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Commission on Audit (COA) Chair Grace Pulido-Tan said this on Friday as she confirmed that 10 nongovernment organizations with links to Napoles illegally got hold of P2.157 billion of the legislators' pork barrel funds between 2007 and 2009.
The name Janet Lim-Napoles "is not new" in the pork barrel circuit, Tan said when she on Friday announced the results of the COA Special Audit of the pork barrel for the three years during the previous Arroyo administration. Because of the tedious process, the audit took three years to complete, she said.
The COA report said that between 2007 and 2009, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) released the following amounts: about P101.6 billion for various infrastructures including local projects (VILP); P12 billion for Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) projects; and P2.36 billion for financial assistance to local government units (LGUs); and budgetary support for government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs).
All of these amounts went to projects identified by individual legislators.
The funds are included in the national budget each year as a lump sum appropriation for the various projects identified by senators and congressmen. Those under the VILP are described as "hard projects" under the category of public works.
Those under the PDAF are described as "soft projects" under the category of education, health, livelihood, social services, financial assistance for propoor programs of the government, cultural projects and small infrastructure projects like irrigation, rural electrification, water supply, housing and forest management.
Napoles link
According to Tan, P6.156 billion, sourced from the PDAF of 12 senators and 180 representatives, were transferred by the different agencies to 82 NGOs.
"Ten of the NGOs, which received a total of P2.157 billion, are presently linked to Janet Lim-Napoles," Tan said.
Six other NGOs, which got P189 million, involved legislators whose PDAF was transferred to the NGO, or a relative of the legislator, as incorporator or officer.
While the audit covered only the years 2007 to 2009, Tan said the COA auditors were able to identify the NGOs that were identified in the Inquirer series (of articles on irregularities in the use of the pork barrel funds) as having been used by Napoles to siphon off sizeable amounts from the pork barrel of senators and congressmen.
"There are names of NGOs that are coming up here that are linked to her name," Tan said.
Napoles has been accused of masterminding a P10-billion pork barrel scam through the use of 22 bogus NGOs. Her cousin Benhur Luy and five other former employees of her JLN Corp. blew the lid on the scam after Luy was kidnapped, allegedly by Napoles.
Napoles is now on the run after a Makati court issued a warrant for her arrest as well as for her brother, Reynald Lim, on charges of serious illegal detention.
Tan said the Napoles' name had also cropped up in the investigation of the P728-million fertilizer fund scam of 2004.
"In the fertilizer fund scam in 2004, her name had come up. She has a notice of disallowance," Tan said.
She said Jo-Chris Trading, apparently named after one of Napoles' daughters, Jo Christine, was one of the biggest suppliers for the fertilizer fund projects.
"Her name is not new," she said.
Tan said it was "providential" that there are media reports coming out on the pork barrel scam, as they somehow also validate the results of the COA audit.
Justice catching up
She cited the Inquirer report on the Supreme Court decision upholding a Court of Appeals ruling holding four officials of Vicente Sotto Memorial Hospital in Cebu liable for the misuse of P3.38 million from the pork barrel of then Cebu Rep. Antonio Cuenco in 2004.
"It just takes some time (but somehow) justice catches up," Tan said.
The COA chief said it was "good timing" that when the media reports of the Napoles scam came out, the agency had already finished the audit.
Salient findings
"Everyday I would read the papers, it seems to validate what we found. This was providential that things are happening this way," she said.
One of the salient findings of the audit was that the implementing agencies simply transferred the funds to the NGOs identified or selected by the legislator and not through public bidding as required in the government procurement policy, and then barely monitored the projects, said Tan.
She said many of the NGOs were of "dubious existence."
"They were either unknown or could not be found at their given addresses, or have given nonexistent addresses, or were traced to mere shanties or high-end residences which turned out to be residences of their owners/officers," she said.
"The procurement of alleged goods and services by the NGOs aggregating to billions of pesos was not made through competitive bidding. Many suppliers are the same for most of the NGOs," Tan said.
She said some NGOs even used P123 million of the funds for payment of salaries and other administrative expenses.
