuga. "He doesn't really put football first, he puts faith first. He cares about his players and not just about success. He cares about what happens to his players after college and things like that. Coach Mendenhall then gave me a letter to read.
"I started reading it, and it said that I had a scholarship for 2016. At first I was trying not to cry. I don't know, I couldn't believe that I was getting an offer from the same school that my brother went to. When I was reading the letter and it said I was getting an offer, I knew what I wanted to do. I wanted to go to a program that would not only help me with football and school, but go to a program that would help me succeed in life too and stay strong in the Church."
Fuga had heard and seen enough. The convictions of his heart led him to make a final decision.
"It was funny because when I was talking with Coach Mendenhall, everything he hit on and talked about was basically everything my brother talked about. He then started talking about church and things like that. I then started thinking, 'Wow, my brother was right. This is what the program stands for.' I had a good feeling about it and so I felt like I should commit. So, I did. I told him, 'I want to commit. I want to come here.' It's kind of funny because I hurt my foot at camp on Monday and wasn't really able to do much, so I was thinking that I wouldn't get the offer. I was thinking that I wouldn't be offered, but instead I left with one.
"BYU is just different. I mean, obviously it's a Mormon school and so there is a LDS emphasis there unlike at other colleges. The players that I met here every day were different. They carried themselves differently and aren't selfish. It's just a different feeling, so I just felt like I should commit."
In front of his father Romney Fuga Sr. and Coach Kaufusi, Tico Fuga gave his commitment to Coach Mendenhall that he would be a Cougar. The one person not in attendance for the occasion was Romney, who played a big part in his decision. The only thing to do now was to let him know he committed to play football at BYU.
"At first I wanted to tell him, 'I turned down the scholarship because I want to go to Utah,'" said Fuga with a slight laugh. "My dad told me, 'That might not be a good idea because you might get kicked out of the house!' I don't know how he found out, but I guess he wrote on Twitter that he was proud of me. He just told me that I made the right choice and that he's proud of me. He told me he's excited for me because he knows what kind of experience I'm going to have."
Fuga plans on contacting the other schools that have recruited him to let them know he has chosen BYU.
"I'll call them up [Wednesday] to let them know," said Fuga. "That's what I plan on doing. I'll let them know that I committed to BYU. It's a good feeling, you know, but it's going to be a challenge for me because people are going to expect a lot from me because of my brother. So, I just have to work harder and push myself to be better. Living in my brother's shadow – because he was an all-star in high school – is tough, but I'm going to try and be better. I hope BYU fans will support me as I try to fill his big shoes. I am grateful for the opportunity. I'm definitely just grateful to Heavenly Father."
It wasn't but two days ago that a young Tico Fuga's blood ran bright red, but now his blood flows a different color.
"It's blue now," he said.


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RANGOON — The Buddhist extremist movement in Burma, known as 969, portrays itself as a grassroots creed.
Its chief proponent, a monk named U U Wirathu, was once jailed by the former military junta for anti-Muslim violence and once called himself the "Burmese bin Laden."
But a Reuters examination traces 969's origins to an official in the dictatorship that once ran Burma, and which is the direct predecessor of today's reformist government. The 969 movement now enjoys support from senior government officials, establishment monks and even some members of the opposition National League for Democracy (NLD), the political party of Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.
U Wirathu urges Buddhists to boycott Muslim shops and shun interfaith marriages. He calls mosques "enemy bases."
Among his admirers: Burma's minister of religious affairs.
"Wirathu's sermons are about promoting love and understanding between religions," Sann Sint, minister of religious affairs, told Reuters in his first interview with the international media. "It is impossible he is inciting religious violence."
Sann Sint, a former lieutenant general in Burma's army, also sees nothing wrong with the boycott of Muslim businesses being led by the 969 monks. "We are now practicing market economics," he said. "Nobody can stop that. It is up to the consumers."
President Thein Sein is signaling a benign view of 969, too. His office declined to comment for this story. But in response to growing controversy over the movement, it issued a statement Sunday, saying 969 "is just a symbol of peace" and U Wirathu is "a son of Lord Buddha."
U Wirathu and other monks have been closely linked to the sectarian violence spreading across Burma, formerly known as Burma. Anti-Muslim unrest simmered under the junta that ran the country for nearly half a century. But the worst fighting has occurred since the quasi-civilian government took power in March 2011.
Two outbursts in Arakan State last year killed at least 192 people and left 140,000 homeless, mostly stateless Rohingya Muslims. A Reuters investigation found that organized attacks on Muslims last October were led by Arakan nationalists incited by Buddhist monks and sometimes abetted by local security forces.