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|2014-11-20| Net closing in on Matteo Messina Denaro
In Palermo police arrested 37-year old businessman Girolamo Bellomo, who had acted as an important henchman for fugitive Mafiaboss Matteo Messino Denaro. Interestingly, the suspect is also Denaro's brother-in-law. Investigators believe he helped to back Denaro financially while in hideout and took care of all sorts of mob related business ventures. Another 15 men linked to the suspect were taken in for questioning. In december last year police already arrested several affiliates and family members, including his sister Patrizia. Denaro has been a fugitive since 1993 and remains one of the most wanted men in Italy.
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The Land Rover Perentie[1] is a nickname for the Land Rover 110 produced by JRA Limited for the Australian Army, and part manufactured and assembled in Moorebank, New South Wales, during the 1980s and 1990s. The Perentie was based on the Land Rover Defender 110, and was introduced in 1987 to replace the ageing fleet of Series 2A and 3 Land Rovers. The Land Rover Perenties were produced in 4 x 4 and 6 x 6 variants and powered by an Isuzu 3.9-litre four-cylinder 4BD1 diesel engine or 4BD1-T turbo (see List of Isuzu engines), and has proven itself both in Australia and on operations overseas, including in Somalia, Timor Leste, the Solomon Islands, Iraq and Afghanistan.[2]
The major differences between the Land Rover Perentie and British Land Rovers is a widened rear chassis due to the relocation of the spare wheel to a position under the rear of the load area, a galvanised chassis and the Isuzu engine, which was also commonly used in the 1980s on Australian-built long-wheelbase civilian versions of the Series and Defender Land Rovers. The 6 x 6 version has a wider cab and load sharing leaf-sprung rear axles. The 6 x 6 also has a turbocharger. The original order was for 2,500 4 x 4 and 400 6 x 6 vehicles between 1987 and 1990, while further vehicles were later added under Project Bushranger.
The name Perentie originates from Land Rover's successful tender to Project Perentie,[3] which was the official Australian Army trial to select new 1 and 2-tonne light vehicles. During the Project Perentie trials the Land Rover/Isuzu 110 and 6 x 6 variants were compared against the Jeep AM10, the Mercedes-Benz 300GD and the Unimog, while the Toyota Landcruiser was evaluated two years later. The origins of the name comes from the Perentie (Varanus giganteus) lizard species, which is the largest goanna lizard native to Australia.
As of February 2013 the Perenties are being disposed of, with the remaining in-service units being replaced by Mercedes-Benz G-Wagons under Project Land 121.[4][5]
4X4 Variants[edit]
- Truck, Utility, Lightweight, MC2 (Mobility Category 2) (1222 Vehicles)
- Truck, Utility, Lightweight, Winch, MC2 (314 Vehicles)
- Truck, Utility, Lightweight, FFR (Fitted For Radio), MC2 (964 Vehicles)
- Truck, Utility, Lightweight, FFR, Winch, MC2 (208 Vehicles)
- Truck, Panel, Lightweight, Survey, FFR, Winch, MC2 (35 Vehicles)
- Truck, Carryall, Lightweight, Senior Commander, FFR, Winch, MC2 (11 Vehicles)
- Truck, Carryall, Lightweight, Personnel Carrier, MC2 (38 Vehicles)
- Truck, Surveillance, Lightweight, Winch, MC2 (RFSV, Regional Forces Surveillance Vehicle) (231 Vehicles)
6X6 Variants[edit]
- Truck, Cargo, Light, MC2 (215 Vehicles)
- Truck, Cargo, Light, Winch, MC2 (32 Vehicles)
- Truck, Ambulance, 4 Litter, FFR, Winch, MC2 (94 Vehicles)
- Truck, General Maintenance, Light, Winch, MC2 (GMV) (181 Vehicles)
- Truck, Electronic Repair, Light, MC2 (ERV) (40 Vehicles) and Truck, Comsec Repair Workshop *Vehicle, Light, MC2 (12 Vehicles)
- Truck, Long Range Patrol, Light, Winch, MC2 (LRPV) (27 Vehicles)
- Truck, Air Defence, Light, FFR, Winch, MC2 (72 Vehicles)
- Truck, Crew Cab, Light, Winch, MC2 (26 Vehicles)
- Truck, Infantry Improvised Mobility Vehicle, MC2 (number unknown)
See also[edit]
- ^ Comment on Perentie name by Mike Cecil Curator of vehicles, Australian War Memorial (Ret.) http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/showpost.php?p=176252&postcount=22
- ^ http://www.defence.gov.au/op/afghanistan/info/general.htm Australian Army general info on Afghanistan operations 2002 thru 2013
- ^ http://remlr.com/perentie-project.htm Project Perentie information page REMLR
- ^ http://www.defence.gov.au/dda/vehicles/index.htm
- ^ http://www.defence.gov.au/dmo/lsd/land121/ Australian Defence Materiel Organisation procurement Project Land 121 Phase 3A Mercedes G-Wagen enters service


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- Hill, Edward E. (comp.). Guide to Records in the National Archives of the United States Relating to American Indians. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, 1981.
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Inaugurating a five-day national workshop on `Simple methods in clinical microbiology' at JIPMER, he said simple diagnostic tests could help save lives.
The outbreak of influenza, dengue and even chikungunya could be controlled by quick diagnosis and effective public health measures, he said.
The workshop is being organised by the Department of Microbiology, JIPMER, from November 21 to 25 for doctors, professors and assistant professors in departments of medical microbiology in medical colleges. In his presidential address, JIPMER's medical superintendent and acting director A.K. Das said infections were the major killers in disorders like diabetes.
Diagnostic techniques were of paramount importance to control infectious diseases like dengue and chikungunya, he added.
B.N. Harish and S. Sujatha, professors of Microbiology, Department of Microbiology, and JIPMER dean K.S. Reddy also spoke.
Earlier, speaking to The Hindu , S.C. Parija, Director, Professor and Head of Microbiology, said participants from 16 States were taking part in the programme.
"Simple tests that can be performed in medical colleges and institutes for diagnosis of common infectious diseases like malaria, typhoid and bacterial diseases like diarrhoea have been selected for the workshop."
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Thats what probably influnced Mark to use a wider string pattern(playing with the HITEN) What i found is he had the first Wilson drilled to meet that wide string pattern then,Wilson made a racquet for him
gotcha. I would love to hit with Woodfordes racquet but they are impossible to find so I have to settle for the Vortex.
I can say That i do notice much more spin and accuracy on the ball. Im not saying the stick will turn you into federer but it really is a breakthrough in technology.
What i dislike about the racquet is thats its way too thick for a players frame. maybe if they become a hit they will come out with a 22mm frame in say a 95 inch??? That would be a dangerous weapon!!
But on the other hand Wilson and the big boys will not allow a ma and pa company to be succesful. they will get run out of town before they let that happen. so if you are gonna get one of these sticks you dont have forever.....
Or Wilson will just buy them out like they bought out Luxilon....did you know those are actually wilson strings now?
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Fire & Thunder (ファイア & ポット・オブ, Faia & Sandā) are twins who act as Kilik Rung's Weapon partners. They are known as Demon Pots (魔壺 Matsubo in Japanese), although in Weapon form they actually take on the form of large gauntlets. Despite their age, they are still used and are incredibly effective in battle. They are also Earth Shamans, being able to hear the voice of the Earth. They are currently members of the elite Shibusen student unit, Spartoi.
Even though they are very powerful Weapons they are still only children. Obviously, they are inquisitive and easily distracted. More often than not, they do not realize that they are supposed to be serious in some situations, and always remain playful and innocent. They share Kirikou's carefree and laidback attitude to most things, and are always cheerful and looking for fun. They are surprisingly tough for their age, and do not show fear when fighting with Kirikou. However, they can still be spooked when things get too violent, which causes them to cry and run to Kirikou or the nearest person for protection, which show that they are still heavily dependent on others and are defenceless on their own.
Like most young brothers and sisters, they quarrel a lot and can be impatient, no matter how serious the situation is. This is shown during the operation to capture Baba Yaga's Castle against Arachnophobia (manga). In conducting this mission they nearly ruin Kirikou's disguise in front of Mosquito, through arguing while still being an integral part of the disguise. Also, due to their playfulness, they easily fall under the influence of Artifact Soldier Morubi's technique.