In March this year, at least 44 people died and 13,000 were displaced – again, mostly Muslims – during riots in Meikhtila, a city in central Burma. Reuters documented in April that the killings happened after monks led Buddhist mobs on a rampage. In May, Buddhists mobs burned and terrorized Muslim neighborhoods in the northern city of Lashio. Reports of unrest have since spread nationwide.
The numbers 969, innocuous in themselves, refer to attributes of the Buddha, his teachings and the monkhood. But 969 monks have been providing the moral justification for a wave of anti-Muslim bloodshed that could scuttle Burma's nascent reform program. Another prominent 969 monk, Wimala Biwuntha, likens Muslims to a tiger who enters an ill-defended house to snatch away its occupants.
"Without discipline, we'll lose our religion and our race," he said in a recent sermon. "We might even lose our country."
Officially, Burma has no state religion, but its rulers have long put Buddhism first. Muslims make up an estimated 4 percent of the populace. Buddhism is followed by 90 percent of the country's 60 million people and is promoted by a special department within the ministry of religion created during the junta.
Easy Scapegoats
Monks play a complex part in Burmese politics. They took a central role in pro-democracy "Saffron Revolution" uprisings against military rule in 2007. The generals – who included current President Thein Sein and most senior members of his government – suppressed them. Now, Thein Sein's ambitious program of reforms has ushered in new freedoms of speech and assembly, liberating the country's roughly 500,000 monks. They can travel at will to spread Buddhist teachings, including 969 doctrine.
In Burma's nascent democracy, the monks have emerged as a political force in the run-up to a general election scheduled for 2015. Their new potency has given rise to a conspiracy theory here: The 969 movement is controlled by disgruntled hardliners from the previous junta, who are fomenting unrest to derail the reforms and foil an election landslide by Suu Kyi's NLD.
No evidence has emerged to support this belief. But some in the government say there is possibly truth to it.
"Some people are very eager to reform, some people don't want to reform," Soe Thein, one of President Thein Sein's two closest advisors, told Reuters. "So, regarding the sectarian violence, some people may be that side — the anti-reform side."
Even if 969 isn't controlled by powerful hardliners, it has broad support, both in high places and at the grass roots, where it is a genuine and growing movement.
Officials offer tacit backing, said Wimala, the 969 monk. "By letting us give speeches to protect our religion and race, I assume they are supporting us," he said.
The Rangoon representative of the Burmese Muslim Association agreed. "The anti-Muslim movement is growing and the government isn't stopping it," said Myo Win, a Muslim teacher. Myo Win likened 969 to the Ku Klux Klan.
The religion minister, Sann Sint, said the movement doesn't have official state backing. But he defended U Wirathu and other monks espousing the creed.
"I don't think they are preaching to make problems," he said.
Local authorities, too, have lent the movement some backing.
Its logo – now one of Burma's most recognizable – bears the Burmese numerals 969, a chakra wheel and four Asiatic lions representing the ancient Buddhist emperor Ashoka. Stickers with the logo are handed out free at speeches. They adorn shops, homes, taxis and souvenir stalls at the nation's most revered Buddhist pagoda, the Shwedagon. They are a common sight in areas plagued by unrest.
Some authorities treat the symbol with reverence. A court in Pegu, a region near Rangoon hit by anti-Muslim violence this year, jailed a Muslim man for two years in April after he removed a 969 sticker from a betel-nut shop. He was sentenced under a section of Burma's colonial-era Penal Code, which outlaws "deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings".
Quasi-Official Origins
The 969 movement's ties to the state date back to the creed's origins. Wimala, U Wirathu and other 969 preachers credit its creation to the late Kyaw Lwin, an ex-monk, government official and prolific writer, now largely forgotten outside religious circles.
Burma's former dictators handpicked Kyaw Lwin to promote Buddhism after the brutal suppression of the 1988 democracy uprising. Thousands were killed or injured after soldiers opened fire on unarmed protesters, including monks. Later, to signal their disgust, monks refused to accept alms from military families for three months, a potent gesture in devoutly Buddhist Burma.
Afterwards, the military set about co-opting Buddhism in an effort to tame rebellious monks and repair its image. Monks were registered and their movements restricted. State-run media ran almost daily reports of generals overseeing temple renovations or donating alms to abbots.
In 1991, the junta created a Department for the Promotion and Propagation of the Sasana (DPPS), a unit within the Religion Ministry, and appointed Kyaw Lwin as its head. Sasana means "religion" in Pali, the liturgical language of Theravada Buddhism; in Burma, the word is synonymous with Buddhism itself.
The following year, the DPPS published "How To Live As A Good Buddhist," a distillation of Kyaw Lwin's writings. It was republished in 2000 as "The Best Buddhist," its cover bearing an early version of the 969 logo.