Despite these setbacks, Fire and Thunder are actually quite serious at times, especially when it comes to their abilities as Earth Shamans. They have deep ties to nature and are shown to express concern, even sadness, when they feel nature's pain from being polluted. Their feelings can be quite intense if nature is heavily affected by something, which may make them emotional in some situations.
Due to their young age, they do not speak. Being rather in sync with each other, there are not that many differences in their individual personalities. They do not even act differently or look different when they switch genders in the Book of Eibon (although by looking at their facial expressions, Fire seems to be the bolder of the two, whilst Thunder is a bit more sensitive).
Fire and Thunder are young small twins, befitting their young age in comparison to the other characters within the series. Both have a dark skin complexion and facial features consisting of large blue eyes, rosy cheeks and mid-length blonde hair framing their faces. They also share the same clothing, composed of a striped sleeveless top worn under white dungarees, and a cap. However, Fire's cap is orange and his top features alternating red and white stripes, whereas Thunder's cap is yellow and her top features alternating yellow and white stripes.
As of their later introduction into DWMA's Spartoi unit, their clothing changes drastically, as they adopt the groups signature uniforms. Both now wear a white dress shirt/blouse with a blue, sailor-style collar and a black necktie and blue pants. Alongside this, their original caps have been replaced with striped tuques (beanies). Their souls are not shown, however, in the anime, it is hinted that Fire's soul is red, and Thunder's soul is yellow, befitting their respective elemental properties.
Although they appear to be identical twins, it is later revealed that Fire is actually male, whereas Thunder is female. This is made evident when they transform into their adult forms through Kim's magic. In this form, Fire takes on the form of a young boy with chin-length blonde hair with (possibly) red tips. An elaborate marking in the shape of a fireball is emblazoned on one side of his hair, with a similar tattoo on his right shoulder. He has small but profound tear drop-shaped markings beneath each of his eyes and has three short vertical lines marked between his eyes. He also wears a scarf that seems to be made of fire. There are also what appears to be vents located on some parts of his body. Three are seen on each of his pectoral muscles, three on each of his shoulders, and three on the back of each of his hands. He also wears long metal bracelets on each arm. The bottom half of his body is obscured by flames which are attached to Kirikou's right arm.
Thunder becomes a young girl dressed in a (probably) yellow crop top which is attached to a hood that goes over her head and hangs down and curves round in a loop, with some segments of the hood separated and floating in place. She seems to wear a hat beneath the hood. Possibly yellow markings can be seen on the edges of her eyes and short streaks can be seen beneath them also. She has two sleek yellow lines tattooed on her shoulder. She wears elaborate decorative sleeves that extend outward and curve into the air similar to her hood, with some parts floating detached. The bottom half of her body is engulfed with electricity and is attached to Kirikou's left arm.
In Weapon form, they adopt the shape of two grey ornately decorated large boxing-gloves, or more accurately 'glove-shaped pots.' However, they only slightly resemble pots, the resemblance mostly more evident around the gloves' openings, which look like the mouths of pots. They have metal knuckle plates which have their respective names inscribed on them in black italics. Also on these plates is the slight 'human' factor in their design, the same large, doe-shaped eyes, though it is unknown if these eyes can display emotions in the way that Soul Eater's Weapon form does.
- In Chapter 15 of the manga, apparent previous designs of Pot of Fire and Pot of Thunder are seen alongside Kirikou. Drastically different to their recent designs, they are two young light-skinned women, one with dark tied up hair, one with short light hair. Both are wearing robe-like dresses and have tribal markings present beneath their eyes. In the anime version of the same scene, these designs are not used, and Fire and Thunder are in their recent designs.
- Along with the Thompson Sisters, Fire and Thunder are one of the few Weapons that fight as a pair.
- In Volume 18 of the Soul Eater manga (which contained the Spartoi's adventures through the Book of Eibon), Atsushi Ōkubo created a horse-racing style table of the Soul Eater characters who have had their genders switched, and made a race as to who is the most lustful out of them all in a 'Lust Race.' Fire and Thunder were given a racehorse name, called Fire Thunder. Their popularity level was 14.
- Unlike other weapons, when they transform, they stay fully clothed.
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Excerpted from THE BLAZE: In an exclusive interview with TheBlaze, Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad sounded confident that GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney would carry his state and he did not hold back on his harsh criticism of President Barack Obama.
That confidence is despite Obama carrying the state handily four years ago. So where will that 10 point advantage go? Branstad, who is a Republican, points to the voter rolls. He notes that there are now more registered Republicans in the state of Iowa than Democrats. He also mentioned the Des Moines Register poll showing Obama with half the lead he had four year ago.
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"A lot of Iowans supported President Obama four years ago feel betrayed by the president," the governor said. "The national debt goes up a trillion dollars every year he is in office, then he blames other people for it. This is not the candidate that ran here four years ago." The three-term Governor contrasts his state with bordering Illinois, where "Obama's buddies from Chicago are running everything." He cites the state's high unemployment and an anemic economy as a good example of what high taxes and a corrupt government, in "Obama style" brings to a state.


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I know this is a old post I am writing on. But someone might read it.
I just got a 1969 MK2, same boat. She sat on a cradle for 20 years !!
I got her free. She has NONE of these issues at all. Not a single crack anywhere on her. Good Rudder, 7 sails, mast, rigging, all kinds of gear and a built in gas tank for the outboard. Water tanks, holding tank. You name it.
Deck is not spongy, keel perfect, rudder perfect.
We are in Northern Michigan and she has snow sitting on her every year.
rain. you name it. So there must be something that happened to that boat.
Cant imagaine why everything is cracked. Mine is in perfect condition.
Just needs cleaned and painted. Only the wood cockpit seats rotted and a bit of teak trim around the bubble top.
Free would not even be a good price for that poor boat but I hope someone saved her anyway.
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The improved sharing of law enforcement and homeland security information is having the intended effect 10 years after Congress created a new office to lead the effort. The impact of all the changes can now be understood more than a year after the tragic and deadly attack at the Boston Marathon. Kshemendra Paul is the program manager of the Information Sharing Environment. He told executive editor Jason Miller on the Federal Drive about how the response to the Boston Marathon attack, and other examples, shows just how much progress has been made over the last decade.
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Information Sharing Environment is helping to shape the policy and technology pieces to help implement the two-year-old White House's strategy on information sharing and safeguarding. The back-end attribute exchange is an expanding component to solve this challenge.
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Information Sharing Environment having intended effect after 10 years
Kshemendra Paul, the program manager of the Information Sharing Environment, said his organization's tools and techniques are creating collaboration and trust among federal, state and local law enforcement officers. The Boston Marathon bombing is the most recent example of just how much the way intelligence is shared among authorities.
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Your input will help the Information Sharing Environment with Project Interoperability. It's the next stage in developing standards for sharing information, but the format of the project is different. Kshemendra Paul, program manager for the Information Sharing Environment, tells In Depth with Francis Rose about the rollout of Project Interoperability.
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The White House and the Information Sharing Environment released the Strategic Implementation Plan for the President's National Strategy for Information Sharing and Safeguarding. The plan details 16 initiatives that span federal, state, local and tribal governments as well as private sector and international partners.
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More than eight years after the White House issued Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 requiring the issuance of secure identity cards, governmentwide and agency-specific initiatives provide hope the smart cards can be more than "glorified ID cards." NIST and GSA are developing an identity exchange in the cloud. DHS and IRS are putting their cards to use at a local level for both building and computer access.
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In the post-9/11 age, information sharing - between federal agencies, and across multiple layers of government - became an even more vital endeavor. The Information Sharing Environment, headed by program manager, Kshemendra Paul, has helped to improve the coordination of information sharing. Under his watch, the National Information Exchange Model has worked to break down intelligence and information stovepipes. Agencies embraced the spirit of the idea, made progress toward the administration's stated goals and the results have been apparent. Federal News Radio examines the government's information sharing efforts as part of our special report, The Obama Impact: Evaluating the Last Four Years.
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