Kyaw Lwin stepped down in 1992. The current head is Khine Aung, a former military officer.
Kyaw Lwin's widow and son still live in his modest home in central Rangoon. Its living room walls are lined with shelves of Kyaw Lwin's books and framed photos of him as a monk and meditation master.
Another photo shows Kyaw Lwin sharing a joke with Lieutenant General Khin Nyunt, then chief of military intelligence and one of Burma's most feared men. Kyaw Lwin enjoyed close relations with other junta leaders, said his son, Aung Lwin Tun, 38, a car importer. He was personally instructed to write "The Best Buddhist" by the late Saw Maung, then Burma's senior-most general. He met "often" to discuss religion with ex-dictator Than Shwe, who retired in March 2011 and has been out of the public eye since then.
"The Best Buddhist" is out of print, but Aung Lwin Tun plans to republish it. "Many people are asking for it now," he said. He supports today's 969 movement, including its anti-Muslim boycott. "It's like building a fence to protect our religion," he said.
Also supporting 969 is Kyaw Lwin's widow, 65, whose name was withheld at the family's request. She claimed that Buddhists who marry Muslims are forced at their weddings to tread on an image of Buddha, and that the ritual slaughter of animals by Shi'ite Muslims makes it easier for them to kill humans.
Among the monks Kyaw Lwin met during his time as DPPS chief was Wiseitta Biwuntha, who hailed from the town of Kyaukse, near the northern cultural capital of Mandalay. Better known as U Wirathu, he is today one of the 969's most incendiary leaders.
U Wirathu and Kyaw Lwin stayed in touch after their 1992 meeting, said Aung Lwin Tun, who believed his father would admire U Wirathu's teachings. "He is doing what other people won't – protecting and promoting the religion."
Kyaw Lwin died in 2001, aged 70. That same year, U Wirathu began preaching about 969, and the US State Department reported "a sharp increase in anti-Muslim violence" in Burma. Anti-Muslim sentiment was stoked in March 2001 by the Taliban's destruction of Buddhist statues in Bamiyan, Afghanistan, and in September by al Qaeda's attacks in the United States.
Two years later, U Wirathu was arrested and sentenced to 25 years in jail for distributing anti-Muslim pamphlets that incited communal riots in his hometown. At least 10 Muslims were killed by a Buddhist mob, according to a State Department report. The 969 movement had spilled its first blood.
969 Versus 786
U Wirathu was freed in 2011 during an amnesty for political prisoners. While the self-styled "Burmese bin Laden" has become the militant face of 969, the movement derives evangelical energy from monks in Mon, a coastal state where people pride themselves on being Burma's first Buddhists. Since last year's violence they have organized a network across the nation. They led a boycott last year of a Muslim-owned bus company in Moulmein, Mon's capital. Extending that boycott nationwide has become a central 969 goal.
Muslims held many senior government positions after Burma gained independence from Britain in 1948. That changed in 1962, when the military seized power and stymied the hiring and promoting of Muslim officials. The military drew on popular prejudices that Muslims dominated business and used their profits to build mosques, buy Buddhist wives and spread Islamic teachings.
All this justified the current boycott of Muslim businesses, said Zarni Win Tun, a 31-year-old lawyer and 969 devotee, who said Muslims had long shunned Buddhist businesses. "We didn't start the boycott – they did," she said. "We're just using their methods."
By that she means the number 786, which Muslims of South Asian origin often display on their homes and businesses. It is a numerical representation of the Islamic blessing, "In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate and Merciful". But Buddhists in Burma – a country obsessed by numerology – claim the sum of the three numbers signifies a Muslim plan for world domination in the 21st century.
It is possible to understand why some Buddhists might believe this. Religious and dietary customs prohibit Muslims from frequenting Buddhist restaurants, for example. Muslims also dominate some small- and medium-sized business sectors. The names of Muslim-owned construction companies – Naing Group, Motherland, Fatherland – are winning extra prominence now that Rangoon is experiencing a reform-era building boom.
However, the biggest construction firms – those involved in multi-billion-dollar infrastructure projects – are run by tycoons linked to members of the former dictatorship. They are Buddhists.
Buddhist clients have canceled contracts with Muslim-owned construction companies in northern Rangoon, fearing attacks by 969 followers on the finished buildings, said Shwe Muang, a Muslim MP with the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party. "I worry that if this starts in one township it will infect others," he said.
"Our Lives Are Not Safe"
For Zarni Win Tun, the 969 devotee, shunning Muslims is a means of ensuring sectarian peace. She points to the Meikhtila violence, which was sparked by an argument between Buddhist customers and a Muslim gold-shop owner. "If they'd bought from their own people, the problem wouldn't have happened," she said.
Her conviction that segregation is the solution to sectarian strife is echoed in national policy. A total of at least 153,000 Muslims have been displaced in the past year after the violence in Arakan and in central Burma. Most are concentrated in camps guarded by the security forces with little hope of returning to their old lives.
A few prominent monks have publicly criticized the 969 movement, and some Facebook users have launched a campaign to boycott taxis displaying its stickers. Some Rangoon street stalls have started selling 969 CDs more discreetly since the Meikhtila bloodbath. The backlash has otherwise been muted.
Wimala, the Mon monk, shrugged off criticism from fellow monks. "They shouldn't try to stop us from doing good things," he said.
In mid-June, he and U Wirathu attended a hundreds-strong monastic convention near Rangoon, where U Wirathu presented a proposal to restrict Buddhist women from marrying Muslim men.
In another sign 969 is going mainstream, U Wirathu's bid was supported by Dhammapiya, a U.S.-educated professor at the International Theravada Buddhist Missionary University in Rangoon, a respected institution with links to other Buddhist universities in Asia.
Dhammapiya described 969 as a peaceful movement that is helping Burma through a potentially turbulent transition. "The 969 issue for us is no issue," Dhammapiya told Reuters. "Buddhists always long to live in peace and harmony."
No Mosques Here
The only mass movement to rival 969 is the National League for Democracy. Their relationship is both antagonistic and complementary.
In a speech posted on YouTube in late March, U Wirathu said the party and Suu Kyi's inner circle were dominated by Muslims. "If you look at NLD offices in any town, you will see bearded people," he said. Followers of Wimala told Reuters they had removed photos of Suu Kyi – a devout Buddhist – from their homes to protest her apparent reluctance to speak up for Buddhists affected by last year's violence in Arakan. Suu Kyi's reticence on sectarian violence has also angered Muslims.
The Burmese Muslim Association has accused NLD members of handing out 969 materials in Rangoon.
Party spokesman Nyan Win said "some NLD members" were involved in the movement. "But the NLD cannot interfere with the freedoms or rights of members," he said. "They all have the right to do what they want in terms of social affairs."
Min Thet Lin, 36, a taxi driver, is exercising that right. The front and back windows of his car are plastered with 969 stickers. He is also an NLD leader in Thaketa, a working-class Rangoon township known for anti-Muslim sentiment.
In February, Buddhist residents of Thaketa descended upon an Islamic school in Min Thet Lin's neighborhood which they claimed was being secretly converted into a mosque. Riot police were deployed while the structure was demolished.
A month later, Wimala and two other Mon monks visited Thaketa to give Buddhists what a promotional leaflet called "dhamma medicine" – that is, three days of 969 sermons. "Don't give up the fight," urged the leaflet.
Today, the property is sealed off and guarded by police. "People don't want a mosque here," said Min Thet Lin.
As he spoke, 969's pop anthem, "Song to Whip Up Religious Blood," rang over the rooftops. A nearby monastic school was playing the song for enrolling pupils.
a great piece of research
@ Dave.
"a great piece of research"…??? Well…it is just one-sided. If Andrew should have seen from the other sides (peaceful of Buddhism, political conflicts of Burma and illegal entry of Bengali), then, I agree with you. Remember, in our country Myanmar, everybody is just a 'Pawn'.
@ Andrew R.C. Marshall,
Which NGOs and corresponding Islamic staff members provided the onesided and partly fabricated information for your story ??
Your propagandistic (latent pro-Islam) article against Burmese Buddhists is resembling a "journalistic product" which was very typical for the former Communist Eastern bloc.
I am sure the vast majority of Myanmar people disagree with your destructive work.
'In October, with violence raging in Arakan, he and fellow Mon monks set up the "Gana Wasaka Sangha" network to propagate 969 teachings." – if this is what Andrew RC Marshall observed in "Ingraining the 969 Ideology", what he is writing here just can't match up. Andrew can go on writing like a hysteric, and his follies are showing for his imperfect 'research' all the more.
Desperate digging to find links between the govt and 969 yet again turn up nothing. An interesting set of reflections, but why dress it up as a conspiracy?
I guess this article was written before Ooredoo of Qatar, a muslim country, was awarded one of two lucrative telecommunication licenses in the country? Remember there were 90 firms who wanted to bid for one of these licenses. The government must really hate muslims if they picked a Qatar firm out of all these other companies, huh?
If Wirathu is a son of Lord Buddha, Osama bin Laden is a son of Allah.
Peace Lover – Wirathu, in my opinion, is the reincarnation of Dae-wa-dat (Satan)and perhaps related to bin Laden.
Except Wirathu is not calling for Jihard? Did he?


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